With over 35 years’ experience in the IT world, Alan is well known for his role as an expert IT consultant in many large companies. Starting work on the building sites at age 15, he quickly realised that he had a knack for solving problems, a knack he continues to use every day.

Ananthakrishnan is an engineer with a passion for building systems, spanning Embedded systems, Enterprise Application integration and SAAS Enterprise Application platforms. His roles have ranged from Development, Architecting to global IT delivery management, vendor management, IT application governance, strategic planning, risk and compliance management. In his current role, Ananthakrishan works as a Sr Director, heading the global IT applications delivery team at Informatica.

Anthony is Head of European IT Programme Management at Global Payments, one of the world’s leading payment companies. He is a delivery driven manager with over 16 years experience in Banking, Financial Services and IT Management. He focuses on cross geographical programme management, cloud delivery, people management and strategy formulation & execution. In his spare time he is a martial artist and charity volunteer.

Anthony is a business change and transformation leader focusing on culture, Agile, and organisational readiness and maturity transformations, based in Los Angeles, California. As a big picture thinker with an extensive toolkit, he helps his clients bring clarity to ambiguous situations, and applies his extensive international experience to bring ambitious transformations to successful conclusions.

Ayman Mageed is an outcome driven leader with profound business and technical acumen across IT operations, Cloud & Network Services, Cyber-Security, and business relations. He has built a reputation for driving business value creation while promoting a culture of diversity and inclusion. A thought leader in the digital transformation and IT/OT era, Ayman draws upon cross-industry practices and experiences to create innovative solutions.

Bassam currently holds the role of engagement lead for Nokia’s Analytics Services pre-sales program globally. His responsibilities include identifying and positioning new and differentiated analytics services and capabilities to grow AI-As-A-Services and Data-As-As-Service for Cellular Services Providers and Enterprises. Bassam also leads a remote team of Digital Solutions Architects in different markets.

Carlos has performed varying functions across a number of fields in his career, ranging from manual labor to IT technical and leadership. Carlos enjoys partnering with others to identify challenges and opportunities, before designing and implementing high-value solutions. His specialties include: Linux and Windows operations and troubleshooting, system administration, source code control, process design, project management, documentation, system analysis, personnel development.

Chris Pope is ServiceNow’s Vice President of Innovation, working to identify challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes by building long-standing, trusted partnerships. He is a hands-on practitioner who is passionate about making the world of work, work better for people. Chris brings over 15 years of C-level executive experience with leading technology solutions and platforms across product management and strategy.

Cristian is a Digital/IT Leader with 20+ years of global experience in driving and supporting business transformation using technology. He holds significant track records in successful Global Digital Transformation and system implementations, including ERP, CRM, PRM, CPQ, Field Service, HCM, building solid infrastructure services, developing and operating Global Service Desks and Desk Side support organisations.

With over 20 years of experience working across multiple countries and cultures; Felix has built an eclectic career with diversified exposure. His experience includes managing P&L, creating account specific strategy & vision, building a GBS ecosystem, driving process transformation, and coaching managers towards larger roles. Currently, Felix heads the Global Business Services, leading over 1,200 professionals across different sites.

Fran joined Cook Medical in 2006, starting as an IT Engineer. Today he works on Global Teams within I&O. Fran drives efforts to be more efficient and change the delivery of infrastructure services through the use of automation, cloud growth and delivering best in class enterprise solutions. His priority is providing the best service so that in turn, the patients receive the same.

Frederiek is a partner and Workforce Transformation leader for Deloitte Consulting Belgium. He is also leading the Human Capital Technology, Media & Telecommunications industry for Deloitte Consulting Belgium. He has 15+ years of industry and management consulting experience in Europe & North America. Frederiek is passionate about the future of work and the workforce challenges ahead.

As part of Cognizant’s Digital Business and Technology Consulting practice, Frédérik helps clients to embrace the future of experience, future of technology and future of work leveraging his extensive experience in the areas of Business & IT Strategy and Transformation, (Digital) Operating Model Design and IT Security. Frédérik also serves as Board Member at ResearchPool and is currently completing his Executive MBA at HEC Paris.

Gilles joined Xilinx in 2009 and has more than 25 years experience across the networking/telecoms field. Prior to Xilinx, he was Director of Marketing and Communications for AppliedMicro in 2006 and Director of the Switch Fabric Business Unit in 2003. Gilles’s work experience includes managing global accounts, customer wins, P&L, strategic direction and investment, and corporate marketing and communications.

Passionate about the efficacy of technology and the role it plays in changing cultures. Ian has used these as guiding principles throughout his career in product management to drive disruptive product strategies across multiple market segments.

Ian is a performance-driven, strategic, and process-focused, Service Management Professional, who exemplifies an excellent ability to migrate data centers, build KPIs, and translate complex concepts in a simplified manner. He offers 30+ years of transferable experience in developing and applying change management processes and tools to cultivate strategies for supporting adoption of required transformation projects.

Jason has over 25 years of experience in the K-12 Educational Technology space, first as an educator and now as a customer service leader with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, helping other educators achieve their goals. He has had the privilege of leading remote field service teams since 2015 in the United States and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

John Pawluk currently works for Oracle as a Senior IT Information Security Manager and Global Privacy Council. He is also a leader in the Scaled Agile methodology, leveraging industry practices such as Lean, Agile and Dev/Sec/Ops. Prior to joining Oracle, John spent 19 years at Cargill, Inc. in various roles including IT strategy, infrastructure leadership and application development.

Since January 2018, Jon has served as Technologies Director, Global Telecom Strategic Clients for Vertiv in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), defining telecom strategy through ‘Voice of the Customer’ and segment trend, focusing on power, cooling and energy efficiency. Jon has over 20 years of experience in the telecom field, working with critical infrastructure for OEMs and CSPs alike.

Jordi Montoliu is an exceptionally innovative professional with working experience in multiple sectors. Data and Bitcoin are his two main passions. He is currently a Global Information Architect at Brambles, a global Supply Chain company. Previously, he worked as a Data Strategy and Advanced Analytics Consultant at PwC. He also has an MBA and an M.Sc in Fintech & Blockchain.

Karen is a career digital content expert and leader who helps cultivate future-forward ideas and experiences with Salesforce’s Office of Innovation. Her work is focused on taking deep research and insights on forces at play in the world -- technological, social, political, economic -- and applying them to future scenarios that help guide customers on how to prepare for what’s next.

Kristian Truelsen has been working in Senior Consultant roles for more than 20 years. As a certified Enterprise Architect, he was previously part of a global task force before joining Wrike. He is currently Head of Solution Innovation at Wrike and his team of Industry Principals are pushing the envelope creating innovative work management solutions across industries and verticals.

Marc Paczian has over 20 years’ experience working in IT, and is currently responsible for the positioning of Dropbox throughout EMEA, as well as supporting Dropbox channel partners as Head of Channel Solutions. He acts as a trusted advisor for business departments as well as IT for their requirements on personal productivity and the Digital Workplace.

Marcos Reis is a Senior IT Manager with 15 years of international experience. He has successfully deployed full product lifecycle and systems integrations, improving productivity and cost-efficiency in the Highway Tolling industry. Currently working on the M50 next generation Tolling system implementation. With Marcos’ positive attitude and energetic approach, he is always willing to learn and help others.

Born in 1956, Massimo holds a Master Degree in Electronic Engineering at Rome “La Sapienza” University, and is listed in the Engineers accreditation body and Certified Lead Auditor according to BS7799. He is experienced in: Electronic design; SW development; security procedures and devices, integration of ICT systems. Massimo is currently IT manager for the Italian branch of a German multinational company.