For the 96th episode of Ultimate Guide to Partnering, I welcomed Dr. Julia Glidden, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector, for Microsoft Corporation, where she is helping to deliver on Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. In this episode, Julia shares how to lead mission-focused, outcome-oriented solutions, delivered by partners.

Dr. Julia Glidden is an internationally recognized expert on Digital Government, specializing in identifying and piloting emerging technologies such as AI, Cloud, and Blockchain in the GovTech space. Julia pioneered the concept of Cognitive Government and has delivered many of Europe's leading innovation projects. She is currently serving as an expert advisor to the United Nations, the World Economic Forum, and the European Commission. In addition to being named in Apolitical's inaugural list of the Top 100 most influential people in digital government, Julia was recognized as one of the Top 40 GovTech Influencers in the 2019 e-Governance Global Industry Landscape Overview

I was excited to have Julia as a guest as I worked very closely with her predecessors while at Microsoft. It was great to get her perspective and point of view on the business and how it has evolved, including a renewed emphasis on partners to drive mission-focused, outcome-oriented solutions.

In this episode, you'll learn more about the mission of her organization and the broad reach they have driving transformation and innovation in government, defense and public safety, education and so much more. We also have a really insightful discussion regarding her personal and professional journey and how she dealt with and learned to overcome a form of dyslexia.

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Julia Glidden to Ultimate Guide to Partnering.

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* Follow Julia Glidden on Linked In and Twitter.

* Partnering with Microsoft Worldwide Public Sector

* Cloud Computing for Government | Microsoft Industry

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