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Cyril Coste (London) is a French digital expert. Cyril is #1 on the list of 'Most Influential Independent Digital Transformation Experts' and is being named in the 'Global Top 100 Digital Transformation Influencers.' He has been working as Digital Transformation Director for DTX Advisory since 2018 and helps clients achieve business goals through digitization. "I focus on what I can automate, then there is time for my employees to add value. Know how your organization works and make sure you ...

Ronald van den Hoff (Utrecht) is a trend watcher, public speaker, and the founder of Seats2meet, active in 8 countries as a new kind of meeting, work, and conference space. Ronald has a clear vision on the changes in this society which he calls 'society 3.0.' He is the author of the book Society 3.0: a movement, a guiding light, and a change agent in our ever dynamic world."People of my generation sometimes say that they 'go online.' But online and offline are one world, you're constantly con...

German thought leader Felix Holzapfel (Cologne) is the founder of Quovabiz in Cologne, author of the bestseller ‘Marketing among Friends’ and a member of the 'Top 50 Global Thought Leaders in Digital Transformation.' "Digital transformation? I don't like that term at all. In 1997 we were already talking about the same subjects, it's nothing new. We should talk more about change in general. Corona hasn't changed much. We were already working digitally last year, flight shaming already existed,...

Gonny Vink (Utrecht) is an expert on remote work. She advises organizations and teams in sustainable change at the intersection of people, organization, and technology. To be more flexible, faster, and agile. This always starts with people. Gonny is co-author of the book Never Waste a Good Crisis."Companies will look at how they can best set up their office, so that employees can work well together here. Also make good arrangements with your team, what does it take to be successful? Stay in d...

James Robertson (Sydney) is a keynote speaker, author of three best selling intranet books, and a global expert on intranet strategy and design. He is founder and director of Step Two Designs, a consultancy firm based in Sydney, Australia. In this role, James has helped organizations to develop intranet strategies, both within Australia and internationally."In this day and age, resilience is needed. Zoom fatigue exists and we miss the micro-interactions at the coffee machine and in the elevat...

Belgian Jan Bommerez (Santa Barbara), who has been a resident of California for the last 25 years, is a thought leader, trainer, writer, and a much sought-after expert and specialist in the field of transformation processes."We still look too much from the point of view of linear thinking – cause and effect. We have to think in terms of systems. A system under stress can go in two directions: breakthrough or breakdown. It is an illusion that we can steer this, I think the fear is s...

Dr. Cara Antoine (Amsterdam) is president and chairwoman of the Dutch chapter of WOMEN IN TECH - Global Movement, who is committed to strengthening diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace. We talk to Cara about how the current crisis is affecting inclusiveness, diversity, women in tech, digital transformation, and changing business models."Due to all technological developments, companies are moving more and more towards a platform model. Since Corona, women have also become more present ...

Jan Tjerk Boonstra (Utrecht) has been a recognized HR thought leader for years. He is Principal Consultant at Human Capital Group and editor in chief of the magazine HR Strategy. Jan Tjerk talks about the future of our workplace. Will we continue to work from home, will we even apply for jobs in cities far outside our hometown? And can COVID negate our HR strategies? Listen to what Jan Tjerk says about this."HR is fairly conservative and stubborn, somewhat inward-looking. To keep up wit...

Kamales Lardi (Zurich) is a prominent digital transformation expert with over 20 years of cross-industry experience, an internationally recognized keynote speaker, CEO of Lardi & Partner, and recently awarded as one of the Top 10 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers in Digital Transformation."Seize this opportunity to take a fresh look at your business strategy. During the pandemic, companies were forced to come up with new ideas about technology in the workplace. We spend a lot on it. ...

Arie van Bennekum (Rotterdam) co-authored the world famous Agile Manifesto in 2001, a revolutionary idea which propagates a new 'agile' way of thinking. Arie is a thought leader, trainer, coach, consultant, and entrepreneur – currently he is an agile thought leader at the Wemanity Group. We talk with Arie about the COVID-19 crisis, self-managing teams, flexible and resilient organizations, and of course a new agile way of working."The world of education is not known as very flexible, working ...