Alan came to Oracle through the acquisition of his previous San Jose-based employer, Pillar Data Systems. He has now been at Oracle for over 6 years and has evolved his role from building unique career development programmes for Inside Sales Professionals to now running a central function responsible for all Special Projects and Programmes supporting the rapidly-expanding Oracle Digital sales organisation. He currently is part of the team leading the digital transformation of Oracle; including a focus on how to attract & retain next-generation talent, how they are enabled to maximise productivity, how they work and driving a culture of success, collaboration, and innovation. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he studied Business and Administration at the Dublin Institute of Technology and has qualifications from London Business School & FETAC.

Mr. Schlotter is director of global real estate for Verizon Communications and responsible for the global workplace evolution and all international properties of Verizon outside the United States, covering more than 50 countries and 1,000 assets across the globe. His area of responsibility includes global strategic initiatives like transforming the workspace to an activity-based workplace, the global CoWorking program, and the integration of purposeful digital experience in the workplace. Further, all international property related operations including asset, energy and transaction management, strategic portfolio planning as well as design and construction, general building services, and the overall workplace experi­ence.He received his pre-law degree from Mayence University School of Law and a degree in business administration from the Wiesbaden Institute of Commerce & Industry. Prior to joining Verizon, he worked as a regional real estate manager for MCI in EMEA.

As business digital transformation lead in Microsoft, Ivan has two main goals: first, helping companies transform their business models by leveraging digital to successfully lead in a Platform Economy; second, redefining Microsoft’s positioning, storytelling and sales motion. Insatiable curiosity led him to study at STANFORD – “Leading Change & Organizational Re­newal” and INSEAD – “Business Model Innovation”. A passionate and eager learner, Ivan studied and currently works with various business Schools and universities including Bologna Business School, MIP Business School, Catholic University, A-Marks Factory and Master in Strategies for Business of Sports. Finally, he is an ICF-certified coach, following the S.F.E.R.A. model developed by Professor Giuseppe Vercelli with whom he actively collaborates. Recently, he has plunged into the logic of Systemic Thinking and Organizational Constellations with NoEffort Management.

Steve has been at Oracle for over 25 years and has held many roles across the UK and EMEA in consulting, business development, and sales. Most recently, he grew the initial SaaS business in CRM On Demand before leading European sales for Oracle Applications to mid-size enterprises. He currently leads the digital sales transformation for applications in Western Europe for incremental coverage into wider markets. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, he holds a degree in computer science from Queen’s University Belfast and has qualifications from London Business School, IESE, and Ross School of Business, Michigan

Having been a professional in construction & facility management for over 15 years, Peter wants to engage in a sustainable and innovative relationship with his business partner which makes running the business faster, easier, and less disruptive. Creating an environ­ment which fosters innovation is a key element not only for the company, but also for his team and him as an individual. Consistently seeking new areas of development and know how, Peter is well connected with other professionals in the area of facility management, workspace design, change management, and many others.

Euan Davis is an associate vice president at Cognizant Technology Solutions. In this capac­ity, Euan leads the Center for the Future Work in Europe. The Center’s mandate examines how work is changing in response to the emergence of new technologies, new business practices, and new ways of working. Euan joined Cognizant in 2013 bringing over 20 years’ experience in the ICT industry. Prior to joining Cognizant, Euan held senior analyst, advisory, and leadership positions at Forrester Research, IDC, and the Corporate Executive Board (CEB). A respected speaker and thinker, Euan has guided many Fortune 500 firms into the dynamics surrounding business and technology with his thought provoking re­search and advisory skills. In his role for Cognizant, Euan ensures that the Center provides original research and analysis into the work trends and dynamics playing out in Europe and collaborates with a wide range of business and technology thinkers to understand how the future of work will look. He graduated from Portsmouth University.

Manas Deb is currently the business & sales leader of cloud computing at Capgemini in Europe. He is also a champion of cloud-enabled digital transformation. Manas is a 30+ year veteran of the software industry and has deep working experience of all aspects of the industry such as development, product management, architecting an enterprise-level solu­tion, management of transformative customer projects, and sales and marketing. Manas has worked in various industries and across many continents. He has worked in leading roles in large multi-nationals as well as in start-ups. During his work at TIBCO and Oracle, he focused on the whole spectrum of middleware technologies including SOA, BPM, case management, EAI, BI, real-time analytics, complex event processing, DevOps, etc. Manas has co-authored five books on SOA, BPM, adaptive case management, and digital trans­formation methodologies. Manas has a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering, an MBA, and a doctoral in computational and applied mathematics (an interdisciplinary pro­gram involving applied mathematics, computer science and engineering done at University of Texas at Austin).

Over the years, Date has grown to be an inspiring leader and an experienced manager. He has a strong background in the field of IT secondment with a special interest and capabilities in collaboration and competence management. Currently, he leads the Atos Wellbeing@Work program, which is the key group transformation program for the continu­ous improvement of Atos’ way of working together, covering integration, communication, collaboration, digital support, development, engagement including social responsibility and ultimately employee satisfaction which leads also to better customer satisfaction. He is a creative thinker and strong communicator with substantial emotional intelligence garnered from a wide range of corporate and personal experiences. Using these experiences, he supervised, mentored, and coached professionals and managers and managed projects and programs successfully.

Martin Wilckens is senior manager, working within Deutsche Telekom’s HR Digital & Innova­tion department since 2016. In this function, he is shaping the strategy towards working in the digital age and is a responsible leader for projects driving forward digitization of HR and collaboration within Deutsche Telekom. Before, he was Vice President within Deutsche Telekom´s Group Strategy department, responsible for developing the Group Strategy of Deutsche Telekom and driving its implementation. Before joining Deutsche Telekom Group in 1997 Martin was a Senior Consultant with Intraplan in Munich, specialising in consulting to stakeholders in the area of transportation. Prior to that, he served as an Expert for High- Speed Railways at the International Union of Railways in Paris, France. Martin Wilckens holds a degree in economics which he received from the University of Bamberg.

Nemo Verbist is the digital workplace director for Europe at Dimension Data. Dimension Data is the leading integrator when it comes to collaboration solutions and is strongly invested in the modern workplace as a key driver to add business value to all stakehold­ers: employees, clients, partners, and shareholders. Nemo holds an executive MBA from Harvard Business School and is passionate about how modern software, cloud solutions, and IoT can drive productivity across the entire value chain.

Mijail Gutierrez is an associate principal at Perkins + Will. With an MPhil in architecture from the Royal College of Art, Mijail has led the design on a variety of projects in the media, technology, commercial, legal, and finance sectors. He has also led the design in several prestigious design competitions. Mijail is passionate about the power of storytelling in design, as good design has the power to transform our environments into memorable experiences. His design thinking aims to merge design with “soft architecture”: people, senses, and culture. Designing an experiential journey with integrated storytelling en­genders a sense of pride and place. Facilitating collaboration and productivity can be a positive enabler of talent retention and attraction. Mijail designs solutions that are inclusive and respond to the needs of a diverse and multigenerational workforce. He has collabo­rated extensively with clients interpreting and translating their vision into unique design solutions which reflect their brands, values, and cultures to their people and clients alike. Mijail believes true, meaningful innovation is achieved when the power of imagination is combined with robust technical expertise, in-depth knowledge, and the adoption of latest technological advancement.

Emanuele spent the last 10 years as a strategist, program manager, consultant, and blog­ger on the adoption of collaborative approaches by large organizations in order to in­crease their productivity, efficiency, and ability to react to market changes and innovative potential. Co-author of the books Social Business Manifesto and Marketing 2.0 for HBR, Community Management for Apogeo, Intranet 2.0 for Hoepli, and Web 2.0 for IlSole24Ore, Emanuele has published articles on change management, community cultivation, Enter­prise 2.0, and Social CRM strategies, the socialization of business processes for some of the major professional magazines in Italy. Often invited as a speaker and chairman, he has given presentations at the Social Now and BPM Conference (Lisbon), Social Business Strategy Summit and Social Media in the Large Enterprise (London), the Enterprise 2.0 Summit (Paris and Frankfurt), IOM Summit (Cologne), the Enterprise 2.0 Conference IDC, the EURO IA (Berlin), the IA Summit (Las Vegas), and many Italian events on Enterprise 2.0 and Social Business. As an active member of the European Social Business Community since 2007, Emanuele has been covering these topics at Social Enterprise

(http://www.socialenterprise.it/en).

Susannah Hines is European leader of Mercer’s Communication Practice, based in London. She works on communication and change management programmes across all health, wealth, and career. Susannah joined Mercer in October 2015 and has a background in employee communications, behaviour change, change management, and consumer mar­keting. She is also responsible for designing and evolving Mercer’s leadership and position­ing in the marketplace around employee engagement. Prior to Mercer, Susannah worked with many clients from all sectors devising behaviour change communication programmes across multiple topics. Susannah has a BA in business management and completed her MSc in advanced strategic marketing at the University of Kingston.

With more than 20 years of experience in workplace consultancy, real estate advising, and design and urban strategy, Philip has worked with global organisations across mainland Eu­rope to implement workplace programs attuned to the region’s many cultural and legislative variations. Philip has also advised numerous European public-sector organisations on how enhanced work environments can lead to improved performance. Through his conference participation, articles, and blogs, Philip regularly addresses how the rapidly changing nature of work impacts people, buildings, and cities. An active member of CoreNet Global, The British Council of Offices, and the Urban Land Institute, Philip serves as an adjunct professor of the Master of Workplace Design course at the IE School of Architecture in Madrid and London.