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Dan Kaufman is currently the Director of Google’s Advanced Technology and Products division, Google’s research and development lab dedicated to creating next-generation consumer electronics. Prior to Google, Dan spent 10 years at DARPA, most notably as the first Director of DARPA’s Information Innovation Office (I2O). Dan led the merger of Information Processing Techniques Office and Transformational Convergence Technology Office to create Information Innovation Office. With the creation of I2O, Dan was instrumental in formulating and implementing I2O’s current R&D thrusts in cybersecurity and big data analytics. Previously, Dan worked for Auratio Consulting, Kalisto Entertainment, Dreamworks Interactive (a joint venture between Microsoft and Dreamworks SKG), and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. Dan has co-authored an 800-page textbook entitled: Corporate Partnering: Structuring and Negotiating Domestic and International Strategic Alliances, and has lectured at Harvard, MIT, Stanford, and U.C. Berkeley.
Inspirational international keynote speaker Tom Raftery is a Global Vice President for SAP, a guest lecturer at the Instituto Internacional San Telmo, podcast host, and a board advisor for a number of start-ups. Before joining SAP Tom worked as an independent industry analyst focusing on the Internet of Things, Energy and Sustainability, and also as a Futurist for Gerd Leonhardt’s Futures Agency. Tom has a very strong background in technology, sustainability, and social media having worked in the industry since 1991. He is the co-founder of an Irish software development company, a social media consultancy, and is co-founder of hyper energy-efficient data center Cork Internet eXchange. Tom also worked as an Analyst for industry analyst firm RedMonk, leading their GreenMonk practice for over 7 years. Tom hosts the twice weekly Digital Supply Chain podcast, the weekly Climate 21 podcast, and a weekly Tech for Good LinkedIn Live Livestream.
Jurjen is a digital innovation and transformation professional, recognised as an influencer on digital twins. With cross-industry experience and operating at the intersection of design / innovation / technology / development and arts - he applies a multi-disciplinary and a holistic approach to the process of innovation to enable the most advanced and meaningful digital experiences. The concept of Human Digital Twins is his healthy obsession and the amalgamation of his work evangelising 'Industry 4.0 technologies' across the many hackathons he orchestrated to alleviate societal challenges.
Ivan is a Partner with McKinsey and Company in Zurich with passion and leadership roles in technology and innovation-led growth. Ivan is a leader of McKinsey’s Global Technology Council where he leads research initiatives in quantum computing and technology trends. Ivan is also the leader of McKinsey's EMEA Innovation practice. Ivan advises clients across a variety of industry sectors, with specific focus on tech driven industries such as Pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences, healthcare, high tech, chemical, energy, advanced industries. He helps large and small organizations in business model and technology driven innovation (e.g. analytics, digital solutions, new technologies) throughout the value chain from research to early commercialization.
Octavian Palade is the Content Strategy Manager for Internet Corp, one of the most important publishers in the Romanian online media market. He's also a seasoned tech & business journalist, with over 11 years of experience, writing about startups and innovation for start-up.ro, the leading local startup news website. Pasionate about video, Octavian is also the Project Manager for VideoCorp, Internet Corp's multimedia department.
Scott Lyons leads the Tech & Commercial Partnerships for Ford of Europe. Based in Berlin, Lyons is responsible managing and growing various aspect of Ford's European Tech Partnerships Ecosystem and is the co-founder of the Ford start-up innovation program MakeItDriveable. His focus is on content and services that will help deliver meaningful, unique and viable solutions to Ford customers via the connected car. Lyons joined Ford in 2013 from Motorola Mobility where he was Director of International Market Development and led a global team responsible for external developer engagement and business development within the MOTODEV organization. Prior to that he held positions at WPP interactive agency Digit London as commercial director – leading the award-winning Vodafone and Motorola accounts respectively – and co-founding London-based interactive agency Sugar Ltd. – a pioneer in the webcasting and digital creative industries. Lyons began his career with time spent in both the press relations and on-air promo departments at MTV Networks in New York, working on a variety of high-profile programming including the “MTV Movie Awards”, “Unplugged” and the “Video Music Awards”.
When LEGO Group Senior art director Morten Bonde was declared legally blind in 2016, His whole world collapsed. How should life continue? Morten made a decision: he wanted to teach himself to focus on the good in life rather than the bad. Morten became a public speaker and wrote the book Sentenced to Blindness – Now What? A Journey from Hopelessness Street to Possibility Road to share how he decided to see possibilities in blindness rather than limitations. Today Morten has an active career in the LEGO Group, and is a published author and motivational speaker on self-management and self-motivation.
Ahsan is a multi-faceted sustainability professional with knowledge and interest in clean technologies, energy decarbonisation, climate policy, circular economy and sustainability integration in corporate strategy. His broad experience in the environmental industry was developed through his work as a Consultant with Cap-Op Energy, SYSTEMIQ and ERM. In these roles, Ahsan has advised clients across the public and private sectors on upstream oil and gas energy efficiency projects, GHG emissions quantification & reporting, carbon market regulatory design, carbon offsets project development, net zero GHG emissions planning and climate risk management and disclosure (TCFD and scenario planning). Ahsan currently works as a contractor for various clean technology companies between Canada and the UK, helping companies reduce emissions in hard to decarbonize sectors using green hydrogen. Ahsan has a BA in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business, a BSc in Environmental Science from Western University, and a MSc in Environmental Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences which he attended on a full scholarship as a Chevening Scholar.
William Collis is a successful esports entrepreneur, author, college professor and podcast host. He is the co-founder of Gamer Sensei, which exited to Corsair, and Genji Data, which exited to Esports Entertainment Group. His popular book, The Book of Esports, is used at many colleges and universities around the world as the default text for esports education. William is also co-owner of the top esports team OXG and co-host of The Business of Esports podcast. His popular TED talk on Skill in Esports has been viewed over one million times.
Octavian Palade is the Content Strategy Manager for Internet Corp, one of the most important publishers in the Romanian online media market. He's also a seasoned tech & business journalist, with over 11 years of experience, writing about startups and innovation for start-up.ro, the leading local startup news website. Pasionate about video, Octavian is also the Project Manager for VideoCorp, Internet Corp's multimedia department.
Shaloo Garg is MD, Growth Stage Startups & Unicorns based out of Silicon Valley and Global Lead for Microsoft Global Social Entrepreneurship Program. She brings a combination of strong startup, enterprise, strategic partnership and corporate development experience. Previously, Shaloo was Partner , Global Oracle Innovation at Oracle where she lead the Global Corporate Innovation practice of commercializing revenue opportunities for startups into the enterprise client base and partner ecosystem. She has also lead go-to-market for Oracle’s cloud business and was part of the M&A team that acquired Peoplesoft, Siebel, Retek etc. Prior to joining Oracle, she was in a couple of early stage startups. Shaloo is passionate about Tech for Good and is President , BOD at UN Women, Silicon Valley , a “Champion of Innovation” at UN Women where she is spinning up virtual Innovation Labs with Universities leveraging emerging technologies to encourage digital literacy in developing countries for young girls who do not have access to education. Shaloo is a Forbes Contributor, Guest speaker at Penn Law School and is an MBA from Delhi University and has done specialization in Innovation and Design Thinking from Stanford d.School. Words to live by: “In life, there are no mistakes... only lessons” - Vic Johnson.