Speakers
Featured speakers
Connect directly with world leaders and senior directors across the globe
Sir Mo Farah, CBE
Multiple Olympic, World, and European Champion
Sir Mo Farah is the most successful British track athlete with four Olympic gold medals, six World Championships titles, and eight European Championships titles to his credit. He was one of the stars of ‘Super Saturday’ at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and has been awarded numerous accolades, including the 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Off track, he works with charities such as Save the Children, Soccer Aid for UNICEF, and Marathon Kids, and recently created a documentary titled ‘The Real Mo Farah’ on the subject of human trafficking and domestic slavery.
Michel Barnier
Former French Minister for Foreign Affairs
Michel Barnier was the European Commission’s Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2021 and the French Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004-2005. Michel has held various other political positions, including Minister of the Environment, Minister of Europe, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the past. At the EU level, Michel served as European Commissioner for regional policy and institutional reforms, Member of the European Parliament, Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, and Special Advisor to EU Commission President Juncker on European Defence and Security Policy. In July 2016, Michel became the EU Commission’s chief negotiator for Brexit.
Dafne Schippers
2xWorld Champion, Olympic Silver, 5xEuropean Champion
Dafne Schippers is an internationally renowned athlete known for her exceptional talent in sprinting. Initially excelling as a heptathlete, she made a significant transition to focus on the 100 meters and 200 meters sprints in 2014. Dafne gained worldwide recognition with gold medals in the 200 meters at the World Championships in 2015 and 2017. Her performance at the 2016 Olympics saw her winning a silver medal in the 200 meters event. Additionally, she has become a five-time European champion across various sprint distances. With personal bests of 10.81 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.63 seconds in the 200 meters, Dafne is known for her speed and competitive spirit.
Stefan Hyttfors
Futurist, author, and award-winning global speaker
Stefan Hyttfors is a Futurist, author, and award-winning global speaker. With his background being in journalism and economics, Stefan is one of Europe’s leading voices on disruptive technologies, behavioural change, and next-generation leadership.
K Krithivasan
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, TCS
K Krithivasan (Krithi) is CEO and MD, TCS. Krithi has been with TCS for over three decades, helping customers with their growth and transformation journeys and technology strategies. In his previous role, Krithi was the global head of the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance business group and played a key role in building deep customer relationships, mindshare, and market positioning across geographies.
Timo Ritakallio
President and Group CEO , OP Financial Group
Timo, DSc (Tech), LLM, and MBA, is President and Group CEO at OP Financial Group in Finland. The group’s operating profit in 2023 was €2,050 million, and the balance sheet was €160 billion. Before joining OP Financial Group in 2018, Timo worked at Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company as President and CEO since 2015 and as Deputy CEO and Chief Investment Officer from 2008 to 2015. Previously, he has worked for 20 years in various top management positions in the banking industry.
René Botter
CIO, ASML
René is Senior Vice President and CIO at ASML. Before being named CIO in 2020, René was heading ASML’s IT operations and infrastructure as well as its IT application development. During his 11-year tenure in IT, René found inspiration in building and strengthening relationships with ASML’s business sectors to improve collaboration and jointly realize value for the company by delivering relevant information technology. Prior to that, René was a supply chain professional at ASML, Philips, and Accenture.
Antonietta Mastroianni
Chief Digital and IT Officer, Proximus
Antonietta is an influential IT leader with over 20 years of international experience in the IT, digital, and telecommunications industry. She is the Chief Digital and IT Officer at Proximus, the largest provider of telephony, internet, television, and network-based ICT services in Belgium, where she leads digital, IT, and data transformation, a key pillar of the company’s strategy.
Mark Hall
Group CTO, Legal & General
Mark is Group CTO at Legal & General. He is a senior leader with accountability for technology and digital services across the organisation. Mark also serves as a member of Board and Executive Technology Committees and regulator-approved senior manager (SMF24). His previous financial services experience includes serving as Global IT Operations Director at Aviva PLC, where he delivered IT across 16 countries and led some of its largest transformation programmes. Prior to this, Mark held the roles of CIO and CSO.
Joseph Soule
CIO, Consumer Lending&ENT Risk, Lloyds Banking Group
Joseph is CIO, Consumer Lending and Enterprise Risk, at Lloyds Banking Group. With a 25-year career in technology, including previous CIO roles at Capital One and Close Brothers, Joseph is an inspiring and compassionate leader. He is committed to leading with vision and is purpose-driven by a profound belief in the power of technology to transform organisations and, ultimately, the lives of customers.
Corine Adams
CIO, Versuni
Corine is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Versuni. She has led an award-winning, 18-month transformation, leveraging a once-in-a-lifetime disentanglement opportunity to revolutionise the company’s technology architecture, business application landscape, and processes. Corine has over two decades of international IT leadership and CIO experience from working at Wolters Kluwer, Allianz Insurance, and Royal Philips. She led Royal Philips’ internal audit to become a best-in-class audit function. When the company sold its domestic appliances business and became a standalone entity, Corine was appointed CIO for Philips Domestic Appliances, now Versuni.
Carl Dawson
CIO, Asda Stores
Carl has been the CIO at Asda since 2021, responsible for all technology systems and platforms as well as the delivery of the Future programme, building new systems as the retailer separates from Walmart, which is one of the largest technology transformation programmes in the world. Carl has 30 years of experience working in tech, having previously held CIO roles at Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Shop Direct, and Thomas Cook.
Dave Lynch
CIO , Swissport International Limited
Dave has been the CIO at Swissport International Limited since November 2022, reporting directly to the CEO. With over 20 years of IT experience in the transportation industry, he previously served as CIO at FirstGroup, leading global IT strategy, cloud adoption, and cybersecurity. His past roles include Group Technology and Procurement Director at Go Ahead Group and Managing Director at Effective Technology Management.
Mallik Rao
CTIO, Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG
Mallik has been Chief Technology and Information Officer of Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG since October 2019 and is responsible for mobile and fixed networks as well as IT at Telefónica Deutschland. He has more than 25 years of experience in the international telecommunications industry.
Thomas Angelius
CIO, Ramboll
Thomas is the Group Chief Information Officer at Ramboll Group, a global engineering and architecture company. Prior to this, Thomas held various leadership positions within business and IT in the Pharmaceutical and Financial Services industries. Thomas has a strong focus on helping global organisations transform and create new business by shaping their digital and innovation agenda.
Jeanette Jäger
CEO, Enento Group Oyj
Jeanette is the CEO of Enento Group and a Board Member of Telia Company AB. Enento, a Nordic knowledge company, transforms data into valuable insights. The company’s digital services, data solutions, and AI capabilities empower customers to make informed decisions and contribute to the overall well-being of society. Under Jeanette’s leadership as CEO since 2022, Enento continues to develop new products and services, enhancing its position within the credit and business information sectors, driving innovation and transformation in the digital age and through AI.
Bart Remie
CTO and COO, Athora Netherlands
Bart is the Chief Technology and Operations Officer at Athora Netherlands. He started his career as a management trainee at SNS REAAL, a legal predecessor of Athora, in 2009. After holding various management positions, predominantly in the life insurance business, he joined the Executive Committee of Athora Netherlands in 2022. Bart holds a BSc in Cognitive Neuroscience and an MA in Public Administration and Organisational Sciences.
Moderators
Rosanna Lockwood
International Anchor
Rosanna Lockwood is a leading international news anchor, moderator, and event host. Rosanna has spent more than a decade working as a presenter and correspondent for major networks across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, with a focus on business and technology. In the past, she has anchored programming for the NBC network across the globe.
Tim Wagemakers
Dutch journalist, program editor and moderator
Tim Wagemakers is a journalist, program editor, and moderator working in the Dutch media. A former program editor at De Balie, Tim regularly writes for national media in the Netherlands. In his previous roles, he has presented shows for ABC News Australia, CREA, VNO-NCW, Movies that Matter, Stibbe, and YPO, among others.
