Margaret Dawson is a 30-year technology industry veteran who led successful programs and teams at several start-ups and Fortune 500 companies, including Amazon.com, Microsoft, HP and Red Hat. Her insider’s knowledge of technology, engaging presentation style and authenticity has made her a sought-after keynote speaker, moderator and emcee at numerous conferences worldwide.

Whether it’s an intimate gathering with key executives or a national trade show, Margaret has a knack for connecting with the audience to keep them listening. An acclaimed author and speaker, she has presented on numerous topics, including digital transformation, cloud computing, leadership and living intentionally. She lights up the stage with her unique talent of snorting while laughing, and is unafraid to admit her greatest education and growth came from the multiple failures and stalled ventures she experienced.

Professionally and personally, Margaret has a passion for mentoring women and men in tech, and is unapologetic in her drive for increased equality and diversity. Ranked as one of the top Women in Cloud Computing, Margaret was also named Business Role Model of the Year for Women in IT, and Mentor and Coach of the Year by the Stevie Business Awards.

Margaret lives in Ocean Shores, Washington, with her husband Stuart and their rescue dog, Benji.

David Jack is the CTO and CPO of dunnhumby and has more than 30 years of experience in the IT Industry on very different fronts!

He worked for vendors such as Novell and Citrix, he was active on the venture capital side and he was an entrepreneur in financial trading systems.

He also was the CTO / CIO for companies such as trainline.com, hyperion insurance and Metapack.

Now for the last 2,5 years he is the Chief Technology and Chief Product Officer of dunnhumby, which is the world's leading Customer Data Science company.

Ángel Valero is the corporate CIO of Telefonica and has 30 years of experience in the IT industry.

He has worked at Accenture and Everis; he was CIO at Banco Santander and COO at Barclays.

Since 2013 he works for Telefónica, where he is now both The Corporate CIO and the CIO of Telefonica B2B Spain.

Rudi Peeters is the CIO of KBC Bank & Insurance.

Rudi started his career in the IT then switch to Sales, implemented the first internet bank in 1996, and was head of marketing.

In 2011 he returned to IT and became the Group CIO.

Massimo Rosso is the CIO of RAI, the Radiotelevisione Italiana.

Massimo has a master in computer science from the Politecnico di Torino and for the last 30 years has worked at RAI, where he has been the CIO for the last 7,5 years.

Phil Jordan is the Group CIO of Sainsbury’s and has more than 30 years of experience working as a CIO for companies such as AXA, Vodafone, O2 and Telefonica.

For the last 3 years Phil been the Group CIO of Sainsbury’s, the company that is the UK’s second largest retailer with over 1400 stores.