With more than 30 years of experience in the software and technology industries, Mike has held senior executive roles at SAP, i2 Technologies, Oracle, and Apple. He has also provided consulting expertise to some of the largest software firms and venture-funded startups to define and drive new growth and execution opportunities. He’s played and performed professionally as a guitarist and keyboard player and still enjoys playing.

Alexander van Boetzelaer is the Managing Director of the global R&D Solutions business at Elsevier. He is responsible for all aspects of developing and delivering information solutions that accelerate and improve R&D decisions and outcomes in drug discovery, design engineering and corporate research. Customers include the world’s Top 1000 innovation companies and leading academic research centers; solutions provided include Reaxys, Embase and Knovel. Alexander has overseen the continued growth of the R&D Solutions business through organic and inorganic investments in new products and technology, and has led the transformation of a product-centric marketing and sales organization towards a customer-centric organization.

Alexander joined Elsevier in 2006 and previously served as director of strategy for Elsevier‘s Science & Technology division and director of business development for the Academic & Government markets. Prior to joining Elsevier, Alexander worked as management consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton (now Strategy&) on the development of corporate and innovation strategy.

Alexander holds a MA degree in Civil Law and BA degree in History from Leiden University in the Netherlands. He is based in New York.

Fernando Alvarez manages global coherence of all Capgemini digital initiatives as Global Chief Digital Officer for Capgemini Consulting. As Corporate Vice President, Alvarez reinforces the leadership of Capgemini Consulting and Capgemini Group and is leading in the area of digital transformation.

Previous to his Global Chief Digital Officer role, Alvarez was senior vice president and leader of Capgemini’s global Mobile Solutions practice. A thought leader and mobile solutions/technology subject matter expert, Alvarez worked closely with multiple multinational corporations, as well as global independent software vendors, to help define and deliver their enterprise mobility strategies. During his leadership of Mobile Solutions, Capgemini was recognized as a leader in the enterprise mobility market by analysts and independent third parties.

Prior to joining Capgemini, Alvarez was President, CEO and Chairman of Abaco Mobile, Inc., an Atlanta-based software company that provided enterprise mobile software solutions. During his 21-year tenure at Abaco, the company became one of the few US Hispanic technology companies that have achieved global success.

Jim is UNICEF’s Chief of Digital Strategy, responsible for content strategy, content marketing, and overall approach for video, photo, social media, and multi-platform/mobile web. In 2014 he was named by the Guardian as a global development tweeter to watch. Previously he had various roles at the World Bank Group, where he played a key role to create a coherent, global approach to digital communications, integrating digital into all facets of the Bank’s outreach. For four years he managed outreach for a mobile phone banking/microfinance program, working closely with key players from the fields of retail finance, mobile telecom, and regulatory agencies.

Steven currently manages the Reuters News Agency globally reporting to Reuters CEO. Prior he ran Media Strategy, Marketing and Business Development where he was responsible for assessing, prioritizing and spearheading new product and market initiatives to retain and organically grow the business and execute strategic global partnerships and marketing programs.

Steven had been with the company from 2003 to 2006 when he joined as part of the acquisition of Multex.com where he ran global business development for its financial, corporate and consumer divisions. During his first tenure with the company, Steven was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Reuters Consumer Media for North America.

Prior to re-joining the organization in his current role in May 2011, Steven was Wenner Media’s first Chief Digital Officer overseeing the digital businesses for the company’s brands: Rolling Stone, Us Weekly and Men’s Journal.

Before joining Wenner, Steven was General Manager, Digital for Reader’s Digest responsible for managing all of its digital assets globally. Steven began the digital chapter of his career heading global business development for Multex.com, Inc., and prior to that he practiced law and worked for an agency specializing in corporate trademark and brand extension licensing.

Mr. Jaime Punishill serves as Head of Cross Channel Customer Strategy at TIAA-CREF, a Board Member for icouldbe.org, and Managing Principal for Digital Tao.  Mr. Punishill was the Global Head of Wealth Online at Thomson Reuters.  He served as an Executive Officer of Capgemini U.S. LLC. He was employed at Capgemini’s Financial Services consulting practice, with a primary focus in wealth management.

He has over 12 years of professional experience that includes working with Forrester Research, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. He served as the Head of Digital Strategy & Social Media for Citibank, where he led the Citibank’s efforts to become the first “social bank” and one of the leading financial services firms in social media. His digital experience also includes six years as a Principal Analyst for Forrester Research and as Product Manager for the first online brokerage site for Bank of America. He specializes in the technologies that support the creation and operation of wealth management products and services and the systems that produce and deliver financial advice.

Over the course of his career, he has been a Regular Contributor of articles and interviews to publications like The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Wall Street & Technology as well as news organizations like CNN, CNBC, and ABC. He served as a Member of Advisory Board at ActivePath, Inc.

He is a recognized leader on how financial services firms can leverage digital mediums to transform their customer experience and improve their bottom line, he is active on the conference circuit, having spoken at events like BAI Retail Delivery, South by Southwest, Forrester Finance Forum, and Schwab IMPACT. He is based out of Cambridge, MA, and is a Graduate of Stanford University.

Jen McClure is a communications professional with nearly 30 years of experience. She is currently VP of Digital & Social Media at Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Her role focuses on digital strategy, enablement and governance.

In 2005, Jen co-founded and still serves as president of the board of directors of the Society for New Communications Research (http://sncr.org), a nonprofit foundation focused on the latest developments in media and communications. She also co-founded NewComm Forum in 2005, one of the first conferences focused on the social web.

In 2008, Jen helped launch Redwood Collaborative Media, and served as CMO from 2008-2010, when the company was acquired and relocated. She served as managing director of boutique consulting firms, including the re:imagine group and Albrycht McClure & Partners. She managed marketing and PR for Ziff Davis, was an account executive at Ketchum Public Relations, was a business reporter for the Hudson Valley Business Journal, and co-produced/co-hosted a community affairs radio program in the Hudson Valley, New York. From 1990–1992, Ms. McClure managed research and publishing for New Electronic Media Science.

Jen has received the Eclat Award for Marketing Excellence; is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, earned her masters degree at Stanford University, and holds a graduate certificate in History, Politics & Society from Oxford University. She is a member of the Future Arts & Media Node of the Millennium Project, chairs the communications committee of the Stanford Women on Boards initiative and has served on the social media advisory council for the UN Population Fund-UNFPA.

Johanna Murphy is the chief marketing officer of Ivanka Trump, where she’s responsible for the branding and marketing of Ivanka Trump’s rapidly growing fashion and accessories business.

Previously, she was the vice president of e-commerce at Kate Spade, where she was responsible for the sales, marketing and operations of the online and mobile businesses of kate spade new york, Kate Spade Saturday and Jack Spade. She led the digital launch of Kate Spade Saturday, including the acclaimed touchscreen storefronts initiative in New York City. This innovative retail experience is being praised as the next step in digitally driven multichannel retailing.

During her tenure at Kate Spade, kate spade new york was awarded numerous accolades for its digital presence and acumen. katespade.com earned a “Genius Ranking” on the L2 Digital IQ Index in 2011 and 2012, ranking Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. katespade.com also won the 2012 Fashion 2.0 Awards Top Online Innovator award and was a 2013 nominee.

Prior to joining Kate Spade, Johanna held several leadership roles at GSI Commerce, including vice president of e-commerce, where she led the fashion and luxury practice, serving clients such as Burberry, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Betsey Johnson and Tumi. She also served as senior director of user experience and design, where she was one of the
original management team members of the agency now known as True Action. Johanna also previously held managing director roles at both Razorfish and Scient. She began her career in marketing with stints on the client and agency side.

Johanna is a former member of the board of directors of Shop.org, the online division of the National Retail Federation, and was named one of the Top 50 Women in Brand Marketing by Brand Innovators in 2013.

Didier Bonnet is a Senior Vice President and Global Practice Leader at Capgemini Consulting. He also acts as the Executive Sponsor for Capgemini’s Digital Transformation offering, a key strategic initiative including a three-year joint research collaboration with the MIT Center for Digital Business.

Prior to this, Didier was the Global Leader of the Telecom, Media & Entertainment practice at Capgemini Consulting for 15 years. He has more than 25 years’ experience in strategy development, globalization, internet & digital economics as well as in business transformation for large multinational corporations.

Didier has written numerous articles and is frequently quoted in the press, including the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and The Economist. He also regularly provides commentary for broadcasters such as the BBC, CNN, Reuters and CNBC.

Didier earned his Doctorate from Oxford University. He is based in London, speaks at events globally and is the co-author (with MIT’s George Westerman and Andy McAfee) of the book Leading Digital: Turning Technology into Business Transformation published by Harvard Business Review Press.