Frankfurt 2023
Friday, May 5, 2023
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Home to a rich history and picturesque skyline, Frankfurt is one of Germany’s most populated cities and a major financial hub that offers plenty to see and do. And now, this booming location has another date for its calendar: the Digital Revolution Awards. On 5th May 2023, we crowned our winners in a stunning ceremony at the JW Marriott hotel.
Watch the winners from our DACH show go up against the champions of North America and the UK, as well as the rest of the world, in our global virtual ceremony on May 22.
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The Digital Revolution Awards celebrate the cloud industry’s very best pioneers, innovators and glass ceiling breakers across categories that recognize sustainability, employer branding, ED&I, talent development, and L&D. We’ve put together an expert panel that represents some of tech’s leading figures, meaning they’re best placed to judge the individuals and organizations that have truly excelled in the last year.
Vice President Alliances & Channels | Salesforce
Markus leads Salesforce’s Global Industry Business Development and Competitive Programs team, which are part of its Industry Advisory organization. He joined Salesforce in July 2020 after six years at McKinsey & Co, where he served as their Vice President of Digital Transformation and IOT. Markus has over 22 years of tech experience working in senior leadership roles in sales, program management and strategy consulting, working for companies that include Cisco, Telefonica and Deloitte.
Small & Medium Business Sales Lead Business Applications | Microsoft
Astrid is an experienced sales and marketing leader with a track record of business strategy, sales leadership and hands-on execution excellence. With more than eight years of expertise in the IT industry, she has established herself as a successful woman in tech in an international organization. Currently leading Small and Medium Business Sales for Business Applications across 12 countries for the Microsoft Western Europe Headquarters, Astrid is also Co-Founder of #thenewITgirls – a community for women in IT that aims to empower and support women in the tech industry.
As a business consultant and IT change expert, Doris’ activities focus on the human aspects of digital transformation, such as employee acceptance or the successful integration of new technologies into modern corporate cultures and processes. In recent years, she has specialized in various Microsoft 365 services such as Microsoft Teams, Yammer, SharePoint Online and the employee experience platform Viva. Doris graduated from the College of Multimedia Design at the “Graphische” in Vienna and found her way into IT only by chance. Since then, she has put her heart and soul into it and founded the IT women’s network #thenewITgirls. She has worked at Communardo Software Gmbh since 2021 and is Location Manager in Vienna.
CEO | DIA
CEO | avameo GmbH
Andreas is a serial entrepreneur and passionate computer scientist, with more than 25 years of experience using it in business. As CEO of avameo GmbH he supports companies in developing their digitization strategy, and is currently working on an innovative personnel development software that’s based on a big data and AI research project. He supports young entrepreneurs as a coach and is a member of the jury for start-ups from the renewable energy sector at the PitchNight Spreewind in Potsdam. He also lectures at well-known universities and passes on his practical experience to young talents.
CEO & Co-Founder | Mavericx
Cyril is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mavericx, a professional services firm that helps companies ensure the very best customer experience each and every time. Mavericx deliver innovative and outstanding cutting-edge solutions using platforms such as Salesforce, Ibexa, Celonis, UiPath and complementary Cloud technologies. Prior to setting up Mavericx, Cyril obtained his MBA from ISC Paris Business School, and acquired over 20 years’ experience in the technology and marketing industries. Cyril also regularly shares his vision on topics such as digital transformation and omnichannel customer experience, whether in publications or at conferences.
Recruiting Lead and HR Business Partner | entero AG
Partner, Salesforce Consulting Leader | PwC
Sales Director | Salesforce Partner
Jacqueline is a most recent Directorial appointment at EPAM, joining to lead their DACH Salesforce Partner Business.
With over 25 years of IT experience in Senior Leadership roles across enterprise sales, alliances, partner management, and strategic consulting, Jacqueline has worked with the likes of Dell, BMC for Cisco and Salesforce, Mindtree, Vonage, and Copado.
Jacqueline is proudly ITIL V3 certified and has served the Salesforce ecosystem for almost two decades at both the ISV and GSI levels in EMEA and across the globe.
Igor has headed the Infrastructure-as-a-Service business unit at Ingram Micro since 2020, and is responsible for cloud partner recruitment, enablement and scale for Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. He currently leads a team consisting of Sales, Pre-Sales and Business Development Managers. Having first joined the company in 2015, he was previously responsible for the portfolio of Ingram Micro’s Cloud Marketplace in Germany and also running Ingram Micro’s German start-up competition Come Challenge in 2019.
Head of Customer Experience and CRM | Neo Technologies
Claude is a growth-focused leader with a track record of unlocking value for tech and multinational corporations through successful product/service digital strategies and launches, agile business transformation strategies, and marketing across varies B2B/B2C segments globally. His areas of expertise also includes marketing communications, GDPR, data security and compliance, and digital strategy development. An experienced leader, Claude has also served as a coach and mentor throughout his career.
Founder and CEO | NFQ X GmbH
Practice Manager, Enterprise Packaged Apps. EMEA | Infosys
Prateek spearheads the Enterprise Package service line for Infosys in Europe, which has a significant footprint across the central and eastern regions on the continent. His team pioneers large scale digital transformation programs in Europe by building futuristic business models, best in class business processes and harnessing the power of cloud, analytics and intelligence. Prateek is passionate about nurturing a world-class consulting practice which leaves a lasting impact for his customers.
CEO | Mainfilm
Sebastian is a true visionary in the world of digital entertainment. With livyu, he has transformed the way people experience live music, creating the first digital concert hall for A-list artists and festivals in the EU. His expertise in digital marketing and content creation also led him to found Lookin’Friday, a digital experience agency that focuses on fun and conversion-focused B2B marketing. As CEO of Mainfilm, he brings his innovative approach to the production of B2B content formats for the web 2.0 era.
Director | PwC
Oliver leads PwC‘s enterprise agility consulting practice in Germany. He has worked in professional consulting for more than 15 years, working on large IT and digital transformations across a number of industries. Oliver is a known expert in agile transformations, with a focus on bridging the silos between functions towards a client-focused and product-oriented operating model. Oliver understands technology and cloud enablement as key levers to drive this forward, and is passionate about using tech to make a difference.
Director Digital Workplace Engineering | CONET
Senior Manager | Arlanis Reply
Partner | PwC
Sebastian Paas is a cloud and digital leader in Germany and EMEA with over 20 years of professional experience in CIO and technology consulting. He specializes in the planning and management of large IT transformations, as well as IT strategic issues, and is a regular columnist at CIO Magazine Online, as well as a blogger and guest lecturer at the renowned ESCP Europe.
Group Chief Operating Officer | Expersoft Systems
Dominic’s background is in advanced technology and its application to varied business domains, with a central focus on financial services solutions. He is currently COO at Group level and is responsible for the evolution of group products, including the flagship PM1 solution for wealth and asset management. Dominic has published more than 60 peer-reviewed academic publications, holds patents, and is an occasional consultant to the European Commission ICT research programme.
Managing Director, Germany & Spain – Director, UK | EMPAUA DE
Florian is Managing Director at Salesforce consulting firm EMPAUA. With over a decade of leadership experience he is part of the team helping hyper-growth companies use digital solutions to help drive their businesses forward, whilst also empowering its own people to constantly grow alongside them.
Partner Strategic Hyperscaler Alliances DACH
Ruediger leads strategic partnerships with cloud providers within IBM Consulting Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In his role he is responsible for driving businesses together with alliance partners, shaping new joint offerings and supporting the continuous growth of the hyperscale practice within IBM Consulting. Prior to this Ruediger worked in international leadership positions at large cloud providers like Google, Microsoft and Oracle.
Partner, Digital Operations | PwC
Martin is a Partner in PwC’s technology consulting practice and leads the digital operations analytics team, with a focus on data strategy and big data. He has more than 15 years of experience in data and analytics and is an expert in data-driven transformations. He has a proven track record in medium and large scale projects and programs, with hands-on experience in implementing highly effective solutions. Furthermore, he has worked in various industries developing data lake architectures based on different technology stacks.
Managing Director, Germany & Spain – Director, UK | EMPAUA DE
Florian is Managing Director at Salesforce consulting firm EMPAUA. With over a decade of leadership experience he is part of the team helping hyper-growth companies use digital solutions to help drive their businesses forward, whilst also empowering its own people to constantly grow alongside them.
With over 25 years of experience as a global technology leader, Monique Morrow is President and Co-Founder of The Humanized Internet, and previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Cisco.
