Jen Thomson has more than 20 years’ experience advising IT Vendors, senior IT, and business execs on their digital business optimization and transformation strategies. She leads European Research for Accelerated App Delivery, Cloud, and Services. Her core goal is to drive synergies and growth across these research areas, with a central focus on thought leadership.

She specializes in providing insights on the investment strategies and decisions of European enterprises as they transition to modern application architectures. Her research explores app dev and delivery capabilities required to operate in a digital economy, and how this impacts enterprise organizational structures, culture, processes, tools, and skill sets. She leads the Future of Digital Innovation research for IDC Europe, exploring software innovation strategies and what this means in terms of end-user strategies, investment priorities, software sourcing, and KPIs. Thomson’s core research also explores enterprise maturity and strategies towards enterprise scale and empowered DevOps.

She is responsible for the execution of a broad range of consulting and advisory projects. As IDC’s European expert on application development and delivery strategies, Thomson is an experienced public speaker and regularly presents at conferences and IDC partner and end-user events.

She started her career at Compaq Computer EMEA as a senior research analyst. She has a bachelor’s degree in international business with German from Sheffield Hallam University (United Kingdom) and Pforzheim Fachhochschule (Germany).

Andrea Siviero leads IDC’s European Digital Business and Future of Work Research group. The group provides market research insights to foster a purposeful and fair adoption of technologies supporting digital societies, businesses and workforce and empower tech providers in strategic decision making, planning and go-to-market activities. Siviero also co-leads the IDC Worldwide MacroTech Research program, focused on the intertwined connection between the Economical and Digital worlds – analyzing the impact key MacroEconomic factors have on the digital landscape and viceversa, how technologies are impacting economies around the world.

Siviero advises IT players on building a forward-looking digital business and workforce strategy, while providing an in-depth view on future of work technology adoption, key digital use cases, macroeconomic digital impact, and digital regulations and emerging technology, via qualitative subscriptions and custom consulting projects. He has extensive experience with large strategy and go-to-market projects with IT providers. He is a member of IDC’s global Tech Storytellers taskforce and he is passionate about public speaking and customer engagement opportunities.

He joined IDC’s European team in 2014 and has become a recognized independent analyst across Europe and beyond in the vertical markets and digital business space. He is based in Italy and he holds a joint PhD in mathematics between the Université Bordeaux I (France) and the Universiteit Leiden (the Netherlands). During his PhD, he covered scientific research, academic teaching, and vocational training. He is a native Italian speaker and he is fluent in English and French.

Carla Arend is a senior program director with the European software and infrastructure research team, and heads up IDC’s European cloud research. Arend provides industry clients with key insight into market dynamics, vendor activities, and end-user adoption trends in the European cloud market. As part of her research, she covers topics such as how European organizations are adopting cloud, how cloud drivers and inhibitors are evolving, cloud management, cloud security, data management in the cloud, IoT and cloud, AI and cloud, Devops and cloud, as well as GDPR impact on cloud and cloud code of conduct.

In addition to syndicated research, Arend has worked on many custom consulting projects identifying opportunities in the European cloud market and has authored white papers on subjects such as cloud management, cloud security, data management in the cloud.

Arend is regularly asked to speak at industry events, strategy workshops, sales kick-offs and training, partner events, and end-user events.

Arend holds a BA in business administration from University of Mannheim and an MSc in business administration and management of technology from Copenhagen Business School, in addition to course work at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok.

Ewa Zborowska, an experienced technology professional with over two decades of expertise in the European IT services and cloud market. Since 2003, she has been a member of the IDC team, based in Warsaw, focusing on IT services research. In 2018, she joined the European team with a specific emphasis on cloud and AI.

Ms. Zborowska’s interests encompass a broad spectrum, from exploring new technology delivery models to delving into the relationship between business and IT, and understanding the societal and individual impacts of technology. She has authored numerous market publications and reports and advises on IDC projects throughout Europe. She also participates in IDC’s and third-party conferences as a keynote speaker, panelist, and moderator.

Prior to her role at IDC, Ms. Zborowska worked at Statistics Poland (formerly the Central Statistical Office) and worked at an IT company. She holds a degree in Management from the University of Łódź in Poland and has completed postgraduate studies in forecasting and foresight at Collegium Civitas University in Warsaw.

Chris Barnard is vice president, European Telecoms and Infrastructure, at IDC. He joined the company in 2000 and is responsible for European research covering all aspects of telecoms and IoT, datacenter infrastructure, networking, unified communications & collaboration, related professional services.

Based in Amsterdam, Chris and IDC’s region-wide team of analysts focus on the major shifts taking place in the markets, as organizations move from physical, premise-based environments to services delivered via virtual and cloud solutions in a business world that is mobility-centric. Chris and team work very closely with a range of telecoms providers and infrastructure vendors, from industry leaders to start-ups, to identify the drivers and opportunities on offer.

He is the author of numerous white papers and trade press articles on telecoms, professional services, convergence, unified communications, ebusiness, infrastructure, and networking strategies. He is widely quoted in the international technology and business press. In 2010, Chris was named telecoms analyst of the year by the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR). He is frequently asked to speak at international industry conferences, customer events, and road shows.

In the late nineties he worked for three years at Montreal-based software company Essentus as special projects manager and customer support manager (Europe). Before joining this supply chain management vendor, he was employed by Fast Lane, an Oracle consultancy in the Netherlands. Chris, who holds a master’s degree (cum laude) from Stellenbosch University, also has six years’ experience in content and management roles at media companies.

Murat Gölcü graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Computer Engineering in 2001. In 2003, he joined Eczacıbaşı Group and worked in various IT specialties and management positions. He is currently working as a manager responsible for Data Center, Network, Security, Cloud, SAP Basis, Big Data and Technology Support Services at Eczacıbaşı Bilişim. In line with these areas, he manages a large team serving both Eczacıbaşı Group organizations and other customers of EB.

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Sanjeev Vohra is Genpact’s Chief Technology and Innovation Officer.

In this role, Sanjeev is focused on developing the Company’s technology strategy & roadmaps, which include scaling advanced technologies and AI capabilities, advancing technology acquisitions, infusing AI into all client solutions, and fostering a culture of innovation. He works closely with Genpact’s clients, partners, business leaders and employees, to reimagine future-ready solutions generating business value and growth.

Prior to joining Genpact in 2024, Sanjeev spent more than 20 years at Accenture in a variety of roles, including Global Lead for Accenture’s Data & AI business (Applied Intelligence), Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer for Accenture Technology. He also served on Accenture’s Global Management and Investment Committees and was their Global Sponsor for Inclusion and Diversity.

Prior to joining Accenture, Sanjeev held functional and IT roles at Honeywell, Alcatel-Lucent and the Timex Group. He takes pride in his knowledge and accomplishments in supply chain, manufacturing, ERP and digital transformations.

Sanjeev is a technologist, an innovator, a futurist, and a people-first leader. He is actively involved in the technology & AI start up community, always seeking new opportunities to learn, collaborate and innovate.

Sanjeev holds a Bachelor of Technology degree and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.

Ajay is Genpact’s global lead for Data & AI. His focus is to help our clients make effective use of AI and related technologies in their business operations. He has been in the industry for more than 20 years, and has deep experience in helping client shape their AI and data strategies, build new capabilities and design complex transformation programs. He has worked across number of industries and brings in tremendous learnings and point of view on future of AI and how companies should adopt it.

Francesca is CEO of Orange Business for Switzerland, Southern and Eastern Europe, where she leads strategy, growth, and customer engagement across key European markets. She supports organizations in accelerating their digital transformation through AI, cloud, cybersecurity, connectivity, and data-driven solutions.

A recognized technology and business executive, Francesca works closely with C-suite leaders to navigate the opportunities and complexities of digital disruption, with a focus on responsible innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth. Under her leadership, Orange Business has strengthened its position as a trusted partner, helping enterprises balance performance, security, and operational agility in an increasingly complex technology landscape.

With extensive experience across the telecommunications and IT sectors in Europe and the United States, Francesca brings deep industry expertise and a strong customer focus. Prior to joining Orange Business, she worked at Lucent Technologies’ Bell Labs Innovation and gained entrepreneurial experience within Silicon Valley’s startup ecosystem.

An advocate for co-innovation and strategic partnerships, Francesca is passionate about unlocking the business value of emerging technologies. She is recognized for her collaborative leadership, strategic vision, and ability to turn innovation into measurable business impact.

Mohit has spent over 15 years driving innovation and making technology actually matter to the business.

While hype cycles come and go, he focuses on the overlooked challenges — the unglamorous ones that quietly determine whether a company thrives or just survives. His philosophy is simple: complexity is a symptom, not a strategy. The best digital solutions don’t demand attention; they just work, and they last. He helps organizations cut through the noise and build something worth keeping.

Off the clock, he is a devoted father to a daughter and a cat (with very different levels of gratitude returned). He gets unreasonably animated at Rugby matches and holds strong opinions on pizza that he will absolutely share uninvited

Stephen Mowll is Vice President of Solution Engineering for EMEA at SailPoint, where he leads the technical organisation responsible for helping some of the region’s largest enterprises navigate complex identity, security and digital transformation challenges.

With more than 25 years of experience spanning financial services, cybersecurity, product strategy and technology leadership, Stephen has held senior roles at organisations including JPMorgan Chase, RSA Security and SailPoint. His career has given him a perspective from both sides of the table — as a technology leader responsible for delivering large-scale enterprise services and as a strategic partner to CIOs and CISOs undertaking major transformation programmes.

Stephen is particularly interested in how AI is reshaping the enterprise — not simply as a technology shift, but as a fundamental change to how organisations structure work, develop talent and manage increasingly blended workforces of people, machines and autonomous AI agents.

He is a passionate advocate for building high-performing teams, developing the next generation of technology talent, and ensuring that innovation strengthens rather than diminishes the role of people in the enterprise.