Michael Krigsman is founder of http://cxotalk.com. He is recognized internationally as an industry analyst, strategy advisor, enterprise advocate, and industry commentator.

As a columnist for ZDNet, Michael has written over 1,000 articles on CXO thought leadership. His work has been mentioned about 1,000 times in major newspapers, television, radio, trade publications, presentations, academic dissertations, blogs, and other media. Michael has been quoted in about 50 books, published in the Wall Street Journal, and is syndicated on important technology websites.

Michael is often a judge in prestigious industry contests such as the CIO100 contest (CIO Magazine) and CRM Idol. He has presented to groups such as Harvard University, Babson College, Seton Hill University, University College London, Boston University, Suffolk University, SAP Sapphire, NetSuite SuiteWorld, Oracle OpenWorld, Dynatrace Perform, Federal Home Loan Banks, MIT CIO Symposium, Educause, CRM Evolution, SXSW, Cloud CIO, Minn. HR Tech Expo, CIO Mobility Innovation Summit, Enterasys Partner Advisory Council, Act-On tour, Cintrifuse Innovation Summit, Dartmouth Center for Digital Studies CIO Roundtable, and others.

He is also a photographer whose work has been published by the Wall Street Journal, MIT, CNET News, the National Park Service, Inc. Magazine, and others. Michael is on Twitter at @mkrigsman.

Rajesh Anandan is an impact entrepreneur and growth architect. He is the co-founder and CEO of Ultranauts, an award winning quality engineering firm with employees in 30 states, 75% of whom are on the autism spectrum. Ultranauts has been named a FastCompany World Changing Idea, MIT SOLVE Challenge Winner and Interbrand Breakthrough Brand. Rajesh began his career at Microsoft, worked at Bain & Company, launched Unicef Ventures, and lectures at MIT. Rajesh has a BSc and MEng in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from MIT with concentrations in AI, Systems Dynamics and Economics.

Shahidul Mannan is the chief data officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH), extending and overseeing the ministry’s vision and strategies for data-driven digital transformation. He is accountable for the ministry’s enterprise data platform, as well as data governance, products, innovation and commercialization.

Before joining BSMH, Mannan was head of data engineering and innovation at Mass General Brigham where he led the next generation data analytics architecture and platforms for MGB (formerly Partner’s Healthcare) digitization and analytics innovation. Prior to that, at Dell EMC, he served as global head of big data and analytics – leading all data assets and building next generation data lake and AI-driven analytics across the enterprise. At Altisource, he served as vice president of technology, chief data officer and was responsible for all data management, big data, business intelligence and advanced analytics, developing fintech analytics products and services.

Mannan earned a Bachelor of Science, Engineering degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and a Master of Business  Administration, Finance and Investments degree from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College in New York City.

Yakov Bart is an Associate Professor of Marketing and Thomas E. Moore Faculty Fellow at D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University. He is the Co-Founder and Faculty Director of the DATA (Digital, Analytics, Technology, Automation) Initiative and a core faculty member at the Institute for Experiential AI and the NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks at Northeastern University.

Yakov has done research, teaching, and consulting throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. His research examining marketing implications of new digital technologies and business models has been funded with multiple research awards and grants, presented at numerous academic and industry conferences around the globe, and published in leading marketing and management journals, Yakov has co-authored a popular digital textbook Social Media Marketing: Principles and Strategies, an interdisciplinary volume Reengineering the Sharing Economy: Design, Policy, and Regulation, published by Cambridge University Press, and a playbook on digital transformation titled Break the Wall: Why and How to Democratize Digital in Your Business, published as part of an American Marketing Association book series.

Yakov is a frequent speaker at international business summits and industry events, including Teradata Analytics Universe and World Knowledge Forum. He worked with multiple industry leaders such as American Express, General Motors, Google, Havas, Intel, Kantar Media, LVMH, Nielsen, NPD Group, and WPP, among others, and has been an expert witness. Yakov holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley, and S.M. in Operations Research from MIT. Before joining Northeastern University, Yakov was a marketing professor at INSEAD and visiting faculty at the Wharton School.