Coaching executives and teams since 2006, DANIEL MEZICK is a ScrumAtScale Trainer, an expert on business agility, and an author of three books on organizational change. A frequent keynote speaker at industry conferences, Daniel’s list of clients include Capital One, INTUIT, Adobe, CIGNA, Pitney Bowes, SIEMENS Healthcare, Harvard, and dozens of smaller enterprises.

His first pioneering work on culture was published in 2012. THE CULTURE GAME described 16 specific patterns that extend Agile ideas across the organization, beyond software. In 2014 he built upon those patterns and formulated the OpenSpace Agility method. “OSA” is a flexible template and engagement model for enabling lasting change in your organization. Daniel is the primary author of the OPEN SPACE AGILITY HANDBOOK , published in 2015 with several co-authors. In 2018 Daniel co-authored INVITING LEADERSHIP: Invitation-Based Change in the New World or Work™. Upon publication, this book reached #1 on the Amazon bestseller list in the Organizational Learning category.

In June 2019 we can expect Jurriaan's first book 'Formule X - Hoe zorg je voor extreme versnelling in je organisatie'. This book is written together with Rini van Solingen, who we got to know best from his legendary book 'The power of Scrum'. The first publication is in Dutch; English is expected soon there-after. Jurriaan's talk on Wednesday evening will of course be in English.

So in effect, when attending Agile Amsterdam 2019, you will be one of the first ones to learn from their key insights.

As a courtesy of Agile Amsterdam 2019, you can expect a Raffle as soon as the book is published!

Patricia Kong is the Product Owner of the Scrum.org enterprise solutions program which includes the Nexus Framework, Evidence-Based Management, Scrum Studio and Scrum Development Kit. She also created and launched the Scrum.org Partners in Principle Program.

Finding what makes people tick is the operative term when wanting to change culture and behaviour. It's what I believe makes that you can go from doing Agile to being Agile. Michelle is currently part of the transformation of VodafoneZiggo towards an Agile culture.

Teun has a lot of experience in complex companies with many different brands and platforms. He combines this with a great passion to bring people together around challenging goals.

According to Teun: 'De Persgroep is really a fascinating story, in the midst of a major digital transformation in the media world, growing both autonomously and through acquisitions, and really far with agile works and culture'.

Teun will share his exciting experience at Agile Amsterdam 2019.

Henk van der Schuur is a leader in software product development. Currently, he works at Schuberg Philis, a company with no managers and full self-organization.

Henk is passionate about topics such as agile software production, continuous delivery, DevOps, and the cultural, organizational and technological changes associated with these approaches.
 

In his talk, Henk will share insights and lessons learned from executing an agile, value-based contract: Schuberg Philis completely rewrote their outsourcing contracts for incremental software value delivery. A huge step forward in finding the balance between predictability, change and value for money.

I'm on a mission to revolutionise & humanise the way we work. As an agility coach, I focus on the Human Development of People in organisations. Especially when facing rapid-change. I work with individuals & teams to strengthen their capacity for change and maximise effectiveness. I align with trail-blazing organisations, who genuinely care about the products they build. And the people that build them.

At the bank Westpac New Zealand Limited, I am supporting the growth and development of awesome Agile Coaches.

Andres made his share of mistakes when launching ARTs/Tribes, from Boston to Sydney and Oslo to Athens.

According to Andres, the tendency is to look though ‘kumbaya-glasses’, when adopting Agile. Harmony is essential indeed. However, fact-based feedback is also very Agile! If done right, KPIs create a fundament of Trust, the cornerstone of long-term success.

Andres points out a threat to any agile transformation. And offers a solution as well. His topic contributes to the conference-theme on how to protect, sustain and further grow your agile practice.

Helping teams collaborate effectively to deliver impactful products since 2009, Arthur von Kriegenbergh is a freelance Agile Coach and Design Sprint facilitator.

Arthur facilitated Design Sprints for organisations including De Consumentenbond (Dutch Consumer Association), BMW, and ING. Also, he ran Design Sprints with 200 high school students at the same time.

Complementing his four-week online training on becoming a Design Sprint facilitator yourself, Arthur offers a Master Class on Design Sprints on Friday, September 27th.

When you make people feel that their current reality is unbearable, this is the moment that gives you an opportunity to create real change.

I believe that every day is an opportunity to do something extraordinary.

My mission is to transform Amdocs, the biggest telecommunication software provider, An organization with over 27,000 employees spread over 85 countries.

Barry is the co-founder of The Liberators, a company that liberates organisations from outdated
modes of working and learning. Bringing in fresh energy and creativity, Barry creates space for
everyone to be involved in shaping the future and making a positive impact. Barry is a
Professional Scrum Trainer and course steward at Scrum.org. Barry shares his insights by
providing training, facilitating workshops, speaking at conferences and writing blog posts. Barry
speaks fluently Dutch & English. However, when working with groups, he enjoys using the
language of Liberating Structures the most.

Christiaan enjoys igniting positive change in teams and organisations. It is his strong belief that
people should be empowered to drive change themselves, rather than being told by
management or consultants how to change. Always aiming a bit too high, his mission is to
liberate the world from dehumanizing and demotivating workplaces by helping organizations
find better ways to tap into the creativity, the intelligence and the wisdom of people. He is a
Professional Scrum Trainer and course steward at Scrum.org, avid writer and loves using
Liberating Structures when working with groups. He is also quite a nerd.

• Leader of the Severstal Agile transformation
• Managing an Agile centre of expertise, Severstal Start-up Acceleration Program (‘SteelTech’) and multiple projects in process and product innovations.
• For more than 10 years has been engaged in project activities to improve operational efficiency and to introduce Lean production in mechanical engineering industry.
• MBA General Management program at the Stockholm School of Economics.

• Supporting the top team in major changes in company’s strategy and operating model
• Critical friend’ on value agenda, agile, corporate culture and talent development
• Led a multiple projects in strategy consulting and automotive industry
• Professional interests include change management, business model innovations, agile, talent management
• MBA at Alliance Manchester Business School, PhD in political science

Jan is Project Coordinator for Future Products & Innovation Facilitator Manager at Roche. Together with Rico Gessner, he is part of the team tasked with transforming the swiss affiliate into an agile organisation. Experiencing agile methodologies with the teams in concrete business examples is key to prompt a mindset change. By giving the example of Roche's swiss affiliate agile transformation journey, both can outline how to start a transformation with more than 160 people.

Rico is Product Manager & Innovation Facilitator Manager at Roche. Together with Jan Zerkowski, he is part of the team tasked with transforming the swiss affiliate into an agile organisation. Experiencing agile methodologies with the teams in concrete business examples is key to prompt a mindset change. By giving the example of Roche's swiss affiliate agile transformation journey, both can outline how to start a transformation with more than 160 people.

Joris and his team are responsible for 1 million Dutch mortgages at Rabobank.

He is leading a transformation to become fully 'busdevops', which is a process of constant experimentation and learning, with ups and downs. His dream is to grow the teams to become fully autonomous, responsible and capable of solving complex problems.

Sebastian is a senior management consultant at Volkswagen Consulting – the internal management consultancy of the Volkswagen Group.

His focus is on strategy development, transformation and efficiency improvement. Moreover Sebastian has an in-depth expertise in business model innovation, production and logistic concepts and agile working methods.

Over the past 5 years, Paul has been closely involved in the implementation of company-wide ‘agile transformations’ at ING Bank, TomTom and kickstarting the of agile working in various fields at several leading German automotive brands, such as Volkswagen.

Together with Joe Justice, Paul is also the world’s first proven expert and trainer in Extreme Engineering and Scrum in Hardware. This method, based on Lean and Agile, helps companies to quickly find and implement new technology and production processes.

Let’s take a strategic look: how do we prepare our next generation to flourish in the Agile company. It is about the school boards, the teachers and the students.

What does the agile finance function look like? To serve an agile business, an agile finance function needs to develop and offer new skills. In addition to the traditional accountant’s skill set, critical thinking, relationship building, and understanding of the business model, advanced analytical skills are required. Let's explore Agility in the Finance function; discuss budgeting, ROI and much more.

Agile, in the marketing context, means using data and analytics to continuously source promising opportunities or solutions to problems in real time, deploying tests quickly, evaluating the results, and rapidly iterating. At scale, a high-functioning agile marketing organization can run hundreds of campaigns simultaneously and multiple new ideas every week. Let's discuss!

Can HR Become Agile? After conducting 2 successful 'Agile in HR' lean coffee sessions, a third was requested. Continue with us in exploring Agility within the HR function. What are the different roles that HR may play within an organization?