AGILE AMSTERDAM 2019

September 25-27

Tobacco Theater

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!

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.

Critical roles are often forgotten in Lean-Agile transformations, like (Business) controllers. We're not always as inclusive as we should be. This anti-pattern leads to less robust systems. Systems that might not hold in the next economic recession.

Andres is pointing out a threat to any agile transformation. But Andres is also offering a solution. His topic contributes directly to the theme of this year's conference. How to protect, sustain and further grow your agile practice.

Ndres inspired/trained hundreds of controllers/auditors, defining new ways to create grip in the Agile workspace and implementing Agile performance measurement (KPI's & Transformation Dashboards).

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.

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.