India Agile Awards 2021

Oana's over 15 years of experience in Software Development and System Management led her choice to Agile, as the most effective approach for 21st century leading organizations focused on quality products creation that matter . She recently embraced the entrepreneurship path by founding cOemerge a company that helps its clients embrace Agility and build product that matters through Lean Startup.

Oana acts as Agile Transformation facilitator , using Creative Solution Definition, and train and coach Agile teams (from core Business to Software development and support services) to adopt the most adapted set of practices, from Scrum to Kanban and Lean improvement techniques. A key focus is supporting organizations to acquire Product Ownership driven by User Value and align teams(exploring User Experience) mission to enterprise mission. In her former position as Program Director , Oana helped teams build an Agile Program portfolio become Agile.

In the specific context of Eurosport, where the world of media combined to the world of sport requires that Software Development activities are highly adaptive and committed to usable results, Oana held the CIO position between 2006 and 2007, she had her first reflections about XP, SCRUM and LEAN.

Oana also participates actively in Agile French and International Community, as she strongly believes that connected knowledge is a value generator. She is a frequent speaker in different Agile French and International conferences and help reinforce collaboration in the Agile and Lean community by being present as an ALE2011 Member of the Organision Team - Programme Sofa & Vision Sofa , a member of the Agile Tour Board since 2009.

She's also an Innovation@Games Trained Facilitator since 2009 and developed an original approach to define products in a Lean Startup way, called Test Driven Business http://oanasagile.blogspot.fr/2012/11/test-driven-business-featuring-lean.html

Ton Dobbe is the author of The Remarkable Effect, a strategic product marketing expert and recognized global influencer on marketing, AI and Innovation.

With over twenty-nine years of experience in enterprise business software, he advises, consults, and speaks with tech-entrepreneurs-on-a-mission (start-ups to Fortune 500) to deliver the change they seek to make in the world in the most remarkable and impactful way.

He hosts the weekly Value Inspiration podcast, with the sole purpose of sharing compelling stories of the value we can unlock when technology and people blend in the right way.

Greg Verdino is a highly regarded authority on “the digital now.” He is known for his uncanny ability to forecast trends, spot the difference between fads and the future, and empower organizations to thrive in the face of exponential change.

Greg’s perspectives have been shaped by 30 years spent working at the forefront of change, during which time he has advised hundreds of organizations including more than 50 of the Fortune 500; has served in senior leadership positions at a half-dozen technology start-ups; and has launched innovative products, lines of business, and divisions from within traditional companies. Through his work speaking, writing and consulting on digital strategy and business transformation, he helps leaders build thriving, future-ready companies.

Previously, he was executive vice president at social business firm Dachis Group (now Sprinklr), where he helped clients like BIC, Citibank, Fidelity, GE, Michaels Stores, Nestle and others plan and pursue their transformation strategies. He joined Dachis Group through its acquisition of crayon, the social media consultancy at which he served as chief strategy officer and in which he was the second largest shareholder. Before that, he led digital innovation for Digitas, and served in media, marketing, sales and general management roles at ROO Group (now Piksel), Akamai Technologies, Arbitron, Wunderman, and Saatchi & Saatchi.

Greg is the author of Never Normal: Uncommon Ideas, Unpopular Opinions and Hot Takes for Leaders Who Won't Settle for the Status Quo (2020) and microMARKETING: Get Big Results by Thinking and Acting Small. As the co-creator of The Adapt Manifesto, Greg is leading a movement to align leaders around a core set of principles that help organizations reliably and repeatedly adapt to the changing environment in which they operate. Throughout his career, he has served as a go-to expert for a wide range of media outlets including Bloomberg Business, CNN, eMarketer, the New York Times, Raconteur and the Wall Street Journal. He is a professional member of the National Speakers Association who has spoken at hundreds of corporate and association events throughout the real world and everywhere online.

He lives on Long Island with his family and the world’s most disobedient cat.

On the surface, Kimberly Ficklin had a big, fancy, corporate job, coworkers she cared about, and a cushy life.

Inside, her body was silently screaming. Kimberly’s jokes about being “allergic to all the craziness at work,” were closer to the truth than she could imagine.

After endless doctor visits, hospitalizations, and prescriptions failed her, Kimberly put her Agile experience to work. Taking a holistic approach, Kimberly investigated the roots of her illness.

Like many others, she had been poisoned- by a toxic, stressful, abusive work life.

Within six months of making lifestyle changes, Kimberly was healed, and went to work advocating for others.

Kimberly launched The Happy Healthy Workplace Podcast and became the world’s first and only Workplace Well-being SCRUM Master.

Kimberly has earned recognition from Thinkers360 such as Top 50 Global Thought Leaders & Influencers on Agile, #1 Top Thought Leader and Influencer on Health and Wellness, and 150 Women B2B Thought Leaders to follow in 2021.

It is Kimberly’s great pleasure to work with companies to design inclusive (and fun!) programs to overcome symptoms of workplace unwellness, and reach their own happiest, healthiest potential.