Spring Tech Fest 2021

Bard Papegaaij is a former Researcher VP at Gartner. He is now a corporate facilitator, coach, mentor, and public speaker with over 35 years of experience in IT and business - and with experience as Enterprise Architect. From AI and ML research in the mid-1980s via Enterprise Architecture and Portfolio Management in the 1990s to Change Management, Soft Skills for IT-professionals, Leadership Development, and Organisational Culture, his focus has always been on the human side of technology and business.

Adrian Jones is Group Head of IT Strategy, Innovation, and Architecture at SYNLAB International GmbH. He is a highly experienced IT professional with over 30 years of experience across Software Development, Data and Application Integration, Business Intelligence and Analytics, Information Management Strategy, Digital Transformation, and Enterprise Architecture, primarily in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.

Erik Bakstad is CEO and Co-founder at Ardoq. Through his 12-year professional career as a developer, SaaS product architect, technology evangelist, product leader, and eventually CEO, he has gained deep and broad experience in business and technology.

Ian Stendera is the VP of Product at Ardoq. He is committed to working closely with Enterprise Architecture teams and leaders to ensure they see through the objectives of their initiatives.

Ed is Ardoq's Enterprise Architecture Product Strategist. With over 15 years of experience in the industry, Ed is at the forefront of driving innovation in the company, and has a strong belief that for EA to control Digital, it must be Digital.

Jason has broad experience working on IT and business interfaces and has worked with architecture for over 25 years. During that time, he’s held roles within software architecture, EA consultancy, and as chief architect in a national telecom company.