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The Greatest minds in IT speak at Citrus Events
IT Thought leaders from some of the largest companies in the world, emerging technology innovators as well as leading academics in ICT showcase at our events. Our philosophy is sharing is caring amongst our community.
If you feel like you might meet the criteria to speak at our events then please submit your details below.

Our Nordic Speakers

Richad van Der Meer
Regional VP and CIO
Nissan
Nissan

Pete Nieminen
CIO
Kempower
Kempower

Fredrik Ohlsson
Vice President of IT
Northvolt
Northvolt

Tomi Dahlberg
Senior Advisor
State Treasury of Finland
State Treasury of Finland

Mikael Larsson
Chief Digital Officer
Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks

Erik Burow
Director IT and Digital Services
Vattenfall
Vattenfall

Petra Alund
Head of Technology
SEB
SEB

Hanne Hansen
CISO
Energinet
Energinet

Stephan Erne
Chief Digital Officer
Handelsbanken
Handelsbanken

Lars Lindsköld
Regional Development Officer
VG Region
VG Region

Malin persson
CIO
Apotek Hjärtat
Apotek Hjärtat

Jesper Hagberg
CIO
Jula AB
Jula AB

Dr. Gerald Pfeifer
CTO
SUSE
SUSE

Pär Wahlander
Head of Digital and Development
Sweco
Sweco

Martin Fennrup
Group CIO
MAX Burgers
MAX Burgers

Markus Küchler
Head of Global IT Security
Epiroc
Epiroc

Sofia Nord
Global VP Technology
IKEA
IKEA

Morten Christensen
Senior Manager Manufacturing IT Support
Velux
Velux

Tobias Kilga
Head of Corporate Information Technology
MED-EL
MED-EL

Richard Staynings
Chief Security Strategist
Cylera
Cylera

Henrik Hilberts
Partner
EY (Ernst&Young)
EY (Ernst&Young)

Erik Johansson
Sales Director Nordics
Claroty
Claroty

Oliver Keizers
AVP EMEA Central
Semperis
Semperis

Mitko Capanov
Chief Medical information Officer
Region Kronoberg
Region Kronoberg

Göran Kördel
CIO
Boliden
Boliden

Richad van Der Meer
Regional VP and CIO
Nissan
Nissan

Pete Nieminen
CIO
Kempower
Kempower

Fredrik Ohlsson
Vice President of IT
Northvolt
Northvolt

Tomi Dahlberg
Senior Advisor
State Treasury of Finland
State Treasury of Finland

Mikael Larsson
Chief Digital Officer
Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks

Erik Burow
Director IT and Digital Services
Vattenfall
Vattenfall

Petra Alund
Head of Technology
SEB
SEB

Hanne Hansen
CISO
Energinet
Energinet

Stephan Erne
Chief Digital Officer
Handelsbanken
Handelsbanken

Lars Lindsköld
Regional Development Officer
VG Region
VG Region

Malin persson
CIO
Apotek Hjärtat
Apotek Hjärtat

Jesper Hagberg
CIO
Jula AB
Jula AB

Dr. Gerald Pfeifer
CTO
SUSE
SUSE

Pär Wahlander
Head of Digital and Development
Sweco
Sweco

Martin Fennrup
Group CIO
MAX Burgers
MAX Burgers

Markus Küchler
Head of Global IT Security
Epiroc
Epiroc

Sofia Nord
Global VP Technology
IKEA
IKEA

Morten Christensen
Senior Manager Manufacturing IT Support
Velux
Velux

Tobias Kilga
Head of Corporate Information Technology
MED-EL
MED-EL

Richard Staynings
Chief Security Strategist
Cylera
Cylera

Henrik Hilberts
Partner
EY (Ernst&Young)
EY (Ernst&Young)

Erik Johansson
Sales Director Nordics
Claroty
Claroty

Oliver Keizers
AVP EMEA Central
Semperis
Semperis

Mitko Capanov
Chief Medical information Officer
Region Kronoberg
Region Kronoberg

Göran Kördel
CIO
Boliden
Boliden
Our UK & Ireland Speakers

Charles Forte
Director General CIO
UK Ministry of Defence
UK Ministry of Defence

Megan Cooper
Chief Product Officer
Barclays
Barclays

Andy Smith
Chief Information Officer
UCL
UCL

Sanjeevan Bala
Group Chief Data & AI Officer
ITV
ITV

Michael Hill
Chief Digital Information Officer
UK Cabinet Office
UK Cabinet Office

Zakki Ghauri
Director - Digital & IT City of London Corporation

Christine H. Ashton
Chief Information Officer
SUSE
SUSE

Nicholas McQuire
Director of Product Management, Strategic Missions and Technologies
Microsoft
Microsoft

Barry Lowry
Irish Government CIO
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Michelle Kearns
Head of IT
Boots Ireland
Boots Ireland

Christopher Blatchford
CTO
Kingfisher
Kingfisher

Phil Scully
VP Digital & EMEA Technology
RS Group plc
RS Group plc

Idriss Selhoum
Head of Technology - Cloud & Infrastructure
Marks and Spencer
Marks and Spencer

Stewart Griffiths
Principal Technical Architect
Oxfordshire County Council
Oxfordshire County Council

Richard Howells
CTO
Imperial College London
Imperial College London

Mal Allerton
CIO & Executive Director
University of Southampton
University of Southampton

Nick Gilbert
CIDO
University of Surrey
University of Surrey

Raja-Saleem Javaid
Chief Information & Transformation Officer
University of Warwick
University of Warwick

Allan Cockriel
Chief Information Officer (CIO) - GF, Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Shell
Shell

Mark Hart
Senior Director UK Enterprise Sales
Commvault
Commvault

Pär Wahlander
Head of Digital and Development
Sweco
Sweco

Victoria Higgin
Group Chief Digital & Information Officer
CityFibre
CityFibre

Richard Staynings
Chief Security Strategist
Cylera
Cylera

Rasha Elkhalili
Chief Technology and Information Officer
Spire Healthcare
Spire Healthcare

Dr Penny Kechagioglou
Chief Clinical Information Officer & Deputy Chief Medical Officer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Our Middle East Speakers

Mario Foster
Group Chief Information Officer - Al Ghurair Group

Saqib Chaudhry
Chief information officer
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH)
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH)

Linoy Kidd
GBM MENAT CIO - HSBC

Amit Varma
Group Chief Platform Officer - Emirates NBD

Himanshu Puri
Head Of Information Technology (CIO) - King's College Hospital London – UAE

Ali Abdulla Alsadadi
Chief of Information Technology - Ministry of Oil and Environment Bahrain

Hendus Venter
Group Chief Information Officer - Jubaili Bros

Maria Vovchok
Ambassador -
FINNOVASIA
FINNOVASIA

Ahmad Yahya
Chief Information Officer - American Hospital Dubai

Taha Tkito
Chief Information Officer Americana Foods

Dr. Mustafa Hasan Qurban
Director ICT & Consultant - King Fahad Military Medical Complex

Yahyah Pandor
CIDO - Chief Information & Digital Officer - Fine Hygienic Holding

Srinivasan Sampath
Acting Group Chief Technology Officer
First Abu Dhabi Bank
First Abu Dhabi Bank

Darweesh Al-Buainain
Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP)

Tamer Hamed
Chief Information Officer Dubai Cable Company

George Atef Messiha
Chief Information Officer - Emaar Misr

Imran Kannuti
Head, Operations Digitalization & Transformation
Banque Misr

Soheyl Kadjani
Chief Digital Officer
Rabobank

Mustafa Egilmezbilek
CIO
SunExpress

Ibrahim Abuawwad
Vice President Information Technology
Mitsui E&P Middle East B.V.

Mario Foster
Group Chief Information Officer - Al Ghurair Group

Saqib Chaudhry
Chief information officer
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH)
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH)

Linoy Kidd
GBM MENAT CIO - HSBC

Amit Varma
Group Chief Platform Officer - Emirates NBD

Himanshu Puri
Head Of Information Technology (CIO) - King's College Hospital London – UAE

Ali Abdulla Alsadadi
Chief of Information Technology - Ministry of Oil and Environment Bahrain

Hendus Venter
Group Chief Information Officer - Jubaili Bros

Maria Vovchok
Ambassador -
FINNOVASIA
FINNOVASIA

Ahmad Yahya
Chief Information Officer - American Hospital Dubai

Taha Tkito
Chief Information Officer Americana Foods

Dr. Mustafa Hasan Qurban
Director ICT & Consultant - King Fahad Military Medical Complex

Yahyah Pandor
CIDO - Chief Information & Digital Officer - Fine Hygienic Holding

Srinivasan Sampath
Acting Group Chief Technology Officer
First Abu Dhabi Bank
First Abu Dhabi Bank

Darweesh Al-Buainain
Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP)

Tamer Hamed
Chief Information Officer Dubai Cable Company

George Atef Messiha
Chief Information Officer - Emaar Misr

Imran Kannuti
Head, Operations Digitalization & Transformation
Banque Misr

Soheyl Kadjani
Chief Digital Officer
Rabobank

Mustafa Egilmezbilek
CIO
SunExpress

Ibrahim Abuawwad
Vice President Information Technology
Mitsui E&P Middle East B.V.
Our Benelux Speakers
Our Scottish Speakers


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