Meet our expert speakers
Anjela Ubogu, Account Director, Northdoor
Anjela from Northdoor has an impressive and extensive background in the Information Technology industry, with a track record spanning over three decades. Her journey commenced as a Technical Engineer in Australia and has evolved into a distinguished career encompassing pivotal roles in Project Management and Account Management over the past two decades. Her remarkable ability to cultivate robust and enduring working relationships sets Anjela apart. These connections span a diverse spectrum, including satisfied customers, major corporations, prominent IT manufacturers, and esteemed technology partners. Her extensive experience and dedication to fostering partnerships make Anjela an invaluable asset in the world of Information Technology.
Ronny Kerkhofs, Data & AI Executive, Europe, Middle East and Africa, IBM
Ronny is the principal of the IBM EMEA, Data&AI Segment, and he currently runs the EMEA Data Segment Business within IBM Technology – Data&AI. As an international business leader with consistent, proven results leading the unit, Ronny has held this position for over a decade. He successfully leads the overall segment businesses in ‘data’ (database, datastores, data warehouse, big data, data lake house) portfolio with product brands like Db2, Netezza, Informix, watsonx, as well as the IBM OEM products like MongoDB, Cloudera, PostrgesEDB, Singlestore e.a. for distributed platforms, zSeries as well as on multi-clouds (AWS,Azure, IBM Cloud) offerings.
With over 32 years of passion for this business, a long history and experience in various technical, sales and senior leadership roles within the software and digital appliances industry, primarily at IBM, Informix and Eastman Kodak, Ronny has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the ‘Data ’ domain. He focuses relentlessly on delivering strong client value by demonstrating enhanced business outcomes through leveraging data, information and analytics to improve decision-making. He has a strong background in leading geo and sales teams in Benelux, Europe and EMEA, again in Data, Analytics and Hybrid Cloud.
AJ Thompson is the Chief Commercial Officer at Northdoor plc.
Joining in 1997, AJ is responsible for Northdoor’s commercial strategy, has built a successful sales team, delivered to major clients and managed relationships with key partners such as IBM and Microsoft. His passion for ensuring customers get the very best possible service has ensured Northdoor has remained a market leader. He is also considered an industry thought leader, providing commentary and advice on a number of subject areas, including data, cyber security, cloud computing, supply chain security and regulatory compliance, amongst other areas. He is regularly quoted in the press and is a trusted source for unbiased, expert comment. AJ is a member of IBM’s Worldwide Security Advisory Council, focusing on data access and data security
