Rooven Pakkiri is a seasoned Social Business Consultant and Digital Evangelist at KM Institute in the UK. With a rich background from the dot-com era, Rooven specializes in the intersection of society, technology, and business. He is a prominent instructor for the Certified Knowledge Manager (CKM) program, guiding professionals worldwide.

Rooven is also a sought-after speaker, having presented at various conferences, including the “KM, Information and Data; State of the Art Convergence” event in London. His insights into knowledge management and digital transformation make him a valuable asset to the KM community.

Tim Brady is the CEO of Colligo, a leading provider of intelligent Email Management software solutions. With a background in technology in the financial services and capital markets industry, Tim is passionate about bringing information governance and compliance to regulated organizations.

Colligo’s software differentiates itself by seamlesslyintegrating with Microsoft 365 apps like Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, and Office Apps, allowing users to capture, tag, and manage content directly within thesefamiliar environments. This unique approach ensures compliance, enhances collaboration, and boosts productivity for over 5,000 organizations globally.

When not building Colligo, Tim is an avid runner, cyclist, golfer and father.

Barry Byrne is a visionary in the field of Knowledge Management. As the Global Head of Knowledge Management Strategy at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, he has been instrumental in shaping the company’s approach to leveraging information for innovation and efficiency.

His journey to this role is marked by a distinguished tenure with the Irish Defence Forces, where he led an award-winning Knowledge Management program. Barry’s expertise and leadership culminated in the successful hosting of the first Knowledge Summit Dublin in June this year, a landmark event in the global Knowledge Management community.

Vanessa Liu is a powerhouse in the world of technology and innovation. With over 25 years of experience, she has a storied career as a serial founder, operator, strategist, and investor. Vanessa’s journey began at McKinsey & Company, spanning across continents from Amsterdam to New York. She later became the Vice President of SAP.iO North America, accelerating 87 enterprise software startups.

Today, as the CEO of Sugarwork, Vanessa is at the forefront of harnessing AI to capture and operationalize tacit knowledge, revolutionizing how companies preserve and utilize their intellectual capital.

In this episode we're giving you a special edition, with two of the many great participants from Knowledge Summit Dublin, earlier this month.

Dawn Brushammar and myself, Rebecka Isaksson, enjoyed a Fika with Stuart French, Executive Manager KM at Energy Safe Victoria (Melbourne Australia) and Gabriel Karawani Co-Founder & Director at ClearPeople Ltd. (London, UK).

We discussed what we found so energising and valuable at this one-of-a-kind and inaugural Knowledge Management conference!

Cai Kjaer is the CEO and Co-founder of Swoop Analytics, a company specializing in digital workplace analytics. With a background as a tax-lawyer, Cai transitioned into roles in Knowledge Management and collaboration, eventually co-founding Swoop to deliver social network analysis projects globally.

He is also recognized for his contributions to corporate communication and collaboration, with Swoop providing insights through data from platforms like Microsoft 365 and Workplace from Meta.

Please join me and Dan Holme, as we have a Swedish fika and ponder on some of the hottest topics right now in the wonderous world of Knowledge Management: Grounding tacit knowledge in the explicit, why and how AI is completely changing the knowledge landscape, and why keeping humans in the (knowledge) loop is key to success.

And of course, we may be getting a few hints abouts what's hot and coming soon, in Viva Engage, as well!

This episode was recorded live at the Irving Convention Center in Dallas TX, during the North American Cloud & Collaboration summit, on April 10, 2024.

On Monday we'll release the first episode of our new podcast: Knowledge Fika!

Here's a bite-sized taste of what me and Dan Holme chatted about, when we shared a "dammusgare" and talked about AI, Knowledge Management & Viva Engage, in Dallas (TX) a few weeks ago.

The first Episode will be available on Monday, May 6, at 1:00 pm (CET) - on Spotify!