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Jort de Vries is a scholar, researching the integration of knowledge in Marine Spatial Planning policy and maritime development for his PhD at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Jort also works as an advisor at Deltares, a Dutch company at the forefront of knowledge production concerning coastal, water, maritime and general delta management. Jort just published the first paper of his PhD titled "making knowledge matter, understanding and improving knowledge integration in Dutch marine spatial planning policy" which can be accessed with the following link: https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0964-5691(23)00453-2 Jort recommends the following book, which demonstrates how spatial planning, when integrated with knowledge and interests from all relevant stakeholders leads to valuable, efficient and healthy spaces for communities, whereas the opposite can lead to segregation, crime and general dissatisfaction: "The life and death of Great American cities. by Jane Jacobs" A book which demonstrates the Dutch way of looking at space is: "environmental planning in the Netherlands, Too good to be true". by Gert de Roo. Finally, if anyone is interested in the kind of research programs Jort is involved with when it comes to informing Marine Spatial Planning and Offshore Wind Farm policy, the following video provides an overview of current efforts: https://www.nwo.nl/en/cases/what-is-the-environmental-impact-of-wind-farms-in-the-north-sea

Jamie Muskopf, D.S.W. (she/her/'o ia) enjoys a career in knowledge and information strategy that often traverses less conventional paths. Dr. Muskopf has more than 20 years of executive leadership and consulting experience in the fields of technology and knowledge strategy and is currently the Director of Technical Assistance, Learning, and Knowledge Management at Lux Consulting Group. In 2020 she earned a Doctor of Social Work, studying Social Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation and holds Master of Science degrees in Information and Knowledge Strategy from Columbia University and Information Systems from Hawai’i Pacific University. She enthusiastically brings the Science of Social Work into how she teaches and applies the principles of knowledge strategy and has worked with organizations like Nike, Microsoft, the USDA, the United States Navy, and Department of Defense. Dr. Muskopf is proud to be Native Hawaiian and an active-duty Navy submarine officer’s spouse and serves as a subject matter expert for The Rosie Network's Service to CEO program for military spouses and veterans. She is President of the Board of Directors for Ho’ola Veteran Services (Ho’ola Farms) and She is trained in Building Resilience through Trauma-Informed Practices in Higher Education, is certified in Adult Mental Health First Aid in the US and is an ETS Sponsor trained to assist individuals transitioning out of military service. Dr. Muskopf is a Certified Facilitator of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method which she uses to help students and clients share tacit knowledge in 3D.

Senior Business Manager / Director with broad global experience across a range of industries from energy to finance to software to government to information and knowledge management. Business developer, coach, mentor, project director and practitioner able to deal at all levels of organizations. Proficient in turning around under-performing businesses and helping people to realize their potential. I enjoy helping organizations to improve the way they work and to equip people to make better decisions. My background is financial yet eclectic: I spent 25 years in the City as Senior Manager at Saudi International Bank and as a Vice President at Zurich Reinsurance. I was an early pioneer of intranets in the mid 90's, one of the first 'knowledge managers'​ in the city of London In 1998 I embarked on a portfolio career that encompassed, consultancy, coaching and pro bono charitable work. During that time, I have been Strategy & Business Advisor to the CEO of a dotcom software organization (Sopheon PLC) for 3 years, Information & Knowledge Advisor to the CEO of a leading reinsurance broker (BMS Group) for 7 years and Managing Partner of a successful consulting organization, Sparknow LLP from 2008-2012. In 2014 I was a founding Trustee of PlanZheroes a UK Charity. In 2017 I was invited to become Knowledge & Information Management Ambassador for The Chartered Institute of Libraries & Information Professionals (CILIP) a Charitable organization to help further the global cause of the KM profession through the development of a Chartership Accreditation Programme. From January 2020 I was appointed President Elect. I’ve worked for clients in the energy, industrial, government, development and transport sectors leading assignments in Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe and Middle East. Diplomacy intrigues me. I am a member of the Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House) and of the Institute of Directors. I am an author, I run Masterclasses and speak at international events on information and knowledge management. A member of the British Standards Institute KM Standards Committee (KMS/1), I was also a visiting lecturer on Brighton University's MBA on Knowledge & Innovation. I’ve been the Chairman of a golf club and the Manager of a football club both of which taught me the need for effective stakeholder engagement at a young age. https://www.knowledgeetal.com/?p=3512 The future cannot be known, it can only be imagined. A collaborative valedictory | knowledge et al A collaborative valedictory Paul Corney

Apryl serves as the Chief of Events for Pioneer Knowledge Services and is a highly organized and results driven problem solver with extensive Knowledge Management, Quality and Compliance Management experience in multiple regulated industries. She is dedicated to the discovery and creation of knowledge, building highly skilled people in the organization, and maintenance of knowledge resources. Practiced in design, development, & deployment of computerized systems to aid in processes and improve efficiency. Passionate in the art of training and knowledge retention. Strong operations professional with a knowledge of quality systems, manufacturing, and supply chain. Bachelor of Science focused in Biology from Westminster College. Master of Science in Knowledge Management from Kent State University.

Maggie Starkey is an accomplished Knowledge Management Specialist with 10+ years of distinguished performance in multiple roles in the manufacturing industry. She is an innovator who seeks out opportunities for improvements and implements new ideas to make a positive difference for her colleagues at Kraton Corporation. In 2020, she found her passion for knowledge management after seeing the vast amount of knowledge being lost at Kraton and became the key player in the creation and implementation of the Knowledge Management program. She holds an associate degree in business management and a BS in Public Relations and Marketing and a MS in Knowledge Management. Among her vast knowledge from experience and higher education, she regularly attends conferences and trainings to continually be a great leader, expert in knowledge management and other key areas that tie directly to KM. She is a change agent for Kraton, continually developing and implementing new tools and mechanisms to improve work processes and share knowledge across the R&D organization she represents at Kraton. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling with her boyfriend, playing with her dog, Bella, and cooking. Sponsor of this podcast Website https://www.simcorp.com

Leila is a strategist and educator in the field of digital transformation and marketing strategy. She has been recognized for her work in leading digital transformation initiatives, developing successful marketing strategies, and driving innovation and growth in highly competitive markets across Europe. Over the past 10 years she created and developed a new business strategy, called "The Strategy of Kindness" with the objective of "bringing businesses with purpose together". Leila's strategy of Kindness is about creating a culture of positivity and trust where businesses can come together with a shared purpose. In addition to her professional experience, Leila is also a professor of new business models in the Master's Degree in Industry 4.0 and of Marketing Management in the Master's Degree in Organizational Engineering, Project and Business Management at Universidad Europea Madrid. She holds two PhDs, one in Economics and Business from the European University of Madrid in 2016, and a second doctorate in Communication, from the University of Malaga in 2022. She researches and publishes on topics such as digital transformation, strategic management, marketing, and sustainable business models and serves as a mentor for young professionals and students pursuing careers in technology and business. Article about the Strategy of Kindness: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/embracing-strategy-kindness-driving-digital-value-lunguleac-bardasuc%3FtrackingId=YAJSMBreRAy6NnkkVNszZQ%253D%253D/?trackingId=YAJSMBreRAy6NnkkVNszZQ%3D%3D What is industry 4.0 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution? | McKinsey #StrategyOfKindness Resource about Six Thinking Hats Book by Edward de Bono Six Thinking Hats® - Looking at a Decision in Different Ways (mindtools.com)

Dawn is proud to be building Knowledge Management capabilities at Implement Consulting Group - a truly unique Danish-born global consulting company. Dawn Brushammar has spent a 25+ year career connecting people to relevant knowledge and information. This includes leading information and knowledge initiatives for leading consulting firms, building databases for an Emmy-winning daytime talk show host, running research services for a major financial services player, and being a librarian at several universities and an environmental and sustainability research institute. She even had an entrepreneurial stint with her own professional organizing and productivity company. Dawn is a data and taxonomy nerd and forever a librarian at heart.

25+ year background in creating and implementing strategies in the trenches with excellent, measurable business results. Designed and implemented GE's KM strategy from 2015-19. Program recognized as one of the best KM implementations across industries. Left GE in early October 2019 - now available for consulting opportunities. Previously designed and implemented the KM strategy at ConocoPhillips, taking the program from last in the industry to the industry leader. Worked closely with the business to document and validate $100s millions in business value. Articles / Materials / Books contributed to in the last several years: Portfolio of 90 KM-related articles (Governance) used for Kent State Course – Designing and Implementing KM in the Workplace 62 online videos (KM Instruction) for the same Kent State Graduate KM Program course Collaborate Smarter, Not Harder – Sloan Management Review (SMR) – September 2019 Knowledge Management in GE – Leading-Edge Communities, KM Cookbook by KM Icons, June 2019 Driving Business impact Through Collaboration Analytics, Connected Commons – May 2019 Investing in Boundary-Spanning Collaboration to Drive Efficiency and Innovation – September 2016 – Organizational Dynamics Critical Knowledge Transfer – Harvard Press – December 2014 Planet BP Lower 48 Article on Business Unit Restructuring – September 2014 Designing Effective Knowledge Networks – MIT Sloan Management Review - September 2013 2004-2013 Sanitized Oil & Gas Company Case Study – October 2013 Book: The New Edge in Knowledge – (featuring the ConocoPhillips story) - 2011 Networking Field Book Chapter on Networks at ConocoPhillips - 2011 Making of OneWiki – an Enterprise-wide encyclopedia of knowledge – Spirit Magazine – November 2010 Harnessing Your Staff's Informal Networks - HBR - February 2010 Facebook for the Enterprise from E&P Magazine July 2009 Collaboration in Big Oil – Harts EP – April 2009

Communication, Knowledge Management, and Project Management consultant. PhD in Information Science (IBICT/UFRJ) with a Master's degree in Communication (UERJ), MBA in Innovation and Strategic Management (HSM Education) and specialization in Project Management (IBMEC), all in Brazil. Open Data Institute Research Fellow - Value of Data Cohort, with a research focused on strategies to encourage organizations to use and share data to address various challenges through the Data Thinking Journey Canvas. Co-creator and facilitator of KMAP Canvas, a knowledge mapping tool that uses a design thinking approach. ROM Knowledgeware Partner in delivering KM projects in Central and South America. Independent researcher, Professor and Master on Business and Knowledge Management (MBKM) Coordinator at the Reference Center for Strategic Intelligence – CRIE, lab for Entrepreneurship and Innovation associated with the Engineering Program of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), in Brazil. Engaged as a Knowledge Management Researcher at the Euvaldo Lodi Institute (IEL) within inovabra, an innovation ecosystem fostering transformative solutions inside and outside Bradesco, a major Brazilian bank. #KM #KnowledgeManagement #TacitKnowledge #Ba #SharingKnowledge #OpenData #Communications #Innovation #ProjectManagement LInks above:https://theodi.org/profile/larriza-thurler/ https://www.kmap.com.br/ Partners | Rom Knowledgeware (kmrom.com) inovabra | Bradesco https://www.crie.ufrj.br/quem-somos/https://lac.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Field%20Office%20Americas/Documentos/Publicaciones/2021/09/REPORTE_GANAR-GANAR_2021_INGLES.pdf https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL895GoS39fCRWtvHBaSgGOfmd_-9P6WuUhttps://miro.com/miroverse/data-thinking-canvas-template/?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=trans-triggered-miroverse-approved-publishedLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrizathurler

With 15+ years of experience, Naureen is a strategic leader dedicated to driving data and AI transformations that enable data and AI centric modernization initiatives, with a strong emphasis on achieving tangible business outcomes and transformational impact for organizations. Her expertise encompasses project management, change management, learning and adoption strategies, strategic communications, and effective stakeholder management. Naureen is also a fervent advocate for Inclusion & Diversity and a champion of data literacy and culture. She holds a Master's Degree from Columbia University in Information & Knowledge Strategy and a Certification in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. Naureen Aziz | Columbia University School of Professional Studies

Denise Carter MSc FCLIP Denise is based in Geneva, Switzerland. Her company DCision Consult, provides research, competitive intelligence and qualitative analysis to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in Switzerland, France, Germany, and the U.S. Before setting up her own business 10 years ago, Denise worked for 15 plus years for a small biopharmaceutical company in Geneva, latterly as part of the global business intelligence team. Prior to that Denise designed and implemented a new global information unit for the company, creating new services and resources. She was awarded a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Award for customer service in 2006. Denise began her career at ICI Chemicals & Polymers in the UK bringing an information service back in-house to support 1000 research chemists. Denise has published multiple articles on different information topics and presented at international conferences. Denise consults as a Senior Analyst for JInfo for Competitive Intelligence projects. She is on the Editorial Board for Business Information Review and conducted four of their annual Business Information Surveys. Denise is currently serving on the Board of the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP). She also serves on CILIP’s Knowledge & Information Management (K&IM) special interest group committee. When she finished her library degree at Aberystwyth/University of Wales (in the time before the internet), Denise really wanted to be a human “Google” working in the reference department of a public library, but somehow got side-tracked into information management in industry and she has loved every second. But… rooting out that obscure but relevant piece of data for a customer still gives her a buzz. Denise.carter@dcisionconsult.com www.dcisionconsult.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-compintell/

Dr. Moria Levy is one of the foremost thought leaders driving the knowledge management discipline forward. In 1998, Dr. Levy established ROM Knowledgeware, a firm specializing in KM. ROM turned out to be one of the biggest KM firms worldwide, nowadays with 40 employees daily serving KM organizations worldwide. Moria didn’t settle for owning and leading a big KM firm, exceptional in its size in this evolving market. She pushed forward to develop new methodologies addressing intranets, lessons learned, knowledge retention, collaborative knowledge development, and more. These methodologies, based on fieldwork, were later the basis for her research papers and books, having nowadays over 1,000 citations. In 2017 Moria Levy was included in the Journal Impact Factor of Thomson Reuters. ​Dr. Levy led the first worldwide initiative of a KM standard: the Israeli KM standard SII25006. This standard was published In 2012 and was the foundation on which KM in Israel later developed. In 2015 she was chosen by the International Standards Organization (ISO) to lead a global experts team in developing a KM standard. This resulted in ISO30401 – Knowledge management systems an agreed upon comprehensive compass for knowledge management excellence. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtUccSCFMDzVh1D0pS143uh7Jk1rl893U #knowledgemanagement #knowledgeretention #KiSure #ISO30401 #KMGN

Aaron is the owner of ClockworkWP. He has built sites for companies of all shapes and sizes, ranging from small nonprofits to Fortune 100 companies, since beginning his work with WordPress in 2008. An organizer for WordCamp Atlanta and the Atlanta WordPress Meetup, Aaron provides leadership and speaks regularly at events throughout the WordPress community. https://twitter.com/areimann

https://www.eosworldwide.com/stas-balanevsky Stas Balanevsky As a seasoned entrepreneur and Certified EOS Implementer, Stas Balanevsky has aunique understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by business owners.With over 30 years of experience across diverse industries, including healthcare, digitalmarketing and media, sporting goods, and international finance, Stas has developed awell-rounded skillset and a passion for helping others succeed. Starting his first business at just 13 years old, Stas has nurtured a lifelong love forentrepreneurship and the drive to push others to achieve their goals. In addition to hiswork as a Certified EOS Implementer, Stas is a highly sought-after speaker, a memberof the Western New York Vistage trusted advisor group, an Entrepreneurial LeapCollaborator and serves on the board of the Holimont Ski Club. When Stas is not working, he can be found on the slopes of said Holimont Ski Resort oron the water, enjoying his passions for skiing and sailing. He is married with two adultchildren and loves traveling the globe with his family and friends. Stas brings a unique combination of expertise, passion, and entrepreneurial spirit to hiswork, making him a valuable asset to any organization seeking to achieve its goals andreach new heights.

David Gurteen is a keynote speaker and conversational facilitator specializing in knowledge management, organizational learning, and conversational leadership. He gives keynote talks, organizes knowledge cafés, and conducts workshops globally. He is best known for creating the Gurteen Knowledge Café. This conversational process brings people together to learn from each other, share experiences, and make sense of a rapidly changing, complex world. He also publishes a monthly Knowledge Letter, which has been running for 24 years. Currently, he is developing a website and writing on an online book (a blook) on Conversational Leadership. Conversational leadership is an emerging discipline that recognizes the power of conversation and takes a conversational approach to working together effectively in a complex world. It embraces principles like distributed leadership, skilful conversation, and nurturing community, seeing leadership as a choice and conversation as critical for sensemaking, relationships, decisions, and action. An Introduction to Conversational Leadership LinkedIn

Joost Visser There’s an African proverb that says it takes a whole village to raise a child. Likewise, it takes a whole community to build a successful business that can grow and contribute to a healthy economy, people and planet.This is the motto of CONNECTS/TIAO, a specialist in the enabling technology and collaborative capabilities needed for business engagement and collaboration co-founded by Joost in 2016.Joost started his career in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) where he developed a broad expertise in the areas of sales, marketing, strategy development and general management in executive roles in various countries around the world.Since 2006 Joost has been helping small, medium and large organizations in private, public and non-profit sectors to transform their organizations to become more efficient and effective and more sustainable. Doug Smith Doug Smith is the architect of Performance-Driven Change and Cohort Approach to scaling change. He is a former McKinsey & Company partner and author of books ranging from 19th century African history to the birth of the information age to managing change to the classic text about teams to a moral philosophy for the 21st century. Performance-Driven Change, like Strategic Doing, is grounded in core principles required to address complex problems and collaborations. The tools and methods have been used to drive both performance (real results) and change (new capabilities) across more than sixty different industries and fields – at both the enterprise as well as entire field level. Ed Morrison Ed Morrison is co-CEO of Strategic Doing Networks and Senior Research Fellow of The Conference Board. He developed Strategic Doing, a discipline to accelerate collaboration and innovation in open, loosely connected networks. He is co-author of the book, Strategic Doing: Ten Skills for Agile Leadership (Wiley, 2019). Ed started his career in Washington, DC, where he was legislative assistant to an Ohio congressman, staff attorney in the Office of Policy Planning for the Federal Trade Commission, and a staff member for the Senate Democratic Policy Committee. In that role, he managed floor legislation involving tax, trade, and competitiveness. He then joined a corporate strategy consulting firm, where he conducted strategy studies for large companies like Ford, Volvo, and General Electric. After this work, Ed consulted with communities and regions on how to tackle the complex challenges of building a prosperous economy in an era of globalization. Frustrated with existing approaches to these issues, more than 25 years ago he began working on Strategic Doing. Over 2,000 practitioners have taken the basic course, and the discipline, which can be taught in multiple languages, is spreading globally. Ed began his academic career in 2003 as director of the Center for Regional Economic Issues at Case Western Reserve University. In 2005, he moved to Purdue University, where he was a member of the professional staff at the Purdue Center for Regional Development. In 2016, he founded the Agile Strategy Lab at Purdue. In 2020, he founded the Agile Strategy Lab at the University of North Alabama. He received his B.A. degree cum laude with Honors from Yale University and both his J.D and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Virginia. He completed his Ph.D. in economics at the University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia). His dissertation details his journey to develop and deploy Strategic Doing.

Susan Hanley is a business analyst and information architect specializing in the design, development, and implementation of successful knowledge management, collaboration, and intranet solutions based on SharePoint and Microsoft 365. She is a Microsoft M365 Apps and Services MVP and the co-author of the Essential SharePoint book series. She also writes the Essential SharePoint blog for https://www.computerworld.com Prior to establishing an independent consulting practice, Sue led the Portals, Collaboration, and Content Management practice for Dell Professional Services and was the Director of Knowledge Management for American Management Systems. Follow Sue on Twitter @susanhanley.

Kristina Mirchuk has experience in continuous education, employee and organizational development, mainly, and experience in the automotive and mechanical engineering sectors. She has a with strong background in international knowledge management and talent management at international level, with 16 years of experience in: Conducting competency-based assessments Talent acquisition Developing and implementing talent management programs. Kristina has experience in designing and delivering training programs and coaching sessions, collaborating with other consultants and professionals, and staying up-to-date with developments in the field of knowledge management and talent management. Current technical activities include: One of the founders of Geist consultancy ( www.geistconsultancy.com ), a strategic consultancy company, with focused on competence-based knowledge management Vice president of the Knowledge Management association of knowledge (D-A-C-H) GfWM ( www.gfwm.de ) Member of the board of the knowledge Management association at KMGN ( www.kmgn.com ) Head of a research group focused on knowledge management and resilience, connecting with and building relationships with other knowledge management practitioners, and contributing to the creation and sharing of knowledge, resources, techniques, and strategies related to knowledge management. The co-author of the international study: BLUE BOOK-state on actual KMer profile 2023: https://sites.google.com/view/km-global-network/future-view/state-of-km-2023-globallocal-survey-results A study of the status of knowledge managers at international level. EU Year of Skills

Michael Gates is Associate Fellow of Saïd Business School and owner of Michael Gates CrossCulture. He is an internationally recognised teacher and writer on cross-cultural management and speaks regularly at large corporate and government events. At Saïd Business School, Michael is a regular contributor to the Oxford Programme on Negotiation. He has also taught on many custom programmes for organisations including China Construction Bank, Equinor, the European Patent Office and Bank of China. He is a regular contributor to open enrolment programmes at the Royal Swedish Technical University. He has provided cross-cultural training in more than 40 countries to corporations and organisations such as Nokia, the World Bank, Microsoft, Rolls-Royce, Statoil, the UN,Takeda, King, ByteDance (owner of TikTok), the EU and the Finnish and Swedish governments as part of their preparations for the EU presidency. Michael was previously with Richard Lewis Communications from 1990, first as Managing Director of the Finnish company and subsequently as Nordic Regional Director. He was appointed Group Managing Director in 2000 and Vice Chairman in 2012. He previously worked for Linguarama in Finland, and prior to that, as production assistant and producer at Piccadilly Radio in Manchester, with many presenters who went on to become household names in the United Kingdom, including Chris Evans, Timmy Mallett, Nick Robinson and Brian Cox. In 1997 Michael came up with and implemented a concept for the world’s first online cross-cultural assessment and cultural data resource, CultureActive. It currently has a database of over 100,000 users. He has been published in dozens of newspapers and magazines on cross-cultural matters, including the Daily Telegraph, La Tribune, People Management and the HR Director. Michael has also contributed chapters to books published in the United Kingdom, Finland, Denmark and India. In 2002 he received the Most Innovative Technology Award for CultureActive at the US Center for International Business and Education conference, hosted by Duke Fuqua Business School and the University of North Carolina. Two recent programmes he worked on for Video Arts, on remote teams and cross-cultural teams, both won awards from World Media Festivals – the latter getting the Grand Award for best training video overall. Michael has an MA in English Language and Literature from St Catherine’s College, Oxford. He was awarded a college scholarship for being placed in the First Class in Honour Moderations. Article on DEI and Cross-Culture: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgatescrossculture/recent-activity/posts/ Anglo-Saxon pragmatism v French Cartesian logic: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/oxford-answers/negotiating-brexit-cultural-perspective

Clark Quinn, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of Quinnovation, Co-Director of the Learning Development Accelerator, and Chief Learning Strategist for Upside Learning. With more than four decades of experience at the cutting edge of learning, Dr. Quinn is an internationally known speaker, consultant, and author of seven books. He combines a deep knowledge of cognitive science and broad experience with technology into strategic design solutions that achieve innovative yet practical outcomes for corporations, higher-education, not-for-profit, and government organizations. consult: quinnovation.com blog: learnlets.com society: ldaccelerator.com role: upsidelearning.com advise: elevator9.com books: quinnovation.com/books.html revolution book: quinnovation.com/books/revolutionize.html