Join us for this 1-hour interactive discussion around Agile Leadership. We will be joined by some of the thought leaders from the 2023 Awards and will be able to draw from their experiences. Once we have explored the leadership takeaways from those case studies, we will then open the floor for questions.
This Member-only discussion will provide a valuable opportunity to ask questions and broaden our understanding of this critical area within the Framework for Business Agility. This peer-to-peer learning discussion will be facilitated by Pam Ashby.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn from and share experiences on Agile Leadership with peers
- Access awards thought leaders in a small group environment
Level: 2
Tuukka Smolander
Tuukka is a lean-agile advocate, change agent, program manager, leader and advisor with 20+ years of experience in the digital transformation and B2B space. With an engineering background and a diverse history of line organization and consultant positions, from early-stage startups to multinational corporations, Tuukka draws from a deep analytical understanding of lean-agile theory and principles combined with an abundance of practical hands-on experience from the trenches.
In addition to delivering change as a hands-on consultant and advisor, Tuukka is a coauthor of the Kokonaiskettera.fi lean-agile framework for 21st century service organizations by Triari Consulting.
Priti Vyas
Priti Vyas is an Enterprise Agile Coach, Senior Growth and Transformation Consultant, Trainer and mentor at Tata Consultancy Services. Her agile expedition started in 2009. She has worked with diverse industries like Telecom, Banking, Pharmacy, Technology, Travel Tourism and Hospitality across geographies, working with CXOs for their enterprise’s agile transformation journey. She has contributed to TCS’s signature leadership and agile programs. She has groomed and mentored 2000+ people from different organizations.
She has done M. Tech from BITS Pilani – Specialization in Data and Analytics and has a B.E. in Electronics and Communications. She is SAFe Program Consultant, Lean Portfolio Management Certified, Scrum Certified Professional, Google’s Digital Cloud Leader, Professional Agile Leadership certified.
She has been a speaker in external conferences including Agile India, Agile Network India, written articles, and has been reviewer for external agility awards.
She is an avid reader and globetrotter, travelling; getting to know culture, heritage, language of various countries is some of her interest areas.
Elizabeth Venter
As a passionate agilist, Elizabeth guides organizations and teams in adopting agility to support the delivery of measurable business outcomes. As a marketer and strategist by trade, with global work experience on both the agency and client sides, Elizabeth understands the full marketing environment and the constant demands being placed on all levels of the marketing organization.
During her time as the Global Digital Marketing Manager for Ford Motor Company, Elizabeth and team took a more Agile approach to designing and delivering a Global User Experience in only nine months. This experience taught her the value of taking a prioritized, iterative approach allowing for experimentation, testing, and fast feedback from markets and customers.
2017 was a key turning point in Elizabeth's Agile journey. While leading an enterprise-wide Lean-Agile implementation at Mercedes-Benz South Africa, she decided to certify as a Scaled Agile Program Consultant (SPC) in 2018. Elizabeth is an energized and engaging change agent, coach, and trusted advisor, with several successful Agile implementations under her belt.
She exhibits a spirit of constant learning and holds several accreditations including ICAgile's Certified Professional in Business Agility designation, along with an Enterprise Business Agility Strategist qualification through Agility Health.
- Website:
- www.agilesherpas.com/about/elizabeth-venter
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/lizventer/
Vikram Jain
Vikram is an award-winning entrepreneur with a passion and proven track record in complex business turnarounds and performance improvement projects in a broad range of industries including financial services, the public sector and the energy sector. He is skilled in developing robust strategies to drive business performance balanced with an even stronger experience and passion for delivering results through inspiring others to help themselves, sheer hard work and pride in quality. Vikram is also the founder of JCURV, a consultancy with the sole focus of increasing the agility of the UK.
- Website:
- www.jcurv.com
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/vikramjain/