Mastermind at run.events. Entrepreneur and leader channeling 35 years of software industry expertise and 14 years of producing premium tech events. Public Speaker with over 400 keynotes and sessions in the past 25 years. A Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure, and a Microsoft Regional Director. Spiritus movens at CollabSummit, AI & CloudSummit, and BizAppsSummit. Firmly believes in leading by example and motivation. Lives beside the oldest vineyard in the Rhine valley. Prefers collecting stories to collecting possessions. Can make his wife and kids laugh anytime.