Being a public figure for a company is tough. It is not only about what you do wrong or right – although this is a big part. It is also about fighting conditioning and bad experiences of the people you are trying to reach. Many a time you will be accused of doing something badly […]

I just returned from Linz, Austria, where I spoke at TEDxLinz yesterday. After my stint at TEDxThessaloniki earlier in the year I was very proud to be invited to another one and love the variety of talks you encounter there. The overall topic of the event was “re-connect” and I was very excited to hear […]

These are some notes about my closing keynote at From the Front in Bologna, Italy last week. The overall theme of the event was “Temple of the DOM” thus I kept it Indiana Jones themed (one could say shoehorned, but I wasn’t alone with this). The slides are available on Slideshare. Rubbing the Sankara Stones […]

I just had a real happy moment when I got an email from a conference organiser telling me all they need from me and all I need to know in a simple email: Hi Christian. I hope you are doing fine. Your talk “$title” is scheduled for $date at 9:45am (it’s a 40 min talk, […]

I’ve said it before and I stick by it: conferences stand and fall with the enthusiasm of the organisers. And it is a joy for someone like me who does spend a lot of time at conferences to see a new one be a massive success from the get-go. Yesterday was the Coldfront conference in […]