Archives: Speakers

Nick brings deep experience in quantifying Smartsheet’s transformative impact on its customers’ priorities. As a member of the Customer Outcomes organization, Nick focuses on providing industry insights, value perspectives, outcome success stories, and journey roadmaps with Enterprises in the EMEA Region.

Thomas Schmale is Global Solution Manager in the Industry Business Unit Financial Services at SAP. Prior to SAP, Thomas was Project Manager Insider Trading at the BaFin and Project Manager Central Risk Engine as well as Quant for Risk and Instrument Model Validation at Commerzbank. He has 30 years of experience in the financial services industry.

As EY’s Global Insurance Leader, Isabelle leads a team of over 18,000 industry professionals committed to helping insurers transform and reshape their business models through EY audit, business consulting, tax and corporate finance services. She has over 30 years of experience working with large financial services organizations. Previously, she held the role of Assurance Managing Partner for EY EMEIA Financial Services and the role of Global Assurance COO based.

Birgit is an executive security professional with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Before becoming the VP of Strategic Compliance & Trust Office, she held various other leadership roles at SAP in the security and compliance space.  She is also a guest lecturer on Cybersecurity at Cooperative State University (DHBW) Mannheim. Her expertise include security awareness, data protection, and learning management.

Victoria Butt serves as an Account Executive at ThreatSpike, a leader in integrated cybersecurity and managed IT solutions. With professional experience spanning cybersecurity consulting and technology sales, Victoria supports hospitality organisations in achieving robust, unified IT and security infrastructures powered by proprietary technology and expert management.

Steve Bennett is a finance and performance management solutions expert with over 25 years of experience helping enterprises across EMEA optimise their planning, forecasting, analysis, and reporting.

As a senior consultant at ICit Business Intelligence, Steve is trusted by Finance and Operational leaders to deliver tailored solutions that maximise ROI, efficiency, and strategic decision-making. He combines extensive cross-industry expertise with a deep understanding of sector-specific challenges, from high-growth companies to established global organisations.

Mark Bodger has over 25 years of experience helping finance teams transform their planning, budgeting, and reporting processes through technology. As Director at ICit Business Intelligence, Mark has led the implementation of over 1,000 Corporate Performance Management (CPM) projects across 500 organisations, partnering with leading software providers Workday and IBM.

A qualified CIMA accountant, Mark combines deep finance expertise with a passion for innovation – helping CFOs and FP&A leaders streamline processes, improve data-driven decision-making, and unlock growth. His focus is on empowering finance teams to move beyond spreadsheets and embrace modern planning solutions that deliver agility, insight, and control.