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Digital Disruption Experts to Deliver Keynotes at NextStep Benelux
[October 09, 2017]

Digital Disruption Experts to Deliver Keynotes at NextStep Benelux


OutSystems today announced the keynote speakers for NextStep 2017 Benelux, the second of three events in the company's annual global conference series showcasing the best in digital transformation and low-code technology. The NextStep Benelux conference is being held Oct. 10 in Utrecht, The Netherlands, at the NBC Congrescentrum Nieuwegein. OutSystems held the kickoff NextStep event in Lisbon in September and will host NextStep Americas in Chicago on Nov. 2.

The speaker list includes three experts in digital disruption and application development: John Straw, senior advisor to McKinsey & Co.; Diego Lo Giudice, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester (News - Alert); and Paulo Rosado, CEO and founder of OutSystems.

Straw is a leading authority on emerging technologies and author of the guide book to disruption: iDisrupted. Straw advises IBM (News - Alert) Watson IoT and McKinsey & Co. and was previously Chairman of Thomas Cook's Digital Advisory Board. He is actively involved in transforming enterprise-level technology strategies as well as creating new entrants and services. He will speak on opportunities and lessons in digital disruption and transformation.

Lo Giudice, an analyst with 28 years' experience, focuses on agile development, development sourcing, DevOps, testing practices and tools, artificial intelligence (AI) and software delivery metrics. His published works include research reports on open source, software reuse, semantic Web and object technology, and a book about AI, "Practical Experience in Building Expert Systems." Lo Giudice will speak about the digital transformation and the evolution of the low-code market.

OutSystems leader Rosado, a pioneer in the world of low-code development, will present a framework for the digital transformation journey, rooted in real-world customer experiences.

"After our tremendous turnout at NextStep Lisbon, we are looking forward to another outstanding conference in Benelux," Rosado said. "NextStep has earned its reputation as the premier information-sharing event in the low-code sector, offering IT leaders unparalleled access to keynotes and educational sessions about ways to rapidly create amazing enterprise-grade mobile applications."

In addition, numerous digital innovation leaders, CIOs and IT leaders will share stories of their digital transformation using low-code technology from OutSystems. Speakers from IBM, Scildon, Randstad, Promedico ICT, Noesis, WoningNet, ITEC Services, and others will be featured.

Sponsors of the NextStep Benelux event include Deloitte, Atos, Noesis, Advanced Programs, Linkit, CoolProfs, Transfer Solutions, Truewind, Inforza Information Technology, B-Synergy, Providit, Synobsys, Radical Interactive Innovation, Risa IT, Conclusion, StormyB and ADA.



Following the Utrecht conference, OutSystems will host the third of its three user conference events: NextStep Americas in Chicago, on Nov. 2. To register, visit: https://www.outsystems.com/nextstep/.

About OutSystems


Thousands of customers worldwide trust OutSystems, the number one low-code platform for rapid application development. Engineers with an obsessive attention to detail crafted every aspect of the OutSystems platform to help organizations build enterprise-grade apps and transform their business faster. OutSystems is the only solution that combines the power of low-code development with advanced mobile capabilities, enabling visual development of entire application portfolios that easily integrate with existing systems. Visit us at www.outsystems.com, or follow us on Twitter (News - Alert) @OutSystems or LinkedIn (News - Alert) at https://www.linkedin.com/company/outsystems. Explore careers at OutSystems.


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