Anna Kopp is CIO and head of the German branch of Microsoft. Originally from Sweden, she moved to Germany in 1991 for a semester abroad to study.

With more than two decades of experience in the high-tech industry, she has gained extensive knowledge in leadership roles, especially in the area of team management in flat hierarchies and leading virtual teams.

Anna Kopp says: “Honesty is the key to rapid business success. However, this requires courage and the conviction that the ‘New World of Work’ is not only a necessity, but also beneficial.”

She is a proponent of cultural change in the modern workplace and is recognised as a pioneer of flexible working models. Her expertise includes innovative thinking and in-depth knowledge in the areas of new worlds of work, IT leadership, women’s leadership, diversity and employee development.

Anna Kopp Lecture topics

• AI: Where are the people, what is our responsibility?
• The new world of work, flexible working as a necessity in the war for talent
• Digital transformation with a focus on people
• IT on the way to the cloud
• Modern performance management in virtual teams

Source of inspiration and trailblazer for a successful and sustainable working world.

Anna Kopp doesn’t just rock the speaker’s platform. She is a rock singer in various bands and has several solo releases to her name. So she is not necessarily a typical CIO. With the band on stage, she is just as courageous and rebellious as she is excellent in her career: “You can be who you are and – despite, or perhaps because of this – deliver outstanding results professionally.”

On her off-road adventure journeys and desert rallies by motorbike, the same applies to her as in business: “You always have to look where you want to go, if you stare at every little obstacle, you’ll get stuck.”

Storytelling, captivating dynamism and authenticity on stage are all part and parcel of Anna Kopp’s approach as a speaker. Let her motivate you to develop forward-looking, efficient working styles and working environments.