Oliver Kahn

Winner of four UEFA Best European Goalkeeper awards, three IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper awards, and two German Footballer of the Year trophies.

Oliver Kahn is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in football history, with a career defined by excellence, leadership, and resilience. Over his illustrious playing years, Kahn secured eight German championships, six German Cups, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the Intercontinental Cup. His fierce determination and unmatched consistency earned him the title of Best Bundesliga Goalkeeper seven times.
Oliver’s legacy extends beyond the pitch—after retiring, he became a respected football analyst and a prominent figure in sports media. With his leadership, strategic mindset, and deep understanding of high-performance environments, Oliver Kahn continues to inspire—both on the field and on stage—with the same intensity and insight that defined his legendary career.

Mark Hall

Mark joined WiseTech Global in 2015 as an advisor on the IPO and subsequently joined the group permanently. During Mark’s time at WiseTech, he has led and developed the acquisition process and has been responsible for developing the integration process to fully embed acquired businesses within the Group. Prior to joining the WiseTech team, Mark spent almost 20 years with PwC in M&A focused roles on buy side and sell side due diligence and public market transactions across Europe and Australia. Mark is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Leeds.

Marcio Prado

Supply Chain executive, with a successful international career progression on multinational consumer goods companies: Kenvue, J&J, Mondelez, UNILEVER and PROCTER AND GAMBLE. Diverse experience on supply chain including planning, physical distribution, customer service, acquisition integration, initiatives management, digital transformation, shared services and global capabilities.

Danny van der Ster

Danny van der Ster is the VP Logistics & Head of Supply Chain EMEIA at Assa Abloy. He is a dynamic and entrepreneurial management strategist with a 15 plus year record of achievements and demonstrated successes. Danny is known for driving continuous supply chain improvements while providing winning leadership in highly dynamic international surroundings.

Karon Evanoff

Karon has over 25 years of supply chain experience and has been responsible for building supply chain teams and processes from ground zero in startup VC funded environments as well as revamping existing teams and processes within established supply chain enterprises. She has extensive knowledge and experience in establishing leading practice processes and systems enabling demand driven value networks in data storage, telecom, solar and security industries. She is sought out by various supply chain publications as well as leading supply chain conference events to speak about the importance of digital supply chains highlighting the value of multi-enterprise collaboration in achieving a positive customer experience. She holds a B.A. from California State University-Fullerton’s College of Business & Economics, attended USD’s graduate school supply chain program and achieved a certificate in Global Leadership from IMD’s Business School’s program in Switzerland in 2014.

Laura Pellicer

Laura, who is Innovation Lead at Accenture, will be facilitating a special ESCAPE room challenge during Connect 2025. ESCAPE is not just an escape room, it’s an immersive team resilience challenge. It’s designed to simulate global disruptions and test team resilience through five collaborative challenges. Participants must crack a final code using clues, documents, and digital tools—racing against time to unlock a box and win the game.

Xavier Fernandez

Xavier, an Innovation & Experience Architect with Accenture, will be facilitating a special ESCAPE room challenge during Connect 2025. ESCAPE is not just an escape room, it’s an immersive team resilience challenge. It’s designed to simulate global disruptions and test team resilience through five collaborative challenges. Participants must crack a final code using clues, documents, and digital tools—racing against time to unlock a box and win the game.

Edwin Tolsma

Edwin Tolsma is a seasoned leader in global trade compliance with over 20 years of experience at Philips and Signify. He currently serves as the Global Cross-Domain & IT Lead, where he drives digital excellence across the domains of dangerous goods, export controls, and customs compliance. With a background in Business Engineering and a career spanning supply chain, IT, finance, and compliance, Edwin thrives in complex, high-stakes environments. Born and raised in the Netherlands, he brings a global perspective shaped by international collaboration and a passion for solving tough challenges. Edwin lives with his wife and two young sons, bringing the same energy to his work as he does to his family life.