{"id":9,"date":"2023-05-02T18:46:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T18:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projecttoproduct.org\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2023-09-15T23:13:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T23:13:01","slug":"speaking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projecttoproduct.org\/speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pattern-hero img-left speaking\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/projecttoproduct.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/plane-icon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Book Dr. Mik Kersten as a Speaker<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"mik-bio\" href=\"#\">Dr. Mik Kersten<\/a> is the bestselling author of Project To Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework. Working with some of the largest digital transformations in the world has led him to identify the critical gap between business leaders and technologists, resulting in his creation of the Flow Framework\u00ae to connect strategy to delivery. Today, Dr. Mik Kersten delivers corporate keynotes, often as part of a project to product initiative kickoff, as well as conference keynotes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill out the form to request Mik as a speaker at your event, and stay connected with Mik on <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/mikkersten\" href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/mikkersten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pattern-mkto3538\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Request a speaking engagement with Dr. Mik Kersten<\/h2>\n\n\n\n    <script>\n    \tMktoForms2.loadForm(\"\/\/app-ab22.marketo.com\", \"456-QCH-520\", 3538);\n    <\/script>\n    <div class=\"form-wrapper\">\n\t    <form id=\"mktoForm_3538\"><\/form>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pattern-engagements\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><style>.gb-69f5a6be9a8b9{font-size: 36px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 1200px) {.gb-69f5a6be9a8b9{}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"gb-69f5a6be9a8b9 wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Some of Dr. Mik Kersten&#8217;s previous speaking engagements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Keynote Speaker At<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">DOES London<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">DOES Vegas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Agile Israel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Halliburton LIFE 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Global SAFe Summit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">EMEA SAFe Summit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">DevOps Summit Amsterdam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">DASA Leadership Forum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Agile Consortium Amsterdam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Business Agility Conference<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">SEACON<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Also Featured At<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Service Management World<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Agile in Automotive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Micro Focus Universe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Micro Focus ADM Summit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">ServiceNow Knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">ICSE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Agile 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Agile 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Southern Fried Agile<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tricentis Accelerate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> All Day DevOps<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<dialog id=\"mik-bio-dialog\">\n  <form method=\"dialog\">\n    <button type=\"submit\"><span class=\"icon-times-regular\"><\/span><\/button>\n  <\/form>\n  <div class=\"modal-body\">\n    <div class=\"bio-image\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mik_headshot.png\" alt=\"Mik Kersten\">\n      <p><strong>Dr. Mik Kersten<\/strong><\/p>\n      <p>Chief Technology Officer<\/p>\n      <p>Planview, Inc.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"bio-content\">\n      <p>Dr. Mik Kersten is the chief technology officer at Planview, joining the company in 2022 through the acquisition of Tasktop, where he was CEO. Mik founded Tasktop and is the best-selling author of \u201cProject To Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework\u00ae\u201c. Mik\u2019s experiences working with some of the largest digital transformations in the world has led him to identify the critical gap between business leaders and technologists, resulting in his creation of the Flow Framework\u00ae to connect strategy to delivery. He started his career as a Research Scientist at Xerox PARC where he built the first aspect-oriented development environment. He then pioneered the integration of development environments with Agile and DevOps tools while working on his Computer Science PhD at the University of British Columbia. Founding Tasktop out of that research, Mik has written over one million lines of open-source code that are still in use today and has brought seven successful open-source and commercial products to market.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"cta\">\n        <a href=\"\/speaking\/\" class=\"tertiary\">Book Mik as a Speaker<\/a>\n        <a href=\"\/briefings\/\" class=\"tertiary\">Request an Executive Briefing<\/a>\n        <div class=\"social\">\n          <p>Connect with Mik Kersten<\/p>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/mikkersten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#087E9B\" d=\"M22 .333H1.996C1.08.333.334 1.088.334 2.016v19.968c0 .927.745 1.683 1.661 1.683h20.006c.916 0 1.666-.756 1.666-1.683V2.016c0-.928-.75-1.683-1.666-1.683Zm-14.614 20H3.928V9.198H7.39v11.135h-.005ZM5.656 7.677a2.006 2.006 0 0 1 0-4.01 2.01 2.01 0 0 1 2.006 2.005c0 1.11-.896 2.005-2.005 2.005ZM20.35 20.333H16.89v-5.416c0-1.292-.026-2.954-1.797-2.954-1.802 0-2.078 1.407-2.078 2.86v5.51H9.558V9.198h3.318v1.52h.046c.464-.874 1.594-1.796 3.277-1.796 3.5 0 4.15 2.307 4.15 5.307v6.104Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mik_kersten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"28\" height=\"22\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#087E9B\" d=\"M24.591 5.569c.017.236.017.473.017.71 0 7.225-5.499 15.55-15.55 15.55-3.096 0-5.972-.897-8.392-2.453.44.05.863.067 1.32.067 2.555 0 4.907-.863 6.785-2.335a5.475 5.475 0 0 1-5.11-3.79c.338.05.677.085 1.032.085.49 0 .982-.068 1.438-.186A5.466 5.466 0 0 1 1.75 7.853v-.068c.727.406 1.574.66 2.47.694a5.461 5.461 0 0 1-2.436-4.552c0-1.015.27-1.946.744-2.758a15.535 15.535 0 0 0 11.27 5.72 6.168 6.168 0 0 1-.136-1.253A5.463 5.463 0 0 1 19.126.171c1.574 0 2.995.66 3.993 1.726a10.76 10.76 0 0 0 3.47-1.32 5.45 5.45 0 0 1-2.404 3.012c1.1-.119 2.166-.423 3.148-.846a11.749 11.749 0 0 1-2.741 2.826Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/dialog>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book Dr. Mik Kersten as a Speaker Dr. Mik Kersten is the bestselling author of Project To Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework. 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