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Speaker
Adrian Van Eeden
Adrian Van Eeden

chief information officer, Gordons Institute of Business Science (GIBS)

Adrian Van Eeden is a strategic leader with twenty years of experience, over half in management roles over information technology, project offices, digital learning and digital strategy at a senior level. Adrian is a change agent and strategic trouble-shooter focused on identifying and executing on business opportunities, looking to enhance value by building harmony between staff, process and technology.

His industry experience includes audit and consulting, insurance, asset finance and higher education as well as having developed and managed services in an IT firm. Adrian has worked in smaller entrepreneurial businesses and larger listed organisations with branches across Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe.

Solutions he has implemented include digital marketing services; end-to-end IT strategies (green-fields and enhancement); complete architectural refits ranging from infrastructure and services to full integrated business solutions delivering management information and process optimisation; and organisational change initiatives comprising restructuring of business areas, organisational design, and process re-engineering. Adrian helps facilitate change across team in an organisation, as well as within teams.

Adrian is an entrepreneurial nature, having started up an e-commerce business in the ‘90s, but has the requisite understanding of risk and is able to develop innovative yet responsible answers to challenges.