Hans Timmerman is a true expert and trend watcher in the field of IT. He has accumulated extensive experience as Chief Technology Officer, initially for EMC2, which later came under the wings of Dell Technology. Hans is originally an electrical engineer (TU Delft) and he began his career designing modern streetcars and trains. He then worked as a futures explorer at the Stichting Toekomstbeeld der Techniek (STT) where he is currently still a board member. He later worked at Fokker Aerospace as head of production development and head of CAD/CAM center, at Ericsson/NIRA as technical director and at the software company PTC as director of professional services.