Tony Grout is responsible for ensuring that software delivery teams using IBM Rational tools are working at optimium effectiveness. He has packed a lot in during his 25 years in IT; successfully delivering software and business value, across all roles and most industries. Prior to joining IBM Tony has been IT Director and General Manager of two software businesses. He regularly shares his experiences at industry events and has sat on the technical editorial board of a number of books.*

George Parapadakis is an ECM Business Value Advocate in the ECM segment team in the UK and is founder and leader of the ECM Strategic Innovation Council in the UK. His role is focused on supporting IBM customers in maximising the value from their investment in ECM technologies, and in providing insight into new market trends such as Enterprise 2.0 and Social Media technologies. Previously, George has specialised in the use of ECM technologies to support Risk & Compliance solutions. George holds a BSc (Honours) in Computing Science and an MSc in Interactive Systems Design. He sits on the management committee of Intellect UK’s Document Management Group and is certified as “ECM Practitioner” as well as being awarded the title of “Master of Information Technologies (MIT)” by AIIM. He is a frequent speaker in conferences and regular writing contributor in various industry publications.