Simpplr Connect: London

Convene
50-52 Chancery Lane
London, UK WC2A 1HL

Whether you are a Simpplr intranet superstar or just starting your research on your intranet project, The Connect Simpplr City Tour is the event for you.

For our amazing Simpplr customers, join us at 9:00 am and participate in a two hour user group focused on interactive sharing of best practices and how to’s.  Be ready to do some show and tell.

In the afternoon, we’ll have our non-Simpplr community join us as we transition into presentations and round table discussions focused on the measurable outcomes and value organisations are driving  with Simpplr and their internal communications and employee experience programs. We’ll also share Simpplr’s perspective on the future of our industry and how Simpplr is evolving to both impact and support it.

AGENDA

  • 09:00 – 09:30
    Check-in + Light Breakfast
  • 9:30 – 11:30
    User group
  • 11:30 – 12:45
    Lunch, check in
  • 12:45 – 1:15
    Kick Off + Welcome
  • 1:15 – 2:00
    How Cloudera Supports a Great Culture from the Top Down
  • 2:00 – 2:45
    The Future of Simpplr, Intranets, and Employee Experience Platforms. A Demo of Upcoming Technologies
  • 2:45 – 3:00
    Break
  • 3:00 – 3:45
    Roundtable Discussion
  • 3:45 – 4:00
    Wrap-Up + Conclusion
  • 4:00
    Happy Hour

SPEAKERS

Simpplr employee: headshot of Bala Kasiviswanathan, Simpplr's Chief Product & Customer Experience Officer

Bala Kasiviswanathan

Chief Product & Customer Experience Officer, Simpplr

Bala is passionate about building and scaling products and companies. He started this journey at Microsoft both in APJ and then worldwide roles, followed by his role as a product leader at Apigee, helping them to IPO and an acquisition by Google Cloud. Before joining Simpplr, he was the Chief Product Officer for Tidal at X (formerly Google X), helping drive innovation through advanced computer vision and AI for addressing complex ocean challenges we face as humanity.

Currently, Bala is focused on driving AI-based innovations for Simpplr’s employee experience and modern intranet platform. With a genuine dedication to enhancing employee experiences, he aims to deliver outstanding solutions that empower organizations.

Jordan Katz

Jordan Katz

Chief Insights Officer, Simpplr

Jordan is the Chief Insights Officer for Simpplr, the leading AI-powered modern intranet and employee experience platform. In his practice, he focuses on advising organizations on the effective and impactful use of data and analytics, including the drivers of positive employee experience, to develop strategies that predict outcomes and increase performance.

As the former Global Head of Employee Experience (EX) Transition Programs and Global Head of Employee Experience Solutions Strategy – Public Sector for Qualtrics, Jordan was responsible for all aspects of growth within his vertical including forming the EX Partner Ecosystem and growing partner sourced revenue by ~90% YOY for 3 consecutive years. He was instrumental in growing the overall EX business from $20M to over $250M in ARR and increasing client retention from 50% to 92% by leveraging data and analytics to understand and apply the drivers of market growth and customer impact.

Jordan has consulted for hundreds of rapid growth SaaS companies as well as several world class global organizations like Zimmer, Korn Ferry, Mercer, Baxter, AB-Inbev, GM, Nationwide Insurance, Cardinal Health, The Federal Reserve System, Medtronic, Vanderbilt University Health System, NASA JPL, Fermi Lab, the Department of Defense, etc.

Jordan received a B.S. from Vanderbilt University, his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and a Certificate in Data Science and Analytics from M.I.T.

Dora Feher Cloudera

Dora Feher

Senior Project Manager, Cloudera