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10:30 CEST

It's How You Say It: A Guide To Effective Public Speaking

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST

An introduction to techniques and exercises to help you look after, develop and use your voice effectively for public speaking. This practical overview offers advice and tips for handling nervousness, correct breathing, tone, creating vocal variation etc. to actively engage with your audience .

Speakers

Jonathon Sawdon

Executive Secretary, Common Europe

Jonathon is a professional actor, writer, drama teacher, presenter and voice coach.
He has several film and TV credits to his name, has appeared in numerous corporate films and advertisements as well as various corporate and commercial voice overs.
He also works in the business sec... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 10:30 - 11:30 CEST
07 -RHÔNE 4

Personal development

11:50 CEST

It's How You Say It: A Guide To Effective Public Speaking Part 2

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST

07 -RHÔNE 4

An in-depth practical session to develop and build vocal delivery and confidence for public speaking. Following the content from part 1, this session allows you to practice the exercises and techniques using speeches and texts in a group environment and receive feedback on your 'performance'.

Speakers

Jonathon Sawdon

Executive Secretary, Common Europe

Monday June 15, 2026 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
07 -RHÔNE 4

Personal development

14:00 CEST

Roundtable discussion: IBM Power skills gap in Europe - What can we do about it?

Monday June 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

07 -RHÔNE 4

As organizations across Europe continue to rely on IBM Power for mission-critical workloads, a growing skills gap is making it harder to maintain, modernize, and expand these environments. This roundtable will bring together practitioners, partners, and industry experts to discuss the current state of IBM Power talent across Europe, the root causes of the shortage, and the real operational risks it creates for enterprises.

Speakers

Torbjörn Appehl

Vice President for Common Europe, Common Europe & LOAD System

IBM Champion for Power since 2016, love the IBM i platform since my very first contact with it in 1997. Today I am the CEO for Load System in Sweden. An IBM business partner with focus on IBM Power, IBM Storage, IBM Z and LinuxONE.
CEO for Load System AB in Sweden since January 20... Read More →