Regional Manager (West), Atea Sverige AB, Sweden

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Happily married, with two sons and Regional Manager for the West region at Atea Sweden for the past 5 years. With over 10 years’ experience in a variety of positions in the IT industry, Åsa’s deeply passionate about the transformative power of technology. She began her professional journey in finance and holds a Master’s degree in Economics. However, she soon realized that her true calling is to harness the power of technology to drive positive change. This led her to her current position at Atea, where she has been able to grow and advance her career over the years. “I believe it’s crucial to encourage more women to choose careers in the IT sector as diversity enriches and leads to better results.”

CEO, JT Computer GmbH, Austria

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Sonja was born in Eisenstadt,which is where she went to school. After school, she went to Leopold Franzens Universität and then the London School of Economics where she received an International Economics IT certification in Novell CNE and Microsoft MCSE. After working at an online banking software company and Koch Consulting as an IT consultant for IT infrastructure and MS Dynamics NAV, Sonja moved to JT-Computer, where she’s currently the CEO. “For me, it’s all about working with people, building long-term relationships with customers, vendors and manufacturers.” Sonja admires the fact that there’s a lot of trust in the IT industry.

Business Unit Manager, Arrow ECS Finland

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Lauriina has worked in sales for over 15 years and in the IT channel for over a decade. She helps companies from start-ups to global systems integrators navigate in the channel ecosystem and grow their business together with market-leading technology vendors. “Empathy is my superpower in both my relationships and leadership capabilities.” Lauriina is a mom of two children aged 2 and 6, and she’s proud to be able to combine her family and career without having to choose one over the other.

Key Account Manager, Bechtle IT-Systemhaus GmbH, Austria

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Growing up, Alice lived in the beautiful city of Vienna, Austria. In 2015, she received a bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics from Vienna University. She joined Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a Trainee Program Partner in 2016, before moving to Bechtle GmbH, IT Systemhouse, Austria, in 2017, where she currently holds the position of Key Account Manager. “I am a people person, and I enjoy working with different customers to help them become more efficient and successful with the latest technology.”

CEO, Advania, Norway

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With almost 30 years of experience in the computer software industry - Hege was educated at the Norwegian Business School (BI) supplemented by an executive program in Resilience Thinking at Stockholm Resilience Centre. Before joining Advania AB, where she now holds the position of Group CEO. Previously, she held management positions at Microsoft, Geodata and Crayon. With the acquisition of Visolit in September 2021, her ambition is to shape a future of sustainable value through the clever use of IT. “I believe that with sustainable, intelligent, and innovative solutions, the possibilities are endless.” Hege’s passion for technology and her business-oriented mindset has led her to her appointment onto numerous boards in both the private and public sectors.