Mirko is an industry strategist and business development executive with over 30 years in applied technology in public sector and healthcare industries. Technology Entrepreneur, titled by Financial Times “combining German entrepreneurial talent and technical know-how”, Mirko is passionate about building community and creating meaningful opportunities to bring together people, ideas and emerging technologies for a greater good. In his last 24 years with Cisco Systems he has built an ecosystem to achieve this through various leadership positions across Engineering, M&A, Sales, and more. Mirko Bass is author of the book "The Digital Movers & Shakers - how to overcome resistance in your organization" and other publications.