Menno van Doorn, M.B.E.

Menno van Doorn, M.B.E. is Director VINT, Vision Inspiration Navigation Trends, Research Institute for the Analysis of New Technology.
 
VINT Netherlands is the Global Research Institute for the Analysis of New Technology. VINT provides practical insight into the likely impact and innovative applications of new technologies for organizations worldwide. VINT brings together the talents and creativity of its technology experts in Amsterdam, Paris, Stockholm, and Washington and is part of Sogeti, a leading provider of professional technology services.
 
Menno received the VNU/Computable Award for research done in the field of open innovation and business transformation in October 2007. He is member of the Advisory Board of the Telecom & Management School of Business in Paris and member of the Coordinating Commission of the Social Media Research Centre Somere of the University of Twente (Netherlands). He is the host of a 1300+ business innovation community called “Social Strategy Talk” with events that are held in Amsterdam.
 
He has coauthored three books on the impact of new technology on business and society. They are: Me the Media – Rise of the Conversation Society, Making IT Governance Work in a Sarbanes-Oxley World, and Open for Business – Open Source Inspired Innovation.
 
Menno earned his Master Business Economics at Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam in 1987 with specialization in Economic Psychology.