Thierry Geerts
Bio
"I'm optimistic about technology. Not because I believe in technology, but because I believe in people and humanity" - (Sundar Pichai)
Thierry Geerts is Country Director of Google Belgium-Luxembourg since 2011. He's a graduate of Solvay Business School of Economics and Management, and previously worked as strategy director for Belgian media group Corelio. He's also a member of the “Digital Minds for Belgium”and “AI4Belgium” Expert group of Deputy Prime Minister De Croo. He’s the author of “Digitalis, how to reinvent our world” and “Homo digitalis, why digitalisation is making us more human”.
"I fundamentally believe that we will make better business decisions if we have diversity in thinking … and that requires equal gender participation" - Jonas Prising, Chairman and CEO of ManpowerGroup