Mr. van der Woude is working in the consultancy area for almost 20 years now and has been involved in major changes in national and international organizations to make them move to more efficient and (cost)effective organisations. Most of the time the assignments had a strong component where ICT (and departments) had to be related to the business. Other assignments where to make organizations more efficient or help them with the development of short and long term strategy. Nowadays the focus is on Cloud computing (from suppliers and users) and turning businesses successfully to this new delivery model. The education of Mr. van der Woude consists of MBA modules on strategic management and operational excellence within organizations. He also publishes opinions as an expert in Computable magazine, Cloudtools and Belgium Cloud on SaaS and Cloud. ​ Publications: Author of the book "Een heldere kijk op Cloud Computing" Co-Author of the book "Praktijkvisies management Cloud Computing" Co-Author of the book "The Decisions-maker's guide to Cloud Strategy and Governance" Mr. van der Woude is a frequent speaker on Cloud developments and business strategy across Europe