Ron Young is acknowledged as a leading international expert in KM, Ron has a deep global perspective on the key issues of KM. Consulting engagements include advising and assisting several major Multi-National Corporations, National Governments and Professional Institutions.

He was a lead consultant for the EC ‘Know-Net’ project and joint author of ‘Knowledge Asset Management’ (Springer 2003) and ‘Upside Down Management’ (McGraw Hill Europe). He regularly chairs leading KM conferences around the world.

He has chaired both the British Standards Institute (BSI) Knowledge Management Standards Committee for 3 yrs and the European CEN KM Standards Committee for 2 yrs. He has been a Member of the UK Parliamentary Information Technology Committee since 1985.

He has obtained Fellowships of the British Computer Society, British Institute of Management, Institute of Directors and a Fellowship of the Asian Knowledge Management Association in Hong Kong.

He advised and assisted the UK DTI Innovation Unit in the production of the UK Government white paper ‘ UK Competitiveness in the Knowledge Driven Economy’. He has advised and assisted Universities in the production of MSc Knowledge Management programmes

Jose C Ramos
Masters Engineer in Telecommunications and Executive MBA by Estema Business School.

He is accredited as Knowledge Associates practitioner. It is also certified by Success Motivation International as a professionnal coach.

Acknowledged as an expert in business management, with a deep experience in consulting and advisoring organizations. He is developing researching activities in PhD programs on KM and Innovation.

He has participated in several initiatives for international organizations in Europe, USA and Latin America.

For more than 4 years he has been member of the IBM Software Management Council at the IBM laboratories in Austin, TX (USA).

He has collaborated in strategic guidelines and books about methodologies, practices, technological tools and cultural aspects on KM. Following the steps of the Knowledge Management Institute, he participated in internal publications and books as: “SMB and Mid Market collaboration requirements”, 2004; “Portal Solutions. Communities of practice”, 2003; “Collaboration Solutions”, 2002.

He gives sessions in several business schools about strategic knowledge management. Always challenging CEOs to start demonstrating the value of a real KM.

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