Author of the bestselling Microsoft Office 100 Tips series for PC/Mac, Vickie is a Microsoft Certified Trainer with nearly 20 years of classroom training experience, specializing in the Microsoft, Google, and Apple productivity platforms such as Microsoft Office, OneNote, SharePoint, Skype/Lync, Office 365, Google Apps, Gmail, The Cloud, and more!

She travels the globe as a sought-after international speaker delivering live Jerry Maguire-inspired keynote presentations to a variety of audiences and teaching engaging instructor-led workshops and courses to such major brands as Microsoft, Starbucks, MasterCard, The New York Times, eBay, American Airlines, The Gates Foundation, and most notably, Bill Gates’s admin team.

Vickie earned her bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas and holds over 15 Microsoft certifications.

Having studied and performed improv comedy in New York, Dallas, and Austin, Vickie is highly engaging and adaptable during her sessions so that attendees learn MORE than what they expected while having fun in the process.

Lizebeth is bilingual in French and English. She is currently the executive assistant to the senior country director of Symantec France. Lizebeth has been with Symantec for fourteen years.

Prior to that, she worked as an executive assistant to the CEO of one of Microsoft partners, Areda Computer Systems, in San Diego, California.

Lizebeth is very passionate about learning and teaching information technology software. She often trains executives, sales reps, and admin professionals on Microsoft OneNote and Microsoft Outlook.

Lizebeth is a proud member of IMA France (International Management Assistants). She is currently serving as deputy administrative officer and training coordinator and she enjoys lecturing and speaking about information technology in general, at administrative conferences and events.

Lizebeth holds a degree in office management from the University of Paris Créteil. She was born in Paris, France but grew up in Fremont, California. Currently, she resides in Paris, France with her five-year-old daughter, Aaliyah.

In her spare time, Lizebeth loves studying and learning foreign languages and new information technologies.

She is currently studying German and Mandarin Chinese.

Julia Schmidt is an award-winning senior executive assistant, writer, mentor, and public speaker. Julia is former national chairman at IMA - International Management Assistants in Norway and has published many articles on LinkedIn and Eventopedia’s blog, The Proud PA. She is an active networker and has created the hashtag #BeTheBestAssistant. Julia is a proud graduate of the University of Norway with a master’s degree in Portuguese language and literature. She has also studied business administration. Julia has been promoting organizational health and wellbeing among administrative professionals. She has been speaking at conferences, interviewing assistants and experts, and publishing articles about the subject. Julia has also created a website dedicated exclusively to sharing organizational wellbeing tips, successful stories, and articles.

Diana Brandl holds a degree in International Administration and Management, specializing in Office Management. Throughout her career, she has worked successfully for C-level executives within global corporations such as Sony. Diana has a strong background in communications and is an active networker. She joined the professional network IMA (International Management Assistants) in 2006, and is a vocal and well-respected member of IMA Germany chairing the regional group of IMA Berlin. She continuously supports the role of the management assistant by speaking at international events and publishing various articles in Germany and abroad focussing on digital transformation, personal branding, strategic networking, mentoring, diversity and social media. Diana writes her own blog, The Socialista Projects, and is influencing the industry with her creative initiatives such as launching the hashtag #WeAreInThisTogether.

Diana describes herself as digital native and has recently worked in the start-up world, where she rediscovered her role as a management assistant with 17 years of professional experience within the New Work Generation. She teaches what it means to work with millennial managers and how important storytelling is in sharpening a profile.

Diana has been selected as one of three delegates to represent Germany in the 2018 World Administrators Summit in Frankfurt. She will be working on the future of the admin industry with office professionals from all over the world. As an influencer in this industry, Diana will have a strong voice in leading this profession to the future.

Diana is a regular interview partner in Germany and abroad sharing her stories as an expert in digital transformation and personal branding. Her first book, Chefsache Assistenz, will be published at the end of 2018.

Corina Wenzel works in the IT department at the European Central Bank. Based in Frankfurt, DG-IS develops, provides, and supports the information and communications systems of the ECB necessary to carry out the tasks of the Eurosystem/ESCB. With her great passion for the role of the assistant in general, she co-founded the ECB Assistant Community where assistants can share experience and good practice, improve communication, and procedures for the benefit of all ECB staff, liaising to this end with the support services under the chief services officer and finding ways to develop professionally.

Corina has 13 years of professional experience in the assistant field yet did not set out to be an assistant. She is a trained hotel specialist, studied comparative literature and romantic philology at the University of Frankfurt, and has experience in radio as a radio host at a local radio station in Frankfurt.

Menekşe graduated from Istanbul University with a degree in classic philology and Latin language and literature. She started her career in 1995 as a personal assistant of the founder and CEO of a London-based education company, FutureMinds Educational, in Istanbul. In 2005, she assisted the general manager of Adidas Zone Middle (Turkey, Romania, Israel, Cyprus and Bulgaria) and in 2007 she continued her career at Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu as an executive assistant to the board member, strategic business development partner, and CFO simultaneously.

Menekşe then joined Hewlett-Packard Enterprise as an assistant to the HPE Turkey managing director in 2013. She then carried several key regional roles at Hewlett-Packard such as assisting the MEMA (The Middle East, Mediterranean & Africa) indirect sales director who was responsible for 70 countries in the region. In June 2015, she took a virtual assistant role and assisted the MEMA distribution director and soon after she was a virtual assistant to the HPE Africa & Greece managing director. Since December 2017, Menekşe works as a consultant and virtual assistant for international projects. She also is a strategic partner for international EA organizations.

Menekşe has extensive experience in the profession and a truly passionate professional. She has joined Executive Assistant events as a keynote speaker and trainer for many years. She is continuously elevating the profession by attending university conferences as an industry expert, mentoring/coaching the students and her colleagues in their early career. Sharing knowledge and expertise is in her DNA and is thus an active networker. She joined IMA (International Management Assistants) in 2015 and led IMA Turkey’s establishment as a national group. Menekşe is the former IMA Turkey Chairman.

Menekşe is based in Istanbul, married, and a mother of two girls. She is a strict follower of all education programs and activities related to children.

Andy Workman is a successful mindset specialist, clinical solution focused hypnotherapist, author, and international motivational speaker.

Having previously served for more than 30 years as a police officer, in both the Royal Air Force and the civil Police Service, he brings a wealth of life experience and characteristic humour to his work as a therapist and speaker.

Andy’s presentation ‘Cavemen and Polar Bears’ offers a proven strategy for the effective management of your mood and mindset. It is supported by his book of the same title, which has received glowing reviews and is included in the required reading lists of a number of training establishments.

In addition to this signature presentation, Andy also offers workshops, keynotes, and presentations on subjects including body language and conflict resolution as well as bespoke events produced to meet his customers specific needs. Numerous organisations, businesses, and social groups have used his services to improve their teams understanding of their own mood, mindset, temper, and capabilities, whilst making their staff more effective in the day to day interactions that are an essential part of any business. Those customers include The Avon and Somerset Constabulary, Bristol International Airport, Newcastle International Airport, The Macular Society, The Federation of Small Businesses, The PA Network, Aviva Insurance, and numerous schools and colleges to name but few.

Andy lives in Bristol with his wife Karen and they have two adult sons, Sam and Adam. Away from his work, he relaxes with his many hobbies including, painting, playing saxophone, and ballroom dancing. There is NEVER a dull moment, but he says that’s a blessing in itself.

Edwige Bouleau was appointed executive assistant to the BD Medical Pharmaceutical Systems (PS) president in March 2015. She is based in Pont de Claix, France at the PS headquarters and serves as a member of the BDM – PS leadership team.

She has worked for BD for 10 years, supporting the VP operations, VP HR and talent management, and WW finance controller. Prior to joining BD, Edwige brings 15 years of experience supporting management teams. She supported several leaders in multinational companies, such as American Express and Motorola.

Her current role is to support, organize, communicate, and coordinate for her boss and his team. She operates in an international matrix management company where culture is strong.

Edwige has a university degree in applied foreign languages, (LEA), in English and Spanish from the University of Grenoble, France. Edwige likes to have fun both in her personal and professional life.

Marion is a multi-award winning former PA, winning Yorkshire PA of the Year in 2011 and Pitman Training Super Achievers, PA of the Year in 2012. Marion has worked in various administration and management roles for over the last 30 years building up her expertise and networks throughout this time. This has included working for the Civil Service and the NHS before joining Yorkshire Universities as a senior PA in the higher education sector.

Marion has presented to various groups of PAs throughout the UK and overseas and she loves to network both in person and through social media. Marion was the founder of the Yorkshire Universities Internal PA Network which led her to set up The PA Hub with her husband and business partner Jon Lowrence, where they run 2 independent UK PA networks in Leeds and Liverpool as they continue to promote the profession as well as running conferences, showcases, and PA Awards.

Marion is also the events director for Executive Secretary LIVE, running events in Johannesburg, Auckland, Washington DC, Sydney, and Silicon Valley.