Dr. Mik Kersten, CEO at Tasktop, spent a decade creating open source developer tools before realizing that programing was not the bottleneck in large-scale software delivery. He then created a framework and tools for managing the value stream networks needed to connect the business to software delivery.  Prior to founding Tasktop, Dr. Kersten created the Eclipse Mylyn open source project as part of his PhD in Computer Science, pioneering the first integration of programming environments with agile and DevOps tools. As a research scientist at Xerox PARC, Dr. Kersten was on the team that created the first aspect-oriented programming language. As CEO of Tasktop, he loves working with transformational leaders on bridging the gapbetween the business and technology in order to help organizations thrive in the age of software. He is the author of "Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework."