Ms. Sukhia is very well versed in the people, process and knowledge-enabling technology components of KM. Having led numerous KM projects and implementations, Ms Sukhia approaches the discipline of KM from a practical and pragmatic perspective. Embracing the technical necessity of enabling knowledge sharing while always being cognizant of the cultural change and process issues needed to make it successful, Ms Sukhia guides organizations through the process of establishing sustainable KM programs. Her unique background, blends cognitive Neuroscience, Organizational Change and Economic approaches with solid project management techniques and KM methods. Ms Sukhia has developed a robust KM methodology, which is highly flexible for clients in all stages of KM maturity. Past clients include: Schneider Electric, Watson Wyatt, Singapore Police Force, Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank), The Word Bank, Dupont Corporation, BASF, ING Bank, Computer Sciences Corporation, WorldCom, and various US Department of Defense Agencies.

Ms. Sukhia is a Certified Knowledge Manager, (CKM); a Certified Knowledge Environment Engineer, (CKEE). Additionally, Ms Sukhia holds a Master of Science in Organizational Development and Knowledge Management, (OD&KM), from George Mason University School of Public Policy. Since 1999, Ms. Sukhia has been an active champion of the KM discipline and has actively promoted it’s principles in the global KM community. She is one of the founders and served for several years on the board of directors of one of the fastest growing knowledge management communities in the USA. Ms Sukhia also served as the President of the Greater DC Region for over 3 years, where she grew and continuously brought together a strong sharing community of practitioners on key KM topics. Ms Sukhia currently sits on the Executive Committee of Information & Knowledge Management Society (IKMS) in Singapore.

Ms. Sukhia brings to kneXco’s KM Advisory division, a unique combination of KM expertise and research skills. She is a Certified Industry Analyst Relations professional, (CIARP), and has previously run research divisions for two companies on strategic management issues she has written many papers and conducted many research projects in the field of KM, including a Virtual Collaboration White Paper, Online Communities of Practice Resource Guide, a Paper on Content Management: The Backbone of Enterprise-Wide Knowledge Management paper and a study of the application of KM products and is currently leading an initiative to develop a resource for IT decision makers to understand their options and the application of different tools for enabling KM across the enterprise.

John James O’Brien, BA, CRM, MALT
records & information management associate

John O’Brien brings a broad background including consultant and leadership roles in the public, private and non-profit sectors. John is Asia’s only Certified Records Manager, bringing a practical understanding and unique management perspective to the content driven underpinnings of information management. He knows first-hand the value of enabling content for continuous learning and quality outcomes in a context of compliance and risk.
Serving as Director, Government Records Service & Principal Archivist of Hong Kong he restructured the Government Records Service to support increasing technology use across government. John has also helped various clients with their information management and records management strategies, clients include: Columbia Power Corporation, British Columbia Ministy of Health, British Columbia Ministry of Education, South Okanagan Health Unit, British Columbia Ministry of the Attorney General and British Columbia Social Services & Housing.
Throughout his career, John has balanced workplace activity with an educational focus. He has taught or guest lectured at the University of Victoria, Royal Roads University and Camosun College, Canada and at the Hong Kong Polytechnical and Hong Kong Universities. John currently sits on the Executive board of the Hong Kong Knowledge Management Society and the International Relations Committee of ARMA International. He has formally served for two years as the President of the Institute of Certified Records Managers, Regent of the Certification Maintenance, Institute of Certified Records Managers and President, British Columbia. Schizophrenia Society.

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Tojo Thatchenkery
Associate

Tojo is a Professor of Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management at the School of Public Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. He is also a member of the NTL Institute of Applied Behavioral Science and the Taos Institute. He has over twenty years of experience in teaching at various MBA, Public Policy, Organizational Development, and executive programs in the United States, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
Tojo founded the Organizational Learning Laboratory at the George W. Johnson Learning Center at George Mason University and served as its director from 1995 to 2000. His research has been funded by agencies such as the United States National Science Foundation and the U.S. National Security Agency.
For more than fifteen years Tojo has been researching, consulting, and teaching in appreciative organizational design. Examples include Appreciative Inquiry which he has teaching to graduate students at George Mason University for over a decade, and Appreciative Sharing for Knowledge, a new knowledge management tool to leverage tacit knowledge in organizations. He has written extensively on appreciative processes in organizations, which include his doctoral dissertation, numerous refereed publications, and a recent book, Appreciative Sharing for Knowledge: Leveraging Knowledge Management for Strategic Change.
Tojo has extensive consulting experience in change management, organization design, and knowledge management. Past clients include IBM, Fannie Mae, Booz/Allen/Hamilton, PNC Bank, Lucent Technologies, General Mills, British Petroleum, Tata Consulting Services, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, United States Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Tojo is on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences and the Journal of Organizational Change Management. He is also the book review editor of the Journal of Organizational Change Management and the past Program Chair of the Research Methods Division of the 15000-member strong Academy of Management. Tojo has also used the appreciative lens to study diverse themes such as Information Communication Technology (ICT) and economic development of South Asian countries, (forthcoming co-edited book) and social capital and organizational mobility of Asian Americans in the U.S. His latest book, Appreciative Intelligence can be found at www.appreciativeintelligence.com.

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 Dr. MadanMohan Rao

Dr. Madanmohan Rao is a KM consultant and author from Bangalore. He is the editor of two book series: "The Asia Pacific Internet Handbook" and "The Knowledge Management Chronicles." and "AfricaDotEdu". He is the co-founder of the Bangalore K-Community, a network of KM professionals. Madan is editor-at-large of DestinationKM, world music editor for Rave magazine, and contributor to the Poynter Institute blog on new media trends.

Madan is on the nominating committee of ICANN (International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). He is on the board of editors of the journal "Electronic Markets" and the Journal of Community Informatics, and was on the board of the journal Convergence. Madan was also on the international editorial board of the recently published book, "Transforming e-Knowledge."

Madan was formerly the communications director at the United Nations Inter Press Service bureau in New York, and vice president at IndiaWorld Communications in Bombay. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology at Bombay and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, with an M.S. in computer science and a Ph.D. in communications.

Madan is a frequent speaker on the international conference circuit, and has given talks and lectures in over 50 countries around the world. His KM consulting engagements have included Fortune 500 companies such as Perot Systems, and Indian IT services pioneers such as HCL Technologies.

Professor Leif Edvinsson  

Professor Leif Edvinsson, is the world's leading expert on Intellectual Capital (IC). He has been Vice President and the world's first Corporate Director of Intellectual Capital at Skandia of Stockholm, Sweden and has held the world´s first professorship on Intellectual Capital at Lund Universtiy, Sweden since 2000.
Professor Edvinsson has been a key contributor to the theory of IC and oversaw the creation of the world's first corporate Intellectual Capital Annual Report. In 1996 he was awarded both by American Productivity and Quality centre, USA and Buisness Intelligence, UK for his pioneering work on IC. Professor Edvinsson formerly was senior vice president for training and development of S-E Bank, and president and chairman of Consultus AB, a Stockholm-based consulting company.

In light of his work in both training and IC, Professor Edvinsson has been a special advisor on service trade to the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also special advisor to the United Nations International Trade Centre and is a co-founder of the Swedish Coalition of Service Industries. Professor Edvinsson holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of numerous articles on the service industry and Intellectual Capital. He is a regular speaker before such organizations as the BBC, CIO, Conference Board, Economist, Handelsblatt, Insead, IMD, and the American Productivity and Quality Centre. He is listed in the Who's Who list of the world.

In March 1997 he launched together with Michael S. Malone the book on Intellectual Capital called "Realizing Your Company's True Value by Finding Its Hidden Brainpower". In January 1998, Professor Edvinsson won the prestigious 'Brain of the year' award, in competition with the likes of Bill Gates and Paul McCartney. Professor Edvinsson follows in the footsteps of illustrious former winners such as Gary Kasparov (World Chess Champion), Prof. Stephen Hawking, and the Poet Laureate Ted Hughes. In 2000, he was also listed in the Top 20 list of the most admired Knowledge Leaders in the world.

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