Anja is General Manager Kraken Experience at Kraken Technologies, part of the Octopus Energy Group, focusing on helping energy providers digitally transform to better serve their end customers and accelerate the energy transition. She was previously Chief Commercial Officer at Depsys, a Swiss startup focused on real time monitoring and management of the electricity grid. Other key roles include independent advisor to both private and publicly listed technology companies shifting to software and service-centric business models, as well as 15 years at Cisco in various roles responsible for ensuring business value from technology for large enterprise customers across mainly Telecom, Manufacturing, Banking and Public Sector. Notably, Anja ran the Complex Deals team and later set up the Cisco Consulting Services business for EMEA. Anja began her career in strategy consulting in Munich and London with Mercer Management Consulting. Anja is a Chartered Director from the UK Institute of Directors, holds a triple Master in Management from ESCP Europe and a Bachelor in Communication. A dual Danish-Swiss national, Anja speaks five languages and has lived in nine countries to date.