Qlik Luminary Program

The Qlik Luminary Program brings together the best and brightest customers, partners and enthusiasts in the Qlik ecosystem. With deep drive, passion and expertise, Qlik Luminaries champion the vision of turning data into insights that lead to transformative discoveries.

Apply to the Class of 2020

Becoming a Qlik Luminary isn’t just about better business practices. It’s about creating a better world—one in which data is harnessed to create beneficial changes, not just for their own organizations, but for others, too. Qlik Luminaries are constantly pushing the envelope, finding new and innovative ways to use, deploy and talk about Qlik solutions.

Meet the Qlik Luminary Class of 2019

Exclusive benefits

Enjoy these exclusive benefits of being a Qlik Luminary.

Education: Free access to state of the art Qlik training to sharpen your skills
Access: Exclusive engagements with R&D, Product Management, and Support teams
Community: Membership in a private Qlik Luminary community on Qlik Community
Insight: NDA briefings with Qlik product executives
Perks: VIP treatment, major discounts and special Luminary-only activities at Qlik events
Credibility: Qlik Luminary digital badges and featured profile on Qlik.com

How do I join?

A new class of Qlik Luminaries is accredited each year in January. Individuals with outstanding track records of continuous public advocacy of Qlik - willingness to share knowledge, community leadership, and a desire to make everyone they know in the Qlik ecosystem a huge success. Candidates must submit their own nomination to be considered.

What characterizes a Luminary?

Passionate about Qlik and widely recognized as a BI innovator and expert in his or her field
Active and consistently helpful on Qlik Community
Active on online forums, industry social networks, and/or organizational or personal blog
Willing to share best practices and knowledge at industry events, forums, in the press, and with industry analysts
Prolific content creator who creates or contributes to blogs, white papers, reviews, articles, videos, etc.

Class of 2019

Mika Ahtinen

Customer Success Manager,
Solteq Oyj
Finland

Emma Alexander

Head of Commercial Investment and Analytics,
Samsung Electronics
United Kingdom

Shrujan Amin

Data Scientist,
Care Coordination Institute
United States

Greg Anderson

Senior Architect, Analytical Data Services,
PayPal
United States

Jagan Mohan Rao Appala

Data Visualization Engineer,
Autodesk Asia PTE LTD
Singapore

John T. Ashley

Senior Vice President of Finance,
Cozen O'Connor
United States

Laura Ashworth

BI Architect & Analyst,
Raymond James Inc
United States

Diego Barbosa de Souza

Senior Business Analyst,
Resultados Digitais
Yara Brazil
Brazil

Bernard Barnard

BI Devops Manager,
Deloitte
Belgium

George Beaton

Managing Director,
Hawklaw Consulting
United Kingdom

Ralf Becher

Managing Director,
TIQ Solutions GmbH
Germany

Beat Bechmann

Senior Expert BI,
Deutsche Bahn AG
Germany

Alejandro Blaas

Deputy CTO,
ALD Automotive
Spain

Christophe Blanchet-Bardon

Agitateur,
Airbus DS SLC
France

Nick Blewden

Head of Data Product Development,
Lloyd's of London
United Kingdom

Brian Booden

Managing Director,
DataGlow IT
United Kingdom

Carolin Borchert

Consultant,
SDG Consulting AG
Germany

Ivan Bozov

Procurement Intelligence Specialist,
Borealis AG
Austria

Thomas Brancazio

Business Analyst,
Ohio State University Physicians, Inc.
United States

Sean Bruton

Head of BI & Analytics
Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT)
United Kingdom

Matthieu Burel

Smart Analytics Manager,
Micropole
France

Dan Butcher

Sr. Business Analyst,
PECO, an Exelon Company
United States

Lu Chang

PM & Senior Consultant,
Keyroads InfoTech (Shanghai) China
Shanghai

Ivan Chernitsyn

Head Of Data Governance Office,
Gazprom Neft PJSC
Russia

Matthew Crowther

Founder,
DimensionLabs.ai
United Kingdom

Steve Dark

Director,
Quick Intelligence
United Kingdom

Daryl D'Cruz

Head of Data Innovation,
Samsung Europe
United Kingdom

Christopher Dean

Head of Business Intelligence & Analytics,
City Plumbing Supplies Holding Limited
United Kingdom

Jonathan Dowey

Business Intelligence Manager,
Avon and Somerset Constabulary
United Kingdom

Joe Easley

Qlik Administrator,
Odyssey Logistics
United States

Kelsey Fautsch

Product Manager,
Deloitte & Touche LLP
United States

Paul French

Director of Business Intelligence and Visualisation,
Nationwide Building Society
United Kingdom

Greg Furlong

Deputy Chief,
Ottawa Paramedic Service
Canada

Mark Glogowski

Director Data and Analytics,
CertainTeed Saint-Gobain
United States

Oliver Gomes

Executive Director, Business Intelligence,
Condé Nast
United States

Axel Goris

European Lead Visual Intelligence & Analytics,
Accenture
The Netherlands

Martin Gries

Head of Supply Chain Management,
H. & J. Brüggen KG
Germany

Thomas Groffig

Head of Digitisation & Data Management, Divisional Controlling Corporate Clients,
Commerzbank AG
Germany

Masaki Hanai

Department Manager,
K.K.Ashisuto
Japan

Christopher James Hansford

Business Intelligence Manager,
Cabinet Office
United Kingdom

Barry Harmsen

Chief Qlik Officer,
Bitmetric
The Netherlands

Simon Hatfield

Qlik Lead (Networks),
Telstra Corporation
Australia

Benedikt Horneber

Senior IT-Manager,
Siemens Healthineers
United States

Corey Hulse

Business Intelligence Architect,
RevZilla.com
United States

Eugene Ilyin

Deputy Chief Financial Officer,
ROSGOSSTRAKH
Russian Federation

Riky Irawan

Associate Director,
National University of Singapore
Singapore

Thomas James

Senior Technology Leader,
Humana
United States

Himanshu Jha

Head of Business Intelligence and Data Science,
MUSIC Tribe
Singapore

Monica Kedzierski

Senior Director Digital, Analytics and Automation,
HARMAN International
United States

John Kim

Sr. Product Manager,
Fiserv
United States

Angelika Klidas

Chief BI Officer,
MagnaVersum BI & Analytics
The Netherlands

Speros Kokenes

CTO,
Knarr Analytics LLC
United States

Frank Kozurek

Director of Business Intelligence UK,
National Express
United Kingdom

Pablo Labbe

Partner Consultant & Solution Architect,
iMaps
Brazil

Rusty Lacy

Enterprise Solution Architect,
IPC Global
United States

Michael Laverick

Senior Data Analyst,
Fenwick Ltd
United Kingdom

Martin Mahler

CEO,
Vizlib
United Kingdom

Neil Martin

Head of Product Development,
Webhelp UK
United Kingdom

Alejandro Martinez

CEO USA & Canada,
SDG Group
United States

Cara Martino

Manager of Enterprise Business Intelligence,
Jefferson Health
United States

Konrad Mattheis

Senior Manager,
Deloitte
Germany

Andrew McIlwrick

Service Delivery Manager,
Differentia Consulting
United Kingdom

Mark Meersman

Managing Partner,
IPC Global
United States

Daniel Garcia Mejia

Insight Engineer,
Schibsted Spain
Spain

Jason Michaelides

CTO & Data Practice Lead,
Calibrate Consulting
United Kingdom

Boris Michel

Presales Solutions Lead,
INFORM GmbH
Germany

Juraj Mišina

Senior BI Specialist,
EMARK
Slovakia

Jakob Möhs

Senior Project Manager,
Commerzbank AG
Germany

Adam Moore

Supplier Diversity Manager,
SunTrust Bank
United States

Scott Motion

Site IT Service Delivery Lead/
BI Developer,
Volvo Construction Equipment Haulers Ltd
United Kingdom

Christopher J Moyer Sr

President & CEO,
SME Solutions Group, Inc.
United States

Rishi Muchhala

Manager, Enterprise Intelligence/President,
Nemours/Aculytics
United States

Erich Muff

Senior Manager for Data Innovation & Transformation,
Schindler Elevator Corporation
United States

Michael Muglia

Finance Transformation Manager,
Verizon
United States

Sandip Musne

Head-Visual Analytics (TCS Data Office),
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
India

Alexander Nagler

Chief DataRobot Officer,
Deloitte
Germany

Dan A Nigro

Senior Manager - Systems Engineering - HR Analytics & Reporting,
Verizon
United States

Tsutomu Ogawa

Chief Engineer,
Honda R&D Co.,Ltd. Automobile R&D Center
Japan

Ryo Okabe

Field Engineer,
K.K.Ashisuto
Japan

Rob O'Neill

Head of Information,
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom

Gary Palmer

IT Director,
ForbiddenPlanet.com
United Kingdom

Adrian Parker

VP Strategy & Marketing,
Differentia Consulting
United Kingdom

Shilpan Patel

Qlik Architect,
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
United States

Richard Pearce

Director,
R J Pearce Consulting Ltd
United Kingdom

Karl Pover

Solutions Architect,
Axis Group, LLC
United States

Michael Prorock

CTO,
mesur.io
United States

Sharon Puddle

Head of Digital Transformation for Institute for Innovation + Improvement (i3),
Waitemata District Health Board
New Zealand

Stephen Redmond

AI Delivery Lead,
Accenture Applied Intelligence
Ireland

Jutta Reindler

Business Intelligence Manager,
Siemens Healthineers
Germany

Jeffrey Richardson

Director, Enterprise Information,
Bentley Systems
United States

Francis Rodrigues

SVP - Business Insights, Data Labs, Innovation,
HDFC Life
India

Juan Pedro Barroso Rodríguez

Data & Analytics Project Leader,
everis
Spain

Göran Sander

Sense Sensei,
Ptarmigan Labs
Sweden

Claudia Scott

Qlik Center of Excellence Lead,
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
United States

Torben Seebach

Director Business Analytics,
itelligence part of NTT Data group
Denmark

Nitesh Sethi

Senior Qlik Consultant,
Intelegencia
India

Jan Sheppard

Chief Data Officer,
Tertiary Education Commission
New Zealand

Mark Singleton

Acting Associate Director of IM&T,
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom

Niklas Skarstam

Solution Teamleader - Advanced Analytics, Business Steering R&S,
IKEA of Sweden AB
Sweden

Marcus Sommer

Analyst Retail Controlling,
mds Shop GmbH
Germany

Gwendolyn Stamp

IT Solutions Architect,
BMW Group
United States

Patrick Straub

Vice President of Business Intelligence,
IAS
United States

Sandra Strauss

Director,
AbbVie
United States

Wenyan Tan

ICT Group Manufacturing Engineering Department Production Innovation Division,
Nabtesco

Andrey Terekhov

Director, Consulting Services,
ATK Consulting Group
Russian Federation

Sudip Trivedi

Head of Data and Analytics and Connectivity,
London Borough of Camden
United Kingdom

Oleg Troyansky

President,
Natural Synergies, Inc.
United States

Pierre-Louis Usselmann

Visual Analytics Lead,
Novartis
Switzerland

Deepak Vadithala (DV)

Head of BI & Visualisation,
JPMorgan & Chase
United Kingdom

Ananthanarayanan Venkatesan

Vice President,
HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited
India

Vetrivillalan Vennila

Assistant Director (Data Analytics),
Singapore Management University
Singapore

Dion Verbeke

Lead Consultant,
Deloitte
Belgium

Julian Villafuerte

Principal Qlik Consultant,
Evolcon
Mexico

Juan I. Vitantonio

Director, Data Analytics,
Tango Analytics Ltd
United Kingdom

Gysbert Wassenaar

Business Intelligence Consultant,
HippoLine BV
The Netherlands

Nick Webster

Technical Director,
Websy
Spain

Stephanie Whyte

Lead Product Developer,
Webhelp UK
United Kingdom

Adrian Worrall

Data Manager,
MKM Building Supplies
United Kingdom

Rob Wunderlich

Principal Consultant,
Panalytics, Inc
United States

Shahid Younis

CEO,
Data Whizz Academy
United Kingdom

Marco Zampieri

CEO & CTO,
Data Synapsi Srl
Italy