Mikael Hagstrom
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Executive Vice President, EMEA and Asia Pacific

As head of an expanding global team of 5,000 professionals in 48 countries, Mikael Hagstrom is passionate about providing a culture where innovation can flourish, resulting in market leadership for the organization and its customers. He leads SAS’ Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific regions, which accounts for more than half of SAS’ total revenue. You can follow @mikaelhagstrom on Twitter.

Recent Posts

Europe cannot afford another Doha Round

As the European depression deepens and unemployment soars, policymakers are desperate to restore growth in a region crippled by debt. Opportunity knocks, but the question ... Read More

Q2 2013 Intelligence Quarterly: Bring big data to life with visual analytics

We are shifting from a world in which we think we know into a world in which we know and we can prove it. This ... Read More

The little engine that could

“I think I can, I think I can ...” Chances are, you’ve heard this phrase before. Popularized in the children’s book, “The Little Engine That ... Read More

Dispatch from the road

This is the closest I’ll ever get to travel writing. I was on the road the past two weeks, traveling in Europe to various speaking ... Read More

Q1 2013 Intelligence Quarterly: Big analytics brings big opportunities

Our world is changing at an unprecedented pace. Just look at the accelerated level of complexity surrounding the social, political, financial and environmental issues we ... Read More

In the digital economy, the data asset must be protected

The path forward in today’s volatile economic environment is unclear. Rising powers are gaining traction in the global economy, while crushing debt and political paralyses continue ... Read More

Will the US and Europe pair for share of digital economy?

On Nov. 30, I took the stage at the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue Conference in Washington, DC, to deliver a keynote on the expected outcome of the ... Read More

Q4 2012 Intelligence Quarterly: Public sector innovation

Has the public’s tolerance for austerity reached the tipping point of social unrest? Is having an increasingly large portion of public resources spent on financing ... Read More

Q3 2012 Intelligence Quarterly: Fraud is everyone's problem

We have yet to recover from the economic crisis. But the turmoil seen in the struggling global market could yet be dwarfed by the utter ... Read More

Four ways to unlock the value of big data in a hyperconnected world

When faced with every possible challenge – from socio-economic to environmental – man has taken seemingly small steps into cyberspace, resulting in a giant leap ... Read More