Keynote presenters

Wendy Spinks

Keynote: The Fragmented Workplace Through Japanese Eyes

Wendy Spinks is Professor of Management Science at the Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI). She has a Ph.D. in Management (Human Resources) from The University of Sydney and is Chair of the International Telework Academy as well as Advisor to the Japan Telework Society. She has written extensively in the area of flexible work arrangements and their impact on conventional management methods, and is currently involved in research on telework, organisational behaviour and organisational commitment.

Michel Walrave

Keynote: Lowering thresholds & maximising benefits: A framework for the implementation of telework

Prof. dr. Michel Walrave is associate professor at the Department of Communication Studies of the University of Antwerp and leads the Research Group Strategic Communication. His field of expertise is situated in the area of societal implications of ICT. He has conducted several national and European research projects on e-working, e-government and e-privacy. He teaches societal implications of ICT, governmental communication, marketing communications and e-marketing at the University of Antwerp and as a guest lecturer in several other universities. He is co-president of the Belgian Teleworking Association. Michel Walrave holds a master’s degree in Communication Studies and in Information Science and a PhD in social sciences.

Teleworking projects: http://www.tijdvoortelewerk.be