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Feb 2023
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Founder and CEO of ds30, Volker Buscher is experienced in developing and implementing data and digital strategies. He has worked as project director on innovative projects including the London Olympics and developed a global digital service business with revenues of over £40m. He was a recent speaker at the DFC Leadership Summit on Technology and Innovation, where he sat down with Dave to talk about the true meaning of an open data market and the role of leaders in creating new value systems around emerging technologies.

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