Kees Koenen is a Solution Professional at Red Hat, where expertise in Open Innovation and Open Source facilitates cloud-native application development. Prior to joining Red Hat in May 2020, Kees held the role of Chief Innovation Officer and Senior Consultant at Atos Consulting from August 2006 to April 2020, demonstrating creativity and technical skills across various client projects. Kees has also contributed significantly to Open Source advocacy through authorship of a vision paper for government software and participation in discussions with political figures. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Blockchain, Business IT & Management from NCOI University, certifications in Enterprise Architecture, and Project Management.