HELLO AND WELCOME to a new year of Business Review Europe . We kick off 2017 with a bumper technology-packed edition , featuring a wealth of industry pioneers and a nod to one of the leading tech events of the year .

First up and on our cover is Swisscom , Switzerland ’ s premier telco , and how it has embarked on a massive , multi-faceted transformation . Egon Steinkasserer , Head of Innovation , talks to us about its plans for the year ahead .

Before this you will find my account of thyssenkrupp ’ s partnership with Microsoft HoloLens , reporting from the event in New York ’ s stunning One World Trade Center . We also drop in on the build up to the Dublin Tech Summit , whose CEO Noelle O ’ Reilly speaks to us about encouraging more women into technology , as well as her aims for what is sure to be a landmark event .

Also among our profiles are data centre specialist Dell EMC .

Editor tom . wadlow @ bizclikmedia . com

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