The Deal Paradox: Mergers and Acquisitions Success in the Age of Digital Transformation

Michel Driessen is a Senior Partner in EY's Strategy and Transactions group, based in London, UK, and focuses on complex transactions in the fast-moving technology and consumer products and retail sectors. He has previously held senior executive positions at Accenture, Visa and Rabobank. During his 15 years at EY he has worked on and led over 100 multi-billion pound transactions with the world's largest corporations and private equity firms on some of the biggest and most complex cross-border engagements. He is an Honorary Visiting Fellow at Bayes Business School in London.

Anna Faelten is an experienced corporate finance Partner at EY, based in London, UK. She leads EY's Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) Corporate Finance practice, working with high-growth companies and investors. She has more than 10 years of corporate finance and consulting experience, spanning public to private sector, private equity-backed, founder owned and corporate buy-side and sell-side transactions. Anna holds a PhD degree from Tilburg University.

Scott Moeller is a Professor in the Practice of Finance at the Bayes Business School in London, UK, and is the founder and Director of the M&A Research Centre. He teaches 'Mergers & Acquisitions' in the MBA and MSc programmes. Prior to joining academia, he had a highly successful banking career with Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan, holding a number of senior management roles.