The Human Hack: The Future of Consulting Culture

This isn’t about tools, templates, frameworks, or even just the latest AI technologies—it’s about people and mindset.

AI is driving a significant shift in the consulting landscape, encouraging a heightened focus on tools, templates, and frameworks at the risk of losing the human experience and mindset. In this honest and practical session, we explore how consultants and delivery leads can rediscover and develop better consulting cultures in a world obsessed with tools and delivery speed.

Event Details

📅 Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026
🕕 Time: 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CET
📍 Location: Auditorium 12, Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
🎟️ Registration: ESPC 2026

Session Overview

Expect a candid conversation as two seasoned leaders in the Microsoft consulting community are interviewed by a fellow highly experienced leader. The session will be filled with stories, audience Q&A, and actionable advice you can put straight into action back on your projects and in your teams. Bring your questions and get involved.

What You’ll Learn

✅ Sharpen your critical thinking skills and learn how to ask the right questions to get to the true root of a problem.

✅ Build strong, trusting relationships with clients by encouraging open communication, curiosity, and teamwork.

✅ Make sure your work delivers clear, measurable business value by considering its impact on people, processes, and technology.

Why Attend?

If you’ve ever felt like your work was technically perfect but somehow missed the mark, this session will show you why and how to fix it. You’ll leave with new ways to think, lead, and consult that make your engagements more rewarding, your impact more visible, and your career genuinely fulfilling.

Don’t let yourself drift into transactional delivery. Join us to reclaim the mission, rebuild the mindset, and become the kind of consultant the industry desperately needs.

Speakers

This panel brings together three highly experienced leaders in the Microsoft consulting community:

  • Dan Barber – Seasoned consulting leader
  • Areti Iles – Expert in consulting practice and culture
  • Ian Tweedie – Community leader and delivery practice expert

Together, they’ll challenge conventional thinking and offer practical, hard-won insights on what truly matters in consulting.

About ESPC 2026

The European SharePoint, Office and Azure Conference (ESPC) runs June 29 – July 2, 2026 at Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.

For more information and to register for other sessions, visit ESPC 2026.

👉 Register Now

Attend T34 at ESPC 2026

Come ready to challenge your assumptions, ask hard questions, and take home insights that will reshape how you approach consulting and delivery.