Welcome back to Ringside. Besides our own leading lights, this series invites insights from business leaders beyond our walls. In partnering with others to help create the future of work, we\u2019re curious to uncover a broader perspective on business communications.<\/p>\n
This episode focuses on Atos Unify and Mark Smith. Mark has been with Atos Unify for seven years across several roles. Prior to that, he worked across the digital and customer experience<\/a> spaces at E.ON, Barclays, and Fasthosts Internet. Outside of work Mark enjoys building Lego and can often be found around a Barrys Bootcamp or cooking Mexican food.<\/p>\n At Atos Unify I am the Chief Marketing Officer responsible for our Global Marking, Communications, Portfolio, Go-To-Market, and Intelligence operations, as well as being the Program Director for Always\/Future Ready, our group response to COVID-19. We cover a diverse set of routes to market, whether directly through the Atos group or indirectly through our large global channel partner community. Overall, we support the revenue Atos Unify generates over approximately 40 million users, whether in the cloud or on-premises. The thing I most love about my job is talking about how we can change workplaces and lives. I have been spending a lot of time with clients working out how we can help them back to work and keep them running safely in the time of COVID-19.<\/p>\n I have done a lot of thinking on this with several clients, across many industries. I think it is commonly accepted now that we are not going to see a mass return to the office for knowledge workers. Despite efforts in Europe, to varying degrees of success, the office for many is years away. Remote working has finally proved itself! In other industries we are going to see a mix of fortunes, with wide ranging impacts both because of the economic impact but also because of broader intersectional changes. I often talk about the intersection of Digital Work, Cyber Security, Automation and internet of things (IoT<\/a>). Together this group of items are about to shift the way of working for many people and organisations, leading to changes in the post-pandemic economy.<\/p>\n\t\tMark, what’s your role at Atos and what do you love about your job?<\/h2>\n
What are your thoughts on the post-pandemic economy and how businesses can survive?<\/h2>\n