Annahita Esmailzadeh is a Leadership Executive at Microsoft. Previously, she was Head of Innovation at SAP, where she led the innovation unit at SAP Labs in Munich. As an award-winning business IT specialist and bestselling author, Annahita is one of the most influential business influencers and keynote speakers in the DACH region. She leverages her significant media presence and social media reach to champion diversity & inclusion, promoting modern leadership and progressive workplace culture. Dubbed a “diversity fighter” and a “digital pioneer”, she was named one of the Focus magazine’s “100 Women of the Year” in 2022. Business Insider recognised her as one of the top 25 future shapers redefining the German economy. In recognition of her ongoing commitment, she has also received the European Medal and the German Diversity Award.