Thomas Dugaro (DE)
Previously worked as Vice President IT - Collaboration & Project Management at RTL
Joined us in Aarhus for the first time in 2021 and is an active member in our Employee Experience community, and also a regular at our Hamburg informal get-togethers
Meet Thomas at:
Boye Aarhus 26 conference
Track: Employee Experience
Presentation: TBD
Date: Thursday, November 5
About Thomas Dugaro
Thomas looks after IT and digital transformation at HafenCity Hamburg, where he has been Head of IT and Digital Transformation since May 2026. He joined in 2024 as project manager for digital transformation. His work focuses on tools and methods, communication and clarity, a fulfilling way of working together, and good music. He believes in the power of self-directed, connected and responsible employees.
Before HafenCity, he was Vice President IT - Collaboration & Project Management at RTL Deutschland. Before that he spent more than 20 years at Gruner + Jahr, most recently as Head of IT Collaboration. There he championed good IT project management, both classic and agile, along with tools and methods for good communication and collaboration. He is also a trained agile coach.
About HafenCity
HafenCity Hamburg GmbH is the municipal company responsible for managing some of Hamburg’s major urban development projects. Its best-known project is HafenCity, which together with the neighbouring Grasbrook covers more than 220 hectares and is one of Europe’s largest inner-city development areas.
The company also develops Billebogen and Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld. Across these projects, it creates mixed districts that combine housing, workplaces, education, culture, retail and leisure, designed as innovation districts for the city’s future.
Blog posts with Thomas Dugaro
How To Make Hybrid Meetings Not Suck (March 2022)
Past conference appearances
Boye Aarhus 24 conference
Presentation: Human Scale - thoughts on sustainability for your digital workplace
Track: Employee Experience
Boye Aarhus 21 conference
Presentation: Hybrid work is the future of knowledge work - If only there was a recipe
Track: Future Workplace