Michael Barnes

Michael is a globally recognized speaker and author with over 25 years of research and consulting experience. He helps senior decision-makers across the Asia Pacific region rethink their business and technology strategies to become more sustainable and compete more effectively in the digital age. Prior to joining Tech Research Asia, Michael was a Vice President, Research Director at Forrester Research for over 15 years, where he led Forrester’s Asia Pacific Digital Business Strategy and Customer Experience services and Sustainability research across this region. 

Michael also led Software Infrastructure and Application Integration research in Asia Pacific for Gartner, advising large organizations on strategies for sourcing, implementing, and managing enterprise applications and software technologies. He also conducted software research, advisory and implementation at Meta Group and Hurwitz Group. At ISG, he has worked on Microsoft, Snowflake and VMware Ecosystem studies.