As everyone clamors to play catch up in the virtual event space due to the raging pandemic, Michael Alf has long since permanently etched his place in the hybrid event space with his company New World Events. As founder and CEO, Alf helms a team that spans six countries and holds court in what he has termed as their “digital home.”
Michael Alf is a Digital Visionary
This new world is the ultimate playground for those who have seasoned weathers of storms and have the foresight to see impending trends. Michael Alf is the epitome of the latter.
Perhaps the most impressive part of his digital sojourn is that Alf hosted virtual events from as early as 2015. Alf had set up shop as a seasoned digital nomad long before a pandemic forced the world to flock to the online space.
But before he was the quintessential remote worker, the Aquarian served as a member of the German Armed Forces. After a decade, he left in the capacity of Captain and the holder of a master’s degree. However, even before this career choice, he always maintained a longstanding love affair with technology. So much so that while in school, he took his programming skills and formulated a program for his father’s school.
Over the ensuing years, Alf has held top leadership across Europe, Asia, and Australia in major corporations. As his expertise expanded, he ventured into the digital event space, eventually performing Interactive Summits over the internet with thousands of attendees. This initial success led Micheal to pen the successful book, ‘Virtual Summit Formula’. Michael Alf has amalgamated acumen from his many online events and practical knowledge learned in his various positions into making New World Events a tremendous success by flawlessly executing high-quality hybrid events.
Michael Alf Leverages Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Always ahead of the pack, Alf’s digital history makes him an active proportion of technological advances such as AR/VR.
By Recognizing the potential advantages that virtual and augmented reality will have on the hybrid event space, Alf prides himself on being an avid participant in ushering in the future. Michael is an involved participant in the VR/AR space, as a member of Germany’s VR Business Club and the VR/AR Association, where he is the lead for the Community of Practice Events.
Alf’s Success is a Combination of Many Turning Points
Before he found his sweet spot in the trifecta of people, business, and technology, Alf went through three life-defining circumstances that molded him into the maverick he is today. The first was to move to Australia in 2008 as a VP in a large consultancy company. The next moment was the decision to leave the corporate career path at the end of 2011. The final was the beginning of 2020, when he focused all his energies on running digital and hybrid events.
Alf exemplifies identifying the turning points in life and leveraging the moment to create cataclysmic shifts. Each decision benefited his entire family, and combined with his work experience, culminated in forming a customer-centric company. With his fellow nomads, Alf is building a global brand, interacting with people everywhere, and of course, turning a profit.
A father of 2, husband of 27 years to a dedicated wife, podcaster, author, multi times business awardee, high-performance coach, and Capgemini former top sales leader, Alf, more than anyone else, is ideally prepared to create events that will stand the tests of time.
