President of Buck Consultants International to Speak at The Consultants Forum

We are excited to announce that René Buck, founder and President of the highly regarded Buck Consultants International, will feature as our keynote speaker in Austin.


A world-renowned corporate location strategist, René founded his first consultancy in 1985 and since then has provided business strategy, location and real estate decisions for a wide rage of international companies including: Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Dell Computer, John Deere, Philips, ExxonMobil, Yamaha, Chiquita, Danone, Kraft Foods, Columbia Sportswear, Ikea, Fossil, Liz Claiborne/Mexx, Skechers, Amgen, Biogen, Sitel, NCR, Toshiba, Johnson & Johnson, Fuji Photo Film, Microsoft, and Abbott.


As a worldwide leading expert on location planning and site selection, René will provide invaluable insight into current trending issues while also advising on how EDAs can best position themselves to take advantage of the opportunities ahead.


Buck Consultants International is headquartered in the Netherlands with offices in Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Milan, Madrid, and Chicago, and currently employs about 60 professionals.