Beau Bridges, CMgr, MBA, FCMI

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sourced_title: Director of AI Enablement | AI Center of Excellence (AI CoE)

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headline: Turning AI strategy into everyday impact—safely, at scale

about:
🚀 I'm a tech enthusiast with a heart that beats for innovation and a mind that thrives on diverse technological challenges. My real jam, though? It's connecting dots and people to tackle problems creatively and efficiently. I'm all about building vibrant networks where ideas spark and solutions emerge.

With a knack for being a change agent, I'm constantly on the move, injecting energy and positivity wherever I go. I'm driven by the desire to enhance efficiencies and transform client experiences. Think of me as your go-to guy for a fresh perspective and positive approach, or that much-needed push to turn 'what-ifs' into 'why nots'. Let's connect, collaborate, and make some magic happen!"

"🌟 On the credentials front, I'm not just Beau, I'm a chartered manager dynamo and a proud Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. Plus, I'm a card-carrying (Professional) Member of the British Computer Society. Talk about wearing multiple hats!

Now, let’s dive into the fun stuff - my skills toolbox:

Mastermind in strategic planning: aligning tech wonders with business goals. 🎯
Agile Project management enthusiast: turning complex transformations into success stories. 🛠
Relationship-building champ: keeping both internal and external folks in sync. 🤝
Leadership with flair: steering the ship with clear, engaging communication. 🚢
Budget wizardry: managing those numbers like a pro. 💰
The go-to tech advisor: translating tech-speak for C-level execs and beyond. 💼
Jack-of-all-tech-trades: from cybersecurity to networks, I've got it covered. 🖥
Research ninja: always on the hunt for the next big thing. 🔍
Commercially savvy: cross-functionally enhancing those profits. 💹
Vendor management maestro: overseeing everything from ITT to Service Management. 🎵
Decision-making ace: blending intui

company: Forvis Mazars US

description:
I lead firmwide AI Enablement—turning our AI strategy into repeatable adoption at scale across service lines and internal functions. I partner closely with AI execution teams to ensure new capabilities land smoothly, scale consistently, and deliver measurable value.
Core focus areas

Strategy → operating model: Translate enterprise AI strategy into a practical enablement roadmap, clear KPIs, and repeatable adoption motions.
Capability building: Design role-based learning, playbooks, and guidance

position: Director of Innovation

description: Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network. The network operates under a single brand worldwide, with just two members: Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories. Both member firms share a commitment to providing an unmatched client experience, delivering audit & assurance, tax and advisory services around the world. Together, our strategic vision strives to mov

company: Mazars in US

description: Mazars USA LLP is an independent member firm of Mazars Group, an international audit, tax and advisory organization with operations in over 95 countries and territories. With roots going back to 1921 in the US, the firm has significant national presence in strategic geographies, providing seamless access to 30,000+ professionals around the world. Our industry specialists deliver tailored services to a wide range of clients across sectors, including individuals, high-growth emerging companies, pr

position: Digital Engagement Lead

company: Mazars in the UK

description:
Providing the front end of innovation as a service.  Interfacing with the business to provide a conduit to solutions.  Ultimately my team provide the design services to develop applications and services for the future. We use a human centred design approach and agile methodologies to turn problems into solutions.

User Experience (UX) is at the heart of what we do and whilst we are in our early stages of journey, we are making a real impact to our internal customers and external clients.

We are

position: Founder

company: Go Cactus

description:
I set up 'Go Cactus' to help financial advice businesses deliver better, more profitable services to their clients.  We specialise in working with Financial Services companies in the wealth management and financial advice space to align technology with the business objectives and strategy.

Client's expectations are changing rapidly and they are expecting services when and where they want them, yet the industry is only just moving away from wet signatures.

We help by analysing where your compan

position: Chief Technology Officer

company: Attivo Group

description:
My role includes accountability for the overall technology operations and technology roadmap for infrastructure, network, security, communications, and applications.

Attivo Group is a UK based Financial Services business and consolidator with an active acquisition strategy.  The company is a medium sized business with > 100 staff, predominately operating in South East and South West UK.

The role consisted of developing and delivering a technology roadmap aligned to the business strategy to f

position: Director of Service Delivery & Operations

company: PSU Technology Group Ltd

description:
Accountable for the delivery of all services and customer facing projects.  The role has included galvanising a team of >30 staff, reorganising roles & responsibilities to align to the new business strategy, through the creation of an underpinning service strategy.

Customer Satisfaction
Improved customer satisfaction KPI by 15%
40% increase in customer contact
Enhanced operational performance by over 50% through change programme
Established “Voice of Customer” Analysis, increasing customer enga

content:
A pass that finds its mark. A save that holds the line. A crowd that rises as one. Soccer's biggest tournament is a reminder that the biggest outcomes come from getting the small things right.

That's how we work at Forvis Mazars US. We bring a global perspective to every challenge and pair it with the local understanding to make it count for you.

Learn more about Forvis Mazars US: https://lnkd.i

content:
The Forvis Mazars US Alumni Network offers you room to explore. Gain access to the people, opportunities, and possibilities that can help you look ahead and shape what comes next in your career.

Stay curious. Stay connected. Keep discovering where your career can take you, alongside a community that champions your potential.

Join the community: https://lnkd.in/eE2FrYzW

content: This webinar focuses on the FCC’s NPRM, its pros and cons, its effects, and the financial impact it may have on small telecommunications providers.

content:
Manual reporting can quietly drain your team's time. There's a more strategic way to work.

Join Forvis Mazars US for an upcoming webinar on how Power BI and Power Automate can work together to help streamline workflows, cut down on manual tasks, and turn your insights into action.

Less time on manual processes. More time on what can actually drive your business forward. Sign up now: https://lnkd

content:
Soccer's biggest tournament thrives on precision. The perfectly weighted pass, the save that holds the line, the moment a whole crowd rises as one. The grandest results are built from getting the small things right.

That's how we work at Forvis Mazars US. Swipe through to see how our teams help provide consistent, seamless performance across more than 100 countries and territories, adapting to wo

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Sumeet Mahajan

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sourced_title: Partner, AI & Data Lead

headline: Partner, AI & Data Lead

about: Sumeet's proficiency includes designing, selling, and delivering advanced AI/ML/OR solutions to resolve his clients’ business problems in supply chain, operations, and sales, and helping them build in-house data/AI capabilities. He is also a prolific practice builder, having built and scaled practices around AI, data science, ML engineering, supply chain, and industrials sector.

position: Partner, AI & Data Lead

company: Grant Thornton (US)

end: Present

position: Managing Director / Partner: Head of Data & AI for US industry portfolio

company: Accenture

position: Managing Director / Partner, NA Lead - Center for Advanced AI & Market Unit Lead for Data & AI

position: Senior Principal

company: OPS Rules (an Accenture company)

description: My work at OPS Rules focuses on designing, selling and delivering advanced analytic solutions to resolve my clients’ operational & revenue management challenges. OPS Rules was acquired by Accenture Analytics, in mid 2016, to expand its machine learning and operations analytics capabilities.

position: Principal

company: OPS Rules (MIT based startup)

position: Sr. Manager

description: Manage and deliver projects that support client supply chain management and operations strategy efforts.

position: Sr. Supply Chain Consultant & Services Solutions Lead

company: IBM

description:
As a Senior Consultant & Services Solutions Lead in IBM's ILOG Supply Chain & Optimization Services team, my work focused on selling, scoping and delivering optimization-based decision support solutions for strategic supply chain planning.  Delivered projects in North & South America, East & West Europe and Southeast Asia.

Previously, this was an analytics driven supply chain strategy firm called LogicTools founded by MIT prof David Simchi-Levi and Edith Simchi-Levi, later bought by IBM.

position: Lean Opportunities Engineer

company: Fisher Controls - Emerson Process Management

description: Material flow & material handling improvement for a high variety - low volume mix of products.

content:
Expanding our capabilities and capacity! This deal will bring one of Microsoft’s leading manufacturing and distribution partners into Grant Thornton Advisors’ multinational platform, strengthening end‑to‑end digital, data and AI capabilities.

https://lnkd.in/gYdYrTdj
Tom Puthiyamadam, Paul Melville, Adam Wengert, Tony Dinola

content:
As a Rethink sponsor, we are proud to support the Manufacturing Leadership Council's industry-leading work to advance manufacturing and digital transformation. Join Grant Thornton and #manufacturing leaders this June in Scottsdale, AZ for this important summit. Learn more and register now at https://lnkd.in/g7U6Mnwi https://lnkd.in/gW8ZsPbM

Shoutout to my colleague Jonathan Eaton who will be part

content:
It's my first time attending Manufacturing Leadership Council's Rethink conference and I've found a lot of inspiration these past few days.
1. With US's 250th anniversary just around the corner, this quote by founding father Alexander Hamilton hit home: "Not only the wealth; but the independence and security of a country, appear to be materially connected with the prosperity of manufacturers."
2.

content:
78% of executives aren't confident they could pass an independent AI governance audit within 90 days.

That's from Grant Thornton (US)'s 2026 AI Impact Survey, out this morning — 950 leaders, 10 industries. The causal finding: organizations with fully integrated AI report revenue growth at nearly 4x the rate of those still piloting (58% vs. 15%).

As I share in the report, companies are expanding

content: "Will AI disrupt this asset?" is the wrong diligence question. "Is this product close enough to the workflow to matter when it does?" is the right one. Sharp piece from my Grant Thornton (US) Stax colleagues on where the real risk (and upside) is showing up. Thomas Libeg, Paul Edwards

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Jacob Hacker

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headline: Head of Strategy and Enablement, Consulting at KPMG

about:
Jacob is a Director in KPMG's Consulting division. In his consulting work, Jacob's client focus has predominantly been across the financial services and aerospace sectors, working with many local and international clients. His functional expertise is in strategy, business model and target operating model development, program delivery and lean / operational excellence improvement. Jacob currently serves as the Head of Strategy and Enablement for KPMG's Consulting division, leading the transformation of the business, simplifying market positioning, consolidating operational structures and moving to an industry and product-centric operating model.

Jacob has also led the establishment of KPMG's Global Space Industry practice in recent years, bringing together people and capabilities across 20 countries.

position: Director

company: KPMG Australia

position: Space Industry Lead

position: Associate Director

position: Manager, Management Consulting

position: Senior Management Consultant

position: Management Consultant

position: Space Committee Member

company: AmCham Australia

content:
The last six months have been an absolute blast running daddy daycare for my two little ones.

Parenting isn’t an easy job and comes with plenty of highs and lows,but watching my kids learn, play and grow has been the highlight of my life.

This week, it’s back to the real world at KPMG Australia and some more adult conversations… looking forward to catching up!

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Mario Desiderio

sourced_title: Managing Director and Digital Capability Leader

about:
As the leader of Huron’s digital capability business, I bring significant experience in business strategy and digital transformation. I am passionate about leveraging data and technology to drive strategic insights and deliver exceptional client service. My focus includes advising on cloud and emerging technologies such as AI and machine learning (ML) to enhance market share and operational efficiencies.

In my role, I continue to foster a global perspective, driving international expansion and cross-cultural business growth. This passion extends throughout my career, where I have consistently led teams and cultivated strong, innovative strategies.

Beyond professional pursuits, I maintain an active lifestyle as an athlete, finding balance through physical challenges. Entrepreneurship is also a significant part of my journey, where I inspire and mentor others to pursue their own ventures, which has resulted in the creation of approximately 13-15 companies over the years.

My expertise has earned me recognition, including Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award, a Consulting Report Top 25 Technology Consultant and Leader for two consecutive years, and a Top 2024 Consultant by Consulting Magazine, among others.

company: Huron Consulting Group

description:
• Serving as the Digital Capability Leader since 2021, now leading a team of ~3,000 global employees
• Played a pivotal role in developing and expanding Huron Digital, contributing to its growth amounting to just under 50% of Huron’s total revenue, serving 500+ clients globally across diverse industries
• Leads strategic initiatives to enhance digital capabilities, positioning Huron as a leader in digital transformation solutions
• Continues to enhance Huron’s portfolio diversification by expand

position: President

company: ADI Strategies

description:
• Responsible for setting the strategic direction for the company and establishing and managing relationships with key clients and partners
• Acquired by Huron Consulting Group in May 2016
• 2012 winner of the Oracle Excellence Award and the Specialized Partner of the Year

position: Executive Vice President, Professional Services

company: Rolta TUSC

description: • Assumed a leadership role for North America following the acquisition of Whittman-Hart by Rolta

position: Full-time Ironman Triathlete

company: The IRONMAN Group

description:
• Transitioned to full-time triathlete, focusing on rigorous training regimes and competitive events
• Qualified and competed in the 2007 Hawaii Ironman World Championship and the Clearwater 1/2 Ironman World Championship

position: President of Technology Consulting

company: WHITTMANHART

description:
• Transitioned into the role of President of the Portfolio Company at WhittmanHart, a private equity platform company, following the acquisition of Infinis Inc.
• Continued to drive growth and success within the organization

position: CEO and Founder

company: Infinis Inc

description:
• Founded Infinis, Inc. - 2003 EY Entrepreneur of the Year recipient
• Led the company as CEO from a startup to an operation spanning four cities with 200+ employees
• Achieved acquisition by Whittman-Hart in February 2005, which was subsequently acquired by Rolta

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Kurt Mueller

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sourced_title: Managing Director, Digital Strategy & Delivery

headline: Chief Digital Officer | Chief Innovation Officer | Amazon’s Best-selling Co-Author I Digital Strategist | Rare Disease, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Medical Device, Rare Disease Agency Leader

about:
As a Generative AI expert and Chief Digital Officer Kurt is a recognized thought leader known for
his generative AI and digital strategy, omnichannel strategy, CRM strategy, interactive marketing,
and management oversight of all execution. As an executive digital subject matter expert in the field
of digital, he is known in the industry for his strategic support for client in the pharmaceutical,
biotechnology, medical device and rare disease space. He's supported clients including Abbott
Nutrition, Abbvie, Allergan, Alexion, Amylyx, Astellas Pharmaceuticals, Blue Earth Diagnostics,
Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Incyte, Merck, Neuronetics, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, Sobi, Takeda, UCB and
more -- in both product commercial promotion and medical communications.

His therapeutic experience is equally deep, with experience in dermatology, endocrinology,
gastroenterology, hematology, immunology, neurology, renal transplant, rheumatology, rhPSMA
radio-pharmaceuticals and includes prelaunch, launch, post-launch, franchise, and lifecycle
management.

He also has deep management experience and excellent soft skills, transforming underperforming
digital departments into high-performing, agile teams that drive significant financial results and
return on investment.

Generative AI is a passion of his. As a generative AI expert, Kurt has served as the executive
sponsor for several company generative AI workstreams and sub-teams. He’s presently serving at
the Managing Director, Digital & AI of a well-known life sciences agency. He also earned his AI In
Healthcare certification from Stanford University.

As a recognized industry thought-leader, Kurt has authored multiple generative AI articles in
renowned industry publications. He is a sought-after generative AI speaker and was a key speaker
a

company: Woven Health Collective

description:
Boundless AI is more than just a digital marketing agency—we’re innovators, pioneers, and
visionaries in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry. Driven by a boundless ambition to
help organizations achieve the extraordinary, we leverage AI to redefine success in a rapidly
evolving marketplace. As the Managing Director, Digital & AI, I’m responsible for the health and
growth of the company. Additionally, I set the AI vision for the company and develop new
generative AI products and service

position: Senior Partner

company: Bracken

description: Bracken is a life sciences consultancy that provides multi-pronged marketing programs developed by a team who specializes in communicating scientific data and content, health tech, and regulatory topics. Kurt supports areas such as digital strategy, digital marketing, medical communications, omnichannel strategy and execution, stakeholder segmentation, customer experience journey mapping, and metrics and analytics measurement frameworks. He collaborates with many of the leading pharmaceutical, b

position: SVP, Digital Engagement

company: Precision AQ

description:
The medical communications business unit is a full-service medical communications agency dedicated to clients' science and the agency's ability to transform lives. Our passion for improving patients’ lives is at the heart of everything we do. We thrive at the cutting edge of medicine—translating and communicating the science behind novel therapies, unique mechanisms, and complex diseases to improve patient outcomes.

As Senior Vice President, Digital Engagement, Kurt is responsible for formulat

position: Chief Marketing Officer

company: Analytical Wizards

description: Analytical Wizards is an award-winning pharmaceutical data analytics firm uniquely structured to empower commercial decision makers to plan, predict, optimize, and execute business activities more effectively than ever before by unlocking actionable insights from data assets. Our easy-to-use cloud-based analytics platforms, scalable big-data analytics infrastructure and reporting solutions are backed by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), advanced business analytics consultin

position: Chief Digital & Innovation Officer

company: PulseCX

description: PulseCX is a healthcare marketing agency that specializes in optimizing the customer experience (CX) for pharmaceutical, medical device, and OTC products. Our specialty is in healthcare professional (HCP) and direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketing. No matter where a brand is in its lifecycle, PulseCX helps connect the key stakeholders and develop a customer experience (CX) that influences the attitudes and behaviors behind the decision-making process that drive brand preference. Through an understan

content: Going to have a blast at MAPS. Let me know if you’ll be there

content: Thrilled to see such a great company and its people be recognized! @pharmktg @pharmaceuticalmarketing @pharmadervertising @hcmktg

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Lee Barrett

sourced_title: Managing Director - Northeast Data & AI Practice Lead

headline: Experienced AI and Digital Strategist     |      Helping Clients Navigate the Epic Disruption with AI      |    Managing Director at Accenture

about: I take pride in helping our clients unlock value and disrupt industries through the application of intelligent automation, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. Let’s connect to continue the discussion...

position: Managing Director - North America Data & AI Advisory Lead

company: Accenture

position: Data and Analytics Senior Manager

position: Business Manager

position: Business Consulting

position: Data Engineer

company: Avanade

position: Data and Analytics

company: Carat

position: Business Analyst

company: Modis

content:
Great evening with an incredible group of coworkers. Nice to know that even outside the office, we can successfully turn a backyard gathering into an unofficial AI strategy session…. From debating the future of frontier vs open source models, agentic architectures, enterprise adoption curves- to which jobs will exist in five years….

Hard to say what was hotter—the weather or the AI takes/ predict

content: It’s been a minute since my last post. Ironically, the last time I shared something here… it was about an internal Accenture Shark Tank activity. This week, I got to flip the script. I delivered the keynote at the Convergence AI Conference in Dallas with special guest speaker - Mark Cuban . It was great to share real life examples of how we are reinventing businesses, industries and functions with

evidence_experience: "I take pride in helping our clients unlock value and disrupt industries through the application of intelligent automation, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence."

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Sebastian HOFFMANN

sourced_title: Asst. Chief Operating Officer / Chief of Staff

headline: Global Strategy, Operations & People Leader | McKinsey & Company | AI & Enterprise Transformation | Scaling Organizations & Driving Growth | Kellogg MBA

about:
I build, scale, and run organizations at the intersection of strategy, people, operations, and technology. With 20+ years of experience spanning consulting, enterprise operations, executive leadership, and transformation, I specialize in turning ambitious visions into measurable business outcomes.

Currently serving as COO / Head of Strategy & Operations, Client Capabilities, and Client Development for McKinsey’s Tech & AI practice, I lead the scaling of a global practice by aligning people, processes, technology, and AI to accelerate growth, innovation, and client impact.

My career has spanned entrepreneurship, executive advisory, business operations, and transformation leadership - including roles as Deputy Chief People Officer, Chief of Staff, and Management Consultant - giving me a unique perspective as both an advisor and an operator on how organizations evolve, scale, and perform.

Known for:

🔹 Strategy & execution: Translating enterprise ambition into actionable priorities, operating models, and measurable results.

🔹 Enterprise & AI transformation: Leading organizational redesign, M&A integration, change management, and large-scale AI transformation initiatives.

🔹 Operational excellence: Building scalable business functions, improving performance, and enabling sustainable growth.

🔹 Client development & capability building: Developing go-to-market strategies, client capabilities, and innovative offerings that create market impact.

🔹 Talent & organizational architecture: Combining a people-centric and operational lens to build high-performing teams and organizations.

🔹 Hands-on, team-first leadership: A collaborative and recognized leader and trusted advisor who combines strategic perspective with a willingness to roll up my sleeves and deliver.

position: COO / Global Director and Head of Strategy & Operations, Client Development & Client Capabilities

company: McKinsey & Company

description:
I align strategy, people, operations, and technology to drive growth and execution across McKinsey's Tech & AI practice. Partnering closely with Firm leadership, I lead day-to-day business operations and cross-functional transformation initiatives while managing a global team spanning North America, Latin America, Europe, India, and Asia.

🔹 Practice Build & Scale: Co-founded and scaled global operations for the Tech & AI practice from inception into one of McKinsey's largest practices, supporti

position: COO & General Manager

description:
Recruited as a founding General Manager to build and scale a new practice globally, establishing the operational foundation for its rapid global expansion.

🔹 Global Scaling & Growth: Achieved 900% growth through strategic restructuring and the integration of legacy entities into a unified operating model.

🔹 Growth Strategy & Capabilities: Directed global go-to-market functions - including product and service innovation, marketing, M&A initiatives, and enterprise knowledge strategy - while sca

position: Management Consultant, Advisory Services, People & Organization

company: PwC

description:
Advised global enterprise leadership teams on organizational transformation, helping align operating models, talent strategy, and business priorities to enable sustainable growth and change.

🔹 Executive Advisory: Partnered with C-suite leaders (CEOs, CHROs, CIOs) on the design and implementation of global operating models and large-scale functional transformations.

🔹 Organizational Design & Strategy: Architected organization design, talent, succession, and culture strategies to support long-t

position: Facilitator / Coach

company: Kellogg School of Management

description:
★ Facilitator at the Kellogg School of Management's Kellogg Action Lab Experience (KALE).

➳ KALE is an innovative and intimate learning community of leaders from a broad range of industries, companies and functions who partner with Kellogg’s expert faculty to solve complex problems that impact business through collaboration.

➳ KALE is changing the collaboration model between higher education and industry by engaging the “best brains” and the spirit of growth and collaboration to solve tough nu

company: Ernst & Young

description:
Served on the GSA Tax leadership team, driving strategy and day-to-day operations for a $2B+ business with 2,500+ professionals across Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

🔹 Business Strategy & Performance: Drove regional strategy, business planning, financial performance, and execution across a multi-country organization.

🔹 Business Operations Leadership: Led day-to-day operations across Finance, People / HR, Marketing, Communications, Technology / IT, and Procurement, ensuring operational exce

position: Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer / Chief People Officer

description:
Co-led the people strategy for a 2,500+ person business unit, aligning talent / HR and leadership initiatives with business strategy / P&L objectives to drive organizational performance.

🔹 People Strategy & Business Partnership: Partnered with business leadership to shape the regional people agenda, ensuring talent strategies accelerated business growth and strategic priorities.

🔹 Executive Talent & Leadership: Led the end-to-end talent lifecycle, including Partner elections, executive recruit

position: Entrepreneurial & Executive Foundations (China, Europe, Middle East, USA)

company: U.S. House of Representatives

description:
Built a foundation in strategy, operations, and entrepreneurship through roles spanning consulting, executive advisory, public service, and financial services across the USA, Europe, the Middle East, and China.

🔹 Founder | Zeel Group: Established a global consulting firm delivering high-impact business, go-to-market, and talent strategies for a diverse client base.

🔹 Chief of Staff to the CEO | Community Bank WGE: Orchestrated business and location strategies, including the end-to-end launch

content:
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Steven David Madge

sourced_title: Executive Director | Industry X | Digital Transformation

headline: Helping Automotive & Industrial Leaders Turn Vision into Reality | Digital Engineering • Virtual Twin • Mobility Innovation | Executive Advisor & Industry Connector

about:
Throughout my 40 year career, I've learned that successful transformation is rarely about technology alone. It is built on trusted relationships, engineering excellence, commercial insight, and the ability to align people across functions, industries, and cultures behind a shared vision.

My career represents a rare combination of automotive engineering heritage, enterprise digital transformation leadership, and global business development. I work at the intersection of engineering, technology, strategy, and culture—helping executive teams accelerate innovation, modernize product development and manufacturing, and deliver sustainable business outcomes.

From my early years at Lotus Cars and BMW to leadership roles at Dassault Systèmes and Accenture, I have been privileged to work with some of the world's most respected brands—including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volkswagen Group—supporting their journey across engineering, design, digital technology, and business transformation.

Having lived and worked extensively across Europe, North America, and Asia, I have developed the ability to bridge cultures as naturally as I bridge technology and business. Fluent in German and experienced working with global leadership teams, I help organizations navigate the different perspectives, business practices, and decision-making styles that shape successful international partnerships—particularly between European engineering organizations and North American enterprises.

My expertise includes:
• Digital Engineering & Product Lifecycle Transformation
• Automotive & Advanced Manufacturing
• AI, Virtual Twins & Intelligent Digital Platforms
• Strategic Ecosystem Partnerships & Global Business Development
• Executive Advisory & Innovation Strategy

What motivates me most is

position: Executive Director Digital Transformation

description:
I lead strategic ecosystem partnerships and growth initiatives at Accenture, helping global enterprises accelerate digital engineering, product innovation, and business transformation through advanced technologies and AI.

With extensive international experience spanning automotive, manufacturing, engineering, and industrial technology, I work with executive leaders to define and deliver transformation strategies that connect engineering, product development, manufacturing, and digital capabilit

position: Chief Visionary Officer and Founder

company: Madge Innovate

description:
Mentorship. Strategy. Growth. Innovation.
At MADGE Innovate, we provide independent advisory, mentoring, and consulting support to help ambitious businesses, founders, and creative teams turn bold ideas into commercially successful outcomes.
Our focus is on emerging technology, innovation-led, product, software, service, and experience-based companies seeking growth, sharper positioning, market expansion, and digital transformation.
Shaped by more than four decades of international experience ac

position: Investor & Board Member (Ride sharing software Platform) Strategy & Advisor

company: Hytch, LLC

position: Advisor on Strategic Initiatives

company: XD Innovation

description: Acting as a Strategic Advisor to XDI’s executive leadership to develop strategic initiatives that address eMobility, New Space, High Tech. This initiative will be closely aligned with XDI’s strategic partner Dassault Systémes.

position: Director Corporate Strategy at Bridgestone Americas

company: Bridgestone Americas

description: Evaluating future market change, in technologies, industry disruption and consumer needs, within the Mobility & Transportation, EV, Smart Cities and Future Retail sectors. Exploring whitespace opportunities that accelerate business growth, including innovative technologies, data analytics, sustainable product solutions, and digital retail services.

position: Vice President - Digital Innovation & Strategy

company: Capgemini Invent

description:
Partnering with CxOs to Shape What’s Next
I work closely with CxOs and industry influencers to help them envision, design, and build what comes next—guiding digital transformation strategies that deliver real business value and measurable outcomes.

position: Vice President, Global Affairs

company: Dassault Systèmes

description:
Strategic Customer-Facing Brand Ambassador

“Creating the Digital Future” As a forward-thinking Brand Ambassador, I help organizations drive transformational growth by implementing advanced digital software solutions that enable innovation, efficiency, and scale.

With a focus on engaging industry influencers, visionaries, and C-level executives, I introduce and advocate for the 3DS 3DEXPERIENCE Platform—a powerful, strategic tool that empowers companies to develop and implement future-ready dig

position: Managing Director - (Digital Design, Research, Marketing, Consulting)

company: Dassault Systemes 3DEXCITE (formally RTT) Digital Marketing, Design & Retail

description:
Global Leader in High-End 3D Visualization & Digital Experience Solutions

At RTT, then the premier provider of advanced 3D visualization software and CGI marketing solutions, I played a pivotal role in driving growth, innovation, and industry transformation—leading to its successful acquisition by Dassault Systèmes.

As a passionate evangelist for RTT’s software and consulting services, I helped position the company as a strategic partner to the Automotive, Retail, and Luxury Goods sectors. By

content: This is a fantastic graphic, showing the historical evolution of legacy brands vs. the growth of upstarts from Asia.

content:
3DS Executive Forum Boston
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Dassault Systèmes Executive Forum in Boston, and it was one of those events that reminds you just how quickly the future is taking shape.
Beyond reconnecting with old friends and colleagues, what stood out most was the quality of the conversations — thoughtful plenary sessions, insightful breakout discussions, and a shared fo

content: John’s summary of GTC is spot on, outstanding, detailed and to be honest slightly scary. I’m glad to be at Accenture and part of this future journey.

content:
🚀 Industrial AI just took a major step forward.

This week, Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA announced a long-term strategic partnership to build a shared industrial AI architecture—bringing together Virtual Twins and accelerated AI infrastructure to create science-validated “Industry World Models” and enable a new way of working with skilled virtual companions on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
At Accent

band_reasons: disqualified; company_concern

evidence_experience: "I lead strategic ecosystem partnerships and growth initiatives at Accenture, helping global enterprises accelerate digital engineering, product innovation, and business transformation" - this is client-facing growth/BD work, not ownership of Accenture's own internal knowledge or AI function.


Mark Rackley

sourced_title: Director, Microsoft Agent Practice Lead

headline: Director, Microsoft Agent Practice Lead @ Protiviti, Speaker, Microsoft MVP, Blogger, Podcaster, Strategic Advisor

about:
Mark is Director of the Microsoft Practice at Protiviti and a 10-year Microsoft MVP with more than 25 years of experience designing and developing software solutions. Mark’s daily responsibilities include forging the direction of solution architecture and development projects for clients while providing the best solutions for clients' unique problems. Mark has a unique ability to breakdown complicated technical topics in a way that are easily consumable by a non-technical audience and engages his audience with humor and real-world stories. As a globally recognized M365 geek, Mark is an active blogger, presenter, author (and bacon aficionado) who is eager to lend his real-world knowledge of SharePoint to all who need it.

In addition to speaking at various SharePoint & Office 365 conferences around the world, Mark is the organizer of The North American Collaboration Summit (www.collabsummit.org) in Branson, Missouri

Accomplishments

•	Accomplished, senior technical professional and executive with experience managing teams of developers, mentoring junior staff, managing both multi-year and short term projects
•	Skilled developer with over twenty years software development experience
•	Effective communicator able to build lasting relationships with customers, gather project requirements, communicate status, and step in during escalated situations
•	Multi-faceted creative thinker, able to generate ideas for marketing campaigns, create marketing materials, and create effective business development strategies
•	Established events coordinator, responsible for all aspects of organization of http://www.collabsummit.org including: Speaker acquisition and management, venue management, sponsor acquisition, attendee acquisition, event entertainment execution, marketing materials a

position: Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor at ThaiMedElite

company: ThaiMed Elite International

description: I provide executive-level guidance to ThaiMedElite, supporting growth strategy, client relations, and market positioning. My role bridges healthcare organizations with skilled Thai medical talent, helping ensure credibility, compliance, and successful long-term partnerships.

position: Director, Microsoft Agent Practice Lead

company: Protiviti

position: Organizer

company: The North American Collaboration Summit

description: The North American Collaboration Summit (NACS), also known by its hashtag #collabsummit is a premium conference held annually in Branson, Missouri with a focus on Microsoft’s products Office 365, Azure, Power BI, and SharePoint. Its aim is to bring together business and technology in order to help delegates make sound decisions in the rapidly changing world of digital transformation. NACS is a two-day community focused event with an optional day of deep-dive workshops. World-leading experts and

position: SharePoint Dev Guru in Training

description: Check out my new SharePoint blog as I attempt to wrap my head around the beast that is SharePoint http://www.sharepointhillbilly.com

position: Group Manager, Technology Leadership

position: Partner / Chief Information Officer

company: PAITgroup

description:
- Thought leader responsible for technical direction and vision as part of the senior management team
- Company visionary responsible for generating ideas for products, marketing, and keeping an eye on what's next for our clients
- Key resource for building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, directors, and executives enabling trust when proposing solutions, and giving guidance
- Trusted advisor for both executives and business owners, using strong communication skills to eng

position: Principal, SharePoint Practice Lead, Solutions Architect, Developer

company: Juniper Strategy, LLC

description:
•	Responsible for building and managing SharePoint solutions team
•	Represented Juniper Strategy at various conferences as a speaker and “expert”
•	Responsible for building commercial practice engaging and closing multiple clients
•	Architected SharePoint solutions, assigned tasks to team members, and developed functionality as needed
•	Built and maintained relationships with clients
•	Utilized an arsenal of tools to develop the right solution in SharePoint including jQuery, Client Object Model,

position: Principal Consultant

company: capSpire, Inc

description:
•	Works closely with clients engaging them effectively in all aspects of business solutions engagements including discovery, design, implementation, and deployment
•	Mentors junior developers
•	Actively involved in the SharePoint community representing capSpire at numerous events
•	Stays on top of technology trends to help guide the organization’s practices and standards
•	Builds strategic partnerships with vendors and other consulting organizations
•	Responsible for business development and mar

content:
‼‼ Early bird pricing ends soon.‼‼

Here's what I'm seeing from teams that are already registered for NACS:
They're bringing 5+ people. For the cost of one ticket at Ignite. That math is hard to ignore when your budget is tight and conferences have gotten ridiculous.

The content split is real too. Half the sessions are core Microsoft 365 fundamentals: #SharePoint, #Teams, #Security, #Admin, #

content:
Ah... Cowork. Just when AI starts getting genuinely useful for the average Microsoft user, credit limits show up and wreck your momentum.

I get it, it's frustrating. But we need to understand AI is expensive, and Microsoft isn't a non-profit. Your org also can't afford to hand you an unlimited budget to run whatever you want, whenever you want.

That means users have to actually stop and think be

content:
You'd think after 12 years I wouldn't get nervous around renewal time. Turns out I get MORE nervous every year. There are so many talented MVPs out there, and I'm grateful to still be counted among them.

Looking forward to another year of giving back to the community that's shaped my career. And thankful to work somewhere like Protiviti that lets me keep chasing this. Finally, thanks so much to t

content:
Everyone's chasing AI agents right now. Copilot this, Foundry that, agents agents agents. Meanwhile, your actual problem hasn't changed: Teams is a mess, SharePoint permissions are a security nightmare, half your admins don't know where to start.

You don't have to choose.

The North American Collaboration Summit (NACS) isn't an AI conference that happens to mention foundations. It's the opposite.

content:
💡 Idea for new consulting services

Make your vibe-coded solutions not look like vibe-coded solutions.

It's visually so obvious that your solution is vibe-coded and I immediately question if it's been properly tested, if it's secure, or if it's written well.

Maybe I'm too cynical? nah...

band_reasons: disqualified; builder

evidence_experience: "Mark's daily responsibilities include forging the direction of solution architecture and development projects for clients while providing the best solutions for clients' unique problems." Prior roles similarly client-delivery: "Works closely with clients engaging them effectively in all aspects of business solutions engagements including discovery, design, implementation, and deployment."

resolved_account_name: Protiviti Switzerland


Heiti Hoffschmidt

publicIdentifier: mhoffschmidt

sourced_title: Head of Innovation & Digital Transformation | AI, Business Modernization, Culture Shift & Agility

headline: Empowering and helping our people to drive value through Tech & AI 💚 Passionate leader and curious learner ✨Co-thinker

about:
Fifteen years of working at the intersection of technology and people has taught me one thing: transformation only sticks when it’s built with humans, not just for them.

What I’ve learned is that the hard part is rarely the strategy. It’s the people, the competing priorities, and the gap between a slide deck and what actually happens. That’s the work I find interesting.

I care about leaving things in better shape than I found them, not just delivered, but sustained. I believe good leaders need to listen and learn in order to drive change.

company: Ramboll

position: Founding Board Member

company: THE TOMORROW SCHOOL

position: Executive Advisory Partner - driving business transformation through scaling Tech & AI

company: ThoughtWorks

description:
Lead modernization and AI-readiness initiatives across multiple industries, aligning technology, product, and business strategy to accelerate value creation.

Scaled transformation capability, establishing governance and performance frameworks for sustainable delivery.

Defined platform and operating model strategies that improved time-to-market and organizational agility across energy, automotive, and financial sectors.

Partnered with executive leaders to drive adoption of lean portfolio manag

position: Covid Crisis Manager / Pre-school teacher

company: Full Time Parent

position: Senior Managing Consultant Automation & Workforce

company: Roboyo

description:
Led automation programs that improved operational efficiency and reduced costs through strategic planning, process redesign, and RPA implementation (UiPath, Blue Prism).
Built governance models for scalable automation adoption and enabled teams to integrate intelligent automation into business workflows.

position: Full-time parenting

company: Career Break

description: Stayed home with my daughter during Covid crisis.

position: Director Consulting Services EMEA - Analytics Solutions

company: Neustar MarketShare

description: At Neustar MarketShare, a global leader in marketing analytics and machine-learning-powered SaaS solutions, I served as Delivery Lead and Acting Key Account Manager for multiple enterprise clients in Germany. I was responsible for the full project lifecycle, from strategic planning to execution, ensuring alignment with client goals and successful delivery across sectors. By leading client conversations, identifying key business questions, and translating them into actionable delivery outcomes, I

position: Corporate Liquidation Manager

company: Hoffschmidt Werbung GmbH

description:
Led the orderly liquidation of our family-owned company.
Managed legal, financial, and operational tasks associated with the closure, including asset sales, debt settlement, and communication with stakeholders.
Coordinated with lawyers, accountants, and other professionals to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

content:
Finally, I started reading Barry O'Reilly’s new book Artificial Organizations yesterday.

Here’s the idea that’s stuck with me.

Good decisions have two parts. How fast you move from question to action and how good the decision actually is. Most of us optimise the first and quietly assume the second takes care of itself.

His argument is that AI changes which one matters. When anyone can move fast

content:
My lovely network! We are hiring 💚

We're looking for a Senior Digital Adoption & Change Consultant to join us in Energy at Ramboll.

This role is first and foremost about people and change and not only technology. It's about supporting and enabling our teams to adopt new ways of working, especially with AI, and making it stick in real project environments.

If you care about closing the gap betwe

content: Thanks for sharing this Dirk…I could not agree more - nothing beats the energy of a team coming together. 💚 Below eating my first Pizza 🍕 with so many wonderful people here at Ramboll 🌱🙏🏻👇🏻 #teamculture #9weeks #newbeginnings

content: Always work on your foundation to do the right things and do them right!

disposition: STRONG

evidence_experience: "Leading digital innovation and transformation strategy across Ramboll's global Energy business area. Focused on advancing digital maturity, scaling next-generation capabilities, and driving sustainable business growth." - this is an internal, org-wide leadership remit over Ramboll's own digital/AI transformation, not a client-sold service.

resolved_account_name: Ramboll Management Consulting


Samir Foulal

publicIdentifier: samir-foulal

sourced_title: Group CISO / RSSI Groupe | Responsable de la Sécurité des Systèmes d'Information

headline: Group CISO / RSSI Groupe (Responsable de la Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information) | ISO27001 LI & LA | ISO27005 RM | EBIOS 2018 RM | ISO22301 LI

about:
La sécurité du numérique est l’affaire de tous. Elle repose avant tout sur des mesures simples et des bonnes pratiques à adopter sans modération dans la sphère privée et professionnelle. Elle repose ensuite sur des solution techniques et organisationnelles qui doivent permettre de retarder d’éventuels attaquants.

En effet, la question n'est pas "Ma défense va t-elle céder face aux cyber-attaquants ?" mais plutôt "Combien de temps ma défense tiendra face aux ruses, et aux évolutions des cyberattaques ?".  Le rôle de chacun est de faire en sorte de repousser le plus loin possible ce moment.

company: Artefact

position: Formateur / Professeur

company: Particulier

description:
Formateur, Intervenant, Conférencier :
Professeur dans des écoles d’ingénieurs du niveau Bachelor 1 à niveau Master 2 sur des cours de Cybersecurité, de Gestion de Projet et de Protection des données. (ESGI, Ensitech, EFREI, Cyber Management School, IA School).
Animateur de conférences lors d’événements auprès des mêmes écoles et autres écoles d’ingénieur.

position: Senior Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance Engineer

company: Devoteam

description:
MISSION 3 : Référent Sécurité cluster chez Crédit Agricole Group Infrastructure Platform
MISSION 4 : Chargé d'ISP et d'Audit sur les produits TV chez Bouygues Telecom

Mission 4 .:. Chargé d'ISP et d'Audit sur les produits TV chez Bouygues Telecom
- Accompagner les différents projets liés aux produits TV (STB, Applis Tv, Dongles) d'un point de vue sécurité
- Assurer l'ISP (intégration de la sécurité dans les projets) pour ces projets
- Piloter les Tests d'intrusion, les Audits de durcissement, l

position: Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance Analyst

description:
MISSION 1 : Auditeur Cybersécurité chez Sofinord
MISSION 2 : Responsable de suivi des remédiations chez TotalEnergies

Mission 2 .:.  Pour le compte d'un pétrolier du CAC 40
- Identification des porteurs d'action et qualification des actions à la suite d'Audits de sécurité
- Suivi de la remédiation du plan d'action découlant des audits
      - Challenge des différentes parties prenantes quant à la manière de répondre à la recommandation des auditeurs
      - Accompagnement des audités dans la m

position: Assistant Cybersecurité Industrielle

company: Total

description:
Au sein de la DSI Holding de TOTAL :
- Mise en place d'un socle commun de Formation et de Sensibilisation à l'échelle du Groupe TOTAL (Mise en place d'une organisation à grande échelle incluant toutes les parties prenantes du projet, mise en place des réunions, des ateliers de travail, conception des supports, travail avec des concepteurs de e-Learning, test et mise à l'épreuve des formations produites, mise à disposition de ces formations aux collaborateurs).
- Mise en place d'une application d

position: Équipier polyvalent

company: O'tacos Corporation

description:
- Accueil des clients et prise de commande
- Gestion des stocks et prévision des commandes
- Gestion des caisses
- Aide en cuisine lors de fortes affluences

position: Demolisseur en bâtiment

company: BH ENTREPRISE

description: Job d'été pour trois étés consécutifs, de 2013 à 2016.

position: Stage découverte réparateur de marteaux piqueurs

company: BONIN ATECMA

content: Après l'ISO 27001 LI, l'ISO 27005 RM, l'ISO 22301 BCM, l'EBIOS 2018 RM je suis heureux de vous annoncer l'obtention de la certification ISO27001 Lead Auditor !

content: Après l'ISO 27001 LI, l'ISO 27005 RM, l'ISO 22301 BCM, je suis heureux de vous annoncer l'obtention de la certification EBIOS 2018 Risk Manager !

evidence_experience: Current role: Group CISO / RSSI Groupe @ Artefact (Apr 2025 - Present), an internal group-wide information security leadership position; prior roles show cybersecurity risk/compliance and industrial cybersecurity experience within Total's internal DSI (formation, incident reporting app), building a track record of internal security/governance ownership before reaching group-wide CISO ownership.

resolved_account_name: Artefact


Alain Buzzacaro

sourced_title: Group CIO

headline: Global CIO / CTO | Agile Leadership and Transformation | 15 Years in the C-Suite

about:
Avec une carrière marquée par des succès en tant que CIO/CTO international chez L'Occitane, France Télévisions, et LesFurets.com, ainsi qu’en tant que consultant de haut niveau chez OCTO Technology, j’apporte une expertise solide en transformation digitale et en stratégie IT. Fort de 15 années d’expérience au sein de comités exécutifs, j’ai dirigé des initiatives stratégiques pour aligner les systèmes d’information sur les objectifs business dans des secteurs variés comme le Retail, les Médias et l’Assurance, soutenant ainsi une croissance durable et l'optimisation des coûts.

En tant que leader d’équipes multiculturelles, j’ai piloté des projets complexes avec des expertises en Agilité, Lean Tech, et en gestion de projets innovants tels que le replatforming de plus de 70 sites e-commerce et la transformation de réseaux chez L'Occitane. Mon approche orientée vers la collaboration et l’autonomie des équipes favorise une culture de performance et de résilience, permettant de relever les défis de manière efficace.

Outre mes compétences techniques et stratégiques, je suis également coach exécutif, accompagnant les dirigeants dans leur développement personnel et leur transformation organisationnelle. Avec une forte orientation vers le développement des individus et un esprit innovant, je suis prêt à relever de nouveaux défis.

A retenir :
- Membre de COMEX depuis 15 ans
- Double expertise : CIO/CTO et Consultant/Advisor
- Expérience internationale en tant que Global CIO
- Vision stratégique et opérationnelle
- Expertise en transformation digitale
- Leadership en Agilité et Lean Tech
- Coaching exécutif & CIO advisor

position: Group CIO

company: Mantu

position: Group Digital Transformation Officer

description:
Leading the global digital transformation of Mantu, a group of 12,000 people across 60+ countries. My mission is to redesign the information systems to be modular, data-driven, cloud-native, accessible and secure.

Key responsibilities include:
- Defining and implementing the group’s IT and digital transformation roadmap
- Aligning technology with business strategy and operational excellence
- Building a scalable, API-first, data-centric architecture
- Driving cultural change within IT teams to

position: President | Business Transformation, Consulting, Leadership Transition Advisor, and Executive Coach

company: Instinct Pionnier

description:
Coaching and mentoring of leaders.
Facilitating seminars on Agility for Executive committees to help develop a high-level understanding of their senior executives, allowing them to make informed decisions.

Strategic consulting mission for S3NS (Thales Group), March to June 2025
Support in structuring the technical pre-sales function within a sovereign cloud context.

position: Sparring Partner & Committed Investor

company: Tech for Hope

position: Global CIO | EXCOM Member | Leadership in Digital Transformation and International IT Governance

company: L’OCCITANE Group

description:
Developed and implemented the global IT strategy to support the company’s digital transformation, aligning IT objectives with L'Occitane's entrepreneurial and pragmatic culture.

- Led an international team of 220 employees spread across the globe, fostering collaboration and ensuring consistent delivery of IT projects.
- Managed an annual IT budget of approximately €80 million, allocated to strategic transformation projects, cost optimization, and system improvements.
- Established a balanced I

position: Partner | EXCOM Member | CIO Advisory, IT Strategy, and C-Level Consulting Director

company: OCTO Technology

description:
Led consulting missions to define digital strategies and support the agile transformation of large companies.

- Key interventions for clients such as Yves Rocher, Petit Bateau, and Molotov.tv.
- Delivered conferences at prestigious institutions (thecamp, Science Po, Centrale Supelec) on agility, digital transformation, and leadership.
- Participated in hackathon projects for clients like CMA CGM and L'Occitane, fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
- Managed OCTO’s HR and Communicati

position: CTO | EXCOM Member | Leadership in IT Strategy and Agile Transformation

description:
Led the technical development and operations teams for LesFurets.com, a leading insurance comparison website. Managed a team of 35 engineers and served as a member of the executive committee, ensuring IT initiatives aligned with the company’s strategic objectives.

Key Achievements:
- Implemented a value-based prioritization process and a project portfolio, enabling more effective management of strategic initiatives with a direct impact on business outcomes.
- Clarified and evangelized key perfo

position: CTO | Executive Committee Member | Digital Innovation and Digital Strategy

company: France Televisions

description:
Led the technical teams responsible for the development and operations of France Télévisions' digital services, including strategic platforms such as Pluzz (video-on-demand service), FranceTVInfo (news), FranceTVSport (sports), as well as youth and regional portals.

- Designed and deployed innovative solutions to address new digital usage trends, including connected TV, social TV, and transmedia, enhancing user experience and maximizing audience engagement.
- Oversaw technological initiatives t

content:
Heureux de contribuer, aux côtés du comité de contenu, à la préparation de la 10e édition du Tech.Rocks Summit.

Cette édition anniversaire arrive à un moment charnière pour notre industrie. L’IA redéfinit déjà notre façon de concevoir les produits, d’écrire du logiciel, d’organiser les équipes et de créer de la valeur. Mais elle pose aussi des questions majeures autour de la souveraineté technolo

content:
I just spent two weeks with our teams in our Vietnam hub, watching how they actually use AI day to day. I came back with one observation that I can't shake.
Almost everyone uses AI to do the same work, faster. Almost no one uses it to do the work differently.

And those are two completely different games.

"𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿" 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. You save ten, twenty, thirty percent on a task you were already do

content:
I’m happy to share that I’ve stepped into a new role as Group CIO at Mantu.
Grateful to Constance Nevoret and Mark-Corentin COT-MAGNAS for their trust and support. Looking forward to building what comes next together.

content:
For the past three weeks, I've been building my 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻. And honestly, it's changing my everyday work.
It all started with Karpathy's LLM Wiki model, which two colleagues, Clément Robin and Arthur Guillermin Hazan, introduced me to. I simply decided to put it into practice, for myself.

This model removes three frictions of working with AI:
1 - Second brain: information stops leaking. Everyth

content:
Heureux et fier d’annoncer l'entrée au capital de Tech for Hope avec Instinct Pionnier en tant que Sociétaire, au sein du collège des Sparring Partners.

Je rejoins cette aventure parce que je suis convaincu que la technologie doit être mise au service de l’impact, du collectif et du long terme. La performance n’a de valeur que si elle contribue à quelque chose de plus grand.

En tant que Sparring

evidence_experience: "Leading the global digital transformation of Mantu, a group of 12,000 people across 60+ countries. My mission is to redesign the information systems to be modular, data-driven, cloud-native, accessible and secure." and "Developed and implemented the global IT strategy to support the company's digital transformation" at L'Occitane, managing 220 employees and €80M budget - clear internal IT/technology governance ownership at the firm level.

resolved_account_name: Mantu Manager Program


Damon Owen

publicIdentifier: damonowen

sourced_title: Managing Director, Technology Risk & Resilience | Business Continuity & Resilience Practice Lead

headline: Executive Management Consultant, Operational Resilience & Business Continuity - Enterprise Risk Management | Strategic Technology Services Delivery

about:
Damon Owen is a leader for over 25 years in providing Strategic Technology, Technology Operations and Risk Services focusing upon Business Continuity Management, Operational Resilience & Risk Management, Technology Audit, Technology Governance & Operations Management and Technology Service Management & Transformation.

Damon leads the national Protiviti Resilience Practice and is passionate in making a significant impact on organizations to achieve measurable improvements in financial performance, ensuring business continuity and resilience, increased efficiencies, enhanced service levels and overall improvement in the performance of technology and business functions.

Expertise includes international Executive Management Consulting for global Fortune 500 clients across multiple industry sectors.

Specialties: Accelerated Technical Architecture Development (ATAD®), Account Leadership Excellence, Audit SME & Management, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Process Improvement (BPI), Change Management, COBIT, Crisis Management, Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP), Emergency Management, Engagement Management, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Governance Processes, Information Security, Information Systems & Data Center Operations Management, IT Assessment, IT Cost Optimization & Benchmarking, IT Effectiveness & Balanced Scorecard, IT Financial Management, IT Governance, IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL®), IT Management & Process Transformation, IT Organizational Design, IT Outsourcing Evaluation, IT Service Management (ITSM), IT Strategy, Leading Practices & Education, Managed Service Providers, Operational Resilience, Pandemic Preparedness, People Management, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Project Management Office (PMO), Quality M

company: Protiviti

position: Executive Management Consultant

company: Independent Consulting

position: Senior Manager, Advisory Services IT Transformation & Business Continuity / Risk Management

company: Ernst & Young LLP

position: Senior Manager, Audit & Enterprise Risk Management

company: Deloitte

position: Senior Manager, Information Technology & Strategic Management

company: Ernst & Young LLP / Capgemini LLC

position: Vice President, Information Systems

company: The Nippon Credit Bank, Ltd.

content:
IT governance has never been more vital to organizational success. Choosing the right framework and ensuring a smooth implementation are table stakes for today’s IT leaders. Read more from CIO. https://bit.ly/4p7fu5u

Protiviti Business Continuity and Resilience https://lnkd.in/eFQKqeda

#BusinessContinuity
#CloudResilience
#CrisisManagement
#CyberResilience
#CyberSecurity
#DataResilience
#Disaste

content:
When cyber attacks hit healthcare, utilities, or transportation, shutting everything down is not an option. Protiviti’s Kim Bozzella explains how rolling containment can stop threats while keeping critical services running with backups stepping in. Read more from Forbes. https://bit.ly/4cLqFwf

Protiviti Business Continuity and Resilience https://lnkd.in/eFQKqeda

#BusinessContinuity
#CloudResilie

content:
Organizations must enhance their security capabilities in the evolving landscape following Mythos. This ongoing series of blog posts aims to address the challenges and strategies for strengthening defenses in this new environment.

For further insights, refer to our companion posts:
- "Anthropic’s Mythos Raises the Cyber Threat Level"
- "Did Mythos Kill SBOM?"
- "When Exposure Windows Collapse

content:
Protiviti's Konstantinos Karagiannis calls out slow crypto response to quantum threats. With post-quantum cryptography evolving and risks growing, the industry faces a critical moment. Read more now! https://bit.ly/43kbBjC

Protiviti Business Continuity and Resilience https://lnkd.in/eFQKqeda

#BusinessContinuity
#CloudResilience
#CrisisManagement
#CyberResilience
#CyberSecurity
#DataResilience
#D

content:
Establishing situational awareness is important after a cyber attack. Protiviti’s Dugan Krwawicz says companies should consider a bad actor assessment, the threat vector, the potential impact to critical services, and more. Is your organization prepared? https://bit.ly/4dKmPma

Protiviti Business Continuity and Resilience https://lnkd.in/eFQKqeda

#BusinessContinuity
#CloudResilience
#CrisisManage

evidence_experience: "Damon leads the national Protiviti Resilience Practice... Expertise includes international Executive Management Consulting for global Fortune 500 clients across multiple industry sectors." - practice is a service sold to clients.


Daniel Wielander

publicIdentifier: daniel-erbert

sourced_title: Head of Innovation EY Austria


Conrad Heider

sourced_title: Chief Operating Officer & Partner

headline: Chief Operating Officer | Partner at Simon-Kucher & Partners | Global Head of Digital „Simon-Kucher Elevate“

about:
Conrad is a Partner with Simon-Kucher & Partners, serves as Chief Operating Officer and Global Head of Digital in Berlin. Conrad has more than 15 years of experience spanning a range of business strategies and industries, passionately making digital transformation happen for his clients and delivering tangible outcomes in more than 200 projects.

Prior to joining Simon-Kucher in 2020, Conrad worked as a Principal at A.T. Kearney, helping clients to drive their growth, performance and change agenda by achieving excellence in (digital) customer experience. This included transforming their operating model, changing organizations and their culture, building up the right capabilities to unleash the vast potential of technology, and full digitalization. He was also Director of Strategy & Intelligence at Freeletics and member of the executive leadership team.

At Simon-Kucher, as Chief Operating Officer, he is responsible for driving the strategic scaling and management of Simon-Kucher’s central functions to empower global teams in delivering exceptional services to our clients. He leads core functions including Global IT, Consulting Operations, Marketing, Data & AI, and Utilization to ensure operational excellence and sustained growth across our global footprint.

For his consulting clients, Conrad works on digital sales and marketing transformation, customer value and experience management, new digital business models, digital pricing and commercial operational excellence. His experience covers a broad range of industries, including consulting top-tier clients in energy and utilities, industrials, technical services, healthcare, and lifestyle. He leads the global Digital Team, including Data Analytics & Engineering and Technology Consulting.

Conrad holds degrees with dist

position: Chief Operating Officer & Partner

company: Simon-Kucher

description: Chief Operating Officer: Driving the strategic scaling and management of Simon-Kucher’s central functions to empower global teams in delivering exceptional services to our clients. Leading core functions including Global IT, Consulting Operations, Marketing, Data & AI, and Utilization to ensure operational excellence and sustained growth across our global footprint.

position: Global Head of Digital „Simon-Kucher Elevate“ & Partner

description:
Global Head of Digital:
Driving the growth of Simon-Kucher Elevate, our global digital practice with teams across Europe, Asia, and North America. Advising clients on unlocking growth and profitability through Digital, Data, AI, and ML. Growing specialized teams in Data Science, Data Engineering, Customer Experience, IT Strategy, and Digital Transformation.

Delivering measurable results in commercial digital challenges, including digital strategy, marketing, sales, and pricing powered by techno

position: Principal

company: Kearney

description: Focusing on Digital Transformation from strategy to operations, digital sales and marketing based on the customer experience along the entire customer journey, data analytics as well as data- and (predicitive) algorithm-driven growth along the value chain.

position: Manager

description:
♣	Project management and control for various (global) clients, including energy industry and utilities, telecommunications, infrastructure operators, manufacturers of industrial goods, e-mobility.
♣	Functional specialization: Organization & transformation, restructuring, process optimization, lean, performance improvement, change management, sales optimization.
♣	Extensive acquisition activities; from preparation, design of consulting services to sales.
♣	Operational lead in development of a su

position: Associate

position: Senior Business Analyst

position: Director Strategy & Intelligence

company: Freeletics

description:
♣	Business Intelligence and Data Science (including data warehousing, business analytics, predictive analytics, funnel optimization via artificial intelligence).
♣	Customer Engagement (including customer service and ticket handling, self-service center, customer voice identification, process automation via artificial intelligence).
♣	Strategy (including growth strategy development, business modeling, investor acquisition and relations).
♣	Localization & Internationalization and B2B-Releations

P

position: Senior Consultant

company: Decision Institute

description:
Selected consulting experience:
Marketing concept for a new industrial zone on a former mayor German airport as well as potential tenant identification

Strategic planning concept of an industrial zone for future industries as subsequent use of an airport with broad public stakeholder engagement (including identification of potential target industries)

Development of an economic strategy  to foster the growth of manufacturing industries in a German metropolis with broad public stakeholder engag

content:
AI is becoming easier to build, faster to deploy, and more accessible than ever.
As the technology matures, a more important question is emerging: how do businesses move beyond experimentation and turn AI into lasting commercial value?
In the latest Q+A video for Simon-Kucher's The Growth Blueprint, my colleague Patricia Faur and I explore why the biggest opportunity isn't simply adopting AI. It's

evidence_experience: "he is responsible for driving the strategic scaling and management of Simon-Kucher's central functions... He leads core functions including Global IT, Consulting Operations, Marketing, Data & AI, and Utilization to ensure operational excellence and sustained growth across our global footprint."

resolved_account_name: Simon-Kucher


Daniel Wielander

publicIdentifier: daniel-wielander

headline: Ganzheitliche Transformation neu definiert: KI und Automatisierung als strategischer Hebel für Organisationen, die mehr als nur Technologie wollen

about:
Manager with passion and drive for efficiency, applying innovation to accelerate growth. Guiding customers through their automation journey to support them taking care of the value adding activities.

Strong background in process management / innovation management / Governance and Automation with an industry focus on the public sector and manufacturing.

Extensive know-how in Change Management, Relationship Management, Account Management, Business Development. Regional Focus on Europe.

position: Lehrgangsleiter Certified AI Expert in Controlling und Finance

company: Controller Institut Austria

position: Senior Manager I Head of AI Consulting & Agentic AI

company: EY

position: Head of Innovation EY Austria

position: Manager | Intelligent Automation & RPA Lead EY Austria

description:
RPA & Intelligent Automation
-Helping customers to understand the added-value of RPA & Intelligent Automation
-RPA  & Intelligent Automation Governance and Reviews
-Identify & Assess Automation Potentials
-Establish RPA CoE
-Setup & Steering of Automation Initiatives / Programs
-Awareness Trainings
-Ideation Concepts & Use Case Assessment/Priorization

Data & Analytics
-Setup & Review Data Governance
-Data Management (Data Mesh)
-Data Strategy
-Data Ethics & Trust in Data

position: Senior Consultant Data Analytics & Robotic Process Automation

description: Senior Consultant Analytics & RPA @ EY

position: Category Lead Transactional Platforms

company: A1 Digital

description: Responsible for Product Management within the Vertical Market Division

position: ICT Consultant at Big Data & Security Austria bei Atos

company: Atos

description: Presales, Project Management, Consulting, Customer Relationship Management, B2B/B2C - Processes,  Organisation of Events

position: Hardware Engineer

company: Robert Bosch AG

description:
 - Angebotslegung
 - Ratiopotentialverantwortlicher
 - Reporting
 - Programmierung von Excel Makros

content:
Honored to be part of this journey 🙏 34 different angles on AI from single users to big corporates ; from relevant use cases to recipes to scale AI 🚀

Susanne Zach Ali Aram Christoph Mayer Patrick Ratheiser

#PeakPerformanceBooks #EY #AI

content: Wir suchen Nachwuchs 👀

content:
𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 🛫!

𝘒𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘱 3 𝘞𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘪 #𝘌𝘠 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯...𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘯𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘱𝘢ß 𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘮 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘻𝘸𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘮äß𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯 𝘡𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘻𝘶 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘐 𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘒𝘶𝘯𝘥:𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘯 𝘻𝘶 𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘰 𝘪𝘮 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘒𝘐 𝘢𝘶ß𝘦𝘯 𝘷𝘰𝘳 𝘻𝘶 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯!

𝘔𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘳 Patrick- "𝒊 𝒈𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒊 𝒎𝒊!" 🚀

Susanne Zach Christoph Mayer Daniel Niederl Hernán Villamizar Patrick Ratheiser
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evidence_experience: Helping customers to understand the added-value of RPA & Intelligent Automation; Guiding customers through their automation journey to support them taking care of the value adding activities.


Kelly Brough

sourced_title: Managing Director, Data & AI Lead ANZ

headline: Enterprise AI Transformation | Board AI Education & Advisory | Safe, Secure and Responsible AI that Creates Business Value

about:
The AI conversation is currently dominated by two extremes: hype and fear. Neither helps organisations make good decisions.

I work with executives and boards to replace noise with clarity — focusing on how AI actually behaves in enterprise environments, where value is created or destroyed, and what governance is required to scale it safely and effectively.

My experience spans 30 years at the intersection of technology, economics, and organisational change — from Europe’s early internet economy through to leading AI transformation programs across Australian retail, mining, and financial services sectors.

The organisations getting AI right are not the fastest movers. They are the ones that understand three things in parallel:
* how AI systems behave technically in real environments
* how value is created, shifted, or eroded economically
* how regulatory and policy constraints will shape adoption over the next decade

Most failures occur when organisations optimise only one of these dimensions.

I design and deliver board and executive education programs, keynote presentations, and advisory sessions that help leaders make AI decisions they can stand behind — commercially, operationally, and ethically.

Background: Harvard AB Applied Mathematics | INSEAD MBA | AOL Europe | Lonely Planet | Sensis | EY | Accenture | Founder | Angel investor

position: Managing Director, Data & AI Lead ANZ

company: Accenture

description:
With my talented team, I support our clients with their Data & AI strategy and execution by identifying and delivering value outcomes from growth through productivity, uplifting AI literacy across workforces, and designing and deploying responsible AI models that align to the values of the organisation.

For our Growth Markets (APAC and Latam), I lead our Industry and Function practice for Data & AI helping clients accelerate through deeply relevant AI solutions.

position: Retail and Consumer Goods & Services Lead, Managing Director

position: Managing Director - Strategy

description: I work with our clients to create growth strategies that deliver on customer expectations while being commercially viable. Through data driven and technology enabled propositions, we help our clients innovate and transform.

position: Consulting Partner | Customer & Growth Lead

position: Advisory Partner & APAC Customer Lead

description: Customer Advisory Lead with focus on digital strategy and transformation, customer and employee experience, product and service design and delivery. Bringing innovation to life through application of digital and emerging technologies.

position: Partner | APAC Digital

description: Advising clients in key areas of focus around digital transformation, including Digital Strategy, Innovation, Customer Experience, Marketing Effectiveness, and Digital Risk & Governance.

position: Angel Investor

company: Scale Investors Ltd

position: Chief Digital Officer

company: Sensis

description:
Leader of digital products at Sensis driving profitable digital growth, customer led product innovation, and outstanding ROI for Small and Medium Businesses.

Digital Portfolio made up of
- Yellow Pages
- TrueLocal
- Whereis
- Digital Marketing Services (Websites, Ecommerce, Search Advertising, Social Advertising, SEO, and Social Media Management)
- Big Data businesses: Location & Navigation, Sensis API, and Sensis Data Solutions.

Responsible for digital strategy development, P&L management

content:
A simple example of why the nature of work when assisted by AI will change.

Review cycles and accuracy verification are ever more critical when the outcome has consequences.

#responsibleAI #ethicalAI #reinventingwork

content:
What a first! A silent disco panel this week at #EnergyExchangeAustralia

Plenty to take away from the discussion, with the highlights including
1. Focus on people and adoption when using #IndustrialAI to drive operational outcomes
2. Getting your #Data right is critical in these systems where we have vast amounts of streamed, time-series data which will drive decisions
3. #Experiment, build your

content: Looking forward to sharing my experiences on "What is Really Working with AI in Energy" at Energy Exchange Australia on Wednesday.

content:
Yesterday I failed.

I could not climb up the mountain in front of me.

And all day it was a reminder of how kids who are mentally or physically unwell face into challenge after challenge every day. Many of us have personally been touched by this experience and this is my way to give back.

I am halfway to my fundraising target in the Chain Reaction Challenge in support of Starlight Children's

content:
On 1 March 2026, I will be riding 1,000 km (and climbing 15,000 metres!) from Sydney to Melbourne with the Chain Reaction Challenge Foundation  as part of the Starlight Foundation team. This will be a tough challenge physically, mentally and emotionally, and one I am grateful for the opportunity to attempt.

I’m fundraising for Monash Children's Hospital and the Starlight Children's Foundation Au

evidence_experience: "With my talented team, I support our clients with their Data & AI strategy and execution by identifying and delivering value outcomes... For our Growth Markets (APAC and Latam), I lead our Industry and Function practice for Data & AI helping clients accelerate through deeply relevant AI solutions."


Rob Bell

sourced_title: Global Programme Director – AI Commercial Enablement

headline: Director @ BCG | Enabling go-to-market and commercial excellence

company: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

description: Leading BCG's AI Commercial Enablement programme; partnering with the AI & Tech offer team to scale the GTM playbook across global commercial leadership (Managing Directors and Partners); accelerating revenue growth from multi-year, multi-function AI & Tech transformations

position: Director, BCG Vantage

description:
Topic Expert and Commercialization Lead for BCG’s Customer Journeys, Ecommerce, Loyalty, and Contact Center offers; responsible for driving global offer activation through go-to-market strategy, positioning, product marketing, competitive intelligence, analyst engagement, and sales enablement.

Partnered directly with the global Senior Partner and business leader to accelerate market adoption, strengthen commercial readiness, and build pipeline across priority sectors and strategic accounts.

position: Senior Manager, BCG Vantage

position: Client Engagement Manager – CX, GTM & Digital Products

company: KPMG

description: Client-facing consulting role partnering with enterprise clients to design customer strategies, digital products, and go-to-market propositions across SaaS, retail, and public sector organisations

position: Marketing Lead, Managed Services – GTM & Product Marketing (Secondment)

description: Internal secondment partnering with Product and Sales leadership to develop marketing strategy, drive demand, and enable commercial teams across KPMG's Managed Services portfolio

position: Internal Consulting – Brand Strategy & Transformation

company: Canon

description: Internal consulting role partnering with Consumer, B2B, and Healthcare leadership to define brand strategy, develop commercial propositions, and support marketing transformation across Canon's European business

position: Full-time MBA - Commercial Strategy & Marketing

company: IESE Business School

content:
AI brings efficiencies, but a risk is emerging: skill erosion at scale.

In a new article, Sagar Goel, David Martin, and Charikleia Kaffe suggest that when entire teams rely too heavily on AI, the human capabilities critical for long-term performance can erode across the organization — and companies are already feeling the effect.

Leaders who are acting now are rethinking how their organizations

content:
This era belongs to the bold. And we're here for it.

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is ready to turn strategic clarity and applied AI into transformative impact for our clients. #BCG

See it in action: Find out more: https://on.bcg.com/4dQmZIG

content:
AI is reshaping work in ways that go well beyond saving time.

BCG's fourth annual AI at Work report, based on 11,749 employees across 14 markets, finds that 72% of respondents say AI has changed skill expectations.

Nearly half say their roles have shifted toward managing and directing AI rather than doing the work itself. Yet only 36% feel they have received sufficient training to make that tr

content:
AI agents are not just another channel—they are becoming the interface through which customers discover, evaluate, and act.

BCG´s latest article explores what this means for customer experience: a shift from channel-based journeys to moment-based interactions, many of which are shaped before a customer reaches a brand directly.

The piece introduces five new rules—from “presence” in answer engi

evidence_experience: "Leading BCG's AI Commercial Enablement programme; partnering with the AI & Tech offer team to scale the GTM playbook across global commercial leadership... accelerating revenue growth from multi-year, multi-function AI & Tech transformations" - this is about selling AI/Tech offers to clients, not internal knowledge reuse.

resolved_account_name: BCG GAMMA


Edward Scott

publicIdentifier: edwardabscott

sourced_title: Practice Head - Digital Consulting & Innovation

headline: Operating Partner and Senior Executive | Digital Transformation, Operations Redesign, Growth Strategy, Customer Experience Innovation

about:
Companies today are being forced to deal with unprecedented levels of disruption even as they try to maintain stability in their core. The need is for versatility and velocity over predictability and planning.

Because customers now experience every aspect of business through technology, companies must constantly incorporate new technologies and exploit them faster than ever before. They need to reinvent their business models to drive growth and become more relevant to consumers and employees.  They must also find efficient ways to leverage technology in streamlining and transforming operations.

As a Business Transformation leader, I help companies become more agile and adaptive to change. I focus not only on the strategy and design of growth and efficiency projects, but more importantly on their accelerated execution and delivery. I do so by identifying, prioritizing and implementing high-impact, technology-enabled opportunities while building high-performance teams to execute.

I've seen how Digital Transformations can have a multiplier effect on a company's valuations. Working across the strategy, design and technology functions as well as across sectors has allowed me to bring best-in-class transformation practices and agile methods to my work. As a result, I've delivered YoY returns on investment of 10X-20X, customer growth of 25%-35% and operational cost reductions of 15%-25%.

Most organizations recognize the need to transform. Some have ideas on how to do it.  Without capable leadership, however, few organizations are able to sustain business transformation programs effectively.

I'm passionate about helping companies thrive in complex and dynamic environments.  And when I'm not focused on that, you'll find me hiking, mountain biking, playing tennis, sailing

position: Operating Partner

company: Biologic Delivery Technologies (BDT)

description: Biologic Delivery Technologies (BDT) is a biotech platform that has developed and patented a novel hydrogel-based oral delivery system currently focused on delivering peptides in both diabetes therapeutics and oncology therapeutics through two of its spinout companies. I supporting all strategic, financial, business development and operational efforts.

position: Operating Partner - Biotech, Consumer Tech, QSR & Food Industries

company: Inversiones Scotia

description:
Inversiones Scotia is a family-owned investment firm. I work with Senior Leadership and the management teams of its portfolio companies in structuring and implementing a range of strategic investment decisions, business transformation initiatives and portfolio launch and growth strategies.

Specifically, I focus on:

•	Assisting the company in securing funding to support its initiatives
•	Conducting digital due diligence, opportunity prioritization and technology investment optimization
•	Devel

position: Managing Director - Digital Banking, Fintech & Credit Unions

company: New Revolution Partners

description:
New Revolution Partners (NRP) is a digital advisory firm assisting large- and mid-sized enterprises capitalize growth opportunities, enable efficiencies and improve operating margins.

I am a founding partner of NRP, which serves the Financial Services companies, focusing on Digital Banking, Fintech and Credit Unions.

NRP partners with clients to provide:

•	Digital Product Strategy and Innovation
•	Accelerated Product Design and Development
•	Digital Marketing and Sales Optimization
•	Custo

position: Senior Advisor - Commercial Real Estate & Proptech

company: PDF Group of Companies

description: Senior strategic advisor for operations, sales and growth of this commercial real estate brokerage and developer. PDF deploys Private Equity and private investor capital across asset classes in CRE. I partner with management on internal programs focused on CRE growth and leveraging AI capabilities across business units.

position: Managing Director - Digital Banking Transformation

company: MUFG

description:
Joined the Executive leadership team of Union Bank, a $5.3B regional bank and subsidiary of MUFG, to lead digital transformation of its new Digital Banking organization.

Responsible for driving transformation of digital products, services and customer experiences for the consumer bank’s two US brands (Union Bank, Pure Point) with ownership of both execution and delivery of the transformation program.

I designed and implemented the bank's strategic digital transformation plan, creating the or

position: Practice Head - Digital Consulting & Digital Transformation Practice, Americas

company: Wipro Digital

description:
For this $19B services company, I took over their Digital Strategy Group in order to lead its aggressive expansion in the Americas and head a leadership team comprised of senior strategy, design and engineering leaders focused on enabling clients to become more responsive to customers and changing markets.

The mainstay of my work included leading or overseeing 20+ business transformation engagements for Fortune 500 US and international clients. Specifically, I built a group that restructured cl

company: Infosys Digital

description:
Led the growth of a new Digital Consulting Practice across digital practice areas and industry sectors for this $47B consulting and IT services company. As part of this work, I managed 15+ Digital Transformation programs in Fortune 1000 companies with a focus on adapting business processes and technology landscapes to launch new digital businesses.

I also created and managed teams of digital, mobile, marketing and analytics experts. I led the development of new digital service and product port

position: Global Head - CME Digital Products, Strategy & Product Development

description:
One of six executives selected to lead a new product and platform group, later joining the company's elite Rising Corporate Leaders tier.

I led global strategy, marketing and sales of all products and platforms targeting Digital Consumers in the Communications, Media and Entertainment (CME) sectors. In the process, I became a subject matter expert on digital content platforms and innovation, speaking at multiple industry conferences on these topics.

Among my achievements in this role was bui

evidence_experience: "I partner with management on internal programs focused on CRE growth and leveraging AI capabilities across business units" (PDF Group) - advisory to a client, not ownership of own firm's internal knowledge function; rest of career is selling and leading client transformation engagements (Wipro, Infosys, CSC, Gartner).

resolved_account_name: Infosys Consulting


Peter Mulford

sourced_title: Chief Innovation Officer, Global Head of the Innovation and digital transformation practice

headline: Chief AI Officer (CAIO), Global Head, Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Practice

about: I've always had a passion for learning, teaching, and innovating solutions to difficult problems. I began my professional career working for a start-up firm in Japan, and BTS has provided me with an opportunity to work with exceptional leaders bringing innovation and strategy to life all around the world, on a regular basis. BTS's unique solutions for developing the alignment, mindset, and capability firms need to compete, and the companies with whom we partner to deliver them, make life a ongoing business adventure.

position: Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Global Head, AI and Innovation Practice

company: BTS

description: Responsible for leading BTS's  Innovation and Digital Transformation Practices, and for managing the innovation process that identifies the insights, strategies, and opportunities we will use to surprise and delight our teams, customers, and partners.

position: EVP, Global Head of the Strategic Alignment and Business Acumen Practice

description: Responsibility for leading BTS's Global Strategy, Business Acumen, and Innovation Practices.

position: Executive Vice President, Managing Director for BTS East Coast Region

description: Responsible for leading the East Coast Offices of BTS USA, Inc, including the NYC, Stamford, and Philadelphia offices; 42 consultants, with $24M in P&L Responsibility.

position: Principle, Sr. Consultant

company: Sobu Hills

description: Worked from businesss plan-to-launch of a start-up company, "Sobu Hills," in Funabashi, Japan--including securing start up capital, marketing plans, and concept launches.

content:
AI earnings season continues! Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta on deck. Every analyst is asking: is the AI spend paying off? Stay tuned for some answers.

On the topic of big AI deals, you might have read last month that Samsung deployed ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex (OpenAI's coding agent) to every Samsung Electronics employee in Korea, plus everyone worldwide in its Device eXperience division (The ph

content:
Cue the action music--we just had a great AI sandbox escape.

What's up?

OpenAI just confirmed that two of its models escaped a sandboxed safety test, got onto the open internet, and hacked another company. Why? To cheat on a test. No kidding.

Specifically, OpenAI was evaluating its models' cyber capabilities on  "ExploitGym," a real-world cybersecurity benchmark created to evaluate the abilit

content: Greetings from NYC! Google reports earnings this week. All eyes will (likely) be on AI "capex" (the cash they invest in physical assets like AI infrastructure) and ROI. Why? With competition heating up all around them (and reports that Gemini 3.5 Pro slipped on internal benchmarks), they have to keep investing $$ to stay in the game — but they also have to balance that against nervous investors' d

content:
Caught in the act! So, that's what I look like on stage? (My poor, poor clients).

Fun caption contest: What "three things" do you think I was saying about AI out in the world at that moment?

content:
Ah, summer. Taking a break from (\(g_{syn,max}\)) to enjoy...e-foiling on the lake!

Have you ever done this? If not, I highly recommend it.

How it works. First, you have what looks like a medium sized paddle board. Mounting the board, you use a handheld remote to control a near-silent electric motor located at the bottom of an underwater mast, which spins a jet that pushes the board forward, wi

band_reasons: ie_mixed; company_concern

evidence_experience: "Lead a global team committed to 1) helping clients develop the alignment, mindset, and capability to innovate and drive business results with AI and accelerated computing 2) doing the same internally for the global BTS team." - explicit ownership of internal AI adoption function for BTS itself, alongside client delivery.

resolved_account_name: BTS