Suresh J Payapulli

publicIdentifier: sureshjp

sourced_title: Director & Senior Advisor, CIO Advisory | Sourcing Advisory | Operating Model Design

headline: Director, CIO Advisory | Operating Model | Sourcing & Procurement Advisory

about:
As Director and a Subject Matter Expert in developing IT Operating Strategies, I focus on helping today’s CIOs shape their IT agendas particularly in the Banking and Financial Services sector. In September 2017, I gained full "Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply" (MCIPS) through the Management Entry Route.

As a trusted advisor, Suresh has played a leadership role in many large-scale IT transformation programmes through strategic sourcing - resulting in IT Operating Strategies underpinned by adoption of Cloud, Agile, DevOps, Automation and global delivery. He combines his 25+ years’ diversified experience with real industry insight to bring thought leadership to all his client engagements. Extensive experience in the entire sourcing life cycle – from Sourcing Strategy through to implementing Governance, and Retained Organisation Design.

I also have advised and led (hands-on) clients through complex sourcing negotiations of different IT services with global service providers.

Strong analytical and problem solving abilities, and a good thinker.

Specialities:
• CIO Advisory - Workforce Optimization, Cost-out, Cost Reduction etc.
• Sourcing & Vendor Management - from Sourcing Strategy, managing the bid process, down-selection, contract & commercial negotiations and transition
• Programme Management (PMP®, PRINCE2 & MSP Practitioner) - Structure large transformation programmes with significant sourcing element
• Business Development - With a proven capability in building strong client relationships, I believe in Consultative Selling through excellence in delivery
• IT Service Management - Health-checks, best practices in IT Service Management and Global Delivery models

company: Information Services Group

description:
ISG is a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm, serving more than 500 clients around the world to help them achieve operational excellence.

Joined as Principal in April 2013, and was promoted to Director in October 2015. As Practice Lead for Sourcing Solutions with the UK, Ireland and Netherlands region, my role is to deliver strategic solutions to my C-level clients within the BFSI sector who are faced with the challenge of delivering transformation amidst fast-paced digital

position: Senior Manager, IT Sourcing Advisory

company: Alsbridge

description:
Alsbridge helps companies improve operations and optimise costs through outsourcing, offshoring, shared services and automation.
Key engagements:
• UK Aerospace & Defence company: Developed a strategy for hosting of a global ERP (Oracle Applications platform) supported by a strong Business Case and Implementation Roadmap.
• UK Media company: Advised CPO through a full cycle Sourcing Transaction for both Applications & Infrastructure - from Sourcing Strategy through till contract negotiations.
•

position: Senior Programme Manager

company: Publicis Sapient

description: Sapient Global Markets, part of Publicis.Sapient, is a business consulting, technology and services provider to the capital and commodity markets. My focus was on IT Programme Management, Transformation, Consultancy for the Financial Services sector.

position: Programme Manager (as Sapient Consultant)

company: NatWest Markets Plc

description:
Programme Manager for an enterprise-wide, multi-year, multi-million pound programme to directly impact Technology objectives:
• Obtained approval for a £10m Business Case and led a global IT Transformation Programme to deliver higher Availability, Stability and cost reduction – one of many initiatives contributing to the bank’s turnaround.
• Managed 3 complex global implementations (packaged COTS software) for Application & Infrastructure Monitoring, Capacity and Release Management.
• As Chair o

position: Head of PMO (as Sapient Consultant)

company: NHS Blood and Transplant

description:
Successfully established a PMO for a £50 million Business Change programme to address NHS Blood & Transplant’s strategic business objectives; transitioned to an internal team.
• Facilitated workshops with key stakeholders to clearly map out inter-project dependencies (35 projects within the portfolio) with other projects that were hitherto run by business silos in isolation.
• Engaged with senior sponsors and rationalised project portfolio from over 100 to 32 projects within the first 3 months –

position: Vice President - Key Accounts

company: Polaris Financial Technology Limited

description: Client Relationship Head for GE Money across Europe

position: Client Partner - Deutsche Bank AG

company: Tata Consultancy Services

description:
As the Client Relationship Lead for Deutsche Bank in Europe, I was responsible for Account Planning and Management, Stakeholder Management, Service Delivery for the Cross Business Technology & Operations function.
- Led the transition of majority of the Risk IT ADM service portfolio from internal teams and other vendors to TCS.
- Engaged at senior level to create appropriate ‘service bundles’ to develop sourcing Strategy, Contract negotiations, Transition Planning & Management, and establishing

position: Engagement Manager - GE Money UK

description:
Set up an Outsourced IT Service, Account Planning & Management, and Project Management.
Achievements:
- At the time, majority of IT service delivery within GE Money was delivered by Service Providers and local Contractors - with Project Management retained in-house. GE Money were keen to de-risk this situation by getting the Service Providers to be accountable for delivery.
- Led the TCS engagement from successful bid closing out contract negotiations resulting in appropriate commercial models f

content: Join me and other panel members in what will definitely be an insightful session on how AI is disrupting established commercial models in outsourcing.

content:
SAP Migration: Your Biggest Risk Isn’t Technology—It’s the Decisions You Make Early
🚨 SAP migration isn’t a technology journey—it’s a series of strategic choices that define your future.
Having co-authored this ISG research, a few insights stood out:
• SAP migration is fundamentally a risk decision, with most enterprises prioritizing stability over transformation
• Early choices matter more than t

evidence_experience: "my role is to deliver strategic solutions to my C-level clients within the BFSI sector who are faced with the challenge of delivering transformation amidst fast-paced digital disruption."

resolved_account_name: ISG: OCM, Learning & Leadership


Erin Cleary

sourced_title: Director | AI Alliances and Emerging Technology, Activation Leader

headline: PwC Director, Advisory AI

company: PwC

end: Present

position: Senior Digital Strategist | PwC Digital Experience Center

position: Senior Project Manager + Account Manager

company: BGT Partners (aquired by PwC in 2013)

position: Senior Account Executive

company: Zimmerman Advertising

content:
Proud of the exceptional work our AI team has done to earn this recognition. #PwC has been named a Leader in The #Forrester Wave™: #AI Consulting Services, Q2 2026—a testament to the strength of our people, our capabilities, and the outcomes we are helping clients achieve.
We’re excited to continue working with clients as they scale AI responsibly and turn innovation into sustained business value.

content:
#PwC and #OpenAI just announced a first-of-its-kind AI-native finance function — and PwC isn't just consulting on it, they're building it.

The collaboration centers on developing AI agents around core finance workflows: planning, forecasting, procurement, treasury, tax, and the accounting close. We're starting with a live procurement agent inside OpenAI's own finance org, using real-world learnin

content:
Most companies don’t have an AI problem.
They have an execution problem.

Too many AI initiatives are still layered onto processes designed for a pre-agent era: linear, manual, fragmented, and hard to govern.

That’s why I’m proud to be part of the PwC team that created #AgenticScaffolding — a structured way to design, simulate, stress-test, and launch AI-native workflows with governance built in

content:
PwC is honored to be named a 2026 #CIO100 Award winner for our work with agent OS, our enterprise operating system for AI agents—recognizing our ability to translate agentic reinvention into measurable business impact at scale.

I’m #proud to have contributed to the go-to-market and internal activation of this effort, helping bring agent OS to life across the firm and in the market. With thousands

content: Everyone has an AI opinion. #PwC helps cut through the AI noise so you can solve the business problems that matter. Learn more at https://pwc.to/40MRoBx

disposition: DISQUALIFIED

internal_vs_external: external

role_nature: other

band: clear

band_reasons: disqualified

evidence_experience: Senior Manager | Innovation to Market, Commercial Lead; Senior Manager | Digital Product Strategy - career trajectory is commercial/GTM/product strategy for PwC's AI and digital offerings sold to clients, not internal knowledge governance.

resolved_account_name: PwC Experience Center

in_612: yes

in_575: no

suppressed: yes


Jess Olsen

publicIdentifier: dkjess

sourced_title: Head of Product

headline: Leading AI product teams at EY (Tax & Law)

about:
Hi, I'm Jess.
For most of my life I have been building things on the internet.

I specialise in building and optimising products with clear commercial goals. A dicipline most often referred to as "Growth Product Management".

I have always had an equal interest in tech and commerce. A dual focus that has led me down a path of what I would describe as commercial product management. Things like signup, onboarding, customer lifecycle, and partner integrations.

I have done this kind of work successfully at a range of companies and have learned a lot over the years.

position: Head of Product

company: EY

description:
Head of Product at EY Tax & Law Nordics. Our team of ~35 people are on a mission to build software and create processes for increased efficiency, quality, and joy.

Yes, you read that right—joy in tax law. We’re seeing a growing demand for specialised software to make workflows less painful. And we have deployed custom-built AI/LLM apps, which are already helping consultants work faster, and, theoretically, with fewer grumbles.

Our products? They help thousands of companies report taxes correct

position: Lead Product Manager

company: Whimsical

description: I was hired to head up the development of the next-generation product development and project management tool. By combing structured data with the freeform creativity that Whimsical is known for, we set out to reinvent a classic product now built for empowered distributed teams. Whimsical Projects 2 is coming soon.

position: Product Manager, PLG & KYC

company: Pleo

description:
As part of the PLG division, I owned the intake, conversion, onboarding, and KYC funnel and the accompanying metrics. I formed the strategy and negotiated the needs and goals with the senior leadership.

I led a team of designers, engineers, data analysts, and product marketing managers. And I ran a training program for aspiring PMs as well as conducting ~150 engineering interviews.

position: Co-Founder, VP Product

company: Simplii Mexico

description: In 2016 I moved to Mexico City and spent four years as the technical and product co-founder of a consumer-focused mobile operator (MVNO) called Simplii. I built up our tech team, customer service team, marketing team, and led the development (including coding myself) of all our backend systems, subscription billing system, customer-facing selfcare platform and mobile app.

position: Senior Freelance Marketing Consultant

company: Freelance

description:
After leaving Iconfinder to pursue new adventures, I'm currently helping B2B software as a service companies with:
Marketing Strategy
Market understanding
Positioning
Copywriting
Content marketing
Campaigns

description: Building the next generation enterprise project management software.

position: CMO

company: Iconfinder

position: Product Marketing Manager

company: Relatel

description: I was the original head of marketing and communications. Also designed trial- and dunning flows as well as mapped customer journeys and shaped the overall message.

band: review

band_reasons: disqualified; builder

evidence_experience: "Our products? They help thousands of companies report taxes correctly and avoid the wrath of local and international tax law." - the AI/LLM apps and software are products built for/sold to EY's clients and consultants doing client tax work, not an internal knowledge-reuse or confidentiality-governance function.

resolved_account_name: EY ifb


Eva Sjøstrand

publicIdentifier: evasjo

sourced_title: Chief Information Officer

headline: Strategisk ledelse som gir resultater | CIO PwC

about:
Experienced leader with a proven track record in driving digital transformation and large-scale change projects across diverse technical environments and regions within complex organisations. Expertise in strategy development, change management, driving change and building organisations.
Served as CIO/CTO where I spearhead digital initiatives, build technology strategies, and enhance security and governance including AI adoption. Previously held senior roles in large complex media organizations, leading global teams and managing enterprise technology solutions.

Key skills include:
•	Strategy Development
•	Digital Transformation
•	Cloud Adoption
•	IT Security & Governance
•	Initiating and leading change
•	Project Leadership
•	Outsourcing & Insourcing
•	Technology Adoption
•	Enterprise Technology Solutions
•	Security and Governance
•	AI Governance and adoption

Passionate about leveraging technology to achieve business goals and enhance customer experience while driving effective change. Let’s connect to discuss how we can collaborate to drive innovation and efficiency in the tech space.

position: Chief Information Officer

company: PwC Norway

position: CIO

company: Cappelen Damm

description: As head of Cappelen Damm Technology departementet, I am focused on building a strong team to provide our company with all the relevant technology we need to continue building great learning platforms and run an effective publisher company

position: Director Enterprise Tech Business Relations

company: Schibsted Media Group

description:
Responsible for budgets, staffing, strategies, operations, maintenance and development of enterprise services and platforms for Schibsted Norge and daughter companies.

Build good relations with all other Schibsted regions and companies worldwide. Contribute to establishing global strategies, running business analyses, and build business cases. It governance. Stakeholder management and coaching teams
Achievements:
Change management of team transformation into a new matrix organization
Built Bu

position: Director Enterprise Technology Business Solutions

description: Responsible for development, implementation, operation, and maintenance of all Schibsteds business solutions within the Enterprise technology scope world wide. Including budget, strategies, and staffing.

position: Director of IT

description:
IT manager for Schibsted Norway Technology. Responsible for budgets, staffing, strategies, operations, maintenance and development of enterprise services and platforms for Schibsted Norge and daughter companies. IT Governance and security.
Achievements:
Reduced operational cost substantial over 3 years
Outsourced Infrastructure Operations and support
Built a transparent service catalog and price model for Enterprise Technology services to Schibsted Norway and daughters.
Established IT strategy f

position: Director IS Service & Operations

company: Canal Digital

description:
Leader of 5 Information Services departments
Responsible for own budget, people management, Governance and Change management. Secure reliable operations, good support to business and end users. Maintain proper IT security.
Achievements:
Leading team in difficult times during transformation to SOA Architecture.
Insourcing and hiring and maintaining operational and test team in Islamabad and onboarding.
Leadership intervention for the management team.
Disruptive project management, to re-establi

position: Director test & deployment

position: Director IS Test & Deployment

company: Telenor Broadcast Holding AS

description: Release Deployment mngt, SW QA responsible, governance of system Process and routines, roll out mngt in large projects. Leading test and Deployment team

disposition: STRONG

primary_strip: B

internal_vs_external: internal

evidence_experience: "Served as CIO/CTO where I spearhead digital initiatives, build technology strategies, and enhance security and governance including AI adoption" combined with prior role "As head of Cappelen Damm Technology departementet, I am focused on building a strong team to provide our company with all the relevant technology we need" - consistent history of owning internal IT/technology/security/governance functions, now at PwC itself (the buyer's own firm), including explicit "AI Governance and adoption" as a skill.

resolved_account_name: PwC Norway


Keith Loose

publicIdentifier: keithloose

sourced_title: Head of AI Engineering

headline: Technologist

about: Specialties: Java, C++, Distributed Caching, HPC, Grid

position: Director

company: Cerebrix Limited

position: Head of AI Engineering

company: Elixirr

position: Interim Chief Technology Officer

company: VivoPower

position: Principal Consultant

company: Nomad Consulting Group

position: Financial Platforms

company: Block

position: Architecture

position: Founder

company: Octus Pte Ltd

position: Chief Engineer

company: BC Group

internal_vs_external: unclear

band_reasons: disqualified; ie_unclear; company_concern; builder

evidence_experience: Entire career trajectory is technical: Chief Engineer, Architecture, Financial Platforms, Senior Development Manager, Distributed Caching/HPC/Grid consulting - no evidence of owning or leading an internal knowledge/AI-adoption/IP-reuse function at any firm.

resolved_account_name: Elixirr

in_575: yes

suppressed: no


Caleb Szubski

sourced_title: EVP, Strategy; Strategy Consulting Practice Lead

headline: Innovation & Growth Strategy Executive, Builder, Investor | Strategy Consulting Practice Lead @ Woven Health Collective

about: Driven, data-oriented executive, builder, and investor with extensive experience improving operational performance and unlocking growth and innovation at organizations. Success in leading clients and teams through corporate, innovation, and growth strategy development, process assessment and redesign, research and user experience design, product and technology prototyping and development, product commercialization, and business model optimization engagements to realize and sustain improved pipelines, new multi-million dollar revenue sources, validated products, and enhanced end user satisfaction. AI embracer and strong analytical, communication, and team management skills.

company: Woven Health Collective

position: Partner & EVP, Delivery & Client Services

company: 11TEN Innovation Partners

description: Acquired by Woven Health Collective in April 2024

position: Co-Founder, Head of Consulting Services & Delivery

description:
Strategy & Innovation Consulting Practice
Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem

position: Strategy & Operations

company: Deloitte

position: Operations & Innovation

company: Cleveland Clinic

content: 💊 Excited to be attending #Asembia26 4/27-4/29 to connect with leaders across specialty pharmacy, pharma, and healthcare innovation. One of my imperatives leading the Strategy practice at Woven Health Collective has always been to increase access, choice, and affordability of emerging and commercial medications (GLP1s, PCSK9s, RNA targeted therapies). It’s a complex space, but there is more moveme

content:
✨ Reflecting on an incredible two days in Atlanta! I’m still buzzing from the energy at the 2026 Woven Health Collective Innovation Summit. Bringing together this collective of senior leaders to think bigger and move together was exactly what our industry needs right now.

From the spirited "Direct-To-Patient" debate on Day 1 to the deep dives into the future of diagnostic pathways, the conversati

evidence_experience: "Success in leading clients and teams through corporate, innovation, and growth strategy development... engagements to realize and sustain improved pipelines, new multi-million dollar revenue sources, validated products..."

resolved_account_name: 11TEN Innovation Partners


Mon Thach

publicIdentifier: mon-thach

sourced_title: Research Director, Belgium

headline: Executive Search & Leadership Advisory at Spencer Stuart

position: Senior Associate

company: Spencer Stuart

description: Leadership Advisory Services

position: Research Director, Belgium

company: Korn Ferry

description: Executive Search | Global Technology Industry

position: Consultant

company: Lancor

description: Lancor is a global retained executive search firm serving public and private companies, private equity firms and other investors. Lancor specializes in board-level search mandates including CEO, CFO, C-suite executives, board director, and private equity operating partners. Lancor has completed searches across more than 25 industries, with particular expertise in technology, media, and telecommunications. Lancor also has deep relationships with over 40 of the top PE firms and makes equity co-inv

position: Senior Analyst

position: Research Analyst

position: Masters

company: University of Westminster

evidence_experience: "Senior Associate @ Spencer Stuart: Executive Search | Supply Chain and Industrial" and prior roles all in executive search/recruitment research, no internal function ownership described.

in_612: no


Paul Gonzalez

headline: AI Strategy | Product Strategy | Change Management

about: I am an experienced Product Leader with over 13 years of professional experience across Financial Services and Product Management. I have spent the last 6 years in Director roles where I have acted as both an individual contributor setting and executing on product strategy, as well as hiring and coaching other Product Managers.

position: Head of Product

company: Prosci

description:
Led creation of Prosci's first AI product, Kaiya
• Identified opportunity to create new value for customers interacting with our research and content by utilizing generative AI. Led a cross-functional team to build this product and bring to market.
• Have seen a 60-80% time savings for customers performing common change management tasks, allowing them to spend more time interreacting directly with people impacted by change
• Internal tests currently showing it outperform free AI tools greater th

position: Senior Director, Global Products

description:
Created and executed on Strategy that has led to a 2x improvement in retention and renewal rates
* Identified two major gaps in our core product experience through customer research and data analysis
* Designed features to address those gaps in a differentiated way
* Led Product team through delivery of those features, and continue to iterate to improve retention

Led strategic initiative to improve Product Support Function
• Created a strategy, 18-month plan, and led the teams through executio

position: Director of Digital Products

description:
• Responsible for Performance, Security, and Compliance of our Digital Products including fine-tuning our infrastructure configurations, measuring uptime and performance, and identifying optimizations opportunities
• Helped lead the organization through our initial ISO audit and remediation efforts including establishing new processes and drafting new policies and procedures, leading to our ISO27001 Certification being granted in June 2022
• Manage engineering team through delivery including fac

position: Director of Product

company: LaunchPad Lab

description:
Designed and lead our Blueprinting Workshops across client engagements to create early alignment with clients. Focused on Problem Definition, Business Strategy, Risk/Assumptions, Success Metrics, Story Mapping, Technical Design, and Estimation.

Grew the Product Management team from 2 to 7. Established hiring practices and process, designed our PM Career Ladder, hosted PM Office Hours and 1:1 Coaching Sessions with each PM.

Managed strategy and delivery for our 3 largest accounts.

position: Product Manager

company: Devbridge Group

position: Product Lead

description:
I balance my business, development, and design experience to help our clients figure out what to build and why they are building it. I do this by facilitating our Product Discovery workshops. Our clients range from startups with new product ideas, to Fortune 500 companies looking to enhance and automate current processes. We challenge our clients to think beyond just the technology and understand how their product will support their business objectives.

I frequently perform customer, user and s

position: Web Developer

description:
As a web developer at LaunchPad Lab, I found a home in the world of creation, combining creativity and problem solving to develop outstanding web and mobile applications.

I delivered value to our clients via programming with backend technologies. I mostly used Ruby on Rails (among other languages) and leveraged a deep understanding of APIs, SOAs, and databases to develop dynamic and functional products.

position: Organizer

company: Design Sprint Meetup

content:
Most AI transformation initiatives experience some version of the jagged frontier of adoption within an organization. Certain teams are really far ahead of others. And it's not because they have different technology or tools. It's because managers and leaders on those teams approach the moment differently.

In most changes, a manager 'fulfills a role' inside an already-defined change. They are wai

content:
One of the ways AI Transformation differs from other forms of Digital Transformation is how unclear the future is. In the industry, and even within a single organization.

That alone requires us to unlearn some well intended habits that have shaped how we lead. A good example is how we define success in a transformation.

Many leaders were drilled to "identify the key metric" we can all point at t

content:
Headless Customer Data (Salesforce), Headless Content Management (Contentful), Customer Facing Agent Layer (Fin), what is next for Salesforce?

The announcement today from Salesforce to acquire Intercom is really interesting and smart in my view.

However, the decision from Salesforce to stop the growth of Heroku confuses me even more now. In the world of completely custom UI that is easy to spin

content:
Anyone else consistently ask Claude to summarize itself, so that you can then pull that into Claude Design to create the artifact you want?

I'm sure it's hard since it's a completely different interface and harness, but if Anthropic could integrate those more tightly I think it would solve one of those last mile adoption challenges in the enterprise.

Many end users still assume that creating on

content:
I find myself saying, “I wonder if Fable can do that.” With Sonnet and Opus, I’d always just say “I wonder if Claude can do that.”

Stepwise improvements create the feel of a whole new product or type of work that can be unlocked. That’s what is happening right now.

Tons to figure out still and there are certainly weird nuances, but it feels like there are things we can do today that we couldn’t

band_reasons: disqualified; company_concern

evidence_experience: "Identified opportunity to create new value for customers interacting with our research and content by utilizing generative AI. Led a cross-functional team to build this product and bring to market." - this is building a customer-facing product, not owning internal knowledge/IP-reuse function.

resolved_account_name: Prosci


Andrew Gaeckle

publicIdentifier: andrewgaeckle

headline: Senior Partner, Platforms (Salesforce,ServiceNow,NetSuite) and Customer Strategy Practice Lead at West Monroe

about:
Visionary, results-driven executive with 25+ years of experience leading technology, consulting, and operations across organizations ranging from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. Proven track record in driving revenue growth, scaling national consulting practices, and delivering transformative customer solutions across industries including Manufacturing, Retail, Financial Services, High Tech, and Consumer Products.

As a senior partner and practice lead, I scaled a national consulting practice to $71M in annual revenue and 225+ professionals—while personally driving over $80M in sales. In addition to leadership responsibilities, I’ve consistently carried individual sales and utilization targets, ensuring I stay connected to clients, delivery, and market demands. This dual role has sharpened my ability to balance strategic growth with day-to-day performance execution.

My expertise spans marketing enablement, sales effectiveness, service excellence, and enterprise technology implementations, especially across platforms like Salesforce and ServiceNow. Known for authentic leadership, low attrition, and building people-first cultures, I take pride in mentoring talent and fostering high-performing, collaborative teams. My approach combines strategy, innovation, and execution to deliver measurable business outcomes and lasting client value.

Let’s connect if you’re passionate about digital transformation, customer strategy, or building great teams that deliver great work.

company: West Monroe Partners

description:
Etherios is now part of West Monroe Partners!

West Monroe Partners is a North American, full-service business and technology consulting firm focused on guiding organizations through projects that fundamentally transform their business. With the experience to create the most ambitious visions as well as the skills to implement the smallest details of our client’s most critical projects, West Monroe Partners is a proven provider of growth and efficiency to large enterprises, as well as more nimbl

position: Member Board of Directors

company: Bounce Children's Foundation

position: Vice President - North Region

company: Etherios

description: Etherios is a cloud computing expert services provider. We have helped over 100 organizations realize their IT strategy around cloud computing for CRM, system integration, training, and custom application development. Founded in 2008 by former salesforce.com senior technical architects and professional services executives, we advise on and draw from industry-leading cloud-based technologies (salesforce.com, Google and Amazon) to enable our Customers' success. In addition, over 350 companies use

position: Senior Manager, Global Sales Operations

company: Tellabs Operations, Inc.

description: Global Product Manager for all CRM, eCommerce, Business Intelligence, Product Configuration, and Sales Portal technologies in support of our Sales, Sales Engineers, and Commercial Management teams.  Working closely with IT and Business Program Managers, we're able to develop both short and long term technology strategies that deliver value-added systems and enhancements for a sales force on six continents.

position: Program Manager

company: Zurich North America

description: Program Manager of multi-million, global projects in support of Zurich's Distribution Channels.  I worked closely with the business, outsourcing partners, and third-party vendors to deliver CRM and MDM projects designed to maximize customer awareness and drive out inefficiencies in operations.

position: Director - IT

company: HSN

description: IT Applications Director with direct responsibility for Sales and Service Center, Marketing, Merchandising, and Loss Prevention project related to HSN's Order Management system. I was responsible for 13-15 direct reports and had the opportunity to manage multiple projects while maintaining and supporting the core Order Management system. A proven leader of technical service delivery teams, I'm able to apply a results driven, hands-on management style that motivates teams and achieves results. In

position: Project Manager

company: Inforte

company: Accenture

content: A great example of where AI Agents deliver real value: saving significant time while actually strengthening human-to-human relationships and engagement.

content: I'm very excited to see West Monroe bring Clonal™ to market. Clonal turns operational intelligence into action by delivering the right insights to the people and agents responsible for execution. Proud of our Technology team for building a solution that helps organizations move faster, smarter, and with greater impact.

content:
Wrapping up a great week at ServiceNow SKO 2026 in Las Vegas. Energizing conversations, strong momentum, and a clear signal that the ServiceNow partner ecosystem continues to level up.

I’m proud to be part of such a thriving and collaborative community—one of the most dynamic I’ve seen in years. ServiceNow is continuing to raise the bar with its next-generation platform, thoughtfully combining AI

content: Reposting for reach. Mike brings a strategic yet pragmatic approach to marketing and sales. Any organization would benefit greatly from his work experience and insight.

content: Reaching out to my network for assistance. My son, a junior at Miami of Ohio studying Supply Chain, is currently seeking a summer internship. He is open to any business internship in any city. If you know of any opportunities, please send me a direct message. Thanks for the support.

evidence_experience: "As a senior partner and practice lead, I scaled a national consulting practice to $71M in annual revenue and 225+ professionals-while personally driving over $80M in sales."

resolved_account_name: West Monroe


Susanne Zach

sourced_title: Partner / AI & Data Lead

headline: Partner / AI & Data Lead

about: Ich unterstütze Unternehmen dabei, Mehrwert aus ihren Daten zu generieren, um nachhaltig erfolgreich zu sein. Dabei stelle ich die Geschäftsziele unserer Kunden in den Mittelpunkt und erarbeite datengetriebene Lösungen, um Umsatz / Effizienz zu steigern, Geschäftsprozesse einfach und transparent zu gestalten, Compliance Risiken zu minimieren und Vorreiter in der digitalen Welt zu werden.

position: Partner / AI & Data Lead

company: EY

position: Associate Partner

company: Ernst & Young Management Consulting GmbH

position: Market Facing Director / Geschäftsführer

position: Managing Director / Geschäftsführer

company: Ernst & Young Management Consulting

content:
Wir wachsen!

Für mein AI & Data Team bei EY Österreich suche ich eine:n Data Plattform Lead (w/m/d).

Wenn du Erfahrung mit modernen Datenplattformen, Microsoft Fabric, Azure oder Databricks mitbringst und Data & AI Transformationen aktiv gestalten möchtest, freue ich mich auf deine Bewerbung.

Besonders freue ich mich über Bewerbungen von Frauen, die ihre Karriere im Bereich Data & AI auf das n

content:
Österreichs Unternehmen sind beim Einsatz von KI auf einem guten Weg – aber noch nicht am Ziel. Mein Kollege Patrick Ratheiser und ich erklären, warum der Schritt von Pilotprojekten zur skalierbaren und messbaren KI-Nutzung vielen Organisationen schwerfällt.

Die wichtigsten Themen aus dem EY KI Readiness Check 2026 sind außerdem:
💡 Warum KI-Strategie und -Governance zur zentralen Managementaufgab

content:
Ich freue mich sehr, Teil des GRACE Mentoring Programms von SHE goes DIGITAL zu sein – als Mentorin und Lernende zugleich.

Warum ich mich engagiere?

Weil ich fest daran glaube, dass wir die Arbeitswelt von morgen nur dann gestalten, wenn wir Erfahrungen teilen, Perspektiven öffnen und einander aktiv fördern. Mentoring ist für mich kein „Nice-to-have“, sondern ein echter Hebel für Entwicklung – a

content:
Ich freue mich sehr, Teil der ersten Episode des KI Inside Podcasts gewesen zu sein – danke fürs Einladen, lieber Patrick Ratheiser! 🙌
Ich durfte ein paar spannende Studienergebnisse mitbringen – vor allem aber viele ganz konkrete Insights aus der Praxis:
aus unserer eigenen Transformation bei EY und aus der täglichen Arbeit mit unseren Kundinnen und Kunden.

Was mir dabei immer wieder begegnet:
👉

content:
„Best Christmas Ever"

So heißt der Film, den meine Tochter am letzten Schultag geschaut hat. Und ehrlich gesagt: Bei dem Tempo, in dem die letzten Wochen an mir vorbeigerauscht sind, war ich mir kurz nicht sicher, ob wir gerade Sommer haben – oder doch schon wieder Weihnachten. 😅

Willkommen in meinem Juni-Hamsterrad: Schulschluss, Jahresabschluss, unzählige Meetings vor der Ferienzeit – das Rad

evidence_experience: "Ich unterstütze Unternehmen dabei, Mehrwert aus ihren Daten zu generieren, um nachhaltig erfolgreich zu sein. Dabei stelle ich die Geschäftsziele unserer Kunden in den Mittelpunkt"


Steve White

publicIdentifier: stevewwhite

sourced_title: AI Engagement Partner | Director | Chapter Lead for AI and Digital Transformation

headline: AI Engagement Partner at Cognizant

about: I am an accomplished IT leader with a unique blend of expertise in AI, Digital Transformation,  IT strategy, business engagement, and Agile, Cloud, and DevOps. With 25+ years of hands-on experience, I specialise in creating synergies between technology and business, turning ideas into actionable solutions that drive performance and innovation. I wholeheartedly believe AI is the way to achieve these goals and I am embracing this technology to achieve ground breaking business outcomes to our customers.

company: Cognizant

description:
Cognizant is an Enterprise Digital Transformation Consultancy specialising in helping highly regulated enterprises transform faster, modernising their ways of working. We’ve worked on hundreds of enterprise engagements with over 200 of the world’s leading brands.

As a AI Engagement Partner and Director, I am accountable for the successful delivery of customer engagements, helping our customers navigate the transformation of people, processes and technology, while providing leadership oversight

position: Principal Consultant

company: Contino

description:
Contino is an Enterprise DevOps and Cloud Transformation Consultancy. We specialise in helping highly-regulated enterprises transform faster, modernising their way of working.

We're experienced and referenceable experts in what we do, transforming people, processes and technology to enable the rapid digital transformation that success demands in today's accelerating marketplace. We’ve worked on over 200 enterprise engagements with over 100 of the world’s leading brands, so we fully understand t

position: Interim CTO

company: Funding Xchange

description:
Funding Xchange was founded to help business owners navigate the funding space and take control of funding their business – addressing one of the biggest obstacles growing businesses are facing. As owners of small businesses, we have first-hand experience of how difficult it can be to find the right funding for your business – even if there are now hundreds of innovative solutions available. This led us to set up Funding Xchange, the marketplace for business funding.

 - Simplifies access to bus

position: Interim CTO / VP Engineering

description: At 11:FS, they believe that digital banking is only 1% finished – meaning that despite billions spent and everyone on the planet having a transformation project, they have still got a long way to go before banking becomes truly digital. They have assembled the A-list team that will achieve digital banking’s next 99%. Recognized as the world’s top Banking, FinTech and Insurance leaders, they have transformed traditional banks from within, started tech accelerators, and built on blockchain. They h

position: Interim Digital IT Director

company: Travelodge

description: Digital IT Director for Travelodge

position: Group CTO

company: Lebara

description: Accountable for Product & Technology strategy, development and operations for Platform, Network, Technology Innovation & IT, across global Mobile, OTT Video, Financial Services, and IP voice/ messaging propositions.

company: Oxford University Press

description:
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world and it publishes in both academic and education fields. It is one of the very few independent global publishing companies of scale which is not part of a major conglomerate and its turnover is over £750m. It is a very successful commercial organisation, and has shown strong organic sales growth over a number of years.

Steve is the Interim Director of Technology Platforms  providing global leadership and strategic directi

position: Independent IT Consultant, Interim Head of Development, CTO CIO, Technology Advisor

company: Intigma

description:
Steve is a CIO/CTO with extensive experience building technology platforms, products and teams. Proven experience leading and managing large multi-discipline, multi-location teams, from product development, UI/UX, business analysis, software engineering and operations. Specialising in Agile and modern DevOps processes Steve has successfully transformed the software and delivery function of a number of organisations.

Experience with both large corporations and start-ups either building from scra

evidence_experience: "I am accountable for the successful delivery of customer engagements, helping our customers navigate the transformation of people, processes and technology" - explicitly client-facing delivery work, no internal firm knowledge/AI ownership described.

resolved_account_name: Cognizant Consulting France


Nicolas Vincent

headline: Partner | Retail & Consumer | eCommerce | Payments | Customer Data | Digital Transformation at PwC France

about:
Proficient in Digital transformation for the Retail & Consumer industry (Omnichannel strategy, eCommerce, Marketplace & Payement services, Point of sale digitization, Customer experience enablement, Customer service), Tech enthousiast and passionate with innovative and complex environment, working from strategy through execution

Main skills:
- Strategic planning, competitive analysis / benchmarking
- Business Cases and Feasibility Studies
- Product development / launch, Product management
- New Customer journey enablement (CX, Omnichannel & touchpoint optimization, App & web design...)
- Digital transformation of Marketing, Sales & Customer Services functions
- Program Management (Program Director on 50+ FTEs transformation programs)
- Innovation Management
- Agile development
- Problem solving
- Team Management / Leadership

company: PwC France

position: Director | Retail & Consumer | Digital Transformation | Payments

company: PwC

position: Senior Manager

company: Kurt Salmon

position: Manager

position: Senior Consultant

evidence_experience: Proficient in Digital transformation for the Retail & Consumer industry (Omnichannel strategy, eCommerce, Marketplace & Payement services...), Program Director on 50+ FTEs transformation programs - all describing client delivery work, not internal firm function ownership.

resolved_account_name: PwC France


Nicole Rannou

sourced_title: Global Brand and Marketing - Head of Content Strategy and Marketing

headline: Content Strategy and Marketing Leader | Innovative Storyteller | Driving Brand Growth Through Audience-Centric Narratives

about:
Storyteller. People Connector. Creative.

These are just a few words that describe my professional self. I believe that great content is the best way to connect audiences to a brand purpose, build trust, and grow brands no matter what the industry. Through videos, social media, blogs, podcasts, case studies, and website content, my passion is creating engaging narratives that support business goals.

position: Global Brand and Marketing - Head of Social Media

position: Global Marketing Communications Leader

position: Head of Communications & CSR, Operations Americas

company: L'Oréal

description:
Develop an integrated communications strategy, supporting consumer-centric transformation initiatives including digital, supply chain and sustainability

Create end-to-end narratives with brands to share product and brand stories with our consumers

Support a cross-functional business team including manufacturing, supply chain, environmental sustainability, quality, HR, sourcing, and packaging innovation

Promote a digital culture through engaging content and distribution channels including podc

position: Director, Digital Agency Strategic Sourcing

description:
- Build relationships with the brand teams to collaborate on effective sourcing strategies that support marketing and business objectives
- Leverage data to create a persuasive narrative to present agency partnership strategies to executive stakeholders and business owners
- Develop strong relationships with key agencies as well as other emerging digital content and distribution platforms
- Manage RFP process from briefing to contract negotiations
- Establish agency scorecards based on ability

position: Executive Producer

company: BBDO

description:
- Create content strategies, assist in marketing campaign development and implementation, review and analyze performance metrics

- Project management, scheduling and production of digital content for web, social and native digital platforms

- Manage production teams to ensure creative is aligned with strategic objectives

- Effectively oversee budgets and staff plans, ensuring projects are delivered on time and in budget

- Collaborate with digital strategists and creative teams to develop and

position: Senior Producer

company: R/GA

description:
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams to produce integrated content including user experience, digital marketing, mobile and social platforms, print and live events
• Lead content strategy and manage creative workflow to produce effective marketing communications campaigns
• Lead project management, budget oversight and resource allocation activities

position: Senior Account Manager

company: ROKKAN, Full Service Interactive Agency

content:
A simple way I’ve been using AI lately:

I ask it to be the audience.

“You’re a Fortune 500 CEO reading this.
What resonates?
What’s missing?
What would you want more of?”

It’s a surprisingly useful filter.

Not for rewriting the content, but for pressure-testing whether it actually lands.

content:
One thing I’ve noticed working in large, matrixed organizations:

Everyone owns content.
No one owns distribution.

So teams stay busy creating:
campaigns, posts, decks, assets…

But very little time goes into:
● Where it actually shows up
● How often it’s reused
● Who it’s reaching (or not)

Eventually, the conclusion becomes:
“We need more content.”

Most of the time, that’s not the problem.

Th

content:
A friend was telling me about a situation at work where his boss spotted a problem, handled it with genuine empathy, and fixed it on the spot.

My first reaction? “I bet he’s had some strong women leaders in his career.”

Looking back at my own path, I realized that most of my managers have been women. Leaders like Audrey Izard, Elyse Epstein, Caroline Kempf, and Thea Hayden didn’t just manage del

content:
A small habit I’ve kept over the years:
continuing to mentor people even after they roll off my team. Or even move to another company.

One of those people said something to me recently:
“You’re the constant.”

Especially now, with leadership changes around them, that struck me.

It reinforced something I’ve come to believe:
A lot of leadership isn’t big moments.

It’s small, consistent ones:
- ke

content:
When the 1:1 moves off Teams and onto the green. ⛳

I recently sat down with our CMO, Thea Hayden, at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches to discuss a topic we’re both passionate about: leveraging AI to create deeper human connections with our audience.

As a content strategist, I’ll admit I usually prefer being behind the lens. But when the conversation is easy and the insights are sharp,

evidence_experience: "Develop an integrated communications strategy, supporting consumer-centric transformation initiatives" and "Promote a digital culture through engaging content and distribution channels" - marketing/comms work, not knowledge/IP-reuse/AI-governance ownership.


Oksana Chausova

sourced_title: Partner/Principal at EY, Global Transformation Leader

headline: Partner/Principal at EY| Americas Global Client Serving Partner| Transformation Leader| Americas Crisis Management Leader

about:
Executive leadership position in EY's Advisory Services Program Management practice specializing in complex program and crisis management services to maximize client benefits worldwide.

Industries:

•	Media & Entertainment
•	Healthcare & Life Sciences

Skills & Expertise:

•	Client Relationships & Account Management
•	Program Management (PMO) & Process Improvement
•	Crisis Management
•	People & Vendor Management
•	Sales & Consulting
•	Contract Management & Negotiation

company: EY

description:
Oksana is a Partner in Business Transformation, Design and Execution Consulting Services within Ernst & Young (EY) LLP. A recognized C-suite leader and respected partner, Oksana is responsible for growing revenue in the West Region and helping EY continue to be regarded as a thought leader in the transformation and crisis management areas.

She brings over eighteen years of deep experience guiding Fortune 100+ clients through technology-enabled digital and cultural purpose-led business transfo

content:
Great to see Ajinomoto Foods North America (AFNA) featured in Inbound Logistics for its supply chain transformation—and proud of the role EY Consulting played in their success.

Our teams worked together to move from manual, spreadsheet-heavy processes to a more connected, data-driven approach. What stands out most is the operational shift that followed. Better visibility, tighter coordination

evidence_experience: "responsible for growing revenue in the West Region... guiding Fortune 100+ clients through technology-enabled digital and cultural purpose-led business transformations and crisis events"


Matthew Schwartz

sourced_title: Partner, Advisory Delivery Model Transformation Leader

headline: Experienced leader driving delivery model and sales transformation in professional services

about: Matt Schwartz is a Partner in KPMG’s Advisory practice with over 25 years of experience helping organizations navigate complex transformation and risk challenges. He currently leads Delivery Model Transformation, where he is responsible for reimagining how Advisory delivers value to clients—integrating AI, workforce shaping, and pricing strategies to drive innovation and efficiency. Matt has held multiple leadership roles focused on operational excellence and sales transformation. His technical foundation is in IT risk and controls, with deep expertise in financial statement audits, SOC reporting, GRC implementations, IT internal audit outsourcing, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and system-based control reviews. He has worked extensively across the financial services and software sectors and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

company: KPMG

position: Partner, Sales Enablement Leader, Growth & Strategy

position: Partner, National Operations Leader, Advisory Markets

position: Partner, Advisory Delivery Enablement Leader

position: Partner, National Operations Leader, Risk Advisory Solutions

position: Partner

position: Director

content:
I’m pleased to announce Patrick Donnelly, Head of Risk & Broking, North America, and Julie Gebauer, President, Health, Wealth & Career, both from WTW, as featured speakers at the 38th Annual KPMG US  Insurance Industry Conference this September 17-18.

Pat will share his insights on how AI, economic shifts, and a dynamic risk landscape are reshaping the insurance market. Julie will discuss the cr

content:
Congratulations to retired KPMG Global Chairman John Veihmeyer, who will be inducted into the 2026 Washington Business Hall of Fame in benefit of Junior Achievement.

John's distinguished career as former KPMG U.S. Chairman & CEO and Washington D.C. Office Managing Partner are matched by his profound philanthropic impact. Alongside his wife, Beth, he championed the KPMG Friends & Family for Lite

content:
Twenty‑five years ago this month, I chose KPMG because of the people — and twenty-five years later, that’s still the reason I’m here.

I joined right out of college, not fully knowing what my career would become. What I found was a firm that challenged me, invested in me, and opened doors I never imagined. Serving my clients and my firm have pushed me to grow in ways that shaped both my leadership

content: It was an honor to attend the 59th Annual Insurance Industry "Good Scout" Award Luncheon to celebrate the incredible work of Scouting America, Greater New York Councils. A huge congratulations to this year's honoree, Patrick Donnelly of WTW  on this well-deserved recognition. Your leadership and commitment to our community are an inspiration. It’s always powerful to see the insurance industry come

content:
What's top of mind for insurance leaders? Our latest Insurance Industry Outlook Survey reveals a focus on navigating economic uncertainty while doubling down on technology.

Dive into the full analysis and see how your organization's priorities stack up. Download the key findings here:

https://lnkd.in/efyMWGuQ

#KPMG #InsuranceIndustry

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evidence_experience: "He currently leads Delivery Model Transformation, where he is responsible for reimagining how Advisory delivers value to clients—integrating AI, workforce shaping, and pricing strategies to drive innovation and efficiency." This is an internal firm-operations leadership role (how KPMG Advisory itself operates/delivers), but it is about client-delivery-model reengineering and sales/pricing strategy rather than internal knowledge-base/IP-reuse or AI-on-the-knowledge-base ownership specifically.

resolved_account_name: Global Strategy Group, by KPMG


Chris Kontaridis

sourced_title: PwC Principal, Deals Transformation Leader

headline: PwC Partner

about:
Chris Kontaridis is a partner with PwC’s Deals Transformation TRS team where he focuses on executing large scale M&A value creation programs for clients that are digitally enabled, tax efficient and focused on sustained outcomes.  Chris is a seasoned M&A consultant with over 24 years of experience advising on over 200 transactions representing billions in transaction value. His focus is on advising the world’s largest financial sponsors and corporations on transformational transactions including mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, spinoffs, divestitures, JVs, investment exit planning and financings.

Chris co-founded and co-led PwC’s US Legal Business Solutions practice, supporting the establishment and growth of the practice.  The LBS team focuses on supporting corporate general counsel with contracts solutions, law department performance improvements and legal technology implementations. Chris’s LIBOR role focused on supporting clients with contract remediation strategies through PwC's team of experienced contract specialists, balancing technology solutions (AI enabled extraction, CLM driven repapering, etc.) with BAU processes while managing communications and change management.

Chris earned his JD, Master of Accounting, and Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Florida. Chris has served as a guest university lecturer, spoken at numerous conferences and authored several M&A articles.

company: PricewaterhouseCoopers

description:
Chris Kontaridis is a partner with PwC’s Deals & Transactions TRS team where he champions the Day 1 readiness, integration, separation and synergy capture practice. Chris focuses on executing large scale M&A value creation programs for clients that are digitally enabled, tax efficient and focused on sustained outcomes. Chris brings a strong partnering approach to delivering high-quality business insights and cost-effective outcomes.

Chris is a seasoned M&A deals consultant with over 24 year

position: Principal, M&A Transaction and Integration Services

company: Deloitte

description: Chris was a Principal and leader in Deloitte's M&A Transaction and Integration Services and Legal Entity Simplification national practice group.  He advised Fortune 500 clients on identifying, understanding and managing cross-functional tax issues related to complex integrations, divestitures, IPOs and legal entity simplification projects.  Chris led large-scale program management structures with clearly defined strategic objectives and detailed implementation plans designed to capture value and

position: Senior Director

company: Alvarez and Marsal

description: Led tax due diligence services, legal entity restructuring, tax planning and implementation support engagements relating to complex business transactions. Assisted with purchase price allocations, tax basis analysis and earnings and profits studies. Implement business-based tax solutions as part of an integrated plan to reduce the overall cost of clients.

position: Mergers & Acquisitions Tax

company: KPMG LLP

description: Provided structuring advice for acquisitions, dispositions, separations and reorganizations, including drafting of opinions and technical advice memorandums, for a wide variety of large domestic and multinational corporate clients with an emphasis in the energy, financial services and retail industries.   Provided tax due diligence services, including planning, performing and supervising teams on the buy and sell side.  Negotiated and reviewed tax transaction documents.  Calculated stock basis,

evidence_experience: "Chris focuses on executing large scale M&A value creation programs for clients" and "The LBS team focuses on supporting corporate general counsel with contracts solutions, law department performance improvements and legal technology implementations" - all client-facing service delivery, not internal PwC knowledge/AI ownership.


Nick Cowell

sourced_title: Partner | Digital Strategy | Banking

headline: Partner | Banking Strategy Leader | Digital Banking Leader

about:
As a Principal at Deloitte, I lead our strategy consulting group for the banking industry. I also serve on our broader Financial Services and Innovation leadership teams.

Over the years, I have worked with large multinational financial institutions, regional banks, and digitalbank startups, delivering complex strategy and transformation programs. I help leaders make practical choices about the future of banking, then translate those choices into clear, actionable strategy. My client work has taken me across North and Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe, and it has reinforced how quickly retail and digital banking expectations are changing and how essential a crisp strategy is for navigating that shift.

My focus areas include value proposition and business model design, product strategy and product design, and building digital challengers from the ground up.

Before consulting, I worked in banking at UK- and Switzerland-based institutions. That experience still shapes how I show up with clients today: grounded in how banks actually operate and focused on what it takes to execute.

position: Partner | Strategy Consulting Lead - Banking & Capital Markets | FS Innovation Lead

company: Monitor Deloitte

position: Partner | Digital Strategy | Banking

position: Digital Strategy Specialist - Banking

position: Digital Strategy Specialist

company: Deloitte Consulting

position: Banking & Capital Markets Specialist

position: Senior Analyst

company: Credit Suisse

position: Syndicated Loans Analyst

company: Bloomberg LP

content:
AI in banking is often discussed as an efficiency play.

And yes, it absolutely is.

But that’s only half the story.

The more interesting opportunity is what AI makes possible at the customer level: more relevant advice, more timely service, and more personalized experiences at scale.
That matters because customer expectations are not moving backward. They’re being shaped every day by the best di

content:
What will retail banking look like at the mid century point?

As customer expectations evolve, emerging technologies accelerate, and demographic shifts reshape financial services, banks face a critical question: how can they prepare today for the opportunities and challenges of tomorrow?

Our 2050 - Banking Beyond series explores the future of retail banking, examining how AI, hyper-personalizatio

content:
Great work from Rob Roberts-Facey

🦁 🦁 🦁

content:
What does the future of Retail Banking really look like?
Join us in this essential dialogue—or challenge us—as our team unpacks 2050: Banking Beyond predictions.

#BankingBeyond #Bank2050 #RetailBanking #DigitalBanking

https://lnkd.in/eHe9cFKw

Deloitte, Deloitte Digital
Jonathan Valenti, Tim O'Connor, Michelle Gauchat. Vikram Bhat, Alan Hart, Ménès Etingue Kum, (PhD), Bill Dworsky, Brett Davis

content:
Two incredible brands, one shared passion for innovation
Deloitte
McLaren Racing

evidence_experience: "I lead our strategy consulting group for the banking industry... delivering complex strategy and transformation programs" to "large multinational financial institutions, regional banks, and digital bank startups" - entirely client-facing delivery leadership, not internal firm knowledge/AI ownership.

resolved_account_name: Monitor Deloitte


saleh cherqaoui

sourced_title: Directeur Associé, Practice Head - BearingPoint, Maroc

company: BearingPoint

description:
Compétences managériales :
- Pilotage des missions
- Gestion des équipes
- Développement commercial & Marketing

Compétences techniques:
- Stratégie et transformation d'entreprise
- Excellence opérationnelle et pilotage de la performance
- Supply Chain Management
- Transformation digitale
- Gestion de grands projets de transformation

Compétences sectorielles :
- Secteur Industrie & services : Mines, Chimie, Automobile, Aéronautique, Ferroviaire, Portuaire, Agro, Telecom, Energie, ...
- Secte

position: Business Consulting Manager

description:
Secteurs d'activité :
- Secteur Industries & Services : Automobile, Biens d’équipement & Manufacturing, Distribution & Grande consommation et Ressources & Utilities
- Secteur Public : Administration & Défense, Santé & Protection Sociale et Services Postaux & Transports

Principaux clients :
- Groupe Total, Hutchinson
- Johnson Controls
- Alstom
- SNCF
- Vallourec
- Saint Gobain
- Acteur mondial dans l'Industrie Agroalimentaire
- Acteur mondial dans le Luxe

position: Animation de cours et séminaires sur l'excellence opérationnelle

company: Ecoles d'ingénieur (Mines, Centrale, Ponts & chaussées, ...)

position: Project Leader

company: Faurecia (Groupe PSA Peugeot Citroën)

description:
- Élaboration et pilotage du footprint industriel global dans  le cadre d'un nouveau programme véhicule
- Définition et industrialisation du processus d’assemblage
- Définition et mise en place des flux logistiques internes et externes
- Pilotage du plan de montée en cadence, organisation des équipes et conduite du changement

position: OPEX Manager

company: Stellantis

description:
Conception et déploiement d'un programme d'excellence opérationnelle au sein de l'ensemble des usines européennes :
- Elaboration des roadmaps et du référentiel d'excellence
- Construction et formation de la communauté en charge du déploiement du programme
- Accompagnement des sites de production dans la mise en place du système d'excellence

evidence_experience: "Compétences managériales : Pilotage des missions, Gestion des équipes, Développement commercial & Marketing" and "Principaux clients : Groupe Total, Hutchinson, Johnson Controls, Alstom, SNCF, Vallourec, Saint Gobain" - all client delivery and business development, no internal function ownership described.

resolved_account_name: BearingPoint


Herve CHOPITEL

publicIdentifier: hervechopitel

sourced_title: Chief Operating Officer

headline: Chief Operating Officer, PwC France et Maghreb, Cloud Transformation Services

about:
20 years experience in Business & International Development and Operations Management in IT services & IT consulting
5 years experience abroad in construction business in program management & financial engineering

position: Chief Operating Officer

company: PwC France

description:
Au sein de la practice Cloud Transformation Services France & Maghreb:
-Suivi financier & opérationnel du plan d'investissement
-Pilotage opérationnel de la practice

La transformation Cloud est un facteur d’industrialisation, d’agilité et d’innovation pour les entreprises.
Au sein de la branche Consulting, l’équipe Cloud Transformation de PwC France a pour mission d’accompagner la transformation Cloud de nos clients et leur permettre d'accélérer la création de valeur.

position: Sales Director

company: HIGHSYS

description:
FINTECH
Production engineering
Cybersecurity
Cloud Services
www.highsys.fr

company: HELPLINE

description:
Business Unit Director including sales, operations, HR
200 people

position: Director of International Development

company: Everience

description:
Business Development on international scopes
Opening of new service centers
Development and animation of our Global Alliance of partnerships for onfield services

Everience is empowering the digital transformation of organizations, through its business lines:
-Business Service Management: digital transformation and project management for business units
-IT Solutions Management: IT server expertise, Cloud, mobile workspaces
-User Experience Management: outsourcing of End-user environment and IT i

position: PreSales Manager EMEA

description:
-Bid Management of request for proposal on EMEA scopes in IT outsourcing sphere
-In charge of international development: creation of a network of partnerships for onsite support abroad, creation of service centers

position: Vice President

company: Corporation Mayak

description:
-Company brief description : Group of building construction companies
-Responsibilities and results achieved :
oManaging Controlling department and International Project team
oProject Finance
oSet up of new Business branch in hospitality
oInternational projects coordination

position: Pre Sales Consultant

company: Neurones

description:
-Company brief description : IT services company – integration, E-services, IT Outsourcing – 2 000 people, listed shares (Euronext Paris – CAC small90 and SBF 250)
-Responsibilities and results achieved :
oSigning IT Outsourcing long term contracts – best results of the team, with half of ‘new sign’
o‘Closing’ performance : about 65% transformation
oIntegration of ‘ITIL’ best practices in our offers

position: Sales Manager

company: CAZAN SA

description:
-Company brief description : IT services specialized in Electronic Date Interchange (E.D.I) – 50 people
-Responsibilities and results achieved :
oOpening new Key Accounts though consultancy and integration services
oImplementation of a process of project margin calculation and validation (‘go-no go’)

content:
🚀 De la stratégie SI à l’impact business : rejoignez la transformation Cloud chez PwC France!
Chez PwC France, nous accompagnons les grandes organisations dans la transformation de leurs systèmes d’information, au croisement de la stratégie, du Cloud et de l’IA, pour créer un impact business durable.
👉 L’équipe Cloud Transformation de PwC France recrute un(e) Consultant(e) en Transformation Digita

content:
Ravi et fier de partager une excellente nouvelle : PwC est reconnu Leader mondial par IDC pour les services d’implémentation cloud‑native core banking.
 Cette reconnaissance compte. Parce qu’elle ne récompense pas uniquement nos capacités technologiques.
 Elle valide ce qui fait la différence dans les transformations bancaires aujourd’hui : la capacité à connecter la stratégie, l’architecture, l’i

content:
🚀 PwC France recrute !
Vous êtes passionné(e) par la stratégie des systèmes d’information, les transformations technologiques et l’impact du Cloud sur les enjeux business ?
 Vous souhaitez accompagner des organisations complexes de la vision stratégique à l’exécution opérationnelle ?
👉 L’équipe Cloud Transformation de PwC France se renforce et recrute un(e) Consultant(e) Stratégie et Transformatio

content:
PwC France recrute !
Vous êtes passionné(e) par le Cloud, l’architecture de solutions et les transformations technologiques à grande échelle ?
Vous souhaitez intervenir sur des projets stratégiques, de la vision à la livraison, au cœur des enjeux business et technologiques ?
L’équipe Cloud Transformation de PwC France se renforce et recherche un(e) Consultant(e) Architecte Transformation Cloud (CD

content:
Je tiens à vous partager cet article et ce webcast d’Olivera M. et de Sebastian Paas auprès du magazine CIO Online. Ils expliquent en quoi la souveraineté cloud n’est plus une contrainte — c’est un avantage stratégique pour les organisations qui veulent innover en confiance.
Et chez PwC France, nos équipes Cloud Transformation le voient tous les jours : la souveraineté, quand elle est bien pensée,

evidence_experience: "Au sein de la practice Cloud Transformation Services France & Maghreb: Suivi financier & opérationnel du plan d'investissement, Pilotage opérationnel de la practice... a pour mission d'accompagner la transformation Cloud de nos clients"


Lars von Glahn

publicIdentifier: lglahn

sourced_title: Head of AI Delivery Europe & Middle East

headline: Technology & Transformation Executive | International Leadership | P&L

about:
Technology and transformation executive with more than 25 years of experience leading complex international organizations, large-scale transformation initiatives and technology-driven operations.
Background combines military leadership as a German Navy officer, aerospace engineering and executive leadership across international technology organizations.
Proven track record in building and scaling organizations, leading international teams, managing significant P&L responsibility and driving transformation in highly complex environments.
Core strengths include:
• Executive leadership and organizational transformation
• Building and scaling international organizations
• Technology strategy and operational excellence
• Program and portfolio leadership
• Critical operations and governance environments
• International stakeholder management
• P&L responsibility and business leadership
Industry experience:
• Aerospace & Defense
• High Tech & Semiconductors
• Manufacturing
• Banking & Financial Services
• Insurance
• Logistics

company: Cognizant

description:
Responsible for the leadership, transformation and operational performance of large-scale technology organizations across Europe and the Middle East.
Accountable for organizational development, operational excellence, customer delivery and large-scale transformation initiatives across multiple industries and countries.
Scope included:
• Leadership responsibility for an international organization of more than 860 professionals
• P&L accountability across Europe and the Middle East
• Organizationa

position: Head of AI & Analytics Germany/Austria

description:
Responsible for building and scaling a national technology and analytics organization across Germany and Austria.
Leadership focus included organizational growth, business development, operational management and transformation of technology-driven customer environments.
Key responsibilities:
• Building and scaling organizational capabilities and leadership structures
• Development of strategic customer and partner relationships
• Leadership of cross-functional and international teams
• Transform

position: Head of Competence Center

company: C:1 Solutions GmbH

description:
Built and led a growing technology and business transformation organization with responsibility for organizational development, operational management and customer growth.
Responsibilities included:
• Building and scaling organizational structures and leadership capabilities
• Budget, resource and operational management
• Development of strategic customer and partner relationships
• Leadership and development of consulting and delivery organizations
• Establishment of scalable operating models a

position: Managing Consultant

description:
Led complex transformation and technology initiatives across Banking, Insurance, Retail and Manufacturing environments.
Responsibilities included:
• Program and project leadership
• Executive stakeholder management
• Organizational transformation initiatives
• Cross-functional team leadership
• Operational coordination within complex customer environments

position: Devision Manager Project & Qualitymanagement

company: Logica

description:
Built and led a project and quality management organization within complex technology and transformation environments.
Focus areas:
• Organizational and operational excellence
• Governance and quality management
• Leadership of cross-functional teams
• Program execution and delivery oversight
• Continuous improvement of operational processes

position: Freelancer IT-Consulting

company: T-Systems International

description:
Worked in technology and system-related environments with focus on military and enterprise IT projects.
Responsibilities included project coordination, quality and process management as well as collaboration within technically complex customer environments.
This phase built the foundation for later leadership responsibilities in large-scale delivery, transformation and operational management.

position: Team Lead IT-Quality Management & Software Development (Kommando Marineführungssysteme WHV)

company: Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces)

description:
Leadership responsibility within the IT and systems environment of the German Navy.
Focus on software development, quality management and operational support of mission-critical technology environments.
Responsibilities included:
• Quality assurance and process management
• Coordination of technical teams
• Governance and operational execution
• Support of complex technology systems
• Continuous improvement of operational processes

position: Officer, German Navy

description:
Officer career within the German Navy with leadership responsibility in mission-critical operational and technical environments.
Responsibilities included leadership, operational coordination and decision-making within highly structured and complex organizations.
This experience established the foundation for my leadership approach:
• Accountability and ownership
• Leadership under pressure
• Structured decision-making
• Operational discipline and execution
• Resilience and reliability
Academic

evidence_experience: "Accountable for organizational development, operational excellence, customer delivery and large-scale transformation initiatives across multiple industries and countries." and "P&L accountability across Europe and the Middle East" - all client-facing delivery and commercial leadership, no internal knowledge/AI ownership.


Juliana Azuero Guerrero

publicIdentifier: juliana-azuero-guerrero

sourced_title: Commerce Global Research Lead @ Accenture Song

headline: Global Research Leader | Consumer Behavior × Culture × Commerce | Building Teams That Deliver at Scale

about:
I run large-scale research programs with one foot in the global strategy room and the other on the ground in local markets because the tension between those two places is exactly where the real insight lives.

Currently managing Accenture’s flagship thought leadership program and shaping insight-driven commerce research strategy at Accenture Song. My work spans mixed-method, cross-cultural research across industries and geographies and is focused on designing the right methodology, building the right team, and making sure both deliver.

My edge isn’t just the research. It’s knowing how to move across time zones, business cultures, and organizational layers without losing the thread  while building teams that can do the same.  Over almost 20 years of working what I’m most proud of is the teams I’ve built along the way. I care deeply about putting the right people in the right roles, creating the conditions for them to do their best work for each of our clients.

position: Senior Research Manager

company: Accenture

position: Research Manager @ Accenture Song

position: MW Research Lead

position: Research Manager

position: Researcher in Residence at the Chicago Innovation Hub

position: Researcher, Services and Payments

company: Euromonitor International

position: Brand Strategy Lead

company: Family owned Mental Health Clinic

description: Designed and implemented transition program for mental health service company looking to expand current client base and digital presence. Standardized patient intake process resulting in a 60% processing time reduction. Currently integrating and optimizing digital touch-points.

content: Excelente oportunidad de unirse a un equipo mágico!

content: View my verified achievement from Accenture.

evidence_experience: "My work spans mixed-method, cross-cultural research across industries and geographies... creating the conditions for them to do their best work for each of our clients."

resolved_account_name: umlaut company


Grant Brewer

publicIdentifier: grantbrewer

sourced_title: Partner | Consulting | Customer & Growth + Strategy & Transformation Leader

headline: Partner | Working in the Intersection of strategy, innovation, technology and transformation

about:
Transforming businesses isn't just what I do—it's my passion. I have spent over 25 years turning ambitious strategy into measurable results leading customer-centric strategy and business transformations. I help architect the future of how businesses operate, compete, and thrive. I am a transformation partner, passionate about inclusive leadership, focused on helping clients re-imagine growth.

Every transformation tells a unique story. Whether it's reimagining customer experiences that drive increased engagement and deliver revenue growth, implementing innovation frameworks that accelerate time-to-market, or orchestrating technology enablement that transforms entire operating models—I see the interconnected puzzle pieces and connect ideas. I build and lead high performing multidisciplinary teams that integrate human-centred design with digital technology and customer experience to deliver strategic transformation projects.

I have worked across a wide variety of industry sectors including financial services, healthcare, consumer products, industrial manufacturing and public sector.

Specialties: Executive Leadership, Strategy & Transformation, Transformation influencer across the C-Suite, Technology Alliances & Ecosystems, Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Business Model Innovation, Cloud, data & AI, Program Management, Business Consulting, Account & Business Development, Thought Leadership, Presenting & Public Speaking, Leadership Development.

company: EY

position: EY Wavespace™ Leader

position: Partner | Strategy, Innovation & Customer Leader

description:
- Strategic consulting in business & technology, with a focus on the use of technology to enable business innovation, service and growth.
- Led Strategic & Customer practice in Africa

position: Partner | Strategy & Transformation Leader

company: EY-Parthenon

position: Partner | Consulting Markets Leader

position: Partner | Consulting

description:
- Strategic consulting in business & technology, with a focus on the use of technology to enable business innovation, service and growth.
- Led Information Technology Advisory practice in Africa

position: Columnist

company: Intelligence Publishing

description: Regular columnist for Intelligence Magazine (formerly including Business 2.0) on subjects relating to business strategy, innovation, technology and leadership. Most work is housed at http://grantbrewer.com/

position: Co-Founder & Chief Technology/Operating Officer

company: 10X Investments

description: 10X Investments provides investment & savings products to people that are disatisfied with the high cost of saving and low levels of financial advice prevelant in the South African retail investment market. Unlike other providers, 10X will provide comprehensive financial advice around retirement savings together with low cost investment products. As co-founder, COO and CIO, I was responsible for executing the strategy, building the organisation, technology platforms and business process along wi

content: This is very true. The progress in agent capability over the last quarter has been immense turning a lot of ideas into reality. The hard part will be scaling & establishing agentic support as routine in your business. An operating system like Steve’s is going be foundational.

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evidence_experience: "Strategic consulting in business & technology, with a focus on the use of technology to enable business innovation, service and growth" and "I help architect the future of how businesses operate, compete, and thrive... focused on helping clients re-imagine growth."


Ashish Vimal

publicIdentifier: ashish-vimal

sourced_title: Managing Director - Digital Strategy and Technology Strategy

headline: Global Managing Director at Accenture

about:
Artificial Intelligence | Digital Transformation | Global Program Delivery

Results and growth-driven senior executive with success leveraging AI for large scale Technology transformation and AiOps, delivering Digital transformation for G1000 companies leveraging AI, mobile, e-commerce and cloud-based solutions. Exceptional ability to lead across strategy, technology and operations teams on very large ($250M+) global initiatives. Strong leader, motivator and communicator across all levels, from the boardroom to global delivery teams. Extensive innovation and transformation experience working for G1000 as well as Silicon Valley retail, consumer goods, industrials and life sciences companies.

position: Global Managing Director for Agentic AI for Technology

description: Global Strategy Lead for GenAI, AI and Data: Responsible for driving value-led digital transformation through use of GenAI, scalable data and Artificial Intelligence programs at our largest clients. In addition, focused on driving measurable business differentiation by leveraging emerging technologies - AI/Robotics, IoT, Cloud, Virtual reality, etc.

description:
Digital Transformation - 15+ years of driving top line for Retail, CPG, Life Sciences, and Travel companies through Omni-Channel Digital transformation at multiple Fortune 500
•	For Fortune 500 Retail, Travel and Life Sciences companies, drove significant revenue growth by implementing data platform and Artificial Intelligence (AI) transformations for better customer engagement, personalization, and enhancements to pricing, operations, etc.
•	For a Fortune 100 CPG and retailer, led the successfu

position: Managing Director - Technology Strategy and Transformation

description:
IT Transformation and ERP Delivery – Successfully drove multiple IT strategy and IT modernization programs and 3 global large scale ERP implementations
•	Successfully led large scale IT modernization to support Digital at Scale: Delivered strategy and modernization to lower IT operating costs by 25% to 35% (creating efficiencies of >$100M per year) to support Digital transformation. This involves use of automation, Cloud, DevOps, Agile and Artificial intelligence and op model transformation
•	IT

position: Managing Director

description:
Thought Leadership and Innovation
•	Frequent speaker on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, Digital and Cloud topics at industry conferences, C-level meetings, and internal Accenture forums. Published multiple whitepapers and POVs on Digital transformation, Retail transformation, AI, Blockchain, microservices, etc.
•	Currently focused on accelerating Accenture’s growth as a leader in scaled AI offerings that can enable Global 1000 firms to compete in the era of AI and create the next $

description:
People Developer and Diversity Champion
•	Top People Leader: Recognized multiple times as the top 5% of people developers in Accenture
•	Results-oriented diversity Leader: for 15+ years at a client and geography-wide level
•	Account and Practice Level leader for “Best Place to Work” Initiatives

position: Director

company: Best Buy Co. Inc.

description: Won C-level recognition by successfully executing an “against all odds” delivery job to launch Top 10 E-Commerce retail site

position: Principal

company: PricewaterhouseCoopers

description:
•	National Architecture lead for Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and Application Servers
•	Won “Prime Contractor” role for PwC as part of $200M pursuit and managed integration teams
•	Successfully Implemented EAI foundation and interfaces at Fortune 500 companies

position: Consultant (Various Tiers)

company: Various

description: •	Accomplishments included developing and launching a web-based Healthcare Claims and Referral system, system architect for distributed n-tier system including desktops, middle-tier application servers and mainframe systems, developer for complex object-oriented applications, etc.

evidence_experience: "For Fortune 500 Retail, Travel and Life Sciences companies, drove significant revenue growth by implementing data platform and Artificial Intelligence (AI) transformations for better customer engagement, personalization, and enhancements to pricing, operations, etc." - all experience entries describe client-facing delivery, not ownership of Accenture's own internal knowledge/AI function.


Paul Barsamian

publicIdentifier: paulbarsamian

sourced_title: Accenture Digital, Innovation and Thought Leadership Principle Director

headline: Principal Director: Digital Security and UAV Services Lead

about:
Mr. Barsamian is an executive with over 29 years of Information Security consulting and operations experience and more than 20 years of engineering and operations experience in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)..

Mr. Barsamian has deep technical, architecture, strategy, and implementation experience in Information Security and has worked within all levels of IT organizations from technology administrators to C-Suite executives. He has also owned and operated an aerial services, engineering, and integration firm focused on unmanned systems serving aerial services clients in North America and manufacturing components for sale globally.

Working for Accenture, Mr. Barsamian has served Fortunue 500 clients in the financial services, products, resources, communications and high tech sectors and was previously responsible for a $13.5m security business across North America for Accenture's Communications Media and Technology business unit. He also served as the North America Security Operations lead and global security architect for Accenture and was recently recognized by the Accenture Inventor Award Program for multiple patents he authored in both Security and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle technologies. Mr. Barsamian has also been recognized by Accenture as a certified solution architect for security, providing quality assurance and review for critical client security solutions.

Mr. Barsamian is also responsible for strategy, product development and client advising services, for technical system and automation integration and for the use of unmanned systems and connected devices as well as serving as the lead architect for the Robotics community of practice.  Mr. Barsamian also manages Accentures global drone operations and has personally conducted operations in 10 different geo

description: Information Security Operations Lead for North America.

position: Senior Principle

position: Manager

company: Diamond Cluster

description: Security and technical architecture consultant.

evidence_experience: "was previously responsible for a $13.5m security business across North America for Accenture's Communications Media and Technology business unit" and "has served Fortune 500 clients in the financial services, products, resources, communications and high tech sectors" - all external client delivery.


Yen Khye Lim

sourced_title: Director, Digital Transformation

headline: Director, Digital Transformation at PwC Australia

position: Director, Digital Transformation

company: PwC

position: Senior Manager, Digital Transformation

description:
Connected Digital Enterprise - Digital Ops & Automation
- Process Intelligence and Process Automation
- Process and Performance Optimisation

• AI Champion - Advisory
• Brand Ambassador for Early Careers Programs

position: Manager, Digital Transformation

position: Senior Consultant, Digital Transformation

position: Senior Consultant, Technology Consulting

description:
Intelligent Automation - Digital & Emerging Technology
- Strategy through execution of the Digital Workforce Operating Model
- Digital transformation through driving the process automation lifecycle
- Robotic Process Automation expert in quality assurance, solution design and development with delivered savings of 10,000+ hours of manual processing annually

• APAC Regional Operations Lead for the International Associates Network
• Consulting Representative on the firm-wide Junior Board
• Elected

position: Consultant, Technology Consulting

position: Robotics Engineer

company: ABB

description:
Work placement at the Robotics & Discrete Automation Division
- Requirements gathering, solution design and development involving 3D modelling, system simulation and design study
- Robotics systems programming, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting and maintenance

evidence_experience: Connected Digital Enterprise - Digital Ops & Automation; Process Intelligence and Process Automation; Robotic Process Automation expert ... delivered savings of 10,000+ hours of manual processing annually


Abid S.

sourced_title: Head of Data & AI France

headline: France Data & AI Lead - Market Lead France

about:
A distinguished expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data-driven business solutions. With a profound understanding of cutting-edge technologies and their practical applications, I’ve consistently demonstrated an exceptional ability to transform complex data into actionable insights that drive business growth and innovation.
I have a series of successful projects and programs where I leveraged business knowledge, AI, and data analytics to solve critical business challenges. My expertise spans various industries, including finance, healthcare, and retail, where I implemented AI-driven strategies to optimize operations, enhance customer experiences, and boost profitability.
Leading the data practice comes with the responsibility of offering our customers the best of the domain to make scrimping's of scale and achieve the desired objectives.

position: Head of Data & AI France

company: Cognizant

position: Data Centricity and AI leader

company: Multiple

description:
Data strategy deployment to reach Customer Centric and User Centric objectives.
A 3 years roadmap to handle the program workload.

position: Program Director - Data Driver - BCBS239 - Risk AI Optimization

company: BNP Paribas

position: Program Leader for Risk Data Optimization and BCE Reporting

company: Multi

position: CDAO - Leading a large Bank Data Program

company: BPCE Factor

position: Data driven - Regulatory Data Compliance

content:
Qlik AI Reality Tour – Key Takeaways & Reflections

Spent very good time at the Qlik AI Reality Tour alongside the Qlik team and came away energized by where data and AI are heading.

The sessions cut through the hype. What stood out wasn't AI as a buzzword, but AI grounded in trusted data: governed, contextual, and ready to drive real decisions. The new capabilities on display made a clear case t

content:
A strong signal that enterprise AI is entering its next phase.
Winning the Global AI Award for Cognizant’s Neuro® AI Multi‑Agent Accelerator is more than a product milestone, it validates a critical shift in how organizations design and operationalize AI.
Multi‑agent architectures are no longer experimental. They are becoming the practical answer to challenges enterprises face today: scalability,

content:
Governance & Accountability: The AI Blind Spot – Pillar 1
AI is shifting from “answers” to “actions”: agents now plan, execute, and delegate across enterprise systems. The blind spot isn’t capability, it’s accountability: who owns outcomes when autonomy is distributed across tools, models, vendors, and teams?
#Cognizant #AI #Governance #Innovation

evidence_experience: "Leading the data practice comes with the responsibility of offering our customers the best of the domain to make scrimping's of scale and achieve the desired objectives." - explicitly serving customers/clients, not internal Cognizant knowledge reuse.


Devin Henkel

publicIdentifier: devinhenkel

sourced_title: Director AI Enablement & Data Experience

headline: Creative Technologist/Human In The Loop

about:
As Director of AI Enablement & Data Experience at PwC, I work to deliver value through new technology and emerging strategies for People Analytics. My focus lies in championing the use of AI, particularly Generative and Agentic AI, to deliver data-driven insights that enhance the employee experience.

With over two decades of experience in strategy, design, and technology, I have contributed to creating and testing exceptional user experiences and spearheading processes that guided ideas from inception to delivery. With expertise in Data Science, CrewAI, Artificial Intelligence, and Next.js/Python, I remain committed to leveraging cutting-edge technologies to innovate and drive high-impact solutions.

description: Co-create user experience and strategy for People Analytics. Champion the use of AI to gain insight into the people experience by leveraging and sharing Generative/Agentic AI knowledge and skills.

position: Director of Product Experience

description: Creating great user experiences and designing tests to validate assumptions and reduce uncertainty for a portfolio of initiatives as part of an internal corporate ventures organization. Additionally, responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of the process to guide ideas from inception to MVP within a large client services firm.

position: Senior Manager, Innovation & Transformation

description: Responsible for Innovation Frameworks and designing the path from sourcing ideas through refining and testing ideas to prepare for implementation. Created a facilitated workshop to refine and prioritize ideas collected through crowdsourcing initiatives and create strategic alignment through group lateral thinking exercises.

position: Member, Design Leadership Forum

company: InVision

description: The mission is to advance the practice of design leadership by fostering a community where the world’s best can learn from one another. We strive to make the Forum inclusive and relevant to those confronting the challenges of leading design teams.

position: Online Strategy and Marketing Technology

company: Diamond Management & Technology Consultants

description: Online and Social Strategy, led designers and developers in the production of online assets, managed entire online marketing vertical (from strategy to hardware) to integrate our online activity with our marketing and client-service strategy.

position: Internet Strategist

description: Translated business strategy into online tactics. Led the change from paper-based intellectual capital to "modular" online intellectual capital, reducing editorial time and increasing the ability to provide clients and prospects with targeted information to explicitly address their business issues.  Worked with a global team of designers and developers to pull together an online umbrella for traditional web and social media.

position: Faculty

company: School of the Art Institute of Chicago

description: Taught Web Design, Usability, and Human-Centered Design

position: Lead Developer

company: OmniTech Consulting Group

description: Led a team of designers and developers in the creation of interactive training and education materials. Managed design integration and interactive development of computer mediated training software. Visual/interactive design, interactive scripting and development, voiceover, audio engineering, video editing to create compelling learning experiences.

content: Do you like shiny stuff? Who doesn’t?!? Do you like sparkling conversation about User Experience? I know I do!!! Hoping to make this one so I can meet some people I’ve never shared space with.

content: Big fan of Bruce Goff architecture (it’s like Dr Seuss and Frank Lloyd Wright had a party). Big fan of the Rendezvoux Croux, too. You can see both at once!

disposition: QUALIFIED

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evidence_experience: "Champion the use of AI to gain insight into the people experience by leveraging and sharing Generative/Agentic AI knowledge and skills" - this is internal to PwC's own People Analytics/HR data, not a client-sold service. Prior roles were internal corporate ventures and innovation frameworks, also internal-facing.