Jack Foged A/S

Sales and projects

Airflight ApS 

Chief Executive Officer

Technical Director

BIG 3D Print

Handling special request from clients transforming their ideas into plastic products.

DIC Group ApS

Daily i run the company together with my brother. 
I take care of all technical matters in the company while my brother takes care of sales and customer relations.
Days range from administrative things to construction in 3D and calculations of quotations.

Indehaver

Since I was a kid I have loved building stuff with my hands. 

My dad having his own workshop, let me play around with tools and various materials. 

It lead to a passion for technology and creating stuff. 

My dad got me into racing gokarts and formula/car racing from when i was 12 till i was 18. 

When I was 17 I got into MMA and have been having fights as well. 

I studied Mechanical engineering at Aalborg University for 3 years before I started my own company, DIC Group, during the summer before my 4th year. It was an incredible experience and I quickly saw that in the first 2 months of starting my own company that summer, I made more money that I would in half a year as a mechanical engineer. This, combined with my extensive background growing up in a workshop, allowed me to bet on myself and take the leap into DIC Group full time instead of finishing my studies. 

By age 22, I scaled DIC Group to 22 employees, $2 million (USD) in revenue, and made my first million in profit (DKK). Then, I experienced by biggest business hardship at the time when a massive contract went south. In the end it unfortunately cost me my company and ended in bankruptcy. Even though I felt like giving up, I refused to do so. I simply believe that the way to win is through perseverance. So, I got back up and took all of my learnings and experience into my next venture, Airflight.

Shortly after the bankruptcy I founded @Airflight together with a team ( now we are only 2 founders) with the aim of making ordinary people get an extraordinary experience by flying in a flying car.

We flew the flying car and got a lot of media attention that showed us an market opportunity within the Wind turbine industry for flying spare parts and tools. 

Airflight now applied for grants and investment to convert the flying car into an unmanned 100kg payload drone called the AF100. One of the largest quadcopters in the world. 

With the AF100 flying we raised capital and got more grants to build the AF200 a 200kg payload drone that would be able to solve multiple industry headaches. 

Unfortunately we crashed the AF200 in the midst of a funding round, forcing us to scale down operations. This crash seemed to be the end of Airflight. 

Though we found a market for our already developed payload delivery system that we had developed to solve our own problem of automatic delivery and pick up of payloads for our drone. 

The universe had me going back to my roots in industrial piping solutions. 

I love the game of business and will probably work till the day I die, because I just cant stop.

Mikkel K.

"Hold hvad du lover, selv når det gør ondt og koster dig penge."
Det råd fik jeg engang af en af Danmarks mest succesfulde erhvervsmænd.

Det er derfor Jack Foged A/S har eksisteret i snart 40 år. 
Vi holder det, vi lover. Også når det gør ondt.

Alle i industrien har lavet fejl. Det sker. 
Forskellen er, hvordan du løser det.

Vil du have en partner som kun er der, når tingene går godt? 
Eller en som har din ryg, når det bliver svært?

Vi leverer stabilitet, ærlighed og kvalitet. 

Vi skal også være her om 40 år. 
Derfor holder vi, hvad vi lover.

Mikkel Karsgaard

Pipe systems for your projects. From design to production we are your partner for more than 35 years. @JACK FOGED A/S

Nogengange så føles det som om det aldrig stopper med at være fyldt med rør hos os i Jack Foged A/S. Men det er nok ikke underligt når det er det vi lever og ånder for. 

At holde et knivskarpt fokus på rør byg gør os til en stærk partner for dig som gerne vil have lavet en rørpakke med komplet installation og dokumentation. 

Vi har eksisteret i snart 40 år og passionen brænder stadig lige så stærkt som da Jack startede virksomheden. 

Fordi vi brænder for at bygge rør.

Med både et rustfrit og sort værksted tager vi gerne de mere komplekse rør-opgaver hvor begge materialer er tilstede i rørsystemet. 

Hvad det betyder er at du med ro i maven kan vælge os til at varetage alle rør ligegyldigt om det er sort stål eller rustfrit eller et mix. 

Vi har sågar 3D CNC rørskære samt robot svejser hvis tingene er tykvægget og kræver ekstra indsats. 

Ha ro i maven når du vælger os som solid samarbejdspartner, vi har eksisteret i 39 år som familie-ejet virksomhed og vil næsten tro vi tager 40 år mere. 

For når vi har de lange briller på så ses vores forhold ikke som blot et ekstra nummer i regnskabsprogrammet, nej vi er partnere. 

Er vi perfekte? Nej. 
Begår vi fejl? ja. 

Men vi forsøger hver eneste dag at blive 1% bedre end igår. 
Hvorfor? Fordi vi elsker at bygge rør for vores kunder.

Så er Jack Foged A/S landet på Ajour 2025.
Skal vi snakke rørsystemer så hiv fat i mig. 

Vi ses derude!

Under the insulation many places hides beautiful NDT approved welds from Jack Foged employees. 

PN100 316L stainless pipe system on display. 

You need the right partner to deliver, Fast and with top quality and documentation then we are your partner. 

Because we love pipes!

Når processer og miljø er på plads så går tingene normalt hurtigere end på site. Derfor hjælper vi et hav af kunder med units hvor rør bliver svejst på værkstedet og monteret i stålstativer så der er klar til hurtig montering på site. 

Dette er oftest et godt alternativ hvis tingene skal instaleres hurtigt på site for at minimere downtime eksempelvis. 

Samtidig er det oftest mere konkurrencedygtigt at gøre det på denne måde da  sikkerhed, kvalitet og pris oftest er bedre når tingene er lavet på værkstedet. 

Står du og skal have lavet units med rør så kan det være du godt vil have et sæt ekstra øjne på tingene. I dette tilfælde så skal du blot skrive eller ringe til mig så tager vi en uforligtende snak og ser om vi kan være behjælpelig. 

Jack Foged - fordi vi elsker rør.

This month something hit me hard.

Doesn't matter how tough you think you are. 
Doesn't matter if everything's going well.

Life will find a way to punch you in the face.
And it did.
Bad news. The kind where you just sit for a minute and go "fuck."

Then after sitting with it for a while, I started looking for what was still good in the situation.
Not to make myself feel better.
Just because it was there.

The bad thing is still bad. I'm not pretending it's not.
But there's also good stuff that happened before this. Real things. Years of good.
I can hold onto that too.

I used to think acknowledging the good meant I wasn't taking the bad seriously enough.
Like I had to be completely destroyed to prove it mattered.
But that's bullshit.

You can look at a bad situation and still say: "yeah, but at least we had this."
That's not denying reality. That's seeing all of it.

The bad and the good. Both true at the same time.

Same thing happens in work. Project fails. Deal falls through. Team member leaves.
You can hold the loss and still see what you built along the way.

What do you hold onto when life punches you in the face?

Så er det i morgen at der er Ajour 2025. 
Skal vi snakke rør så hiv fat i mig jeg er rundt omkring. 

Glæder mig til at møde de gode folk der holder industrien kørende! 

Vi ses!

Week after week pipespools are leaving our production. 
This is only possible because we have some of the best people at Jack Foged A/S. 

People who chose to go the way of the builder. 
The people who put the work in to construct the constructions and piping systems that are designed. 

This Monday I just want to express my gratitude for all the people working in a service/construction role. You guys are awesome, thank you for your effort in making the world being built and going around.

When you are genuinely excited for Mondays you know you are on the right track. 

There will always be work that is more fun than other work. 

But if you generally is happy to meet up on Mondays, just be grateful and appreciative you are already ahead.

Jacob and Philip started working in their father's workshop as kids. Not watching from the sidelines. Actually working.

Their father Jack started this company almost 40 years ago with his hands, and his sons learned the trade the same way. They got their blue-collar education first, working on the shop floor, before they went on to get their white-collar credentials.

I think that's a big part of why we've been successful as a contractor in the piping systems industry.
Because I came up the same way.

I was raised in a workshop myself. I've spent more than 15 years in steel and manufacturing, and thousands of those hours were spent building and welding. Learning what works in theory versus what actually works when you're 20 feet up with a torch in your hand.

That shared background creates something you can't get from a company where the leadership has only seen projects from a desk.
When you're dealing with complex piping systems and tight deadlines, you need people who understand what's happening on-site. Not just what the drawings say, but what actually happens when tolerances stack up and nothing quite fits the way it should.

We've all been there. We know what goes wrong and why it goes wrong.
That's the foundation of how we work with our customers. We're not just quoting and delivering. We're in it with you when the project gets complicated.

So if you're looking for a supplier who sends you a price list and moves on to the next job, we're probably not the right fit.

But if you need a partner who understands the technical challenges because we've lived them ourselves, then we should talk.

The requirements for documentation is increasing which is why it is important to have a piping partner that is used to dealing with high documentation requirements. 

At Jack Foged A/S we have implemented multiple digital solutions that increases the efficiency of the documentation which in the end benefits our customers. 

Investing in processes and documentation is a must when you want to deliver at the highest quality possible. 

So if you are a tender manager or bid manager and you can see the projects has high demands on documentation, then maybe it is time we have an informal talk about how we potentially can help you and your company delivering the project on time and well documented.

We all make mistakes in life!
It is simple inevitable and it is okay. 
Just fix your mistake and get back on track. 

But let me tell you something that I have learned in my career that have been confirmed to me over and over again. 

There exist people out there that see their mistakes and then they don't fix them, simply because they think no one sees them or will discover it. careless behavior...

Like this guy who pissed on the floor without cleaning. you got NO excuse on this one... Every man who uses a urinal knows that you can't miss to see if you pissed on the floor. 

This type of person is the same person that doesn't clean the toilet after them. careless of other people. This type of person doesn't belong on a high performance team. 

Needless to say I cleaned the floor so I was hopefully the only one with shoes filled with yellow dirty water. 

If we all just care 1% more about each other then maybe just maybe it will make a big impact.

Someone asked me the other day: " how can I be more authentic" 
Without hesitation my first answer was:

Just start saying NO more. 
Way to many of us say yes to things that dont feel right, but we do it to be "polite" or whatever. 

When you start acting more in accordance to how you feel deeply, that is where you will find your authentic self in my opinion. 

What do you think? 
What makes someone authentic?

I just finished reading the book of Stefan Avivson this morning and it was a good reminder of something: 

That we need to be reminded more than we need to be taught. 

His book is almost like a small bible on sales, cut to the bone, no fluff. 
Just simple principles that work. 

How do I know they work? 

Because I use most of them in my daily life. 

The book is worth a read if you are in sales, not because you will be blown a way by fancy small hacks to linkedin or newest AI sales tools. 

But because you will be reminded on that simple things that have worked the last 100 years will keep working. 

Why? 

Because we humans still have the same brain that functions in the same way. 

Great job Stefan on the book. 

Packed with valuable reminders and insights if you are new to sales.

No amount of material possessions can you give you: real deep down status. 

Because the real status is when you look yourself in the mirror, that good feeling you get there....

That's status.

I like to share what I believe is also a great colleague:

Today is maybe the day where you tell that colleague of yours how much the mean to you. 

It got me reflecting on the question: " Are the best colleagues actually friends in disguise 🥸 "???? 

What do you think?

When the student is ready to learn the teacher will show.

Nogengange så kan en enkelt sætning ændrer vores humør eller perspektiv til det bedre. 
Måske en af disse kan være en hjælp for dig idag.

Linkedin is one of the most powerful tools in the world if you know how to use it correctly. 

I have been using the last month to sort out and unfollow so many people. 

The reason. 

I want to use it as an intelligence platform where I get info and speak to people where we can bring value in Jack Foged A/S. 

It has increased the quality of the platform sooooo much. 

Its seems that is the recipe for taking the "normal" social media out of linkedin and putting it back in to my arsenal as a powerful sales tool. 

Have you also been tired of the state of linkedin for a long time, maybe it is time for you to clean it like I have done. 

What do you think is the best thing about linkedin these days?

Helen Yu

CEO @Tigon Advisory Corp. | Host of CXO Spice | Board Director |Top 50 Women in Tech | AI, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Insurance, Industry40, Growth Acceleration

As the founder and CEO of Tigon Advisory, I help tech companies of all sizes multiply their growth opportunities by leveraging AI, cybersecurity, IoT, supply chain, and customer experience. With over a decade of technology industry experience, I offer CXO-as-a-service and guidance to organizations through digital transformation, strategic planning, enterprise risk management, go-to-market optimization, and influencer marketing.

I have worked with enterprise clients such as SAP, IBM, Salesforce and Microsoft, as well as B2B SaaS, Fintech, Insuretech, and Martech startups. I also serve as an independent board director and a venture capital advisor, where I bring a unique perspective on technology thought leadership, cybersecurity risk management, go-to-market strategy, and customer experience. I am a certified cybersecurity expert from MIT Sloan School of Management, an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago, and a respected industry thought leader, a Wall Street Journal best selling author, a keynote speaker, and a host of CXO Spice podcast. I am passionate about empowering and mentoring the next generation of technology leaders, especially women and minorities.

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CEC is a security service integrator with focus markets in manufacturing, healthcare, SLED and Corporate Campus.  Customers with complicated organizations and physical plants rely on CEC as extensions of their teams in making strategic investment and management decisions related to their technology and infrastructure. I serve as Culture and Compensation Committee Chair. 

What happens when a founder’s first job shapes a billion-dollar comeback story?

That question has been on my mind as I’ve watched Mukund Jha’s journey unfold.

Back in 2005, he told a friend he wanted to work at Google.
By 2009, he was there.
And that early training ground left a specific imprint; an instinct to build from first principles, an obsession with stability, and a refusal to take shortcuts even when the entire market is sprinting.

You can see that philosophy running straight through Emergent.
And today, it came full circle: Google’s AI Futures Fund invested in Emergent.

Foundations set the direction; results reveal the discipline.
Here’s what that discipline looks like in practice:
✅ 2.5M+ builders in just 5 months
✅ One of the fastest runs to $25M ARR in the AI platform space
✅ 3M+ production-ready apps shipped
✅ Native backend infrastructure with zero third-party dependencies
✅ Users migrating from competitors citing “unmatched stability”

If you’re curious to explore what he’s built, here’s a link with 20% off:
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What happens when the world's leading GPU innovator and cloud computing giant double down on their 15-year partnership?

I found out at Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent, where I sat down with Dave Salvator, Director of Accelerated Computing Products at NVIDIA.

His answer? "We never take our foot off the gas."

Here's what that relentless pace of innovation looks like:
✅ Full Blackwell lineup now available on AWS (GB200, GB300, MGX Pro 6000)
✅ NVLink Fusion integrating with AWS Trainium4; opening NVIDIA's proven, 7x faster fabric technology to custom silicon
✅ AI Factories expanding on-premises deployment options for enterprises
✅ Confidential computing in Blackwell for secure AI workloads in regulated industries
✅ Nemotron models live on Amazon Bedrock

Dave shared something that resonated with me: while hardware advances get the headlines, algorithmic innovation is the next frontier. NVIDIA's Project DIGITS is focused on delivering 40-50% performance gains through smarter algorithms instead of more compute.

The takeaway? This partnership isn't slowing down. With yearly platform roadmaps and Rubin already on the horizon, 2025 is shaping up to be transformative for AI infrastructure.

Watch my full interview with Dave: https://lnkd.in/gAEEFFfC

#NVIDIAPartner #AWS #reInvent2025 #AcceleratedComputing #EnterpriseAI 

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"We never take our foot off the gas. Both companies are very biased towards action. We like to move quickly." — Dave Salvator, Director of Accelerated

Open article: Accelerating AI Innovation: Inside the NVIDIA-AWS Partnership at re:Invent 2025 by Helen Yu • 4 min read

Accelerating AI Innovation: Inside the NVIDIA-AWS Partnership at re:Invent 2025

What’s Driving AI from the Lab to the Real World?

Bridging the gap between experimental AI models and industry-scale applications became the theme of my time exploring NVIDIA’s presence at Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent; from a VC Startup breakfast at Osteria di Brera to hands-on demos across the Expo floor.

NVIDIA unveiled several breakthrough technologies this week:
✅ NVIDIA DRIVE Alpamayo-R1: The world's first open, industry-scale reasoning vision-language-action model for autonomous mobility
✅ Mistral Large 3: Now 10x faster on NVIDIA infrastructure
✅ Nemotron models on Amazon Bedrock: Bringing specialized agentic AI for text, code, images, and video directly to AWS customers
✅ Cosmos Cookbook: Practical resources for scaling physical AI development

The convergence of cloud infrastructure and AI is accelerating. NVIDIA's focus on open models, optimized performance, and accessible tools is democratizing AI development, making sophisticated applications available to startups and enterprises.

My conversation with Dave Salvator, Director of Accelerated Computing Products, reinforced how NVIDIA is addressing the entire AI lifecycle, from data generation to deployment.

We're witnessing a pivotal moment where physical AI, reasoning models, and open-source approaches are creating possibilities that seemed impossible just years ago.

I am thrilled about the opportunity to interview two startups founders from the NVIDIA Inception program: Diligent Robotics and Distributional, where we'll explore how they're leveraging these technologies to solve real-world challenges.

#Startup #Inception #AWSreInvent #NVIDIAPartner

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Are your AI agents still stuck in slideware or earning trust in production?

At Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent, I spoke with Scott Clark, CEO of Distributional and an NVIDIA Inception startup, about “agent analytics”; the third pillar of enterprise AI: build the models, run them, and truly understand them.

In this special CXO Spice edition, we explored:
✅ Distributional’s origin story
✅ A customer’s “firehose” moment from POC to production
✅ How NVIDIA Inception and the NeMo Agent Toolkit close the confidence gap for AI agents in regulated industries

If you’re building or deploying AI agents, it’s time to move beyond demos and gain real-world confidence. 

Learn more about what NVIDIA Inception can unlock for your next growth stage: https://nvda.ws/48xgtEh

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At Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent, I spoke with Scott Clark, founder and CEO of Distributional and a featured NVIDIA Inception startup, to talk a

Open article: Agent Analytics: The Third Pillar of Enterprise AI by Helen Yu • 3 min read

Agent Analytics: The Third Pillar of Enterprise AI

Are you automating the insanity or transforming your business?

That's the question Chris Hallenbeck, SVP & GM of AI & Platform at Boomi, posed in our latest CXO Spice conversation. And it cuts to the heart of the challenge.

Here's what most leaders miss: Agentic transformation isn't about making old processes faster. It's about fundamentally rethinking how work gets done.

The difference between chatbots and AI agents? Context, connectivity, and control.

Chris shared a powerful example from Serco, a company serving governments worldwide. They transformed how they handle employee certifications, moving from annual checks to something far more sophisticated. It resulted in reduced costs, lower risk, and increased operational impact. 

Here's the reality check that every executive needs to hear:
"AI is actually easy. I can build an agent that is extraordinarily powerful in under five minutes. Connectivity is really hard. Connectivity with quality data is the hardest."

So what separates successful agentic transformation from expensive pilots that never reach production?  The companies that understand this distinction and build the right foundations now will gain substantial competitive advantages.

The CXO Spice Newsletter breaks down the complete framework with detailed examples and the path forward for enterprise leaders.

Watch CXO Spice conversation with Chris Hallenbeck: https://lnkd.in/gWy4XZ_g

Are you ready for agentic transformation? Drop your thoughts in the comments.

#AgenticAI #AgenticTransformation #IPaaS #BoomiAmbassador

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"We're not trying to do the old thing faster. We're saying it can actually be done better with higher impact and lower risk." This powerful statement 

Open article: From Digital to Agentic: The Next Evolution in Business Transformation by Helen Yu • 5 min read

From Digital to Agentic: The Next Evolution in Business Transformation

Who are the AI thought leaders shaping how technology meets business and society?

I’m grateful to Thinkers360 for creating a vibrant community of thought leaders, analysts, and influencers, connecting brilliant minds and enabling real impact worldwide.

These thought leaders provide insights across AI, Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI governance, quantum computing, digital transformation, and sustainability. They help us navigate the fast-moving world of technology and business innovation.

Follow these leaders to stay inspired and ahead in AI, Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI governance, and digital transformation: M. Nazri Muhd Ronald van Loon Bill Wong Dinis Guarda Andreas Welsch Kathleen Walch Noelle R. David Sweenor Mark Lynd Amenallah Reghimi Kashyap Michael Fauscette (GK) Ganes Kesari Prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz Tom Davenport Dr. Sunil Kumar Vuppala Greg Verdino FAISAL HOQUE Jair Ribeiro Usman Mustafa Pradeepta Mishra Helen Yu Tim Cortinovis Dr Djamila Amimer Seth Earley Pascal BORNET Nicolas Babin

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What will separate AI leaders from AI laggards in 2026?

Pleased to contribute to the 2026 DATAcated Trends & Predictions Report, and the insights from 14 data and AI leaders point to a transformative year ahead.

My prediction? AI agents evolve from tools to true workplace teammates.

In 2025, we saw AI become multimodal - processing text, images, and voice simultaneously. Agentic AI systems began handling complex multi-step tasks autonomously, with reasoning models showing dramatic problem-solving improvements.

Here's what I see for 2026:
✅ AI agents as colleagues - Independently managing projects and workflows end-to-end
✅ Real-time data processing becomes critical - AI systems require continuous learning from live streams
✅ Synthetic data generation explodes - Addressing data scarcity for specialized training
✅ Federated learning scales - Training across distributed datasets without compromising privacy
✅ Data governance intensifies - Lineage tracking under regulatory pressure
Organizations treating data as dynamic fuel will be the ones that thrive.

Special thanks to Kate Strachnyi and DATAcated for assembling perspectives from Cassie Kozyrkov, Marinela Profi, Bernard Marr, Lara Sophie Bothur, Stijn (Stan) Christiaens, Christina Stathopoulos, MSc, Serena H. Huang, Ph.D., Helen Yu, Pascal BORNET, Jess Ramos ⚡️, Kristen Kehrer, Andreas Kretz, Sadie St Lawrence.

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What are you most excited about for AI in 2026?

#AITrends2026 #CIO #CTO #CEO #BoardDirectors #Data #AI

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2026 AI Trends & Predictions

How prepared is your organization to bounce back when an AI-driven disruption hits?

That’s the focus of my latest CEO newsletter, following Commvault Shift Virtual, where I outlined why AI resilience is becoming a top priority for executive teams and boards.

AI is accelerating decision-making, increasing identity complexity, and tightening the margin for recovery. Resilience is a strategic imperative.

In the newsletter, I break down the shift toward Commvault Cloud Unity and Resilience Operations (ResOps), and why unifying security, identity, and recovery is essential for organizations building on AI.

👉 Read the full newsletter for the board-level perspective and what this means for the years ahead. Watch the replay here: https://lnkd.in/gN6WmZ9C

What’s the biggest AI-resilience concern on your radar right now?

#CommvaultSHIFT #CyberResilience #CISO #CIO #CTO #CEO #BoardDirectors

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A Message from Sanjay Mirchandani, CEO, Commvault “The question we’re addressing today is simple: how fast can you recover in a world where breaches a

Open article: Commvault Shift Virtual: The Dawn of AI Resilience by Helen Yu • 4 min read

Commvault Shift Virtual: The Dawn of AI Resilience

What's it like watching the Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifications from the T-Mobile Magenta tower?

Unforgettable.

Huge thanks to T-Mobile for hosting such an incredible experience—the views from the Sphere Magenta Club were unmatched, and the magenta glow fit right in with The Sphere's spectacular light show. Started the evening with my first-ever aura reading, then tried on a racing suit and helmet. My AI-generated racing persona? Nano Banana 🍌.

Finished the night watching qualifications light up The Sphere while hanging out with a creative bunch—turning online connections into real ones, surrounded by the T-Mobile team and fellow F1 fans.

Sometimes the best experiences come from saying yes to the unexpected. 🏎️

#LasVegasGP #F1 T-Mobile For Business #SphereMagenta 

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What’s the biggest barrier keeping AI from doing real work in the enterprise?

That’s the question I explored with Rohan Vora, Product Lead at Glean, in the latest CXO Spice Spotlight. His answer reframed the conversation around autonomous agents.

We covered:
✅ Why autonomy requires more than just great models
✅ How enterprise context unlocks real outcomes
✅ What it takes to orchestrate work across complex systems
✅ How AI is moving from “helping with tasks” to owning outcomes

If you’re thinking about the future of AI-powered work, this conversation is a must-watch  

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In a recent episode of CXO Spice, I had the opportunity to speak with Rohan Vora, Product Lead at Glean, about one of the most important shifts unfold

Open article: The Future of Autonomous Enterprise Agents with Glean  by Helen Yu • 4 min read

The Future of Autonomous Enterprise Agents with Glean

Is your #SupplyChain ready for the next disruption?

Today it's tariffs. Next year? Something else entirely. Disruption is inevitable; resiliency is a choice.

I had an eye-opening conversation with Richard Howells, SAP's VP of Solution Management for ERP, Finance and Digital Supply Chain. 

Here are a few key takeaways:
✅ Start with the business problem, not the technology. AI is only as good as the data powering it.
✅ Sustainability and profitability aren't mutually exclusive—one company managing 820,000 truckloads proved both are possible.
✅ 30% of our workforce is 55+. We need to capture institutional knowledge NOW before it retires.
✅ Cloud-first infrastructure is no longer optional if you want to keep pace with change.

"AI can't be a side project. It has to be embedded into your business processes." Richard Howells

Watch our full conversation on YouTube for real-world examples of AI transformation, practical strategies for building resiliency, and how to pivot fast in today's volatile environment. https://lnkd.in/gY7Aiz5r

What's your biggest supply chain challenge right now?

#SupplyChain #AI #DigitalTransformation #Sustainability #Leadership

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I recently had the opportunity to speak with Richard Howells, SAP's VP of Solution Management for ERP, Finance and Digital Supply Chain. Richard bring

Open article: Supply Chain Resiliency: Navigating Uncertainty with AI and Data by Helen Yu • 5 min read

Supply Chain Resiliency: Navigating Uncertainty with AI and Data

How much did YOUR bank take from you last time you exchanged currencies?

Last week, I went to my bank to exchange USD to euros for a trip. They charged me a $36 fee on a $500 exchange. That's over 7% gone.

And I'm not alone. 

Here's the issue most people don't see: banks are quietly taking cuts on every international transaction.

You earn money in USD → Your bank converts it (taking 2-3%) → You pay a supplier → Their bank converts it again (another 2-3%) → You've just lost 4-6% without realizing it.

For businesses processing millions? That's hundreds of thousands lost every year.

Now imagine this:
✅ One account to hold 20+ currencies, so money never has to convert until YOU decide.
✅ Expanding overseas? You can open a bank account in a new country in 60 seconds, from your laptop.
✅ A private global payment network that routes around the traditional banking system so 90% of your transactions arrive on the same day. 
✅ Add on AI agents that handle invoicing, payments, procurement, and compliance checks while you sleep. 

No waiting. No manual transfers. No hidden fees. No 7% cut.
That’s exactly what Airwallex, a global fintech offers..  Airwallex just crossed $1 Bn ARR. (90% growth) by making one thing simple: eliminate the middleman.

Now you can accept payments, hold money in multiple currencies, pay suppliers internationally, and manage team spending, all in one unified platform.

Companies like McLaren Racing, Arsenal FC, and Canva have already made the switch. 

And Airwallex is going all-in: They’ve just raised $330 million at an $8 billion valuation (30% jump in 6 months) led by Addition and with participation from T. Rowe Price, Activant Capital, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures and TIAA Ventures.

How much is your bank quietly taking from your international payments? It’s time to rethink what global finance looks like.

#FinTech #Payment #AirwallexPartner
 
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Can AI infrastructure be both sovereign AND scalable?

NVIDIA and Amazon Web Services (AWS) proved it can.
At #AWSreInvent, they announced a partnership that redefines enterprise AI:
✅ NVLink Fusion on Trainium - massive model training, unleashed
✅ AWS AI Factories with Blackwell GPUs - your data, your control, infinite scale
✅ Nemotron on Bedrock - serverless agentic AI, no infrastructure headaches
✅ GPU-accelerated vector search - Amazon OpenSearch + NVIDIA cuVS = 10x faster indexing at 25% of the cost
✅ Physical AI at scale - NVIDIA Cosmos world foundation models now on AWS for robotics and simulation

I will be hosting Dave Salvator, Director of Accelerated Computing at NVIDIA, to unpack what this means on CXO Spice.
We're talking:
✅ Why sovereign AI infrastructure just became enterprise-ready
✅ What 20K+ Blackwell GPUs unlock
✅ How to protect your models while scaling fast

The AI infrastructure conversation just got rewritten.

Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gTUeW_hy
What's holding back your AI deployment—compute, sovereignty, or both? 👇

#NVIDIAPartner #AWS #AI #Blackwell #Enterprise

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What happens when the world’s most advanced AI hardware meets the industry’s most powerful cloud platform?

This week at Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent, the answer was unmistakable; and the NVIDIA presence was impossible to miss.

From packed keynotes to buzzing expo-floor demos, it’s clear we’re entering a new era where AI infrastructure is a catalyst. The conversations all pointed in the same direction:
✅ Accelerated computing is now table stakes.
NVIDIA GPUs powering AWS instances are enabling companies to build, train, and deploy models at speeds that felt impossible just a year ago.
✅ Partnership is the multiplier.
AWS × NVIDIA is empowering enterprises to scale AI workloads globally, securely, and efficiently.
✅ GenAI moved from concept to production fast.
Autonomous systems, enterprise agents, real-time LLMs, next-gen developer tools - NVIDIA’s ecosystem had a gravitational pull all week.

But what stood out most were the PEOPLE who bring that innovation to life: listening, guiding, inspiring, and elevating every moment.

The 1-minute clip captured something deeper than product demos; it showed a team showing up with energy, expertise, and genuine passion:
✅ Conversations that sparked curiosity
✅ Seamless collaboration across teams
✅ Visitors energized by every interaction
✅ A polished, human experience delivered with pride

Because in the end, hardware accelerates AI… but people accelerate possibility.
And this week at re:Invent, NVIDIA showed exactly what that looks like.

#NVIDIAPartner #AWSreInvent #Inception #AI #Robotics

Amy Kaplan Dave Salvator Scott Clark Adam Allevato Jess Ramos ⚡️Jean Kang Megan Lieu Daman Oberoi Hanako Tonozuka Viktoria Semaan Linda Haviv

Is your marketing strategy treating AI as a persona?

At the Schneider Electric Innovation Summit in Las Vegas, I sat down with Abby Gabriel, CMO of Schneider Electric North America, and this shift in thinking became crystal clear.

As Abby explained: "We now look at AI as one more persona. How does AI as an influencer take our information and ultimately provide a recommendation to our customers?"

Think about that. Not optimizing FOR AI tools. Not using AI to automate. But marketing TO AI as a decision influencer.

Here's what else stood out from our conversation:
✅ Energy tech redefined – After more than 135 years in North America, Schneider is leading the convergence through three pillars: electrification, digitalization, and automation.
✅ Digital dominance – Digital now represents 65-70% of Schneider's marketing mix, with AI strategy at the forefront. Their MySchneider portal serves more than 100,000 customers monthly.
✅ Sustainability as strategy – Serving 40% of the Fortune 500 with end-to-end decarbonization solutions—consulting, hardware, software, and services that turn strategy into results.
✅ Ecosystems over egos – With 1,500+ customers, partners, and suppliers at the Summit, Schneider proves success comes from elevating the entire ecosystem.

The future of energy technology is electrified, digitalized and automated. It turns watts and servers into intelligence, ecosystems, and sustainable outcomes.

Watch our full conversation: https://lnkd.in/gJT37MFs

On this Thanksgiving, I'm grateful for leaders like Abby Gabriel who are pushing us to think differently about the future of technology and sustainability.

#EnergyTech #AIStrategy #Sustainability #B2BMarketing #Innovation #Sponsored #SchneiderElectricInnovationSummit #ISNA2025 #InnovationSummitLasVegas #EnergyTechLeaders

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At the Schneider Electric Innovation Summit North America, hosted in Las Vegas, I sat down with Abby Gabriel, CMO of Schneider Electric North America.

Open article: The Future of Energy Technology: A Conversation with Schneider Electric's Abby Gabriel by Helen Yu • 4 min read

The Future of Energy Technology: A Conversation with Schneider Electric's Abby Gabriel

Is your next AI breakthrough just a search away?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace now hosts 2,332 AI Agents & Tools; spanning from software development and data analysis to customer experience and security. Whether you're building, scaling, or transforming with AI, there's a solution trusted by enterprises worldwide.

From 646 software development tools to 489 data analysis solutions, the breadth is remarkable. And I'm excited about the innovation happening at the intersection of infrastructure and AI applications.

I'm going deeper tomorrow on the NVIDIA-AWS partnership and exploring how this collaboration is reshaping what's possible with AI at scale.

What AI challenge is your organization tackling right now? The answer might already be on AWS Marketplace.

👉 Explore the full AI Arsenal: https://lnkd.in/g7qitunD

Stay tuned for insights from my conversation with NVIDIA highlighting their partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

#AWSMarketplace #AI #awsreinvent #aws #AWSPartners #NVIDIAPartner 

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Is your organization treating AI governance as a barrier to innovation or as the foundation for it?

As we head into 2026, the AI landscape is shifting dramatically. The era of "move fast and worry about governance later" is ending, and a new reality is emerging: trust and innovation are inseparable partners.

The organizations that will thrive won't simply be those that deploy AI first. They'll be the ones that recognize governance makes sustainable innovation possible.

Here's what the data tells us:
✅ CFOs are demanding real ROI, not just AI buzzwords
✅ Companies that can't show concrete results in 6-12 months risk seeing initiatives shelved
✅ With inconsistent government regulation, corporate self-governance must step up
✅ The winners will be those who build AI with accountability baked in from day one
✅ Governance accelerates growth by building the trust that allows AI to scale.  ✅ Shortcuts create technical debt. Discipline creates competitive advantage.

As Reggie Townsend put it: "Governance isn't a restraint on innovation, it's a necessary companion."

Want to see what other shifts are coming in 2026? SAS data and AI leaders have released their predictions on the AI reckoning ahead, from agentic AI accountability to the synthetic data arms race. https://lnkd.in/gdZ5UV5Z 

 Check out the full report: https://lnkd.in/ggkTYwZg

What's your take? Are you seeing the governance-first mindset take hold in your organization?

You should also take a look at what Smriti Mishra had to say about the SAS predictions. She shared her thoughts about the need to mop up the AI slop and rebuild on solid, accountable foundations.

#AI #AIGovernance #ResponsibleAI #Innovation #DataScience #TechLeadership #SASVisionary Brij kishore Pandey 

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Which forces most reshaped business, technology, and the global economy in 2025?

McKinsey & Company’s Year in Charts 2025 answers that question with clear and compelling data snapshots of the year.

In a fast, visual read, it shows:
✅ How AI shifted from experimentation to enterprise-scale impact
✅ Why global trade and supply chains are being restructured
✅ The rise of new industrial leaders and changing competitive dynamics
✅ Demographic trends redefining workforces and consumer demand
✅ The growing need to balance growth, resilience, and productivity

These trends are already shaping strategy, capital allocation, and leadership decisions.

👉 Read McKinsey’s 2025 Year in Charts:
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Which trend do you think will have the biggest impact in 2026?

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