Tony Moroney

The Digital Explorer

- Advise global boards and C-suites on AI strategy, digital disruption, and innovation.
- Publish The Digital Explorer Chronicles, a top-performing newsletter on enterprise transformation.
- Deliver keynote talks and executive education on strategy, digital transformation and FinTech.
- Lead strategic research into board-level understanding of digital disruption (PhD focus).

For more information: www.digital-explorer.net 
The Digital Explorer is a trading name of Saburai Consulting.

Principal

Access CX

- Co-lead strategic advisory and next-gen managed services for global CX transformation.
- Architect plug-and-play AI operating models across people, process, and technology.
- Embed Human-First AI and Trustworthy AI frameworks into CX strategy.
- Partner with enterprises to drive measurable outcomes in CX and operational efficiency.

For more information: https://accesscx.com/

Co-founder, Managing Partner, EMEA and Chief Digital Officer (CDO)

World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF)

Senator representing Ireland in the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum. 

As an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) is committed to collaborating globally to empower the world's economic development. For more information: www.wbaforum.org/

Senator - Ireland

Digital Transformation Lab IE

The Digital Transformation Lab (DT-LAB) is an independent think-tank comprising like-minded individuals from academia, business, and consulting that are interested in generating, validating, and sharing best practices in Digital Transformation. 

The DT-LAB is hosted and supported by Cork University Business School at University College Cork. For more information: www.dt-lab.ie

Co-Founder & Secretary - The Digital Transformation Lab

World Smart Cities Economic Development Commission

Member of the Board of the World Smart Cities Economic Development Commission. This commission's collaborative approach aims to have a multiplier effect in terms of enabling innovation and digital transformation, stimulating the digital economy, and supporting the global entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Board Member

WBAF Global Science, Technology and Innovation Committee

Member of the Board of the Global Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Committee. The STI is committed to connecting innovators with smart finance, creating a better environment for innovation, helping inventors commercialise their inventions, fostering the kind of creative thinking that leads to innovation by open learning and skill development, and accelerating technology transfer worldwide.

Board Member & President of the STI Emerging Tech and Cybersecurity Subcommittee

Irish Management Institute

Programme Director for Digital Leadership. In addition to custom programmes, lectures on Generative AI, Digital Disruption, Organisational Transformation, and the Future of Financial Services. 

IMI holds an AACSB accreditation, positioning it in the world's top 5% of business education providers. In the prestigious Financial Times Executive Education Global Business School rankings, IMI is ranked first in Ireland for quality of teaching. 

For more information: www.imi.ie

Programme Director - Digital Transformation & Member of the Associate Faculty

Saburai Consulting

Saburai Consulting is a boutique Financial Services and FinTech strategic advisory firm. Our clients include established financial institutions evolving in the digital era, disruptive FinTech start-ups seeking to redefine the industry, and companies intent on revolutionising their business model through digital transformation.

For more information: www.saburaiconsulting.com

Founder & Managing Director

Beta Digital

Founded Beta Digital as a specialist strategy and digital transformation advisory firm to empower boards and executives to bring about meaningful, transformational change in their business, culture and operating model and equips organisations with the skills and insights to compete in a dynamic and increasingly digitalised world.

Founder & Managing Partner

Berkeley Research Group LLC

Leading financial services advisor for Board and C-level clients in Ireland, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, the USA, Latin America and the Caribbean on strategy, digital transformation, conduct risk and cyber security preparedness. In addition, principal liaison officer to law firms in Ireland for economic disputes, litigation and global investigations. BRG is a leading global strategic advisory and expert consulting firm. For more information: www.thinkbrg.com

Managing Director - International Financial Services

Top 10 Digital Disruption & Top 25 FinTech by Thinkers 360 | Program Director for Digital Leadership at IMI | WBAF Senator for Ireland and Smart Cities Board Member | Co-Founder, Digital Transformation Lab

I work at the intersection of strategy, foresight, and transformation, helping boards and senior leaders navigate the complexity of AI, digital disruption, and systemic change. My focus is on turning emerging technologies into strategic clarity—equipping decision-makers to act with confidence at the edge of disruption.

As Principal at The Digital Explorer, I advise global brands on digital disruption, innovation, and board-level enablement. I also serve as Co-Founder and Managing Partner for EMEA at Access CX, where we help organisations design and operationalise world-class customer experiences through strategy, technology, and transformation.

I write extensively on AI, governance, and enterprise transformation. My newsletter, The Digital Explorer Chronicles, is widely read by boards and C-suite leaders seeking independent foresight. Recognised as a Top Voice by LinkedIn and Thinkers360, and a Top 50 EMEA Thought Leader, I rank in the Top 10 for Digital Disruption, AI Ethics, and the Metaverse, and in the Top 25 for Digital Transformation, Agentic AI, Generative AI, and FinTech.

Over the past 17 years, I have advised boards and executive teams across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and the Caribbean. My roles include Managing Director at Berkeley Research Group and directors at Grant Thornton UK LLP and Navigant Consulting. Before my advisory career, I held CEO and executive leadership roles in retail banking, mortgages, and investment management—firsthand experience that continues to shape my work on transformation challenges.

I serve as Senator for Ireland at the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), affiliated with the G20’s Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, and as a board member of the WBAF Global Science, Technology & Innovation Committee. I also co-founded the Digital Transformation Lab at Cork University Business School (UCC), a think tank focused on digital transformation. In executive education, I am Programme Director for Digital Leadership at the Irish Management Institute and a faculty member at the Institute of Bankers in Ireland.

Currently a PhD candidate researching board and executive understanding of digital disruption, I hold dual MBAs in Banking and General Management. I am a Chartered Director, Chartered Banker, and Chartered Marketer, and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, the Institute of Banking, the Chartered Institute of Marketing, and the Marketing Institute of Ireland.

Organisations now face an unprecedented challenge: managing a single system that demands both human resource approaches and asset management techniques. The separation of technology and strategy exacerbates this. 

MIT Sloan Management Review & Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

#ai #artificialintelligence #aiagents #agenticai #generativeai #aigovernance #futureofwork #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation Paidi O Reilly Prof. Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes ®© Martin Moeller Aaron Lax Richard Turrin JOY CASE Antonio Grasso Nicolas Babin Imtiaz Adam Phillip J Mostert 🇿🇦 Irene Lyakovetsky🎧🎙 Dinis Guarda Ian Jones Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld Giuliano Liguori Orlando Francisco F. Reis Hope Frank Ima Miri Mike Flache Dr. Marcell Vollmer Birgul COTELLI, Ph. D. Olivier Kenji Mathurin Franco Ronconi Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar Patrick Maroney Amna Usman Chaudhry Helen Yu Sharad Agarwal Neville Gaunt 💡⚡️ Lionel Costes Anthony Rochand Nafis Alam Eveline Ruehlin Dr. Debashis Dutta Imtiaz Hussain Alberto Espinosa Machado Dr. Khulood Almani🇸🇦 د.خلود المانع🇸🇦 Dr. Monika Sonu

The Emerging Agentic Enterprise

With #AI, organisations must also understand the importance of leveraging #riskmanagement as a strategic imperative that balances #innovation with sound governance, transparency, and a commitment to ethical outcomes. 

McKinsey & Company

#artificialintelligence #aiagents #agenticai #generativeai #aigovernance #airisks #aiethics #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation #banking

The new frontiers of AI in risk management

Enterprise #AI at scale is finally within reach. The technology is ready—as long as organisations can feed it the right data - IBM Institute for Business Value.

🔰 83% of CDOs say the potential benefits of #AIagents outweigh the risks
🔰 77% say they’re comfortable relying on outcomes from AI agents.

#artificialintelligence #generativeai #agenticai #digitaltransformation #data #digitaldisruption Paidi O Reilly Prof. Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes ®© Martin Moeller Aaron Lax Richard Turrin JOY CASE Antonio Grasso Nicolas Babin Imtiaz Adam Phillip J Mostert 🇿🇦 Irene Lyakovetsky🎧🎙 Dinis Guarda Ian Jones Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld Giuliano Liguori Orlando Francisco F. Reis Hope Frank Ima Miri Mike Flache Dr. Marcell Vollmer Birgul COTELLI, Ph. D. Olivier Kenji Mathurin Franco Ronconi Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar Patrick Maroney Amna Usman Chaudhry Helen Yu Sharad Agarwal Neville Gaunt 💡⚡️ Lionel Costes Anthony Rochand Nafis Alam Eveline Ruehlin Dr. Debashis Dutta Imtiaz Hussain Alberto Espinosa Machado Dr. Khulood Almani🇸🇦 د.خلود المانع🇸🇦 Dr. Monika Sonu ARLENE NEWBIGGING GRADY

The 2025 Chief Data Officer Study:The AI multiplier effect

The latest advancement of #AI technology is here: #agenticAI is an application of existing generative AI technology and has the potential to benefit enterprises and consumers more broadly - Information Technology Industry Council (ITI).

#artificialintelligence #aiagents #generativeai #aigovernance #airisks #digitaltransformation #digitaldisruption

Understanding Agentic AI

Incentives will continue to be aligned with accelerated development until coordination mechanisms are designed that are grounded in a common knowledge of the global risks of advancing toward #AGI - RAND.    

Thoughts?

#ai #artificialintelligence #airisks #aigovernance #digitaltransformation #digitaldisruption #agenticai #generativeai #airegulation

The Race to AGI: Competition or Cooperation?

#ArtificialIntelligence (#AI) continues to advance by leaps and bounds, delivering breathtaking capabilities once thought to be far off in the future. AI is opening the door to innovations and new ways of working - Deloitte.

86 of the most compelling use cases for AI across six major industries: 
🔰 Consumer 
🔰 Energy, Resources & Industrials 
🔰 Financial Services 
🔰 Government & Public Services 
🔰 Life Sciences & Health Care 
🔰 Technology, Media & Telecommunications

#agenticai #aiagents #generativeai #aigovernance #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation Paidi O Reilly Prof. Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes ®© Martin Moeller Aaron Lax Richard Turrin JOY CASE Antonio Grasso Nicolas Babin Imtiaz Adam Phillip J Mostert 🇿🇦 Irene Lyakovetsky🎧🎙 Dinis Guarda Ian Jones Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld Giuliano Liguori Orlando Francisco F. Reis Hope Frank Ima Miri Mike Flache Dr. Marcell Vollmer Birgul COTELLI, Ph. D. Olivier Kenji Mathurin Franco Ronconi Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar Patrick Maroney Amna Usman Chaudhry Helen Yu Sharad Agarwal Neville Gaunt 💡⚡️ Lionel Costes Anthony Rochand Nafis Alam Eveline Ruehlin Dr. Debashis Dutta Imtiaz Hussain Alberto Espinosa Machado Dr. Khulood Almani🇸🇦 د.خلود المانع🇸🇦 Dr. Monika Sonu ARLENE NEWBIGGING GRADY

The AI Dossier

Behavioural evidence, not benchmarks, will decide whether we face another #AI winter or a future where #code governs quietly in the background - Arthur D. Little.

#artificialintelligence #aiagents #agenticai #generativeai #aigovernance #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation Paidi O Reilly Prof. Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes ®© Martin Moeller Aaron Lax Richard Turrin JOY CASE Antonio Grasso Nicolas Babin Imtiaz Adam Phillip J Mostert 🇿🇦 Irene Lyakovetsky🎧🎙 Dinis Guarda Ian Jones Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld Giuliano Liguori Orlando Francisco F. Reis Hope Frank Ima Miri Mike Flache Dr. Marcell Vollmer Birgul COTELLI, Ph. D. Sharad Agarwal Olivier Kenji Mathurin Franco Ronconi Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar Patrick Maroney Amna Usman Chaudhry Helen Yu Neville Gaunt 💡⚡️ Lionel Costes Anthony Rochand Nafis Alam Eveline Ruehlin Dr. Debashis Dutta Imtiaz Hussain Alberto Espinosa Machado Dr. Khulood Almani🇸🇦 د.خلود المانع🇸🇦 Dr. Monika Sonu ARLENE NEWBIGGING GRADY

WHY JUDGMENT WILL DECIDE THE FUTURE OF AGENTIC AI

While productivity gains continue to be a core benefit, organisations are increasingly leveraging #AI for strategic innovation. AI is now recognised as a catalyst for competitive differentiation and long-term growth. 

Both #generativeAI (#GenAI) and #agenticAI are expanding rapidly within organisations. AI-powered innovation is the new frontier. 

IDC - sponsored by Microsoft.

#artificialintelligence #aiagents #digitaltransformation #digitaldisruption Paidi O Reilly Prof. Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes ®© Martin Moeller Aaron Lax Richard Turrin JOY CASE Antonio Grasso Nicolas Babin Imtiaz Adam Phillip J Mostert 🇿🇦 Irene Lyakovetsky🎧🎙 Dinis Guarda Ian Jones Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld Giuliano Liguori Orlando Francisco F. Reis Hope Frank Ima Miri Mike Flache Dr. Marcell Vollmer Birgul COTELLI, Ph. D. Olivier Kenji Mathurin Franco Ronconi Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar Patrick Maroney Amna Usman Chaudhry Helen Yu Sharad Agarwal Neville Gaunt 💡⚡️ Lionel Costes Anthony Rochand Nafis Alam Eveline Ruehlin Dr. Debashis Dutta Imtiaz Hussain Alberto Espinosa Machado Dr. Khulood Almani🇸🇦 د.خلود المانع🇸🇦 Dr. Monika Sonu

Frontier firms leading the AI revolution

#Transformation is now a way of life for global companies as they respond to disruption driven by regulatory change, technological advances, and shifting customer behaviours - Arthur D. Little.

 🔰 65% are undergoing wide-reaching or expanding transformation initiatives
 🔰 95% of respondents are highly confident they will deliver success
 🔰 71% have set a timeline of four to six years for transformation
 🔰 32% have a dedicated CTrO; 41% of transformation efforts led by the CEO.

#digitaltransformation #digitaldisruption #businessmodelinnovation

Embracing transformation in a disrupted world 2025

By building on past interactions, #agenticAI refines its behaviour over time, something traditional large language models (#LLMs) and #machinelearning (ML) models do not.

Agentic AI also offers capabilities such as reasoning, long-term planning, and dynamic environmental interaction. It tackles complex workflows that once required significant human oversight - Arthur D. Little

#ai #artificialintelligence #aiagents #generativeai #aigovernance #airisk #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation Paidi O Reilly Prof. Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes ®© Martin Moeller Aaron Lax Richard Turrin JOY CASE Antonio Grasso Nicolas Babin Imtiaz Adam Phillip J Mostert 🇿🇦 Irene Lyakovetsky🎧🎙 Dinis Guarda Ian Jones Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld Giuliano Liguori Orlando Francisco F. Reis Hope Frank Ima Miri Mike Flache Dr. Marcell Vollmer Birgul COTELLI, Ph. D. Olivier Kenji Mathurin Franco Ronconi Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar Patrick Maroney Amna Usman Chaudhry Helen Yu Sharad Agarwal Neville Gaunt 💡⚡️ Lionel Costes Anthony Rochand Nafis Alam Eveline Ruehlin Dr. Debashis Dutta Imtiaz Hussain Alberto Espinosa Machado Dr. Khulood Almani🇸🇦 د.خلود المانع🇸🇦 Dr. Monika Sonu ARLENE NEWBIGGING GRADY

Beyond Prompts - Agentic AI

#Deepfakes have evolved from #socialmedia entertainment to powerful tools of deception, with nearly 5% of all #fraud attempts in 2024 estimated to involve deepfake elements - Citi.

#ai #artificialintelligence #aiagents #agenticai #generativeai #airisks #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation #riskmanagement

AI Deepfakes | When Seeing and Hearing Can’t be Trusted 

With organisations moving at the speed of #generativeAI and #agenticAI—and soon, the speed of #quantum—seeking out stable ground becomes an exercise in futility - IBM Institute for Business Value.

Five strategic #technology trends:
🔰 Uncertainty will be your greatest asset—if you embrace it.
🔰 Employees will want more AI—not less.
🔰 Customers will hold your AI accountable.
🔰 Global AI resilience will require a local safety net.
🔰 Quantum advantage will demand strength in numbers.

#artificialintelligence #aiagents #aigovernance #quantumcomputing #data #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation Paidi O Reilly Prof. Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes ®© Martin Moeller Aaron Lax Richard Turrin JOY CASE Antonio Grasso Nicolas Babin Imtiaz Adam Phillip J Mostert 🇿🇦 Irene Lyakovetsky🎧🎙 Dinis Guarda Ian Jones Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld Giuliano Liguori Orlando Francisco F. Reis Hope Frank Ima Miri Mike Flache Dr. Marcell Vollmer Birgul COTELLI, Ph. D. Olivier Kenji Mathurin Franco Ronconi Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar Patrick Maroney Amna Usman Chaudhry Helen Yu Sharad Agarwal Neville Gaunt 💡⚡️ Lionel Costes Anthony Rochand Nafis Alam Eveline Ruehlin Dr. Debashis Dutta Imtiaz Hussain Alberto Espinosa Machado Dr. Khulood Almani🇸🇦 د.خلود المانع🇸🇦 Dr. Monika Sonu

5 trends for 2026 

Work in the future will be a partnership between people, agents, and robots—all powered by artificial intelligence. This requires new skills and a rethink of how people work together with intelligent machines - McKinsey & Company.

#ai #artificialintelligence #aiagents #agenticai #generativeai #futureofwork #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation Paidi O Reilly Prof. Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes ®© Martin Moeller Aaron Lax Richard Turrin JOY CASE Antonio Grasso Nicolas Babin Imtiaz Adam Phillip J Mostert 🇿🇦 Irene Lyakovetsky🎧🎙 Dinis Guarda Ian Jones Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld Giuliano Liguori Orlando Francisco F. Reis Hope Frank Ima Miri Mike Flache Dr. Marcell Vollmer Birgul COTELLI, Ph. D. Olivier Kenji Mathurin Franco Ronconi Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar Patrick Maroney Amna Usman Chaudhry Helen Yu Sharad Agarwal Neville Gaunt 💡⚡️ Lionel Costes Anthony Rochand Nafis Alam Eveline Ruehlin Dr. Debashis Dutta Imtiaz Hussain Alberto Espinosa Machado Dr. Khulood Almani🇸🇦 د.خلود المانع🇸🇦 Dr. Monika Sonu ARLENE NEWBIGGING GRADY

Agents, robots, and us: Skills in the age of AI

#AI-led startups dominate funding in both volume and value, signalling a new era in which #AIagents and #automation are now the primary drivers of technology innovation across support functions - Finch Capital.

AI's Structural Dominance: Reaching 50% of Funding Volume
🔰 AI accounts for 50% of Business Tech funding volume in 2025. Median valuations have surged 2.6 times since 2018, surpassing the 2021 peaks.
🔰 Deal volume overall dropped 32% year-on-year. Yet deal values rose, showing consolidation amongst top performers across Europe.
🔰 France leads deal value at 49%, driven by Mistral AI. The UK accounts for 33% of the volume, followed by Germany and France.
🔰 Europe's median Business Tech exit reached €49M in 2025. Up 65% from last year, highlighting robust mid-market buyout activity.

#artificialintelligence #agenticai #generativeai #digitaltransformation #digitaldisruption Paidi O Reilly Prof. Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes ®© Martin Moeller Aaron Lax Richard Turrin JOY CASE Antonio Grasso Nicolas Babin Imtiaz Adam Phillip J Mostert 🇿🇦 Irene Lyakovetsky🎧🎙 Dinis Guarda Ian Jones Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld Giuliano Liguori Orlando Francisco F. Reis Hope Frank Ima Miri Mike Flache Dr. Marcell Vollmer Birgul COTELLI, Ph. D. Olivier Kenji Mathurin Franco Ronconi Dr. Sindhu Bhaskar Patrick Maroney Amna Usman Chaudhry Helen Yu Sharad Agarwal Neville Gaunt 💡⚡️ Lionel Costes Anthony Rochand Nafis Alam Eveline Ruehlin Dr. Debashis Dutta Imtiaz Hussain Alberto Espinosa Machado Dr. Khulood Almani🇸🇦 د.خلود المانع🇸🇦 Dr. Monika Sonu ARLENE NEWBIGGING GRADY

Europe’s AI Rewiring

#AI may support competition in downstream markets by lowering barriers to entry, reducing minimum efficient scale, and enabling product differentiation and #innovation. It also introduces new risks - OECD - OCDE.

#artificialintelligence #aiagents #agenticai #generativeai #futureofwork #airisks #data #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation

AI and competitive dynamics in downstream markets

#FinancialServices institutions that treat their everyday #banking products as strategic levers—not utilities—can reshape their relationships with customers and unlock differentiated growth - Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

#retailbanks #banks #fintech #challengerbanks #neobanks #digitalbanking #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation

Reimagining Everyday Banking Products

#GCC organisations may need to pick up the pace to stay ahead, backing experimentation and pilots with the capabilities required to support #AI at scale and drive #AIAdoption, with value creation as the constant goal.

QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey

#artificialintelligence #aiagents #agenticai #generativeai #aigovernance #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation

The State of AI in GCC

Only 8% of our #EU Member States have issued a national health-specific #AI strategy - World Health Organization and European Union.

Six key thematic pillars for AI governance and uptake: national strategies, legal frameworks, #data governance, adoption barriers, alignment with #health system needs and #trust building. 

🔰 Equity must remain a guiding principle. 
🔰 Gaps in legal accountability, uneven investments in #workforce development and emerging #risks of exclusion underscore the need for continued vigilance, cooperation and learning.  

#artificialintelligence #aiagents #agenticai #generativeai #aigovernance #aiethics #healthcare #healthtech #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation

Artificial intelligence is reshaping health systems

Growth comes from how leaders choose to build and deploy #AI. Competitive advantage depends not on how many agents a company launches but on how effectively they are designed, managed, and scaled - McKinsey & Company.

#artificialintelligence #aiagents #agenticai #generativeai #aigovernance #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation #businessmodelinnovation

Agents for growth: Turning AI promise into impact

#AI promises to make #auto #marketing and #sales cooler, smarter, and faster with smarter data-driven offers, pricing with automated support, reducing manual tasks, and improving efficiency- McKinsey & Company.

#artificialintelligence #generativeai #aiagents #agenticai #digitaldisruption #digitaltransformation #businessmodelinnovation #automotive

Unlocking the Value of GenAI in Automotive

Kamales Lardi

Lardi & Partner Consulting

Lardi & Partner Consulting GmbH is an experienced partner in digital business transformation. We enable organizations to transform traditional customer experiences, business models and, processes and operations to meet the needs of the digital economy. Based on practical experience, we help companies drive digital transformation initiatives, from strategy to execution. We also develop robust business use cases, proof of concepts and integration plan for technology application - blockchain, artificial intelligence, AR/VR, internet of things, 3D printing, robotics, sensor / wearables, social media among others.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Kamales is a dynamic and seasoned digital strategist with over 24 years of specialized expertise in strategy development, business optimization, and technology implementation. As a sought-after speaker, she captivates audiences by translating her extensive advisory experience into actionable insights and compelling narratives that resonate with professionals across industries. Her engaging delivery and profound understanding of digital transformation equip organizations to navigate complex challenges and drive substantial growth. With Kamales on the stage, attendees are not only inspired but equipped with practical tools and strategies to excel in an ever-evolving business landscape. Invite Kamales to speak and experience firsthand how her visionary perspectives can invigorate your event and empower your audience.

Core speaking topics:
• The End of Business As Usual: Navigating Disruption In Business
• Digital Transformation, From Strategy To Execution
• The Psychology of Digital Transformation – successfully managing the human side technology implementation
• Visionary Customer Journey
• Weapons of Mass Disruption: The Impact of Emerging technologies 
• Transformation Leader – Traits of Future Organizational Leadership
• Diversity of Thought In Technology 

Bookings possible directly or through:
https://kamaleslardi.com/

Keynote speaker

Forbes Business Council

Forbes Councils is an invitation-only organization where top executives and entrepreneurs.

Thought leader on Forbes Business Council

Forbes Business Council is an invitation-only community for business leaders. Members are respected leaders and executives who are selected for the council based on the depth and diversity of experience in leadership, management, customer engagement, technology & growth. Kamales Lardi has been appointed as the first-ever Forbes Business Council Women Executives Chair.

Chair, Forbes Business Council Women Executives

World Innovation and Change Management Institute

Board Member of the Technology and Data Committee of the World Innovation and Change Management Institute (WICMI), Geneva. The institute aims to be a catalyst for change by providing a global forum accessible by organisations and individuals managing sustainable and responsible change.

The World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), an affiliated partner of the G20 Global
Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), an international organisation aiming to ease access to finance for businesses from start up to scale up, with the ultimate goal of generating more jobs and more social justice worldwide. It is committed to collaborating globally to empower world economic development by creating innovative financial instruments for innovators, startups, and SMEs.

The Forum interacts with leaders in all areas of society, first and foremost in business and political spheres, to help assess needs and establish goals, bearing in mind that the public interest is of paramount importance. We engage a wide range of institutions, both public and private, local and international, commercial and academic to help shape the global agenda.

We hold that, with the participation of individuals and institutions from multiple sectors and from all parts of society, real progress can be achieved.

Senator of the G20 - World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), representing Switzerland

G100: Mission Million

G100 is an empowered group of 100 women leaders from across the world, in 100 wings
and sectors, supported by G100 eminent He for She champions, and 100 country clubs
in each wing for powerful advocacy, awareness & impact across governments and global
organisations for a gender equal future.
100 Women. 100 Men. 100 Wings. 100 Country Clubs. Impacting Millions.

Switzerland Country Chair G100 Manufacturing Multinational & Supply Chain

auticon Switzerland

Auticon Switzerland works with companies that want to create a neurodiverse work environment by offering integration and technology solutions that benefit from their autistic experience.

Advisory Board Member

EquityPitcher Ventures

EquityPitcher is an early-growth venture capital firm that supports promising startups from the DACH region. Through close cooperation with renowned industry experts, investors and exit partners, we pave the way for entrepreneurs to achieve the three decisive success factors: capital, know-how and network.

Advisor

Valtech

Valtech is a global technology agency with a +5000 employees in 19 countries. In Switzerland, Valtech is a CHF53M revenue business with over 130 employees in three local offices - Baden, Bern and Geneva.

Impact Achieved:
- Pioneered a new business strategy generating direct revenue and established a robust pipeline for accelerated growth in 2023
- Reduced operating costs by CHF0.8M 
- Strengthened key client relationships and strategic account planning for a 10-30% growth 
- Enhanced Valtech Switzerland’s market presence, increasing total engagement by 7.13% each time personal branding was utilized.
- Led the implementation of a new agile organizational structure and governance processes, fostering better alignment and efficiency across teams.

Managing Director Switzerland and President of the Board of Directors

Kubeg AG

KUBEG AG is an expert in the fields of control technology, electronics, mechanics, pneumatics, and hydraulics.

Member Board Of Directors

Durham University

Durham University title in acknowledgement of the contributions made in area of expertise and recognition of contributions made towards its work by colleagues from different sectors.

Visiting Fellow

Kamales is a bold and strategic thinker in digital and business transformation. She combines over 24 years of deep cross-industry experience with the latest digital and technology solutions. Kamales is listed in the “Top 10 Global Influencers & Thought Leaders in Digital Transformation” (Thinkers360) and Top 50 Women in Tech Influencers 2021 (The Awards Magazine). In August 2024, she was named as one of the ‘Voices of a New Era of Leaders’ as part of the Female Factor Leadership:Redefined global movement. Kamales often says, 'technology is not a silver bullet solution, a clear value proposition should drive any transformation effort'. This approach resonates well with many business leaders and has helped her stand out in the digital space. Since establishing Lardi & Partner Consulting GmbH in 2012, Kamales has advised many multinational companies across various industries in Europe, Asia, and Africa. 

Kamales believes in the transformative impact of emerging technologies. She has developed a deep knowledge and practical experience in a range of emerging technology solutions, such as blockchain, AI, virtual and augmented reality, 3D-printing, IoT and sensor technologies, and robotics process automation, among others. Kamales is a Teaching Fellow at Durham University Business School and is the Chair of the FORBES Business Council Women Executives. She is a dynamic and influential speaker and presents regularly at corporate and industry conferences. In 2022, Kamales was recognized in International 40 Over 40 - The World's Most Inspiring Women by CapGemini Invent and Female One Zero.

Two weeks ago, I ran a simple test: I switched my LinkedIn gender from 'female' to 'male'. The impact was immediate and data impossible to ignore.
-> Visibility increased sharply, engagement rose and distribution expanded.  

One variable changed, the outcome shifted dramatically. 
I am not claiming to know why this happens, the system is opaque and underlying triggers remain unclear, but one this is certain:
Switching genders DOES impact visibility, data does not lie.

Today, I will switch my gender back to 'female'. But before that, here is what I have observed and learnt from this two week experiment:
1️⃣The reaction was massive and global
Dozens of women repeated the experienment independently, across regions, sectors and seniorities, with similar outcomes and visibility jump. 
2️⃣LinkedIn's response? minimal at best.
 Despite the repeated data, posts, conversations and concerns, there has been little transparent, authentic action from the platform. And no commitment to understand what is driving this outcome.
3️⃣Voices of women of color were largely erased. 
As a women of color, I saw first-hand how quickly we were overshadowed. Media coverage focused mostly on white women's experiences, despite the fact that many women of color shared similar outcomes from the experiment. This is not new, even though we face double bias penalties on the platform.
4️⃣''LinkedIn experts'' had little useful insights.
Instead of helping to decode the phenomenon, a number of self-appointed experts dismissed the issue, blamed women for not using LinkedIn correctly or defended the platform with untested assumptions. 

⏭️Let's be clear: transparency and accountability is not optional. 
Every major tech platform claims commitment to fairness and ethics. But commitments without data, accountability or corrective action are meaningless. And here is the hard truth:
platforms change when their bottom lines are affected. This experiment did not impact bottom lines, so the incentives to act remains low. 

🎯So here's what happens next, for me:
- I am switching my gender back to 'female'.
- I will shift my focus away from platform-dependent interactions.
- I will prioritize in-person or virtual conversations, deeper business engagement, and direct business relationships, where algorithms don't control my visibility.

For those who don’t know my work:
I am Kamales Lardi, global advisor in AI, emerging technologies, and enterprise digital transformation, with over 25 years of experience guiding executives, governments, and Fortune 500 organizations.
Through Lardi & Partner Consulting, my team and I help leaders:
- Build responsible, future-ready business and AI strategies
- Navigate and execute complex digital transformation initiatives 
- Align technology, culture, and leadership for measurable business outcomes
Strengthen organizational resilience and competitive advantage

If you want to discuss sustainable business and AI transformation, let's talk.

Driving Global Digital Transformation & Human-Centric AI | 25+ Years Delivering Business Growth via Neuroscience | Published Author & TEDx Speaker

Are tech leaders responsible for the outcomes of the technologies they create?

Over the past 10 days, there has been a lot of discussion on this platform about the potential of algorithmic bias on LinkedIn. What we are not hearing enough about is LinkedIn's approach to address this, whether true or not, intentional or not. 

How much should tech companies, and their leadership teams, be held responsible for the tech they create? In my view, fully responsible, as I explain in my TEDx Talk. 

What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments

Listen to my full TEDx Talk, link in comment

#bias #digitaltransformation #AI #leadership

When you reward AI models for success, it becomes a sociopath

This is called Moloch's Bargain for AI - competitive success is achieved at the cost of alignment. A new study from Stanford University found that AI models in different environments increasingly engaged in unethical behaviour to boost outcomes, when it was rewarded for success.

The study included three digital online environments with simulated audiences - online election drives directed at voters, sales pitches for products directed at users, and social media posts to increase engagement. The results found: 
➡️ in elections, a 4.9% gain in vote share coincides with 22.3% more disinformation and 12.5% more populist rhetoric;
➡️ 6.3% increase in sales is accompanied by a 14.0% rise in deceptive marketing; 
➡️  on social media, a 7.5% engagement boost comes with 188.6% more disinformation and a 16.3% increase in promotion of harmful behaviors.

This competitive-induced misaligned behaviour is present even when the model is explicitly instructed to remain truthful and grounded. The study highlights how market-driven optimization pressures can systematically erode alignment, and solidifies the need for stronger governance to ensure safe deployment of AI systems. 

🔗Full study link in comments. 

#ai #bias #artificialintelligence #digitaltransformation

Most companies fixate on the tangible side of AI - data, models, infrastructure, tools 

Important, yes. But the real driver of AI success is the human element. Technology accelerates performance, but PEOPLE determine the direction and enable sustainable success. 

In my article, I describe five practical best practices to help you manage your workforce, foster collaboration between humans and machines, and build sustainable success as you augment human capabilities with AI.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/en8VcnEV

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