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AI Can't Doodle!

In this humorous talk I share how doodling gives us humans a competitive advantage over machines and AI.

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AI in Insurance 

Is AI all smoke and mirrors? Talked to a group of insurance experts that AI will take over many insurance activities and how to be prepared.

 

Architecture

In this keynote at Prague, Czech Republic - I use doodling to convey complex information in a short timeframe.

At the BBC (Building Business Capabilities) Conference, FL

Sharing my experiences on Digital Transformation.

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International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Data Science

(Please forgive the audio quality)

Here's a snippet of the full talk where I shared the challenges business people face in rolling out machine learning into their organization.

At IIITDM Kancheepuram

Goading students to find and leverage their 'competitive advantage.'

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At IIM Vizag 

Talking to future managers about why they have to worry about AI and data.

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Topics


Turning AI Confusion into Business Value

AI is everywhere, but many organizations are still struggling to connect it to real business outcomes. This talk helps audiences understand how to move beyond hype, tools, and experiments toward practical business value.

This talk is for leaders, architects, analysts, product teams, and transformation professionals who need to identify where AI can create value and explain that value in a way others can understand.


From AI Experiments to Transformation Roadmaps

Many companies have AI pilots, but far fewer have a clear path to scale, adoption, and measurable impact. This talk explains how to turn scattered AI ideas into prioritized use cases, capability impacts, and a practical roadmap for transformation.

This talk is for managers, transformation leaders, enterprise architects, business architects, and technology leaders who want a structured way to move from AI experimentation to meaningful organizational change.


The Trusted Advisor in the Age of AI

Business leaders need people who can translate between business needs, technology possibilities, and AI realities. This talk shows how professionals can grow from simply “doing the work” to becoming trusted advisors who help leaders make better decisions.

This talk is for enterprise architects, business analysts, product managers, systems analysts, business technologists, and anyone who sits between business and technology and wants to increase their influence.


Business Architecture for AI Transformation

AI transformation is not just a technology project. It affects capabilities, processes, roles, decisions, data, governance, and operating models. This talk introduces business architecture as a practical way to understand where AI fits and what must change for it to create value.

This talk is for architects, transformation professionals, analysts, and business leaders who want to connect AI initiatives to business capabilities, value streams, and strategic outcomes.


Why AI Projects Fail to Deliver Value

Organizations are investing in AI, but many are not seeing the expected return. The problem is often not the technology itself, but weak alignment, unclear ownership, poor workflow integration, lack of governance, and failure to redesign how work gets done.

This talk is for leaders and teams who want to avoid common AI adoption mistakes and build a more realistic path from investment to impact.


The Human Side of AI Transformation

AI changes work, but people decide whether transformation succeeds. This talk explores resistance, fear, role confusion, skills gaps, and the need for better communication as organizations adapt to AI-enabled ways of working.

This talk is for leaders, managers, HR partners, transformation teams, and professionals responsible for helping people understand and adopt AI in practical, responsible ways.


AI Governance Without Killing Innovation

Organizations need to encourage experimentation while also managing risk, privacy, security, quality, and responsible use. This talk explains how business and technology teams can work together to create practical AI governance that supports innovation instead of slowing it down.

This talk is for leaders, architects, risk teams, technology teams, and transformation professionals who need to balance AI opportunity with responsible decision-making.


Leading Transformation When Business and Technology Speak Different Languages

Business and technology teams often use different language, priorities, and mental models. AI makes this gap even more visible. This talk shows how to create shared understanding, tell better transformation stories, and help teams make decisions together.

This talk is for professionals who work across functions and need to simplify complexity so business leaders and technology teams can align around action.

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