Danilo McGarry
- Global Expert on Digital Transformation, AI, Automation, Data & Innovation
- Technology Executive, Author
Danilo McGarry Speaker Biography
Digital transformation, Ai, Innovation and future of work are the most important topics in any company today. Every board, C level and decision-maker is grappling how to lead and run such initiatives. Danilo McGarry is a speaker that can add significant value in relation to these topics.
Danilo McGarry is not just a speaker, he has circa 2 decades of designing, delivering and scaling numerous global technology & operational board level critical initiatives through effective enterprise-wise digital vision and strategy. He has ran some of the largest and most respected Transformation, Ai, Data and Innovation programs in market leading blue-chip companies (such as Citigroup, UnitedHealth Group) in multiple countries and industries. Danilo also has proven board & advisory level experience as well as Public and Private (listed & unlisted) experience. Extensive technical and global people management experience.
Danilo’s work has been published in The Financial Times, The Times, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Computer Weekly – who have coined him as an industry thought and practitioner leader. Danilo is ranked as the 20 most influential people in Ai in the world, top 10 in the world by research and consultancy firms in various other tech domains such as Innovation, Digital Transformation, CRS and Data. He is also hyper connected in tech circles due to active involvement with tech & advisory companies, with whom he develops synergised digital strategy and digital ecosystems.
Danilo’s approach drives and builds a culture of unparalleled efficiency, drastically improved services, new and improved revenue streams and products. He is a digital leader that is technically able but with an entrepreneurial mind set. His speeches are well known for delivering real impact and value, where everyone can walk away from what he delivers wiser and with up-to-date market insights in how to lead and run their technology initiatives better.
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From Humble Beginnings to Global Tech Influence
My story begins in Brazil, where I grew up without access to technology, a stark contrast to my eventual role as a global leader in AI and digital transformation. I believe sharing this journey can inspire and demonstrate the importance of resilience and adaptability in today’s tech-driven world.
The Crucial Role of Language in Navigating the AI Era
Moving to the UK at age six without speaking English, I quickly learned the transformative power of language and communication. This experience has been instrumental in my career, especially in the context of today’s AI-driven landscape. I would like to discuss how language proficiency is more vital than ever, particularly with the rise of Generative AI and its impact on the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Thriving in Tech without a Formal Tech Background
My path to becoming a recognized figure in technology and innovation was unconventional, as I didn’t start with a formal technology background. I want to talk about how diverse experiences and a willingness to learn can lead to success in the tech industry, breaking the myth that only traditional tech education paves the way.
AI, Generative AI, and Future Innovations
Drawing from my experiences at companies like Citigroup, UnitedHealth Group, and alterDomus, I would like to explore the current and future impact of AI and Generative AI on businesses and society. This topic will delve into how companies can harness these technologies for innovation and efficiency.
Leadership and Digital Transformation
As someone who has led significant digital transformation initiatives, I aim to share insights on effective leadership in this domain. This topic will include strategies for driving change, fostering innovation, and building a culture that embraces digital advancement.
Personal Transformation
Coming from a place with no technology that didn’t speak English, how did Danilo rise to become one of the world’s most respected technology leaders? What personal traits, habits, and belief systems helped him become so resilient? Danilo can teach easy-to-apply steps and methodologies that can allow anyone to achieve their ultimate dream.
Rethinking People Management
We go through school life being split into age groups but when we go to work we often have 5 generations working together and yet, no one seems to talk about it or adapt the workplace so it works for all 5 generations. When we hire people we read their CV and have 2-3 conversations and then offer them a job, only to find out later that they are not a good fit or match. Danilo teaches how to look at people management and hiring in a different way to enable your company to thrive and to build unstoppable high-performance teams. Once you hear his thoughts and advice on how to manage this better you will never manage your company and teams the same way again.
How to Scale Innovation
New technology initiatives fail more than 80% of the time. That is because the initiative lacked vision, structure, governance and the correct buy in to scale. Danilo can teach you how he has scaled 100’s of technoloty initiatives, how to structure a vision, governance model that is tried and tested as well as how to get the right buy in to allow any initiative to scale. He also touches on culture and generational bias aspects that are important recipes to success too. Following this speech your initiatives will have an near 100% chance of success instead of a typical failure rate of 80% within 2 years.
· Ai (all topics leadership and technical)
· Digital Transformation (how to blend technologies to transform companies, leadership elements of transformation)
· Innovation
· Future of work (impact on businesses, societies and governments)
· Tech leadership in general (how to maintain no.1 tech position/offerings to provide the company with a competitive edge)
· Generative Ai, OpenAi, ChatGPT, Google Bard and how to use these technologies to revolutionize and transform your business and industry
· How to increase your company valuation with Ai and innovative technologies – a real practitioners guide
· How to generate new revenue streams with Ai, Generative Ai, OpenAi, ChatGPT, Google Bard
· How to drive efficiencies in all your departments with Ai, Generative Ai, OpenAi, ChatGPT, Google Bard
· The future of education with Ai, Generative Ai, OpenAi, ChatGPT, Google Bard
· The future of the legal industry with Ai, Generative Ai, OpenAi, ChatGPT, Google Bard and how this impacts your law practices
· The future of the financial services industry with Ai, Generative Ai, OpenAi, ChatGPT, Google Bard and how this impacts the way financial institutions work
· Workshops and talks around how to setup the governance and structure to drive the use of Ai, Generative Ai, OpenAi, ChatGPT, Google Bard in your organisation in a pragmatic way that is highly effective and cost efficient
· What are the ethical, structural and community impact of Ai, Generative Ai, OpenAi, ChatGPT, Google Bard and how will this change our world forever
· How to blend Automation, Ai, Generative Ai in a way that can drive true transformation in your organization
