Bio

Seasoned expert with impactful use of advanced technology for societal gains. Multi-year experience with venture capital funds, coaching entrepreneurs at young startups, and advisory of governmental clients and commercial outlets. Exposure to CxO level from large FG500 companies. Initiated and championed processes for technology innovation. Three decades of cumulative experiences and expertise with advanced technology - artificial intelligence, blockchain, semantic web, NLU, ML, ontology engineering - in a variety of industries including consumer electronics, capital markets, office automation equipment, oil and gas and consulting. Acquired and excelled a multitude of skills through the entire life cycle of technology innovation: from perception of ideas through to development, execution and deployment, sharing experiences and thought leadership. Analytical thinker and creative problem solver who effectively collaborates with multi-functional high-performance teams. Oversight and management of multi-billion dollar budgets in research and commercial settings. Conducted high calibre research and development in artificial intelligence and its applications for over 13 years at internationally renowned Universities including the internationally acknowledged centre-of-excellence for AI research, U.Edinburgh, as well as Government funded consortia. Highlights of my work there include pioneering in ontology mapping, semantic technologies (RDF, OWL, SPARQL) and tools for many different business domains and industries. Prepared and delivered over 70 talks in symposia and trade shows around the globe; exposure to audience of all sizes and expertise. Gifted with rapid onboarding of disruptive technology innovations and connecting them to solid business outcomes.