[CXOTALK FRIDAY] IBM Consulting COO: AI Business Playbook

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Join CXOTalk episode 832 for a deep dive into building an actionable AI strategy.

Our guest, Mohamad Ali, Chief Operating Officer of IBM Consulting, shares insights from real-world implementations, providing a business playbook for AI success. He'll address common AI misconceptions, strategies for guiding AI transformation, and the importance of responsible AI practices.

Learn how to overcome typical hurdles in AI projects, get advice on preparing your workforce for the AI-driven future, and explore case studies that showcase AI's transformative power. This episode offers a valuable framework for leaders seeking to operationalize AI, drawing on lessons learned from IBM Consulting's extensive experience.

Mohamad Ali is Chief Operating Officer for IBM Consulting. In this role, he is responsible for the global operational performance of IBM Consulting, including Global Delivery, Cybersecurity services, asset development and scaling AI-enabled solutions that make greater use of IBM technology to improve delivery profitability and innovation.

Mohamad was most recently CEO of IDG, a leading market intelligence and demand generation company serving the technology ecosystem. Before this, Mohamad was CEO of Carbonite, a publicly traded data-protection and cybersecurity company where he grew revenues four-fold in four years.

Mohamad also previously served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Hewlett Packard where he played a pivotal role in the company's turnaround by directly managing over ten billion dollars of organic cost reductions and leading the process to split HP into two companies.

At IBM, Mohamad acquired and integrated various companies to help create the organization’s multi-billion dollar analytics software business. At Avaya, he oversaw the two-billion-dollar services group, and served as the head of the company’s research labs.

He currently serves on the boards of iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) and Henry Schein (NASDAQ: HSIC), and previously on the boards of Carbonite (NASDAQ: CARB) and City National Bank (NYSE: CYN). Mohamad is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Michael Krigsman is an industry analyst and publisher of CXOTalk. For three decades, he has advised enterprise technology companies on market messaging and positioning strategy. He has written over 1,000 blogs on leadership and digital transformation and created almost 1,000 video interviews with the world’s top business leaders on these topics. His work has been referenced in the media over 1,000 times and in over 50 books. He has presented and moderated panels at numerous industry events around the world.

Apr 5: Mohamad Ali, Chief Operating Officer, IBM Consulting

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Apr 26: Kian Katanfaroosh, Computer Science Lecturer, Stanford University

May 3: Simon Allen. CEO, McGraw HIll