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Financial Times: Just an Illusion

London | Published | 10 minute read |     

An AI generated man sits and reads the Financial Times in a coffee shop. Source: OpenAI/ChatGPC
What’s going on with British business? Can the UK economy really be struggling? With PwC’s global survey of CEO’s revealing an upbeat picture the FT asked me for my views.

Everywhere you look at the moment one newspaper or another are reporting impending doom and gloom, credit crunch woes and the imminent implosion of the UK economy.

PwC’s annual global survey of CEO’s reveals an altogether different picture – one of upbeat confidence and a real expectation that everything will be alright in the end.

The FT asked me to provide my view on things and the article is availble here (pay wall) for you to read.

About the Author

Mario Thomas is a Chartered Director and Fellow of the Institute of Directors (IoD) with nearly three decades bridging software engineering, entrepreneurial leadership, and enterprise transformation. As Head of Applied AI & Emerging Technology Strategy at Amazon Web Services (AWS), he defines how AWS equips its global field organisation and clients to accelerate AI adoption and prepare for continuous technological disruption.

An alumnus of the London School of Economics and guest lecturer on the LSE Data Science & AI for Executives programme, Mario partners with Boards and executive teams to build the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to scale advanced technologies responsibly. His independently authored frameworks — including the AI Stages of Adoption (AISA), Five Pillars of AI Capability, and Well-Advised — are adopted internationally in enterprise engagements and cited by professional bodies advancing responsible AI adoption, including the IoD.

Mario's work has enabled organisations to move AI from experimentation to enterprise-scale impact, generating measurable business value through systematic governance and strategic adoption of AI, data, and cloud technologies.