Financial Times: Just an Illusion

London | Published in Archive | 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 iminent 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 eveything 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 transformational business leader with nearly three decades of experience driving operational excellence and revenue growth across global enterprises. As Head of Global Training and Press Spokesperson at [Amazon Web Services](https://aws.amazon.com) (AWS), he leads worldwide enablement delivery and operations for one of technology's largest sales forces during a pivotal era of AI innovation. A Chartered Director and Fellow of the [Institute of Directors](https://www.iod.com), Mario partners with Boards and C-suite leaders to deliver measurable business outcomes through strategic transformation. His frameworks and methodologies have generated over two-billion dollars in enterprise value through the effective adoption of AI, data, and cloud technologies.