Here are all of the posts that have the tag #speaking

Unlocking your data with AI: Insights from Monday.com Elevate

ExCel, London | Published in AI and Data | 10 minute read |    

Mario Thomas on stage at Monday.com Elevate at ExCel London with a list of AI use cases on screen.

Last week, I had the privilege of delivering a keynote presentation at Monday.com’s Elevate conference in London. The topic, “Leveraging data and artificial intelligence (AI) for organisational transformation,” allowed me to challenge some common misconceptions about AI adoption and share practical insights on harnessing the power of existing data. In this post, I outline the key themes discussed and provide some additional context.


Introducing the AI Stages of Adoption: A framework for understanding AI readiness in your business

Amazon Web Services, London | Published in AI, Board and Data | 15 minute read |     

Earlier this week, I got the opportunity to speak at our Amazon Web Services (AWS) office in London, to an audience of Private Equity firms and their portfolio company executives about driving value creation through AI and data. The presentation focused on how Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies can drive value creation through AI and data. I also took the opportunity to introduce a new concept called the AI Stages of Adoption (AISA), which is designed to help organisations assess their maturity and readiness for AI adoption.


Harnessing AI for organisational change led from the Board

London School of Economics | Published in AI | 5 minute read |    

Mario Thomas and Kenneth Benoit standing in front of a display screen at the London School of Economics

I had an incredible afternoon as a guest lecturer at the The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where I got to discuss harnessing AI for organisational transformation led from the Board, at this summer’s Data Science for Executives class.


Demystifying AI: My Chief Wine Officer Talk

National Portrait Gallery, London | Published in AI, Board and Cloud | 5 minute read |    

Last night I had the pleasure of speaking at the Chief Wine Officer event hosted by AWS at London’s National Portrait Gallery. The focus was on demystifying generative AI and helping business leaders understand how to harness its potential for real organisational transformation.

Mario Thomas speaking to the Chief Wine Office event at the National Portrait Gallery, London

TechNative: AWS Transformation Day

London | Published in Cloud |


Gartner CFO Roundtable

Atlanta | Published in Cloud | 1 minute view |    

Earlier this week I presented at a Gartner round table for CFO’s in Atlanta. The topic was how organisations use the cloud to transform and how the value from that transformation is expressed to the business. My presentation can be viewed on the Gartner website here (registration required).


re:Invent - Getting ready for a large scale migration to AWS

Las Vegas | Published in Cloud | 47 minute watch |     

Today I presented at AWS re:Invent on the key considerations organisations should make as they consider a migration to the cloud from their on-premises data centre. Joining me on stage was Greg Cope of the Financial Times who shared stories from his experiences in migrating to AWS.


Writing your AWS cloud business case

Published in Cloud | 42 minute watch |     

Today I presented at the AWS Transformation Day London on how to write a business case for a migration to the AWS cloud. You can view the video here and see coverage from Hosting Journalist here.