Danilo McGarry

AI Transformation Leader, Former Head of AI at Citi & UnitedHealth Group

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Danilo McGarry's Biography

Danilo McGarry is an AI operator and advisor who helps boards, C-suite executives and private equity partners use AI to transform companies and create measurable value. He is ranked among the Top 20 Most Influential People in AI and was ranked #1 for Intelligent Automation two years running (Thinkers360, Onalytica). His methods are taught in more than 100 universities.He was Head of AI at Citigroup (Markets Division) and then at UnitedHealth Group, where he ran a digital worker programme of 3,500 digital employees across its healthcare operations. His corporate track also includes leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase, RBC and Alter Domus, where he helped take the business from a €900 million to a €4.9 billion valuation in four years.His strat

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The AI Advantage: How to Redesign Your Operating Model, Create New Revenue and Protect Your Valuation

AI is reshaping entire industries, not just processes. This keynote gives leaders a concrete roadmap to rebuild their business for the AI age: evolving operating models, redesigning workflows and moving from legacy systems to intelligent, self-improving organisations.

Leaders learn how to reimagine products and services with AI, move from reactive to predictive operations and compress go-to-market cycles. Each version is adapted to the audience: boards focus on enterprise value, executives on scaling impact, investors on the models that will lead the decade ahead.

Key takeaways:

Rebuild your company into an AI-first, high-value enterprise
Reimagine products, services and go-to-market strategies with AI
Scale transformation that drives measurable financial impact
Align data, people and processes to accelerate growth
Position your company for valuation growth in the AI decade

Ideal audience: Boards, CEOs and C-suite executives focused on strategic transformation, growth and enterprise value.

Humans, Teams and Transformation: How to Build High-Performance Organisations with AI

The best companies are not just adopting AI; they are rebuilding how teams work around it. This keynote equips leaders to design high-performance teams that think, collaborate and deliver at the speed of AI.

It shows how AI can rewire communication, innovation and performance management, how to link personal objectives to business strategy, redesign incentives and turn data into real-time decision power.

Key takeaways:

Design AI-powered teams that deliver exponential performance
Align people, incentives and data for faster execution and growth
Integrate AI into daily decision-making and collaboration
Use AI to accelerate product innovation and client delivery
Create a culture that scales creativity and measurable outcomes

Ideal audience: CEOs, senior leaders and transformation executives driving team performance, innovation and change.

From Idea to Impact: Executing AI Transformation That Delivers Measurable Results

A deep dive into how to move from AI concept to enterprise-scale results: process re-engineering, workflow redesign, automation and data-driven governance that delivers measurable ROI.

The session maps each stage of becoming an AI-first organisation, from digitisation to autonomous operations, and shows how to find high-value AI opportunities, scale execution across business units and build governance that keeps control without losing speed.

Key takeaways:

The execution frameworks behind successful AI transformation
Modernise workflows and infrastructure for automation and scale
Operationalise AI to increase revenue and margin growth
Create governance that ensures performance and accountability
Sustain AI as a continuous engine of value creation

Ideal audience: Private equity partners, CIOs, CTOs, COOs and transformation leaders.

Danilo McGarry's Biography

He was Head of AI at Citigroup (Markets Division) and then at UnitedHealth Group, where he ran a digital worker programme of 3,500 digital employees across its healthcare operations. His corporate track also includes leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase, RBC and Alter Domus, where he helped take the business from a €900 million to a €4.9 billion valuation in four years.

His strategies have delivered more than USD 2 billion in measurable outcomes for Fortune 500 organisations. Today he works in private equity and venture capital, investing in and transforming portfolio companies. He is a shareholder and partner at the digital transformation advisory Ective, which has helped clients such as Volvo, Linde Group and BASF become AI-first in 10 countries, and a shareholder in Certified Renewables, a UK solar and renewables firm.

Danilo serves on the board of the AI Forum and is a member of the European Commission's AI Alliance. He hosts the It's All About Ai podcast, writes as a technology columnist for WIRED, and his work has appeared in the Financial Times, Bloomberg and The Times, which called him an "industry thought leader".

He has spoken for TED and the United Nations and for corporate audiences including EY, Coca-Cola, Adobe, Cognizant, Capgemini, Bain & Company, PwC and KPMG. His keynotes and workshops show leaders how to move from pilot purgatory to production with speed and discipline, with frameworks they can use the same day.

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Danilo McGarry testimonials

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

(US Government)

Danilo just delivered the best speech on Ai I have ever seen, truly eye opening and life changing

Director

Talent Development EY Senior Management

One of the most engaging sessions I have seen this season not only in GDS but EY overall.

Executive Chair at MKai.org

What stuns me about Danilo is his depth of thought. The way that he can connect ideas from disparate industries and present them in ways that everyone can understand sets him apart as a Thought Leader and world- class Keynote Speaker. He is a leading light in the Industry and my go-to person for industry trends and developments.

Inspired Media

Danilo McGarry is one of the world’s best Generative Ai speakers. He is a genius!

Roboyo

Danilo explains complex technical solutions in a business-friendly manner that can engage and delight any audience, He is... my go-to guru for emerging technologies.”

Tquila

Danilo is in a class of his own... his speeches have brought know-how I have never seen before.”

GXG / Principal GXG

He's a game changer!

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Danilo McGarry

Danilo McGarry speaks on themes connected to their work as Top 20 experts in AI I help companies get their AI & Digital Transformation execution right | Keynote & TED Speaker | Host: #1 AI Podcast | $2B created boosting client valuations, revenue & cutting costs. Contact us for current keynote titles.

Contact Speaker Agency UK through speakeragency.co.uk/contact. We will discuss your event's objectives, audience and timing, then tailor Danilo McGarry's session to fit.

Danilo McGarry is available for corporate conferences, leadership events, award ceremonies, internal team days and online sessions, in the UK and internationally.

Yes. Danilo McGarry's sessions work well for leadership away-days, organisational development and staff training, and can be adapted to your team's goals.

Speaking fees vary depending on event type, audience size, location and format (keynote, panel or workshop). Contact Speaker Agency UK for a personalised quote for Danilo McGarry.

Danilo McGarry typically delivers 30 to 60 minute keynotes with optional audience Q&A, and can tailor the timing or run a longer workshop format to suit your event.