After Dinner Speakers
Nordic CTIO at Cognizant | Host of Soul of Innovation Podcast
While companies spent over $200 billion on AI initiatives in 2024, Thomas Anglero reveals why nearly three-quarters failed spectacularly – and it wasn't due to technology limitations. As the founder of Europe's first IBM Watson Lab for cancer and former Nordic CTO at Cognizant, Thomas delivers the uncomfortable truths that traditional consultants avoid.
Drawing from 25+ years of AI implementation experience with Fortune 500 companies, WHO, and the European Union, Thomas exposes the critical strategic blindness causing massive AI investment failures. This isn't theoretical – it's battlefield intelligence from someone who's guided executives through both successful transformations and costly disasters.
Key Revelations:
- Why companies spend millions building AI tools while AI surpasses them every second
- The fundamental strategic error that dooms 73% of AI initiatives from day one
- How to redirect AI investments toward actual business transformation versus measurement theater
- The real reason technical implementation succeeds but business transformation fails
Target Audience: C-suite executives, board members, innovation leaders, technology executives at enterprise organizations planning major AI investments.
Thomas's Unique Authority: Former IBM Nordic Director of Innovation, Cognizant Nordic CTO, keynoted 450+ global conferences including World Government Summit Dubai and EU Commission Brussels, author of "Intro to Artificial Intelligence."
"The $50 Million Leadership Mistake: When Your CEO Becomes Your Biggest Competitor" The Generational Leadership Crisis That's Destroying AI Transformations
The most expensive mistake companies make isn't technological – it's keeping leaders who can't psychologically adapt to exponential change. Thomas Anglero, who admits struggling with this transformation despite 15 years of AI expertise, delivers a raw assessment of why current leadership may be the primary obstacle to organizational survival.
Having trained hundreds of Nordic and European executives while serving as Cognizant's Nordic CTO and IBM's Director of Innovation, Thomas reveals why even he – an AI expert – finds undoing 50 years of traditional business thinking overwhelming. This keynote forces leaders to confront whether they should step aside or fundamentally rewire how they think and lead.
Key Insights:
- Why leaders trained in pre-internet thinking cannot navigate AI-driven markets
- The psychological warfare required to rebuild executive decision-making frameworks
- How to assess whether your current leadership can execute transformation or should be replaced
- The brutal self-evaluation process that determines organizational survival
Target Audience: Board members, succession planning committees, executive teams, leadership development professionals, and senior executives questioning their ability to lead through AI transformation.
Thomas's Authority: 25+ years developing C-suite leaders at IBM, Cognizant, and Norwegian Tax Authority, trained executive teams managing $450 million contracts, author and global keynote speaker on leadership transformation.
"The Tokenization Revolution: How Smart Companies are Secretly Restructuring to Survive" The Business Model Framework That Future-Proofs Your Organization Against Disruption
While most companies optimize Excel spreadsheets, forward-thinking organizations are quietly tokenizing their entire business models to unlock new revenue streams and competitive advantages. Thomas Anglero, who pioneered digital transformation strategies across Nordic markets, reveals the framework for fundamental business model reinvention that boards desperately need but rarely hear about.
Drawing from his experience as founder of multiple technology companies and strategic advisor to Fortune 500 organizations, Thomas guides executives through identifying their true core assets (hint: it's not what they think) and creating parallel blockchain versions of their companies that generate new revenue while building cultural transformation capability.
Strategic Framework:
- How to identify your company's actual core assets versus perceived assets (banks think it's money – it's actually trust)
- The step-by-step process for tokenizing your entire organization without disrupting operations
- Why this approach protects against financial devastation while building future readiness
- The new culture requirements for leading tokenized enterprises
Target Audience: Board members, business transformation leaders, CFOs, strategic planning executives, and CEOs ready to fundamentally reinvent their business models for the AI economy.
Thomas's Authority: Founded multiple tech companies including world's first virtual desktop service, served as Nordic innovation leader for IBM and Cognizant, strategic advisor to government and Fortune 500 companies, expert in emerging financial technologies and blockchain applications.
