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Paul Zikopoulos

Future Trends and AI Expert

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Named one of the “Top 100 Global AI and Big Data Influencers” by Analytics Insights magazine, Paul Zikopoulos is an award-winning tech thought leader and writer. He has written 22 books and over 360 articles on data and AI during his “accidental” decades-long career as a data nerd. Currently the Vice President of IBM Technology Group Skills and Enablement, Zikopoulos draws on his first-hand experience leading teams through transformative change — employing real-time demos during his high-energy, industry-tailored presentations — to show audiences how to best use and deploy disruptive technologies and big data to their competitive advantage.

At IBM, Zikopoulos leads from the front, owning accountability and strategic direction for IBM Technology Unit’s sales, tech sales, and partner ecosystem learning journeys and upskilling programs. During COVID, he led IBM’s virtual transformation, designing and deploying the IBM Virtual Collaborator Learning Program, which led him to win the prestigious Brandon Award for Best Results of a Learning Program.

Among the leading voices in tech and big data, Zikopoulos has been named in dozens of global “experts to follow” and “thought leader” lists, including CIO Look’s “Top 10 Most Intelligent Leaders in Data Science” and SAP’s “50 Big Data Twitter Influencers.” He has also been asked to share his expertise on the popular television show, 60 Minutes, and advised NATO leaders about using data in shaping the future of operational command and control strategy.

Zikopoulos actively bolsters women in technology and general workplace inclusivity, having completed an intensive D&I certificate at Cornell University. He is the only (and first) male to ever win the IBM Canada’s Women in Technology Ally of the Year award and is an advisory board member for Switch, a global network and social platform for female founders of technology ventures. Zikopoulous also sits on Coding for Veterans’ board of directors and on the globally renowned Masters of Management Analytics and AI program board at Canada’s prestigious Queen’s University.

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Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

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  • So delighted you were able to speak at our event… you were fabulous! Thank you!

  • Want to thank you again for joining us yesterday and for all the work you put into tailoring the presentation to HARMAN, the audience, and the event. I’ve heard so much positive feedback about your presentation. You stole the show from our Shark [Tank] speaker!

  • Your presentation was best described as “mind blowing” and has sparked new ways of thinking. The highest rated component of our director program, your talk has helped with a cultural shift and our thinking around AI and Big Data.

  • I received both positive and negative feedback. The positive was that your session was great. The negative was that I should have booked you for longer. Certainly a mistake on my part… thanks for everything.

  • You did a great job. The buzz for the rest of the day around your talk was perfect and we couldn’t have asked for a better speaker or message. The audience loved and were intrigued with every piece of your talk.

  • Thanks SO much for such a dynamic and invigorating glimpse into what’s happening and what’s coming around the corner. You helped anchor it in a way our brains need to “get it”. People are still talking about you!

  • Not only has Paul been hands-down the best keynote speaker at our #EmergingTech events, but Paul has offered invaluable guidance and advice to our team!

  • I saw you present on Big Data at the CompTIA event several years ago, and it remains the most interesting and well delivered industry presentation I have even seen.

  • Thank you for such an amazing presentation, it was mesmerizing. The audience felt it was a home run with lots of compliments. Thanks for delivering way beyond expectations.

  • I wanted to reach out to you to personally thank you again for speaking at our event last week… I’ve received some really great feedback and appreciate you taking the time to educate us.

  • The feedback and compliments from your talk far exceeded any other speaker we had at our conference. As we took note of the positive results we got from the conference; many people noted they now understand AI.

  • Thank you again for participating at the Global Forum last week! Your presentation loved by all and the real highlight of our event for attendees.

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