Strategy hacks discussed in this episode: Rollercoaster of Strategic Thinking (or the surprising way in which analysis & creativity interplay on AI problems) and Projects Portfolio Management (or the simple rule for ensuring you’re still in business in a few years time). 

Bart Hamers, Director Analytics & Artificial Intelligence @ BNP Paribas Fortis. 

Bart is a senior data & analytics leader with over 20 years of experience in data science & AI. Bart spent his career as manager for the large financial institutions BNP Paribas Fortis, Dexia and as consultant working for Deloitte. Bart holds a PhD in Mathematical Engineering from Leuven, and he is interested in how most organizations can increase efficiency & improve business insight by implementing a true data-driven decision culture. Bart typically achieves this for employers & clients alike by integrating the typical 5 dimensions of an Analytics & AI organizational structure: strategy, people, processes, data, and technology.
 

Wim Ilsbroux, Partner Strategy & Digital Transformation @ KPMG Belgium. 

Wim has a triple-track career with periods in management consulting (with McKinsey, and now KPMG), in the financial services industry (with Axa, and Dexia ), and in entrepreneurship (with The Future Generation). Throughout this, he is passionate about helping organizations move forward and improve their performance in times of uncertainty. Wim also loves cultural diversity, having had the opportunity to work with diverse teams in multiple countries & sectors, and learned a lot from that.

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Producer: Michael Bannon