Through this speaker series, IXL facilitates learning, inspires creativity, and promotes innovation in various industries and sectors. By inviting top leaders and experts to share their ideas and experiences, you hope to spark new ideas, foster collaboration, and create a community of like-minded individuals who are committed to driving innovation forward.
The GCIO Speaker Series was created with the intention to fulfil our mission to share and exchange innovation best practices around the world.
Sessions take place the last Wednesday of every month at 9am EST
Each session has a new speaker with new relevant topics to discuss
Duration of 1 hour
Our Speakers
Welcome to the GCIO Speaker Series! Our team is dedicated to bringing you the best speakers and insights from around the world, all with the goal of advancing innovation and best practices in various industries and sectors.
Serena Leka
PhD Researcher, innovation
Hitendra Patel
Founder and CEO, IXL Center
Ronald Jonash
Senior Partner, IXL Center
Nicola Palmarini
Director, UKs National Innovation Centre
Timiebi U. Aganaba
Founder of Timiebi Aganaba LLC
Adi Alon
Managing Director, Accenture Strategy
Josep Miquel Piqué
Executive President, Technova Barcelona,La Salle Innovation Park
Carlos Marquerie
Director of the Innovation Liquid Lab at the School of Business and Technology, University Alfonso X
Steffen Gackstatter
Partner, Roland Berger
Carolina Durán
Latin America Director, Building Markets
Dr. Ali Rashed Bin Ghaith Alsuwaidi
CIO, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
Ferdous Abdullah Hussein
Section Head, Air Environment Sustainability and Environmental Assessment Dubai Municipality
Praveen Gupta
Director of Quality, Stephen Gould Corporation
Eduardo Diogo
Former CFO of Sebrae National
Jordi Albo-Canals
Chief Scientific Officer at Lighthouse DIG
Dr. Khoh Soo Beng
Co-founder and Director of PMO Innovations SDN BHD
Harlan Bennett
COO and Chief Innovation Strategist at Ever Evolving Inc.
Minette Navarrete
President of Kickstart Ventures, Inc.
Dr. Rafael Popper
Director of Futures Diamond Ltd
Paul Hobcraft
Founder of Paul4Innovating
Dr. Radha Rajkotia
CEO of Building Markets
Hitendra Patel
Co-founder of AKAIO
Jerome S. Engel
Founding Executive Director, Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Dr. Tor Wallin Andreassen
Founder of the Research Center: Digital Innovations for Sustainable Growth (DIG)
Angela Hanson
Innovation Lead at OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation
Saeed Al Falasi
Executive Director of Future Design and Acceleration at Dubai Future Foundation
Annika Steiber
Senior Director of the Silicon Valley Research Center
Nancy M. Griffin
CEO of Glowing Older
Dr. Andrew Nevin
Research Professor and the Inaugural Director, Brainomics Venture at the Center for BrainHealth, University of Texas at Dallas
David Banger
Founder of CHANGE lead®
Urquhart (Urko) Wood
Innovation Strategist and Founder of Reveal Growth Consultants
Ali Alam
Head of Deep Pioneers (DeepTech-Venture Builder)
Katie Stebbins
Executive Director at Tufts Food and Nutrition Innovtion Institute