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Keynote SpeakerDanilo McGarry

Globally recognized expert in AI & Tech in Top-20 of AI Experts, The Times AI thought leader, Keynote & TED Speaker, Value creation Advisor to Fortune500 & FTSE250 companies

Danilo McGarry is a world-renowned Ai Operator and Advisor who has spent decades delivering breakthrough value for C-suite executives, PE partners, and global boards. Recognized as the world’s foremost Ai expert, he is consistently ranked among the Top 20 Most Influential People in Ai globally and Ranked #1 in the... Read more

Biography

Danilo McGarry is a world-renowned Ai Operator and Advisor who has spent decades delivering breakthrough value for C-suite executives, PE partners, and global boards.

Recognized as the world’s foremost Ai expert, he is consistently ranked among the Top 20 Most Influential People in Ai globally and Ranked #1 in the World for Intelligent Automation two years running (Thinkers360, Onalytica). His proven strategies and insights have delivered more than USD 2 billion in tangible, measurable outcomes for Fortune 500 organisations including Citi Group, United Health Group (America’s 5th largest company) and many others.

Danilo holds the unique distinction of having designed and scaled the world’s largest Ai programs. His expertise stems from his roles as the former Head of Ai at Citigroup and at UnitedHealth Group, where he operated the world’s largest digital worker program—a massive fleet of 3,500 digital employees across its healthcare operations. His experience includes leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase, Citi Group, UHG, RBC and Alter Domus.
Today, he leverages this expertise in the PE/VC space, investing in and revamping portfolio companies to turn them from $100M to $1B valuations. He is a shareholder and partner at digital transformation advisory company Ective and a shareholder at renewables firm Certified Renewables. Danilo McGarry’s It’s All About Ai Podcast is the fastest growing podcast on Ai in the world, making complex technology accessible to all.

A Technology Columnist for WIRED Magazine, his insights have appeared in The Financial Times, Bloomberg, and The Times. He is a distinguished speaker for TED, the United Nations, and corporate audiences like EY, Coca-Cola, Adobe, Cognizant, Capgemini, Bain & Company, PWC, KPMG to name a few. His keynotes and workshops focus on Digital Transformation, Innovation & the Future of Work, and How To Scale Innovation with zero jargon.

He provides the valuable insights necessary to seize the competitive opportunity in Ai, empowering leaders to not just adapt to the future, but to build it with scale, profit, and confidence.

"Danilo just delivered the best speech on Ai I have ever seen, truly eye opening and life changing" NOAA (US Government)
"Danilo served as an advisor to a leading bank in their digital transformation strategy planning and quickly became a respected and valuable member, gaining respect of C level participants. He helped shape the banks strategy and operating model which became paramount to their continued success" Ted - GXG
"Danilo’s track record of producing outsized results with cutting edge technology at his current & prior roles might be unprecedented. In his 15 year career in this space he has overseen hundreds of transformation projects that to date have delivered circa $250 million in savings and counting. That is true transformation" Guy Nadivi - Intelligent Automation Radio
"Danilo served on our advisory board for technology. He was instrumental in the development of our Ai transformation strategy. His knowledge and access in this space is truly world class. It was a pleasure interacting and working with him" Ursula - Huntington Bank
"Danilo McGarry is one of the world's best Generative Ai speakers. He has been there and done it, running some of the world's largest Ai programs in companies that run global economies. He solves and organizes complex transformative programs into bitesize deliverables that scale quickly. He is a genius at building synergies between technologies, strategy, structure, governance and culture." Leigh - Inspired Media
"Danilo has the rare ability to operationally turn around companies and significantly grow them internationally – he proved it across industries and geographies. He has the entire executive tool box under his belt and implements super efficiently" Daniel - 3M
"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." Richard - Executive Chair at MKAI.org
"Danilo's abilities to explain complex technical solutions in a business-friendly manner that can engage and delight any audience. I admire his ever-expanding appetite for knowledge and his openness to share new ideas and help others with their goals. Above all, he is a great human being and my go-to guru for emerging technologies." Xuan - Roboyo
"I have worked with many people in the Digital Transformation space but Danilo is in a class of his own, his programs at CitiGroup, UnitedHealth Group and the speeches I have attended have brought know-how I have never seen before not even from the top consultancies I have hired. He is a true practitioner that has been there and done it several times." Alex - Tquila

Popular Talks by Danilo McGarry

  • 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. It shows how to evolve operating models, redesign workflows, and shift from legacy...

  • Humans, Teams, and Transformation: How to Build High-Performance Organizations 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.

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

    This keynote is a deep dive into how to move from AI concept to enterprise-scale results. It guides leaders through the architecture of real transformation: process re-engineering, workflow redesign, automation, and data-driven governance that delivers measurable...