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Helen Yu

Founder & CEO at Tigon Advisory Corp.

Henderson, United States

An advisor to the world’s largest technology companies, Helen Yu passionately believes growth comes at the crossroad of tech and humanity. Whether she is speaking to a crowd of 5,000 or a small start-up leadership team, she brings global customer success experience from her work with tech titans like Oracle, Adobe, and many start-up CEOs who went on to achieve multibillion-dollar revenue growth and record profitability.

As the founder and CEO at Tigon Advisory, Helen drives growth for the largest technology companies in the world and is a board advisor for fast growth SaaS companies. She also serves as Vice-Chair and Board Director at the Global Cybersecurity Association.

A highly respected thought leader, she is a top Twitter influencer in AI, Cloud, IoT, Cybersecurity, 5G, Growth, FinTech, and Start-Ups with a weekly reach of more than 10M. Helen is recognized as a global thought leader by organizations including IBM and Thinkers360. She speaks regularly at conferences including SXSW, TiECon, Global AI and Big Data conference, DMS, and Money2020. She co-hosted Intel Innovation Summit 2021.

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Chicago
Speaking Topics: Startup Growth Hacking; CyberSecurity Awareness; AI; Customer Experience; Digital Transformation; Keynote or Panels

Helen Yu Points
Academic 70
Author 1032
Influencer 745
Speaker 359
Entrepreneur 380
Total 2586

Points based upon Thinkers360 patent-pending algorithm.

Thought Leader Profile

Portfolio Mix

Company Information

Company Type: Service Provider
Business Unit: Technology
Theatre: United States
Minimum Project Size: N/A
Average Hourly Rate: N/A
Number of Employees: 1-10
Company Founded Date: 2017
Media Experience: 10 years
Last Media Training: 05/11/2019
Last Media Interview: 10/13/2020

Areas of Expertise

5G 31.74
Agile 30.10
AI 37.62
Analytics 30.12
Autonomous Vehicles 31.56
Big Data 30.37
Blockchain 31.98
Business Strategy 30.28
Change Management 30.16
Climate Change 30.86
Cloud 39.62
COVID19 31.07
Cryptocurrency 31.26
Culture 31.15
Customer Experience 44.79
Cybersecurity 46.35
Data Center 30.55
Design Thinking 30.04
Digital Disruption 30.24
Digital Transformation 41.52
Diversity and Inclusion 30.94
Ecosystems 31.46
EdTech 31.59
Emerging Technology 32.24
Entrepreneurship 30.98
FinTech 38.08
Future of Work 30.80
Generative AI
HealthTech
HR 30.64
Innovation 32.71
InsurTech 36.60
IoT 33.22
Leadership 31.96
Management 31.72
Marketing 32.10
Mergers and Acquisitions 30.44
Mobility 30.78
Privacy 30.62
Procurement 30.10
Security 30.28
Social 30.88
Startups 72.80
Supply Chain 32.36
Sustainability 47.99

Industry Experience

Financial Services & Banking
Healthcare
High Tech & Electronics
Insurance
Manufacturing
Oil & Gas
Professional Services
Retail
Telecommunications
Travel & Transportation

Publications

1 Academic Certification
Cybersecurity Certification from MIT
MIT Sloan School of Management
August 30, 2019

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Tags: Cybersecurity

1 Academic Fellow / Scholar
Cybersecurity Certification
LinkedIn
August 25, 2019
Cybersecurity certified at MIT Sloan of Management

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation

1 Academic Whitepaper
Managing the Barriers to Startup Scalability
California Management Review
November 01, 2021

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Tags: Customer Experience, Startups

1 Adjunct Professor
Customer Experience Executive Program
University of Wisconsin Parkside
September 01, 2022

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Tags: AI, Customer Experience, Digital Transformation

14 Advisory Board Memberships
Advisory Board Announcement
Verras Capital
November 14, 2022

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Tags: Startups

Advisory Board
LinkedIn
October 03, 2022

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Tags: Customer Experience, EdTech, Startups

Press Release for Joining Verras Capital as Advisor
Verres Capital
October 01, 2022

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Tags: Startups

PathFactory Advisor
PathFactory
February 05, 2021

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Tags: Marketing

Advisor
LinkedIn
January 29, 2021

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Tags: AI, Startups, Marketing

Advisor
LinkedIn
December 29, 2020
Advisor to Grazitti Interactive

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Tags: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity

Advisor
LinkedIn
July 03, 2019
Strategic Advisor for Akitra, an AI autonomous IoT Cybersecurity startup.

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Tags: AI, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation

Advisor
Pypestream
April 09, 2019

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Tags: AI, Customer Experience

Advisor
Pypestream
April 08, 2019
Advisor for Pypestream, a conversational AI company.

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Tags: AI

Advisor/Mentor for 1871
https://1871.com/
November 29, 2018
1871 is a not-for-profit community that helps digital designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs build their startups and share ideas.

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Tags: Emerging Technology, Startups

EVP, Athena Alliance
The Athena Alliance
October 31, 2018
The Athena Alliance is dedicated to advancing diversity in the boardroom by preparing executive women for board service and facilitating board matches.

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Tags: Culture, Leadership, Startups

Ambassador at Blocksquare
Medium
October 08, 2018
Help promote how blockchain technology reinvent real estate ecosystem

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Tags: Blockchain, Startups, Ecosystems

Board Advisor
Jebbit Crunchbase
January 18, 2017
Advise founders to scale their business since pre Series A.

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Tags: Marketing

Jebbit
linkedin
November 02, 2016
In this role, I advised the CEO and co-founders on business growth strategies. Jebbit was named one of the Top 25 Most Promising Companies in the World by CNBC, and their co-founders are Forbes 30 Under 30 honourees. During my 2-year advisory service, the business achieved tremendous growth, with 2018 revenue more than doubling the revenue for the past 2 years combined.

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Tags: Management, Leadership, Culture

15 Analyst Reports
Connectivity: Catalyst for Industrial Revolution
AT&T
December 15, 2022

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Tags: IoT, 5G

Merger & Acquisition - Akamai and Linode
LinkedIn
December 09, 2022

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Tags: Cloud, Cybersecurity

3 actions companies can take to unlock profit
LinkedIn
December 02, 2022

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Tags: AI

Reducing Cyber Underwriting Risk Starts with 3 Bs
LinkedIn
November 23, 2022

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Tags: Cybersecurity, InsurTech

Can industrial connectivity improve worker efficiency?
AT&T
November 17, 2022
Introducing industrial connectivity, use cases and where we have seen success

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Tags: Customer Experience, Cybersecurity, IoT

The 4Cs: Strategies for managing employee shortages in manufacturing and transportation
AT&T
November 17, 2022

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Tags: IoT, Supply Chain, Sustainability

Turning cyber underwriting from risk to resilience
BBN Times
November 11, 2022

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Tags: Cybersecurity, FinTech

Modernizing Cyber Underwriting to Turn Risk into Resilience?
LinkedIn
November 11, 2022

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Tags: Customer Experience, Cybersecurity, InsurTech

Working capital strategy
BBN Times
July 11, 2022

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Tags: Customer Experience, Supply Chain

How to scale a business in 4 steps
Startup Nation
December 03, 2021

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Tags: Startups

Digital transformation: 3 priorities for CIOs facing a tough climb
Enterpriser Project
July 26, 2021

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Tags: Digital Transformation

Can we trust AI if we don't trust each other
Click Z
July 13, 2021

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Tags: AI

Elevating customer experience through AI
Click Z
July 01, 2021

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Tags: AI, Customer Experience

The power of V2MOM : Start-Up Must Know Management Process
Businessing
June 04, 2021

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Tags: Startups

Preparing for the Unexpected: Build a Foundation for Better Decisions
Real Leaders
May 26, 2021

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Tags: Leadership, Startups

114 Article/Blogs
Developer Community Key to Powering Workplace Innovation
LinkedIn
May 25, 2023
My degree in international business and MBA in finance did not teach me how to code. I was an accountant for a tech company during the early days of my career and that meant learning to program on my own. My desk looked like a reference librarian’s with two-inch-thick product guides and technical manuals perched on my desk. I was lucky. I had great mentors (thank you, David, for patiently teaching me to design top performing applications!) and something else unique to many developers: endless curiosity.

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, Innovation

Cybersecurity in Digital Age
LinkedIn
April 27, 2023
I am delighted to share our latest newsletter featuring Boaz Gelbord, Chief Security Officer at Akamai Technologies. In this special edition, we explore the ever-increasing threat of cybercrime in the digital age and discuss how organizations can stay ahead of these threats.

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Tags: Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation

Multi-Cloud Cost Management: Navigating Uncertain Economics
LinkedIn
April 25, 2023
Businesses are quickly realizing the benefits of using the cloud, and their decisions reflect this. According to Gartner’s ‘cloud shift’ research, by 2025, 51% of IT spending in application software, infrastructure software, business process services and system infrastructure markets will have shifted from traditional solutions to the cloud. Additionally, spending on cloud technologies in application software will increase from 57.7% in 2022 to 65.9% in 2025.

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Tags: Cloud, Startups, Management

Three Ways Finance Can Create Value in an Uncertain Market
LinkedIn
March 29, 2023
Digital transformation provides new options for finance professionals to add even more value to their enterprises. Whether it’s combining finance and enterprise data in new ways, building cross-functional partnerships by evolving service offerings, or reinvigorating finance talent, there are lots of opportunities to create value in this unsettled business environment.

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Tags: Cloud, Digital Transformation, Innovation

Embracing Pragmatic Innovation to Build Resilience
LinkedIn
March 15, 2023
Innovation is a key factor in determining the success of any organization, but many companies struggle with it because they haven’t defined or measured it properly. It’s hard to measure something as intangible as an idea, which is why tying innovation to a business outcome is crucial. By understanding how innovation can mitigate supply chain disruptions, add value to customers, reduce dependency on high-cost suppliers, optimize working capital and engineering capacity, companies can be driven to innovate and innovate in the right areas.

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Tags: Cloud, Digital Transformation, Innovation

The 3Rs for CEOs Preparing for AI, Data – and a Recession
LinkedIn
March 01, 2023
Many of the CEOs I talk to are hungry to grow at scale. This calls for increased revenue without substantial costs from pricey acquisitions or infrastructure investment. These same leaders, however, face unprecedented challenges: the race to integrate artificial intelligence (AI), data security and protection, and a looming recession (predicted to be anywhere from mild to catastrophic, depending upon your news source).

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Tags: AI, Big Data, Leadership

Women in Tech: The 4Ps Strategy to Address the Underrepresentation and Build a More Inclusive Industry
LinkedIn
February 22, 2023
The tech industry has long been known for its lack of gender diversity, with women significantly underrepresented in tech occupations. Despite the growing demand for tech talent and the increasing awareness of the issue, progress in addressing this gender disparity has been slow. According to a 2021 report by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), women hold only 26% of computing occupations in the US. The lack of women in tech is not only an equity issue but also a business issue, as companies with more diverse workforces have been shown to outperform their less diverse peers. Let’s look at the challenges faced by women in tech, the benefit of having more women in tech, success stories and the efforts being made to support women in tech.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Innovation

Leveraging the Power of Diversity: Women’s Vital Role in Rescuing Manufacturing
LinkedIn
February 15, 2023
The future of manufacturing is not just about technology. It’s also about increasing the amount of diversity in the workforce. Despite women making up 47% of the total labor market, they only represent 29% of people working in manufacturing (US Bureau of Labor and Statistics).

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Tags: Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, Manufacturing

Boosting Board Cybersecurity Literacy: An Organic Approach to Meet SEC Requirements and Enhance Resilience
LinkedIn
February 09, 2023
The current business landscape is highly dependent on technology and the internet, making organizations vulnerable to a wide range of cyber threats. The consequences of these threats, including financial losses, reputational damage, and operational disruptions, can be significant. Therefore, it is crucial for board members to have a clear understanding of the cyber risks their organization faces and to adopt a proactive approach to managing them.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Innovation

Preparing-for-the-unexpected-the-foundation-needed-to-make-quick-decisions
Digital First Magazine
February 07, 2023

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Startups

Advancing ESG-with-Edge
BBN Times
February 03, 2023

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Tags: Climate Change, Sustainability

Empowering Disabled Workers with AI
BBN Times
January 27, 2023

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Tags: AI, Sustainability

Manufacturing becomes inclusive as AI enables hiring of workers with disabilities
LinkedIn
January 26, 2023
As we continue to shape the fourth industrial revolution, otherwise known as Industry 4.0, I believe we have an unbelievable story to explore with our workforce. Workforce development is closely tied to digital transformation, an undisputed requirement for a global supply chain, competitive edge, capacity building, time savings, cost containment, customer experience and capitalizing on the steep growth of emerging markets over the next decade.

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, Diversity and Inclusion

5Qs for CIOs and CFOs to Ask About Corporate Travel and Expense in 2023
LinkedIn
January 18, 2023
How important is the relationship between technology and financial leaders? Two words: game changer. Yet, according to Gartner, only “30% of CFO-CIO relationships can be described as strong digital partnerships – capable of outperforming their peers in financial management practices that are unique to funding digital.” One area where the two can work more closely together is travel and expense management. Why? Because business travel drives competition and revenue, and expenses are one of the largest sources of employee spending.

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Innovation, Management

Context Takes Over Content
LinkedIn
January 13, 2023
“To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.”

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Innovation, FinTech

Labor Shortage In Manufacturing & Transportation
LinkedIn
December 21, 2022
According to US Chamber of Commerce, in 2021, business added 3.8 million jobs. However, workforce participation has 3.4 million fewer Americans working today compared to February of 2020.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Innovation

3 Observations from the Recent Marriage of Akamai and Linode
LinkedIn
December 08, 2022
I’m no stranger to mergers and acquisitions. During my dozen years with Oracle, the tech giant acquired 82 companies. I joined Adobe right after they acquired Ominiture and Day Software, then Marketo was acquired by Vista Equity. What I learned is this: the successful company in M&A gets the culture fit right.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Culture

Making AI Real - From Data to Wisdom
LinkedIn
December 01, 2022
Let’s be honest. When most people think of increasing profit, they don’t immediately think of artificial intelligence. In fact, many business leaders I talk to struggle to find the real value behind AI. Why the disconnect? How can we transform data from information into wisdom? How can we connect AI with revenue generation?

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Tags: AI, Cybersecurity, Innovation

Turning Data Into Wisdom
BBN Times
December 01, 2022

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Tags: AI, Customer Experience

The Boring Technology Transformation
LinkedIn
November 18, 2022

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Tags: Customer Experience, Supply Chain

Modernizing Cyber Underwriting to Turn Risk into Resilience?
LinkedIn
November 10, 2022
In Vegas, there are no sure bets. The global cyber insurance industry, however, comes close when you’re talking about expansion and growth. According to MarketsandMarkets research, the global cyber insurance market is set to grow from $11.9 billion in 2022 to $29.2 billion by 2027. Reasons include more sophisticated cyber-attacks, increasing potential of financial losses and more complex regulatory compliance. Some areas of business are more vulnerable than others. Industries topping the list with the most cyber insurance claims include manufacturing, financial services and healthcare, plus all highly regulated industries. Cyber-attacks are on the rise with ransomware increasing by 93% in 2021.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Innovation

The Straight “A” Strategy for Outsmarting Inflation
LinkedIn
November 04, 2022
Inflation is the highest in 40 years (8.2% at the end of September 2022). While we may not be able to change that, we can outsmart inflation with the same strategic prowess chess prodigy Beth Harmon uses in the popular Netflix mini-series “The Queen’s Gambit.” I call it the Straight-A Strategy: adapt, adjust and accelerate. As we explore these, you’ll see why this moment in history is actually your greatest opportunity to create a stronger company and win the game.

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Innovation, Business Strategy

What's On the Priority List for Cybersecurity Leaders in 2025
LinkedIn
October 28, 2022
When asked about what 2025 looks like, some people fear it will bring a greater divide between the haves and the have-nots. The culprit? Pew Research points to technology companies amassing greater power through Big Data, surveillance, privacy invasion and the power of social media to spread both useful facts and misinformation.

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Tags: Big Data, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation

From Cloud Chaos to Cloud Smart
LinkedIn
October 21, 2022
“Cloud Chaos” refers to undefined enterprise cloud architecture, with co-existing public and private clouds, along with edge computing. The multi-cloud complexity is especially challenging for industries with more legal and compliance requirements, such as fintech. At the recent VMExplore event, Raghu Raghuram, CEO of VMware, painted an exciting vision of transformation from “Cloud Chaos” to “Cloud Smart” in the era of the great re-platforming.

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Tags: Cloud, Cybersecurity, Innovation

APEX - Innovation meets productivity and resilience
BBN Times
October 14, 2022

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Tags: Cloud, Future of Work, Innovation

1 Author Newsletter
Edge for the Future
LinkedIn
February 01, 2023
The pandemic accelerated the introduction and adoption of new technologies in order to help ensure productivity and collaboration from anywhere. It is an era of “do anything from anywhere world.” But what about underrepresented areas? 66% of world’s school-aged children have no internet connection at home. Over 1.3 billion children are impacted worldwide.

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Tags: Cloud, Digital Transformation, Leadership

1 Board Membership
Vice Chair, Board of Director
GCA
October 20, 2020
Global Cybersecurity Associaion

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Tags: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Startups

3 Books
Ascend Your Start-Up: Conquer the 5 Disconnects to Accelerate Growth
Made For Success Publishing
May 25, 2021
Ascend Your Start-Up: Conquer the 5 Disconnects to Accelerate Growth is an industry-defining panacea for start-ups who have stalled out on their journey to the top of the mountain.

Dedicated to her late grandmother, author Helen Yu inhales multiple generations of wisdom and exhales a revolutionary framework for tech founders and CEOs that enables their businesses to scale faster and fearlessly.

From Yu’s 15 years of first-hand experience in tech start-ups, readers will learn the 5 fundamental growth disconnects that trap start-ups in the cliffside, keep them from reaching the summit and touching the sky. Ascend Your Start-Up also empowers founders and CEOs to self-reflect and grow, posing a thoughtfully architected set of 26 essential questions you can ask yourself in order to scale your business.

Inspiration flows freely through the book’s pages as Helen draws parallels between the journey of growing a start-up and her sacred promise made to her grandmother to climb Mt. Everest.

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Startups

ASCEND YOUR START-UP
https://www.amazon.com/Ascend-Your-Start-up-Disconnects-Accelerate/dp/1641466219
May 25, 2021
From Yu’s 15 years of first-hand experience in tech start-ups, readers will learn the 5 fundamental growth disconnects that trap start-ups in the cliffside, keep them from reaching the summit and touching the sky. Ascend Your Start-up also empowers founders and CEOs to self-reflect and grow, posing a thoughtfully architected set of 26 essential questions you can ask yourself in order to scale your business.

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Startups

GoldenHeart II: We Are Your Family
drive2digital
February 14, 2021
Anthology of stories written for children in orphanages and foster care facilities

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Tags: Customer Experience, Startups, Sustainability

5 Book Awards
Voted one of the best books to read by the CEOWORLD Magazine
CEO World Magazine
December 15, 2022

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Tags: Startups

American Book Award - First Place in Entrepreneurship
American Book Fest
November 02, 2021

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Tags: Startups, Entrepreneurship

Fire Bird Award
Fire Bird
October 21, 2021

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Tags: Startups

Wall Street Journal Best Seller
Wall Street Journal
July 11, 2021

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Tags: Startups

Top Seller in Non Fiction Children's Book
Amazon
February 07, 2021

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Tags: Culture

1 Book Chapter
Transforming Customer Experience
Entrepreneurs Break
June 30, 2021

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Tags: Customer Experience, Startups

5 Executives
SVP of Services Press Release
BriteCore
December 15, 2021

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Tags: Customer Experience, FinTech, Startups

Chief Customer Officer
Showpad
July 01, 2019

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Tags: Customer Experience, Sustainability

Chief Growth Officer
LinkedIn
December 31, 1969

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Tags: AI, Customer Experience, Startups

Chief Customer Officer
Sprinklr
December 31, 1969

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Startups

GVP of Customer Exeperience
Marketo
December 31, 1969

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Marketing

1 Founder
Founder & CEO
LinkedIn
October 12, 2017
Tigon Advisory is a Chicago-based firm that equips start-ups to tackle go-to-market challenges that must be met before they can scale; among them: capturing the nuances of customer demand, matching products to market segments, engineering "marketability" into every product, and creating processes to systematize success.

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Tags: AI, Startups, Marketing

111 Influencer Awards
InsurTech Thought Leader & Influencer Leaderboard
Thinkers360
February 08, 2023

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Tags: InsurTech

Hottest Influencer in 2023
Insight Tech
February 07, 2023

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Tags: AI

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Supply Chain 2023
Thinkers360
February 04, 2023

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Tags: Supply Chain

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Cloud Computing 2023
Thinkers360
January 30, 2023

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Tags: Cloud

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Cloud Computing 2023
Thinkers360
January 27, 2023

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Tags: Cloud

Top fintech influencers and newsletters to follow in 2023
Belvo
January 23, 2023

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Tags: FinTech

Top 50 B2B Thought Leaders & Influencers You Should Work With In 2023 (North America)
Thinkers360
December 16, 2022

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Tags: Cybersecurity

Top 100 IoT Thought Leader
CBT
December 06, 2022

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Tags: IoT

#Sustainability Thought Leader & Influencer Leaderboard (Live)
Thinkers 360
November 21, 2022

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Tags: Sustainability

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on InsurTech 2022!
Thinkers 360
November 21, 2022

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Tags: InsurTech

175 Women B2B Thought Leaders You Should Follow in 2023
Thinkers 360
November 19, 2022

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Tags: Cybersecurity

175 Women B2B Thought Leaders You Should Follow in 2023
Thinkers 360
November 14, 2022

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Tags: Customer Experience

Top 100 IoT Thought Leaders
IoT Premier League
November 14, 2022

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Tags: IoT

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders on Fintech
Thinkers 360
November 04, 2022

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Tags: FinTech

125 podcasts you should listen to
Thinkers360
October 29, 2022

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Tags: Supply Chain

Top 50 AI influencers in 2023
Onalytica
October 25, 2022

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Tags: AI

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Customer Experience 2022
Thinkers 360
October 09, 2022

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Tags: Customer Experience

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Ecosystems 2022 You are here:
Thinkers 360
October 02, 2022

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Tags: Digital Transformation

Top 100 Tech Thought Leader
Thinkers360
October 01, 2022

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Tags: Digital Transformation

Top 100 Thought Leaders to Follow
Award Magazine
September 25, 2022

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Tags: Digital Transformation

Top 5 FinTech Influencers to Follow
Onalytica
September 22, 2022

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Tags: FinTech

Top 50 Influencer in FinTech - Ranked #5
Onalytica
September 20, 2022

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Tags: FinTech

Top 30 FinTech IT influencers
Biz Tech Magazine
July 11, 2022

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Tags: FinTech

Top IoT and Machine Learning on Twitter
NodeXL
May 21, 2022

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Tags: AI

Top 50 Influencer on Startups - Ranked #2
Thinkers360
May 16, 2022

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Tags: Startups

2 Influencer Newsletters
5Qs for CIOs and CFOs to Ask About Corporate Travel and Expense in 2023
LinkedIn
January 13, 2023

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation

Connectivity-catalyst-industrial-revolution
AT&T
December 15, 2022

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Tags: Cybersecurity, IoT

1 Journal Publication
Publications publication titleStart-ups: Beware of Those “Pocket Aces” publication dateApr 25, 2019 publication descriptionMedium publication descriptionUsing "pocket aces" as a metaphor to discuss challenges facing Start-ups ecosystem and what c
Journal Of Accounting And Finance Research
September 30, 1998
Investors rely on financial statements for their investment decisions. Empirical studies have shown that stock prices often change dramatically with the release of earnings reports and earnings per share estimates. In considering earnings reports, Wall Street Analysts and investors generally ignore restructuring changes when determining the quality and persistence of corporate earnings. Are restructuring activities insignificant or do they signal value to investors? This paper discusses challenges found in the current GAAP treatment of restructuring charges.

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Tags: FinTech, Change Management, Ecosystems

25 Keynotes
What's Next
Eventbrite
November 17, 2022

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation

The Road to finding, building and embracing grit
Providence College
November 04, 2022

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Supply Chain

The Future of Work
NAMIC
September 20, 2022

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, FinTech

The Art of Digital Transformation
FinTech Summit
September 02, 2022

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, FinTech

Own the future
Cyprus FinTech Summit
September 02, 2022

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Tags: Digital Transformation

Cybersecurity - Getting Cyber Fit
Global Cybersecurity Association
January 25, 2022

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Tags: Cybersecurity

AI & Cloud Expo
AI & Cloud Innovation
April 28, 2021

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Tags: AI, Cloud, Customer Experience

The AI Summit New York
The AI Summit New York
December 10, 2020
Chair the Cybersecurity Track

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Tags: AI, Cryptocurrency, Customer Experience

AI Cybersecurity Closing Remarks
AI Summit New York
December 03, 2020

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Tags: AI, Cybersecurity, IoT

AI Summit New York
AI Summit New York
December 02, 2020

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Tags: AI, Cybersecurity

CIO Straight Talk - Where does Cybersecurity Go From Here
HCL
October 29, 2020

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Tags: AI, Customer Experience, Cybersecurity

The Role of AI in Customer Experience
Global AI and Big Data Conference
October 27, 2020

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Tags: AI, Customer Experience, Startups

Advisor
Global Big Data and AI Conference
October 26, 2020
Keynote panel discussion with AI expert at Adobe, Google Brain, HCL and former Gartner analyst.

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Tags: AI, Customer Experience, Digital Transformation

State of AI in Enterprise
Global AI and Big Data Conference
October 20, 2020

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Tags: AI, Customer Experience, Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation Summit
EXITO
October 13, 2020
Own The Future - The Art of Digital Transformation

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Tags: AI, Cloud, Customer Experience, Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation Summit
Digital Transformation Summit
October 08, 2020

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation Summit
Digital Transformation Summit (India)
October 07, 2020

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Tags: Digital Transformation

Shaping Digital Transformation at the intersection and tech and humanity
Workclub
September 07, 2020

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Tags: FinTech, Future of Work, Sustainability

Founder and CEO
World Forum Disrupt
March 09, 2020
CX Strategy Keynote

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Startups

Acclimate through the voice of customer
CX Strategy Conference - World Forum Disrupt
March 08, 2020

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation

Getting CyberFit, How to Start
IRM Zurich
November 26, 2019

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Tags: Customer Experience, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation

What Mt. Everest Taught Me about Scaling Tech Startup
Hub88
August 09, 2019
Over 17,000 feet up in the Himalayan air sits Base Camp Everest – a gray, barren, rocky place that could serve as a model for camp grounds on the moon. Climbers arrive at Base Camp excited and apprehensive, confident and anxious – much like companies leveraging emerging technologies to improve customer experience. Helen Yu should know: Twelve years ago, she scaled Mt. Everest to Base Camp, and two years ago she founded a firm called Tigon Advisory – it helps start-ups cure the strategy-to-execution gaps that threaten their go-to market plans. Ms. Yu will share four lessons that apply to scaling mountains and companies.

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Tags: AI

Startups, Cure Your Disconnects!
YuTube
July 01, 2019
TieCon Keynote

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Startups, Cure Your Disconnects
TiECon
May 11, 2019
All start-ups have them: strategy-to-execution gaps that disconnect “where you are” from where you want to be; where you need to be. You’ll need to cure these gaps to reach the promised land of traction – home to sustainable revenue growth. Said differently, you’ll need to survive the gauntlet that is “go-to-market” – a minefield whose vagaries doom 80% of start-ups. In this invaluable session for entrepreneurs, Ms Helen Yu shows start-ups how to do exactly that. It begins by dissecting the “traction gap” into five disconnects – like process inadequacies and poor product-market fit – and applying strategies and tactics proven to cure them. Among them: solutions that will strengthen customer experience, support customer success, and create technological advantages from proof of concept and prototyping to product launch.

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TieCon
Facebook @TiECon
May 11, 2019
Keynote speaker at Entrepreneur track at TiECon 2019

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90 Media Interviews
How-to-conquer-the-5-disconnects-to-accelerate-growth
Digital First Magazine
February 10, 2023

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The great reboot: Designing the future of work
Davos
January 17, 2023

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This is Digital
West Monroe
December 27, 2022

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M&A
LinkedIn
December 15, 2022

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Multi Cloud Trends
Dell Technologies
December 15, 2022

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Outsmarting Inflation
SAP
November 15, 2022

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Outsmarting Inflation
SAP
November 14, 2022

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Outsmarting Inflation - Working Capital Strategies
SAP
November 11, 2022

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Navigating inflation with data
Inside Analysis
November 07, 2022

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New Threats and Trends in Cybersecurity
AT&T
October 26, 2022

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How to identify the disconnects in your startup that inhibits growth
YouTube
October 25, 2022

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Build a Foundation for Better Decisions
20th Century Mgmt
October 18, 2022

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4 tactics to help CIOs improve the employee experience in a hybrid workplace
EY
October 10, 2022

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Becoming Cloud Smart
VMware
October 07, 2022

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Party at the edge - where significance and security meet
BBN Times
October 03, 2022

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Preparing for the Unexpected: Build a Foundation for Better Decisions
22 century management with Ken
October 02, 2022

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NVidia fintech influencer spotlight
NVidia
October 01, 2022

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Key Traits for the Digitally-Astute CFO
Workday
September 30, 2022

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Cybersecurity and Edge Computing for Manufacturing
AT&T
September 26, 2022

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The Future of Work
NAMIC
September 20, 2022

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Can Manufacturers Reach Their Greatest Potential in the Factory of the Future
AT&T (LinkedIn/BBN)
September 19, 2022

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Manufacturing's Digital Revolution
YouTube
September 17, 2022
Talking to Alicia Nieves at Cheddar News about Manufacturing. Shared my POV on how manufacturing benefits from digital revolution and the seismic impact of 5G and IoT on manufacturing growth. Thank you AT&T Business for the sponsorship.

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How #MEC provides control and flexibility at the edge and how it enables #SmartFactory.
MxD
September 15, 2022

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Your Finance Tech Stack - Build to Scale
Tipalti
September 15, 2022

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Tags: Digital Transformation, FinTech, Finance

What are you most excited about Manufacturing?
Hannover Messe/AT&T
September 14, 2022

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2 Miscellaneouss
SAP SAPPHIRE
SAP
June 07, 2021

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3 Hacks for Digital Transformation
Thinkers360
April 14, 2021

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31 Panels
Protecting and Preserving IT Capital
Dell Technologies - Dell Modern MultiCloud Series
January 11, 2023

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Tags: Cloud, Cybersecurity

Outsmarting Inflation
SAP
November 15, 2022

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Navigating Inflation through Data
Twittter
November 07, 2022

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Your Financial Tech Stack: Build to Scale
Tipalti Illuminate
September 15, 2022

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illuminate
Tipalti
September 15, 2022

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Your Finance Tech Stack - Build to Scale
Tipalti
September 15, 2022

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How to create an awesome FinTech Product
Cyprus FinTech Summit
September 02, 2022

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Increasing Productivity at the Intersection of People and Technology
Dell
June 21, 2022

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Improve uptime and efficiency with RtOI
Matics
June 01, 2022

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Leadership Discussion
Braze
May 19, 2022

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Leading Trends in AI
YouTube
February 21, 2022

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The Future of the Finance Team
Tipalti
September 25, 2021

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Leading Trends in AL/ML
TiECon
May 20, 2021

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TiEcon 2021 I Day 2 I AI/ML I Leading trends in AI/ML [Panel Discussion]
YouTube
May 20, 2021
Panel discussion about the latest trends in deploying AI/ML in a number of verticals using tools such as Platform for Healthcare, Computer Vision, and Deep Learning. We also have subject matter experts in AI algorithm, unsupervised AI, and tensor methods along with Data Science, who are making these latest trends possible. One trend more relevant lately is Responsible AI which focuses on ensuring the ethical, transparent and accountable use of AI technologies in a manner consistent with user expectations, organizational values, and societal laws and norms.

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Digital Strategy
Zoho Creator LinkedIn Live
May 15, 2021

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Digital Engineering for the Next-Gen #CustomerExperience
CTO Straight Talk by HCL
February 04, 2021

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Innovating for a new future of work
Mercer
January 26, 2021

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Global Risk and Reinventing the Workplace
Marsh & McLennan
January 26, 2021

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Traits and Mindset of a Leader
TiE
December 09, 2020

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Traits and Mindsets of leaders
Women In IT
December 09, 2020

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Establishing Trust in a time of uncertainty
Talend
December 03, 2020

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AT&T BizTalk
AT&T
December 02, 2020

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AT&T BizTalk
AT&T
October 21, 2020

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Digital Week Online - Big Data & Cybersecurity
Digital Week Online
October 13, 2020

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Human vs. Digital
Women In IT
October 08, 2020

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35 Podcasts
CXO Spice_Women in Tech [Episode 33]
YouTube
March 08, 2023

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Tags: Digital Transformation, FinTech, Future of Work

CXO Spice_Making AI Real [Episode 31]
YouTube
February 16, 2023

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, Innovation

CXO Spice_Edge For Good [Episode 30]
YouTube
February 01, 2023

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Tags: Cloud, Digital Transformation, Leadership

CXO Spice_Smart Merger & Acquisition Episode 28
YouTube
December 15, 2022

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Outsmarting Inflation - Working Capital & Supply Chain Best Practices
YouTubbe
November 18, 2022

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CXO Spice on 5G with AT&T - Esp 25
YouTube
October 08, 2022

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CXO Spice on FinTech Innovation - Esp 24
YouTube
September 10, 2022

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CXO Spice with Akamai CMO - Esp 23
YouTube
August 10, 2022

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CXO Spice with Workday CCO
YouTube
July 20, 2022

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CXO Spice with NVidia
YouTube
July 01, 2022

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CXO Spice with IBM - Esp 19 on Cybersecurity
YouTube
May 10, 2022

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CXO Spice with AT&T - Esp 18 with Mike Leff
YouTube
April 15, 2022

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CXO Spice with AT&T - Esp 17
YouTube
April 01, 2022

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CXO Spice 14 with Workday
YouTube
February 01, 2022

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CXO Spice 16 with Intel
YouTube
February 01, 2022

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CXO Spice with IBM
YouTube
December 15, 2021

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CXO Spice - Esp 12 AI Democratisation with IBM
YouTube
August 15, 2021

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CXO Spice - Episode 9 The Future of Cybersecurity with AT&T
YouTube
July 10, 2021

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CXO Spice - Episode 8 Trustworthy AI with IBM
YouTube
June 30, 2021

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CXO Spice - Episode 7 Data Fabric with IBM
YouTube
June 20, 2021

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CXO Spice - Episode 6 The Meraki Way (Cisco)
YouTube
June 10, 2021

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CXO Spice - Episode 5 The Connected Worker
YouTube
May 20, 2021

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CXO Spice - Episode 4 Cloud Economy
YouTube
May 10, 2021

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CXO Spice Talk - Cloud Economy
Grazitti Interactive
May 08, 2021

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CXO Spice Talk - Dominate Market with a Book
Made for Success
April 26, 2021

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8 Quotes
AI Prediction for 2023
Thinkers360
November 18, 2022

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2023 predictions for AI
Thinkers 360
November 14, 2022

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New threats and trends in cybersecurity
Dell Technologies
October 12, 2022

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If genies were geniuses, future-proof businesses wouldn’t be wishful thinking. Learn about the transformative power of the Cloud.
Twitter
April 26, 2022

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2021 Cybersecurity Prediction
Thinkers360
October 14, 2020

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2021 AI Prediction
Thinkers360
October 13, 2020

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Leadership, Security, Communication: The Three COVID Coping Strategies For Education
CIO.com by IDG
September 23, 2020
Dell published an article and quoted me

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Tags: Cloud, Security, Education

2 Questions To Ask Before Building Your B2B Ambassador Program
Forbes
August 17, 2020

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Tags: Marketing

18 Speaking Engagements
Gravitating to New Things featuring Helen Yu
Supply Chain Now
December 22, 2022

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The Future of Work
Twitter
September 20, 2022

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Tags: Future of Work

The digital evolution of manufacturing
Cheddar News
September 07, 2022

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Preparing for the Unexpected: Build a Foundation for Better Decisions
22 Century Management Show with Ken Edmonds
December 01, 2021

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Tags: Leadership, Startups

Co-Hosting Intel Innovation
Intel
October 28, 2021

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Connected Worker
CXO Spice Talk
June 04, 2021

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AT&T MxD visit
AT&T
May 03, 2021

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The role of AI in Customer Experience
Global AI and Big Data Conference
October 20, 2020

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The Wave of Change Podcast - How Organizations Get CyberFit - Make Plans, not Assumptions Aug 2020
The Wave of Change
July 24, 2020

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Thought Leader Interview
Citiesabc
July 09, 2020

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Acclimate with voice of customer
LinkedIn
September 21, 2019
Speaker at Global AI Conference

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Global AI Conference
Global Big Data Conference
September 12, 2019
Over 17,000 feet up in the Himalayan air sits Base Camp Everest – a gray, barren, rocky place that could serve as a model for camp grounds on the moon. Climbers arrive at Base Camp excited and apprehensive, confident and anxious – much like companies leveraging AI to improve customer experience. Helen Yu should know: Twelve years ago, she scaled Mt. Everest to Base Camp, and two years ago she founded a firm called Tigon Advisory – it helps start-ups cure the strategy-to-execution gaps that threaten their go-to market plans. Ms. Yu will share four lessons that apply to scaling mountains and companies.

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Forward Focused Podcast
Pypestream
August 09, 2019
A thought series on customer experience, artificial intelligence, and enterprise automation.

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Growth Hacking
FinFoundHer
May 17, 2019
Over 17,000 feet up in the Himalayan air sits Base Camp Everest – a gray, barren, rocky place that could serve as a model for camp grounds on the moon. The month of May is peak season for climbers, who arrive at Base Camp excited and apprehensive, confident and anxious – much like founders arriving at their first investor pitch! Helen Yu should know: Twelve years ago she scaled Mt. Everest to Base Camp, and two years ago she founded a firm called Tigon Advisory – it helps start-ups cure the strategy-to-execution gaps that threaten their go-to market plans. Ms. Yu will share four lessons that apply to scaling mountains and companies.

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Startups, Business Strategy

Is Chief Customer Officer a Pathway to CEO
Gainsight
August 08, 2018

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Tags: Customer Experience, Leadership, Management

AI Customer Use Case at Money 2020 Europe
Money2020 Europe
June 04, 2018
Walk through of successful AI deployment, co-presented with IsBank

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Interview, Company Culture, Money & Mentorship, Path to the C-Suite for Women in FinTech, Bank Innovation
Bank Innovation
March 20, 2018
An interactive discussion around how Women can get a seat at the table in FinTech

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Tags: HR, Leadership, Management

How to prepare your business for the unexpected?
Peter Boolkah Show
December 31, 1969

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Tags: Startups, Sustainability

136 Videos
CXO Spice_Unpacking SAP Business AI [Episode 59]
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June 18, 2024

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CXO Spice_Future Ready Network [episode 58]
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May 31, 2024

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CXO Spice_AI Acceleration Infrastructure [Episode 57]
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May 24, 2024

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CXO Spice_Unlocking AI Optimization [Episode56]
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May 14, 2024

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How is AI PC Different?
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May 07, 2024

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CXO Spice Sustainable and Secure Gen AI [Episode 55]
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April 30, 2024

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CXO Spice_Responsible Innovation with Trustworthy AI
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April 23, 2024

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CXO Spice_AI PC is here for Business [Episode54]
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April 12, 2024

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CXO Spice_Spark Innovation with Copilot for M365 (Episode 53)
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March 13, 2024

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CXO Spice_The Future of Finance [Episode 52]
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February 21, 2024

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CXO Spice_Digital Resilience [Episode 51]
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January 31, 2024

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CXO Spice_Women Leadership in AI [Episode 50]
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January 10, 2024

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CXO Spice_The Future of CX with Barry Cooper -episode 49
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December 19, 2023

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CXO Spice_Securing the Future of Work with Sarah Burkhart
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November 15, 2023

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CXO Spice_The Era of Self Service_Episode 47
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October 25, 2023

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AI Demoncratization
YouTube
February 23, 2023

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Black Trailblazer
Infosys
February 07, 2023
Honoring Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel to #Space, and Danielle Lawrence
@InfosysUSA
, both trailblazers in STEM. Celebrating their impact and paving the way for the future. http://infy.com/3Y8nV22

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Honoring Katherine Johnson - Black Trailblazer
Infosys
February 06, 2023

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Edge For Good
YouTube
February 01, 2023

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Tags: Climate Change, Cloud, Sustainability

Unboxing AT&T fleet complete dashcam
YouTube
January 26, 2023

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Tags: IoT

AT&T Fleet Complete Unboxing
YouTube
January 25, 2023
AT&T Fleet Complete combines Fleet Tracker and Asset Tracker on a single web-based management portal. It uses advanced GPS fleet tracking to track vehicles and assets in near real-time, allowing fleet managers to see the entire fleet and assets on a map and route the appropriate driver to each job

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CXO Spice_Smart Traveling [Episode 29]
YouTube
January 19, 2023
After grinding to a near halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, business trips are bouncing back beyond pre-pandemic levels, per a recent survey from Morgan Stanley Research. However, 2023 brings a whole new set of economic uncertainties. And working capital optimization remains a priority.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, FinTech

Smart Traveling - Hosting SAP Concur Executive
YouTube
January 19, 2023

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The future of cybersecurity
YouTube
January 12, 2023

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Smart Merger & Acquisition
YouTube
January 06, 2023

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Tags: Mergers and Acquisitions

2 Visiting Lecturers
Marketing Caption Class
Providence College
April 21, 2022

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Tags: Customer Experience, Marketing

Advanced MBA Program - Marketing
Benedictine University
September 15, 2021

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Tags: Customer Experience, Marketing

5 Webinars
An Interview with Helen Yu
Winning digital customer
November 01, 2022

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Tags: Customer Experience, Sustainability

Ascend Your Start-Up
BVTV Network
December 01, 2021

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Tags: Customer Experience, Startups, Sustainability

Accelerate Startup Growth
Ask The CEO
November 17, 2021

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Tags: Startups

Shaping Digital Transformation at the intersection of tech and humanity
Workclub
September 09, 2020

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Tags: Customer Experience, Digital Transformation

LEVERAGING CUSTOMER SUCCESS TO AMPLIFY GROWTH
User IQ
June 20, 2020

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Tags: Customer Experience

1 Webinar
SAPPHIRE NOW Americas
SAPPHIRE NOW
June 07, 2021
An innovative event experience full of moments you can't miss" .

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Tags: Customer Experience, Supply Chain, Procurement

3 Whitepapers
Boosting Board Cybersecurity Literacy: An Organic Approach to Meet SEC Requirements and Enhance Resilience
LinkedIn
January 26, 2023

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Labor shortages in manufacturing and transportation and strategies to manage
LinkedIn
November 17, 2022

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Tags: 5G, Future of Work, IoT

Cyber insurance: strengthening resilience for the digital transformation
Swiss Re
November 09, 2022

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Tags: Cybersecurity, FinTech

3 Workshops
Build Your Personal Support Group
The Recruitment Show
December 01, 2021

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Tags: Leadership, Startups, Sustainability

Leadership
PathFactor
February 05, 2021

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Tags: Customer Experience, Leadership

7,000 Miles: The Road to Finding, Building and Embracing Grit
Adobe
December 31, 1969

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The Software-Defined Car for the Human-Centered Experience
Thinkers360
January 21, 2021
[Sponsored Post] I believe growth thrives at the crossroad of technology and humanity. This is where technology creates solutions that help people reach their greatest potential. When it comes to innovation in transportation, we again see this intersection shaking up an industry on the verge of a technological leap: the next generation, connected software-defined car for an elevated human-centered experience. A futurist viewpoint of the automobile’s role in our lives “The next gen vehicle is a connected vehicle. Connectivity and 5G specifically is predicted to have a huge impact on the automotive industry overall with almost 20% of the projected global economic effect coming from the broader automotive sector translating into $2.4 trillion in economic output by 2025,” said Nakul Duggal, sr. vice president and general manager, automotive, for Qualcomm Technologies, in his keynote address for Automobil-Elektronik Kongress – Special 2020. What is underway in transportation comes from a mindset shift on par with putting a thousand songs in your pocket afforded, of course, by the iPod. Where is this sea change coming from? We are at a pivotal moment when it comes to redefining the customer experience, the role of mobility in our lives, how we choose to spend driving time, and even lowering stress levels during daily commutes (one 2015 study found that driving is the most stressful of all commutes). During the previous century, transportation was about moving people from one destination to another. Today, it’s about the driver and passenger experience, driven by technology – specifically the software inside the car – to create safer, more efficient and reliable modes of transportation. Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say. The result: a software-defined car for a more human-centered experience. Pivot technology: advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) New technologies give way to new driver experiences, business models and strategic partnerships that are now reshaping the automotive industry. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers: “The automotive future is electrified, autonomous, shared, connected and yearly updated.” The Automobil-Elektronik Kongress mentioned earlier, for example, reveals how Qualcomm addresses the evolution of next-gen vehicles and, in collaboration with other partners, advances the transformation of the entire automotive industry. One technology, in particular, races to the top. When it comes to the connected, software-defined car, we must look at the core technology driving (pun intended!) the new era of automotive travel: ADAS (advanced driver-assistance systems). Simply put, ADAS is an electronic system that assists drivers with driving and parking functions. There’s a broad set of stakeholders who influence ADAS: drivers, passengers, auto makers, pedestrians, cyclists, service providers, transportation networks, fleet operators, businesses, road owners, insurance companies, finance providers, cellular network operators, cities and government agencies. The three most important components of ADAS are safety compliance, integrated software and integrated circuitry (think of this as the “hardware” of the vehicle). Like a classic jazz trio featuring piano, bass and drums, these three elements synchronize to become a scalable and upgradable solution with computing, connectivity and cloud service capabilities. For instance, the Qualcomm® Snapdragon Ride™ Platform, designed to support the top three industry segments in automated driving, addresses the complexity of autonomous driving and ADAS. It leverages high-performance, power-efficient hardware, industry-leading artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and a unique autonomous driving stack to deliver a comprehensive, scalable and energy-efficient systems solution. The role of 5G and connectivity is also key. Qualcomm is amplifying its expertise in 5G to fuel the automotive industry with products enabling OEM and auto makers to create best-in-class in-car experiences. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Automotive 5G Platform offers advanced telematics systems that connect infotainment features with integrated multi-mode modems to support ultimate performance and provide multi-Gigabit low-latency speeds, lane-level navigation accuracy, and integrated cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) functionalities. The 5G capabilities allow for added safety and reliability on a platform designed with energy-efficiency in mind. The redefined human-centered automobile experience Why now? In a post-COVID world, there will be more emphasis on the “in-car experience”. The next new normal makes the in-car experience become more relevant and critical. People can do all the things they could do sitting on an airplane while in a car. What can an auto manufacturer do to improve the experience? Qualcomm, along with other industry partners like GM, BMW, and Jaguar Land Rover, are breathing life into a new story for the future of transportation. Imagine: ● Preventing accidents by connecting to other vehicles and infrastructure on and off Wi-Fi networks. ● Organizing traffic flows more efficiently, so that carbon emissions can be reduced overall ● Coping with incidents in cities to keep traffic flowing, and prevent gridlock ● Helping people find places and parking more easily, reducing stress for drivers, helping reduce emissions and increase city efficiency ● Improving the experience for car users by providing better information to drivers and passengers ● Improving road planning and operations by providing better and more real-time information about road use to road authorities See it for yourself In 1900, railroad engineer John Elfreth Watkins Jr. wrote an article for The Ladies Home Journal in which he predicted that the automobile would have widespread impact and put the “horse in harness” out of work. Ford ramped up his assembly line in 1908 so Watkins’s article had to have shaken readers to the core and created scores of naysayers. Today, we sit on the threshold of yet another almost fairytale-like prediction: the connected, software-defined car as a personal assistant, safety manager, partner in snap judgements, stress reducer and efficiency expert. What does the future hold for transportation? Qualcomm and its industry partners will address the future of transportation at Qualcomm’s Automotive Redefined: Technology Showcase, an exclusive two-day, virtual event to be held on January 26-27. Stay tuned for updates and announcements from Qualcomm on January 26.

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Could the Pandemic Be an ESG Wake-Up Call?
Thinkers360
August 22, 2020
Image by skeeze from Pixabay. It has been an unprecedented year for corporate America: First the pandemic, next the social justice movement, and finally a 9.5 drop in the U.S Gross Domestic Product in the second quarter of 2020. The first two events have raised costs and lowered profits. This has forced top executives and boards to reevaluate strategic plans and consider changing priorities. Unfortunately, the push toward embedding ESG metrics in U.S. corporate structures could be one of the initiatives temporarily put on hold. Also known as “sustainability,” the term ESG stands for a loose collection of factors including the environment, social forces, and governance which are believed to lower risk and increase profitability long-term when embedded successfully throughout a corporation. Despite this widely held belief, U.S. corporations have lagged behind European firms in measuring ESG. According to a survey by the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA), the U.S. had $11.9 trillion in global sustainable assets in 2018, compared to $14 trillion in Europe. In fact, sustainable investing now makes up only about 25 percent of assets under management in the U.S., as reported by the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF). But the pandemic should not dampen U.S. corporate interest in ESG—for several reasons. One is the attitude of institutional investors. A growing number show a strong commitment to sustainability. Take the case of Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of BlackRock, one of the largest investment firms in the world. “I think sustainability and the pandemic are one in the same,” Fink said in a recent online interview. “Many investors believe sustainability represents investment risk. “ In fact, today ESG criteria have become a major component for four-fifth of global institutional investors, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. At the same time, more and more academic and financial studies are coming out that prove the value of ESG. A good example of this is the Bank of America’s recent study, Why ESG Matters, which shows a positive correlation between strong sustainability practices and lower risk. It states: “Based on a detailed analysis of thousands of publicly traded companies, ESG from A to Z: A Global Primer finds that companies with better ESG characteristics performed better financially within the time frames studied while those with poor records posed higher risks for themselves and for investors.” In addition, the study reports that “In the US, ESG is the best measure we’ve found for signaling future earnings risk, and is superior to leverage or other risk and quality factors.” Such data strengthens the justification for institutional investors to invest in these top sustainability performers—and for companies themselves to have strong ESG initiatives. Yet obstacles remain, especially for U.S. corporations. For instance, rules and regulations on the environment and social issues frequently change along with the political landscape in the United States. Secondly, many companies self-report, since no universal accounting standards for ESGs have been developed. That is not for lack of trying. A number of organizations have developed systems from the The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) to the United Nations with its UN Sustainability Development Goals. Yet, because of industry differences, and the fact that the sustainability umbrella ties together a number of seemingly unrelated factors, none of these measurement systems has been widely accepted. Even the World Economic Forum (WEF) has tried, but not yet come up with metrics which satisfy all its criteria. “What we are seeking is a general framework for companies to demonstrate their long-term sustainability,” the WEF says in its January 2020 Toward Common Metrics report. “[It would be] a framework that integrates financial metrics along with relevant non-financial criteria such as ESG considerations, gender equality, compensation practices, supply chain management and other activities.” With the global impetus toward ESG measurement so strong, it would be a mistake for U.S. corporations to pull back in this area right now. In fact, the global pandemic should make U.S. companies go in the opposite direction—either improve their existing ESG metrics, or, if they have none, assess where they stand in terms of ESG factors. This assessment should start by conducting an internal analysis of the four pillars described in the WEF Toward Common Metrics report: government, planet, people, and prosperity. Next, goals must be set for each pillar and the barriers which stop companies from reaching them identified. Third comes the creation of metrics for each pillar. At that point, ownership of the initiative should be taken on by either a top executive and or a completely new board committee. It is essential that the company’s ESG initiative stands on its own and not be seen as a side issue swept into existing board committees. The pandemic has shown the world the power of unanticipated events. At the same time, analytic data has revealed that one of the best ways to plan for these risks, and lessen their impact, is to have a system of ESG metrics in place for early identification of when such changes are most likely to occur. Most foreseeable—and even unforeseeable events— fall under the sustainability umbrella of ESG--environmental, social and/or governance factors—since it is so broad. Given this growing evidence, perhaps the pandemic should be seen as a wake-up call for companies, rather than a major unexpected, one-time disruption. With a strong ESG initiative in place, corporations can reduce the financial impact of these factors, while at the same time ensuring long-term profitability. If companies and their executives know and understand this, they will realize that the time to act on ESG is now! ###

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