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Francisco Javier Echeverria Dazarola

Director Innovation & Digital Transformation at Polpaico Soluciones

Vitacura, Chile

Digital Transformation & Innovation Executive | Business Strategy | AI Adoption | Operational Excellence

Francisco is a senior executive with over 15 years of experience leading digital transformation, innovation, and data-driven strategy across industrial, retail, and service sectors in Latin America.

As Head of Digital Transformation & Innovation at Polpaico Soluciones, he drives the company’s evolution toward Industry 4.0 — aligning AI adoption, cultural change, and business strategy to deliver measurable impact on productivity, competitiveness, and sustainability.

He is passionate about building ambidextrous organizations that balance operational excellence with innovation at scale, fostering a culture where technology, people, and purpose converge.

Speaker and advisor on topics such as:
– Business-first Digital Transformation
– AI & Productivity Enablement
– Change Leadership and Culture of Innovation
– Ecosystem Collaboration & Open Innovation

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Santiago, Chile
Speaking Topics: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation Leadership, Innovation & Organizational Change

Francisco Javier Echeverria Dazarola Points
Academic 0
Author 8
Influencer 79
Speaker 10
Entrepreneur 0
Total 97

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Company Information

Company Type: Service Provider
Minimum Project Size: $100,000+
Average Hourly Rate: $300+
Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed
Media Experience: 10
Last Media Training: 10/20/2025
Last Media Interview: 12/31/1969

Areas of Expertise

Agentic AI
Agile
AI
AI Governance 30.82
Analytics
Business Continuity
Business Strategy 30.10
Change Management 30.34
Coaching
Construction
Customer Experience
Design Thinking
Digital Disruption 30.48
Digital Transformation 30.23
Innovation 30.03
IT Leadership 30.29
IT Operations
Leadership 30.02
Management
Open Innovation 30.27
Project Management
RPA
Startups
Transformation

Industry Experience

Building Materials, Clay & Glass
Consumer Products
Cross Industry
Real Estate
Retail
Travel & Transportation

Publications & Experience

1 Keynote
VUCA environments and Digital Transformation
Vimeo
November 07, 2025
At Polpaico Soluciones, we see digital transformation not as a technology project, but as a strategic enabler of adaptability, learning and cultural change.

In my recent session with Universidad Finis Terrae, we explored how organizations can thrive in VUCA environments through ambidexterity, soft skills and strategic foresight.

Collaboration between academia, startups and industry will define how we shape sustainable competitiveness for the future.

#DigitalTransformation #Innovation #Leadership #Ambidexterity #FutureOfWork #BusinessStrategy

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Tags: Change Management, Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation

2 Podcasts
CIO & Digital Leaders
MetroCapital ⚡️ Intelligent Automation
January 19, 2026
In our conversation, we addressed a theme that consistently emerges in digital transformation journeys.
Technology is neither the starting point nor the end goal. It is a strategic enabler that must be intentionally designed to generate real business impact.

We explored how to connect innovation, AI and automation with strategy, examining key dimensions such as digital maturity, organizational culture, agile experimentation, Centers of Excellence and governance models that allow organizations to scale in an incremental and disciplined way.

We also went deeper into a critical point. Bridging the gap between strategy and emerging technologies is not just about adopting new tools.
It requires ambidextrous leadership, cross-team collaboration and adaptability. Ultimately, transformation must be intentionally driven from organizational culture, not from technology alone.

We discussed the importance of structuring these efforts through digital transformation offices and clear governance for emerging technologies, enabling organizations to experiment, learn and scale without putting core operations or critical information at risk.

A particularly valuable episode for teams taking their first steps in AI, RPA, automation and agent-based models, with a clear focus on impact, execution and business outcomes.

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Tags: AI Governance, Digital Transformation, IT Leadership

Digital Transformation as a Driver of Productivity and Operational Excellence
Soho
September 11, 2025
Podcast interview with Soho Digital Experience (#97) discussing how innovation, strategy, and technology can converge to drive measurable business impact.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Open Innovation

2 Posts
Digital Transformation Starts with People, Not Technology
LinkedIn
October 15, 2025
True digital transformation is not about adopting new tools, it’s about enabling business strategy through people, culture, and leadership.

At Polpaico Soluciones, we’ve learned that real change happens when teams understand why technology matters and how it connects to business value.

Our focus has been on three levers:

1. Empowering teams with AI literacy and productivity tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot.
2. Enabling strategic leadership programs that align innovation with decision-making.
3. Fostering a digital-first culture that learns, experiments, and scales.

The challenge is not digitalization, it’s transformation.

#DigitalTransformation #Leadership #AI #Innovation #Productivity #Culture #Learning #BusinessStrategy #TechLeadership #FutureOfWork

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Innovation, Leadership

AI and Productivity: Rethinking Industrial Transformation
LinkedIn
October 06, 2025
Artificial Intelligence is not just an automation engine, it’s a strategic enabler for productivity and competitiveness.

The future of industrial transformation depends on our ability to connect data, people, and processes through intelligent technologies that truly create business impact.

Success will come to organizations that:

1. Use AI to amplify human potential, not replace it.
2. Align AI adoption with clear KPIs and measurable outcomes.
3. Build the right governance and cultural foundations to sustain change.

The question is no longer if AI will transform your business, it’s how fast you can adapt.

#AI #DigitalTransformation #Productivity #Innovation #Leadership #IndustrialTransformation #FutureOfWork #DataDriven

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Tags: AI Governance, Change Management, Digital Transformation

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