How to Prepare for Next-Generation AI Infrastructure

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Summary

Preparing for next-generation AI infrastructure means building strong technical foundations and updating security and governance controls to support AI systems that are more autonomous and scalable than ever. This involves ensuring your data, tools, and teams are ready for rapid advances, not just installing new technology but understanding how these systems interact and add value in your organization.

  • Strengthen infrastructure basics: Make sure your data is well organized, your cloud platforms are reliable, and your systems can handle the increased demands of AI models and workflows.
  • Prioritize security and governance: Review access controls, data management, endpoint security, and API protections to avoid amplifying risks when AI expands across your business.
  • Assess team and process readiness: Evaluate whether your organization has the necessary skills, resources, and management buy-in to responsibly implement, monitor, and scale AI infrastructure.
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  • View profile for Brij Kishore Pandey
    Brij Kishore Pandey Brij Kishore Pandey is an Influencer

    AI Architect & AI Engineer | Building Agentic Systems & Scalable AI Solutions

    727,408 followers

    The GenAI landscape is evolving daily. With new models, frameworks, and techniques emerging constantly, it's easy to get lost. This structured learning path ensures you build strong foundations while progressing toward advanced concepts systematically. What's Unique About This Approach? Instead of jumping straight to coding, we focus on understanding core concepts first: • Start with foundational skills (Python, APIs, REST) • Progress through essential concepts (Tokens, Context Windows, Embeddings) • Master modern frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel) • Build practical applications using industry-standard tools Technical Deep-Dive: 1. Foundation Layer:    - Token mechanics and prompt engineering    - Context window optimization    - Temperature and model behavior    - Embedding spaces and vector operations 2. Framework Mastery:    - LangChain for chain-of-thought applications    - LlamaIndex for knowledge-intensive tasks    - Vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, ChromaDB)    - Custom agent development 3. Advanced Implementation:    - RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) systems    - Multi-agent orchestration    - Memory systems and state management    - Custom model fine-tuning 4. Real-World Projects:    From basic Q&A bots to sophisticated systems:    - Document analysis engines    - Knowledge base construction    - Agent swarms and autonomous systems    - Custom LLM implementations Infrastructure & Tools: • Development: VS Code, GitHub, Jupyter • Deployment: Docker, Cloud APIs, FastAPI • Scaling: Kubernetes, MLOps, Monitoring Learning Philosophy: This roadmap isn't just about tools and technologies. It's designed to build: - Strong theoretical foundations - Practical implementation skills - System design capabilities - Production-ready development practices What's Next? I'll be sharing detailed guides for each section of this roadmap. Follow along to: - Get in-depth tutorials - Access code examples - Learn best practices - Stay updated with the latest GenAI developments Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, find your entry point and start building. The field of Generative AI is rapidly evolving, and this roadmap will be regularly updated to reflect the latest advancements. What are your thoughts on this roadmap? Which area interests you the most? Let's discuss this in the comments!

  • View profile for Tern Poh Lim

    Agentic AI Deployment Strategist | ex-AI Singapore | NUS-Peking MBAs Valedictorian | NUS Master of Computing (AI)

    5,392 followers

    The next massive software category isn't built for humans; it is built for AI agents. For decades, we optimized software for human eyes and hands. Today, human processing speed is the primary enterprise bottleneck. Autonomous agents can now research, negotiate, and execute complex workflows in milliseconds. They do not need graphic dashboards. They require machine-to-machine infrastructure to communicate, collaborate, and transact natively. We are rapidly moving from a human-to-human (H2H) software architecture to an agent-to-agent (A2A) ecosystem. Consider the emerging agent-native toolstack: - AgentMail: Dedicated email infrastructure that allows AI agents to parse, send, and orchestrate asynchronous workflows entirely via API. - Moltbook: A specialized social forum where millions of agents interact, share data, and validate operational capabilities without human intervention. - OpenClaw: An open-source framework enabling these agents to autonomously execute secure tasks across varied enterprise environments. To build a durable AI strategy, leaders must prepare for this infrastructure shift. Here is how you can adapt: 1. Audit API Readiness: Legacy software lacking robust APIs will stall your automation efforts. Inventory your core systems to ensure they can communicate securely with external agents. 2. Update Procurement Rules: Stop evaluating enterprise software solely on user experience. You must prioritize machine interoperability and "agent-friendliness" in your next vendor assessment. 3. Launch an A2A Pilot: Isolate one high-friction, data-heavy workflow. Deploy an internal agent sandbox to handle the initial data processing and routing before a human steps in. Are you building infrastructure for your future digital workforce, or just buying faster dashboards for humans? #ArtificialIntelligence #AIAgents #EnterpriseAI #Innovation #FutureOfWork

  • View profile for Vishakha Sadhwani

    Sr. Solutions Architect at Nvidia | Ex-Google, AWS | 150k+ Linkedin | EB1-A Recipient || Opinions, my own ||

    158,070 followers

    If you’re building a career around AI and Cloud infrastructure ~ this roadmap will help map the journey. It breaks down the Cloud AI Engineer role into 12 focused stages: – Build a strong foundation in cloud platforms and Linux (it’s everywhere), and understand networking, storage, and core infrastructure concepts – Practice containerization and orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes to run scalable AI workloads – Provision infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, cloud-native tools) and CI/CD pipelines – Understand AI/ML fundamentals including model architectures, training vs inference workflows, and distributed training concepts – Get familiar with GPU computing, CUDA, and NVIDIA GPU architectures used for AI workloads – Know how high-performance networking works for AI clusters using RDMA, GPUDirect, and optimized network fabrics – Know how to manage AI storage systems including object storage, NVMe, and parallel file systems for large datasets (and why storage can become a bottleneck) – Understand how to run AI workloads on Kubernetes with GPU scheduling, Kubeflow, and ML job orchestration – Learn how to optimize and deploy AI inference pipelines using TensorRT, Triton, batching, and model optimization techniques – Know how to build distributed training infrastructure for large models using NCCL, NVLink, and multi-node GPU clusters – Implement monitoring and observability for AI systems with GPU metrics, tracing, and performance profiling – Operate production AI systems with multi-cluster architectures, disaster recovery, and enterprise-scale AI infrastructure So if you’re building AI models but don’t understand the infrastructure behind them ~ this roadmap helps connect the dots. Resources in the comments below 👇 Hope this helps clarify the systems and skills behind the role. • • • If you found this insightful, feel free to share it so others can learn from it too.

  • View profile for Josh S.

    Head of Identity & Access Management (IAM) @ 3M | Cybersecurity Executive | Strategy: Zero Trust, NHI, IGA & PAM | Transforming Enterprise Security Platforms | Advisory Board Member

    8,258 followers

    Everyone wants to talk about AI acceleration. Very few want to talk about the foundations required to manage it. AI is not just a model problem. It is an identity, data, endpoint, API, and governance problem. If those layers are weak, AI will amplify the weakness. Boards should be asking one critical question: Are our foundational controls strong enough to absorb AI safely? Because AI is not creating entirely new categories of risk. It is accelerating identity sprawl, data movement, and access pathways at scale. Before you scale AI, make sure these layers are strong: 1. Identity and Access Management AI systems create and consume non-human identities at scale. Service accounts, API keys, tokens, ephemeral workloads. If you cannot discover, classify, and govern identities consistently across cloud and SaaS, AI becomes an uncontrolled multiplier. 2. Data Governance AI learns from your data. If you do not know where sensitive data lives, how it is labeled, and who can access it, you cannot control model exposure or output risk. 3. Endpoint Security — The New AI Exfiltration Layer AI access happens at the edge. Laptops, browsers, mobile devices, developer workstations. Employees paste sensitive information into external tools. Copilots integrate into IDEs. SaaS connects to generative APIs. Every endpoint becomes a potential data export channel. Strong EDR, device posture enforcement, DLP, conditional access, and sanctioned tool governance are now AI controls, not just endpoint controls. 4. API Security AI is API-driven. Weak discovery, authentication, and authorization create invisible risk pathways that scale quickly. 5. Cloud and Infrastructure Posture AI workloads expand rapidly. Misconfigurations and excessive permissions scale just as fast. 6. Observability and Telemetry If you cannot see identity behavior, prompt activity, API usage, and infrastructure changes, you cannot govern AI responsibly. 7. Governance and Policy Clear ownership. Defined risk tolerance. Acceptable use standards. Board visibility. The organizations that win with AI will not be the ones experimenting the fastest. They will be the ones with the strongest foundations. AI does not replace security fundamentals. It stress-tests them. AI maturity will not be defined by model sophistication, but by control maturity.

  • View profile for Jegan Selvaraj

    CEO @ Entrans Inc, Infisign Inc & Thunai AI | Enterprise AI | Agentic AI | MCP | A2A | IAM | Workforce Identity | CIAM | Product Engineering | Tech Serial-Entrepreneur | Angel Investor

    37,269 followers

    Your board wants AI tomorrow. Your infrastructure needs six months. Here's the gap nobody talks about. Enterprise AI readiness isn't about buying the shiniest tool. It's about knowing if your foundation holds weight before you build the skyscraper. The assessment framework: → Data maturity evaluation Is your data clean, structured, accessible? Or buried in silos? → Infrastructure capability check Current systems need to handle AI workloads without breaking. → Team skills assessment Who builds it? Who maintains it? Who understands it? → Security posture review AI amplifies vulnerabilities. Lock doors before opening windows. → Compliance requirements mapping Industry regulations don't pause for innovation. → Integration complexity scoring How many systems need to talk? How many will fight back? → Budget and resource planning Real costs include training, maintenance, iteration. Not the sticker price. → Change management readiness Technology shifts fast. People shift slower. Plan for both. → Vendor evaluation criteria Not all AI vendors solve your problem. Some create new ones. → 90-day readiness plan Break the mountain into steps. Month one: assess. Month two: prepare. Month three: pilot. Readiness beats speed. Every time. 🔄 Repost this if you've seen AI projects collapse before they started. ➡️ Follow Jegan for enterprise AI insights that prioritize foundation over hype.

  • View profile for Kavita Ganesan

    Practical AI Strategies for Sustainable Growth • Chief AI Strategist & Architect • Keynote Speaker

    6,835 followers

    Becoming "AI-ready" isn't an overnight process. It's a journey that requires careful planning across multiple dimensions of your organization. I've developed the B-CIDS framework to help guide technology leaders through this important transition. B-CIDS stands for: 1. Budget 2. Culture 3. Infrastructure 4. Data 5. Skills Let's take them one at a time. 1. BUDGET AI initiatives require significant investment beyond just purchasing technology. This includes resources for data preparation, talent acquisition, and ongoing maintenance. Many CIOs and CTOs underestimate these costs, focusing solely on existing infrastructure. 2. CULTURE Culture is perhaps the most overlooked aspect of AI readiness. Organizations need to cultivate a data-driven mindset and embrace experimentation. I've witnessed more AI initiatives fail not because of technological issues, but from resistance to change and an aversion to becoming AI-literate. 3. INFRASTRUCTURE AI demands robust, scalable infrastructure for large datasets and complex computations. This often means cloud migration or investing in high-performance computing systems, along with tools for data management and model deployment. 4. DATA Data is the lifeblood of AI. Many organizations underestimate the effort required to collect, clean, and prepare data. In healthcare, for instance, the lack of structured, well-formatted, centralized data often hinders AI implementation. 5. SKILLS You need the right talent to drive AI initiatives. This goes beyond hiring data scientists to include data engineers, MLOps specialists, and leaders who understand AI's potential and limitations. Pairing AI specialists with domain experts can bridge the gap between technical capabilities and business needs. THE TAKEAWAY The B-CIDS framework isn't a checklist to be completed once and forgotten. It's an ongoing process of assessment and improvement. As you progress in your AI journey, you'll find that these elements are deeply interconnected. A change in one area often necessitates adjustments in others.

  • View profile for Andreas Horn

    Head of AIOps @ IBM || Speaker | Lecturer | Advisor

    245,053 followers

    𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗵𝘆𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗲. Getting your house in order is the foundation for delivering on any AI ambition. The MIT Technology Review — based on insights from 205 C-level executives and data leaders — lays it out clearly: 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Therefore, many firms are still stuck in pilots, not production. Changing that requires strong data foundations, scalable architectures, trusted partners, and a shift in how companies think about creating real value with AI. Because pilots are easy, BUT scaling AI across the enterprise is hard. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀: ⬇️ 1. 95% 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 — 𝗯𝘂𝘁 76% 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 1–3 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀:   ➜ The gap between ambition and execution is huge. Scaling AI across the full business will define competitive advantage over the next 24 months. 2. 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀: ➜ Without curated, accessible, and trusted data, no AI strategy can succeed — no matter how powerful the models are. 3. 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴:   ➜ 98% of executives say they would rather be safe than first. Trust, not speed, will win in the next AI wave. 4. 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀-𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲:  ➜ Generic generative AI (chatbots, text generation) is table stakes. True differentiation will come from custom, domain-specific applications. 5. 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:  ➜ Firms sitting on fragmented, outdated infrastructure are finding that retrofitting AI into legacy systems is often more costly than building new foundations. 6. 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱: ➜ From GPUs to energy bills, AI is not cheap — and mid-sized companies face the biggest barriers. Smart firms are building realistic ROI models that go beyond hype. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲.   𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 — 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗢𝗜 — 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.

  • View profile for Krishnan Srinivasan

    On a mission towards making it easy to do the right thing

    2,286 followers

    To my fellow CDOs and CTOs:
 𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. It feels like déjà vu. A decade ago, infrastructure and data teams couldn’t keep pace with the demands of automation. Enterprise technology teams moved ahead, and DevOps emerged out of necessity, not design. It solved for speed. But it came at a cost: fragmentation, duplication, high cost and inefficiencies at scale. Eventually, we had to play the catch-up game, so our peers could focus on what they do best; building great software, without worrying about the underlying harness. Now we’re at a similar inflection point with AI. The pace of innovation is outstripping our response cycles. Teams will move forward with or without us. The question is not if this happens again. It’s whether we allow it to. If we fall behind, the organization will route around us (for all the right reasons which we shouldn't complain about it later) and we’ll once again be left consolidating what we didn’t shape. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭. Five practical things we can do right now: 1. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 before teams build their own 2. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 & 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆, even a ver 0.5 of guardrails is better than none. Get Identity right on day one. 3. 𝗘𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹, embed FDE engineers from our teams in current AI enterprise initiatives, to push it further, sponsor or champion one of them 4. 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 by delivering an agentic platform on identity, core infra services (compute, storage, monitoring, streaming, GPU access), and data platform services (semantic, LLM gateway etc.) 5. 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 by breaking down infra/data silos and bring business tech teams along (#AIOneteam) As I’ve said before in my previous post, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁. Value will created quickly, but it will only be captured by those who are ready to scale. Let’s enable our business and Tech peers to ride the next frontier by delivering a world-class AI enterprise platform. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, 𝐷𝑒𝑣𝑂𝑝𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑢𝑠.
𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, 𝐴𝐼 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑢𝑠. 

  • View profile for Gabriel Millien

    Enterprise AI Execution Architect | Closing the AI Execution Gap | $100M+ in AI-Driven Results | Trusted by Fortune 500s: Nestlé • Pfizer • UL • Sanofi | AI Transformation |Board Member | Fractional CAO | Keynote Speaker

    118,199 followers

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