Dan Chuparkoff

Preparing organizations for an AI-future might be the most important challenge for leaders since the dawn of the Internet – maybe even since the dawn of fire. But people are already overwhelmed by a firehose of change. Now teams are equal-parts skeptical, anxious, and excited about the disruption that A.I. might bring. Today, it’s becoming critical for all of us to understand how A.I. will impact the ways that we work. Dan is a technology leader with 30 years of experience running some of the biggest, smartest, most tech-forward teams in the world (Google, McKinsey, and Atlassian). He built the teams who put products and services in the hands of billions of customers. Along the way, he discovered this: Technology is no longer a department, or an industry, or a sector. It’s just the new way we do work. The people who leverage the power of technology will outperform the people who don’t. Dan breaks down the mystery shrouding AI. He reinvents the way teams think about Artificial Intelligence. He invites teams to unlock their curiosity and optimism to get excited about AI's potential. Dan shows teams how to make sense of AI, how to harness the Power of Technology, and how to combine that with the Power of Human Expertise to thrive in the exponential future ahead.

Driving change from the inside of organizations is getting harder every day! It’s not enough to have great ideas. Our leaders and stakeholders are already overwhelmed by a firehose of ideas and perpetually concerned about resources and risk. Now, add the disruption uncertainty that A.I. brings to that equation, and there’s a good chance that the great ideas of the next two years are going to be blocked by endless debate. Today, it’s becoming critical for teams to reinvent the way they tackle innovation. Dan Chuparkoff is a leader with 30 years of experience running teams at Google, McKinsey, & Atlassian. As a leader running some of the biggest, smartest, most tech-forward teams in the world, he built the teams who put products and services in the hands of billions of customers. He learned first-hand that the best way to drive innovation on large teams is from the inside out and the bottom up. But along the way he’s also discovered this: Teams struggle when they tackle a world of change with the INNOVATION practices from the last century. Dan reinvents the way teams work. He invites teams to unlock their curiosity and optimism to get excited about change. He inspires organizations to harness the power of technology. He shows them how to innovate faster than ever so they will thrive in the decade ahead.