Prominent Authors

Amir Elkabir is a globally renowned expert in software delivery and applied AI. He has contributed to top tech magazines and frequently graces international stages as a speaker. Throughout his career, Amir has successfully led prominent AI and machine learning initiatives, now offering his expertise to leading organizations while holding executive roles in the industry.

Amit Prabhu is an AI policymaker, author, speaker, consultant, business trainer, and entrepreneur. He is a member of the European Commission AI Office’s first General-Purpose AI Code of Practice Team.

Eliane Karsaklian, PhD, HDR, is an unusual combination of big picture thinker, academic and practical businessperson.

Cristina Dolan is engineer and entrepreneur experienced at building transformative technology and data enabled companies, products and services. She is a recipient of numerous industry awards and honors and is often engaged as a keynote speaker.

Diana Barrero Zalles is Director of ESG & Impact at Emergents @ Weild & Co., an impact-driven investment bank bridging traditional finance and digital assets. She also publishes papers on industry standards, and previously worked in international development.

Stacy Neier Beran, PhD, is the Director of Experiential Learning at Loyola Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business. A board member with Chicago Fair Trade and Rogers Park Business Alliance, Stacy is also a Researcher with PinPoint Collective, a women-owned creative research and strategy studio. Her work has appeared in a range of publications, from the Journal of Marketing Education to Mintel’s North America Trend Observations. She lives in Chicago with her husband Matt and their French Bulldog Twombly.

Daniel Trabucchi is Professor of Platform Thinking at Politecnico di Milano. His research focuses on business transformation, bringing together the strategic and human dimensions. He teaches at the executive level and advises international companies on how to identify new innovative directions.

Tommaso Buganza is Professor of Leadership & Innovation at Politecnico di Milano. His research activities are at the crossroad of Technology, Innovation, and Leadership. Platforms are the missing link among them; he teaches Platform Thinking to executives and consults international companies in search for a Platform-based transformations.

Henrique Schneider is an economist with extensive experience in finance, climate, networked industries, and economic policy. He has served as a regulator and expert on many high-level non-executive boards in Switzerland and the United Nations system. He also participated, as a venture partner, in the launch of many digital platforms. He has published several monographs on different aspects of economics and several papers on current issues.

David Asch produced robust, Enterprise Software-as-a-Service, cloud-based products in all his managerial positions throughout a storied 36-year career, He introduced Agile philosophy and methodologies to each of his companies, enabling his teams to meet their goals. Asch currently owns and operates 10xPrinciples, a management/organizational consulting company, that helps technology companies navigate the transition from startup to mid-stage. During this time of rapid growth and change, teams typically find that the “wearing many hats” behavior from their startup days is no longer the best approach to honoring commitments. Asch helps these companies weave Agile practices into the fabric of their cultures.