With graduations and university enrollment season here, Iโm having frequent conversations with colleagues worried about their children’s professional future in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Meanwhile, I recently had the opportunity to help a Spanish faculty think tank reimagine Computer Science and other degrees. Here is where we all stand: ๐ Real risks for newContinue reading “๐ Will our children be doomed by #AI or become Augmented Professionals?”
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Driving Proof over Promise: AI MINDS Awards at World Economic Forum
Serving on the jury for the WEF Centre for AI Excellenceโs #MINDSProgramme, we select the top Artificial Intelligence transformations. The winners showcased this week on this new Cohort3 aren’t chasing the hype: they’re delivering deployable ROI applications around the world. Two C-suite principles separate impact on AI value from expensive noise:1๏ธโฃ Scalability first: If yourContinue reading “Driving Proof over Promise: AI MINDS Awards at World Economic Forum”
ย ICEMD Innovation Summit, Where AI Meets Organizational Reality ย
At ICEMD Innovation Summit, we’re discussing how organizations struggle to transform AI efforts into competitive growth.In times when unpredictability is the new normal, #GenAI, #PhysicalAI (intelligent robotics reshaping industrial operations), and autonomous systems are advancing at pace. But here’s the friction: According to World Economic Forum, 95% of organizations deploying Generative Artificial Intelligence see noContinue reading ”ย ICEMD Innovation Summit, Where AI Meets Organizational Reality ย “
โ ๏ธ How Past Failures in Change Management Prepare Us for the AI Revolution โ ๏ธ
In the current #AI revolution, a striking 29% of employees, and 44% of Gen Z, are actively sabotaging their company’s Artificial Intelligence strategy, according to a 2026 report by Writer and Workplace Intelligence. We aren’t facing a technical gap: we are facing a trust gap, one that demands a serious technology adoption effort from companiesContinue reading “โ ๏ธ How Past Failures in Change Management Prepare Us for the AI Revolution โ ๏ธ”
In Davos’26, AI as the Engine of Growth
Next week at #Davos, discussions will focus on building #Growth and driving #Innovation with the power of #ArtificialIntelligence, hosted by the World Economic Forum. For business leaders and boards, this means mastering a two-speed engine: we must have the discipline to optimize our core with technology in the short term, while reinventing new revenue streamsContinue reading “In Davos’26, AI as the Engine of Growth”
๐ยกReconocimiento Global! La IA de Moeve, Destacada por el World Economic Forum
Es un gran reconocimiento que el World Economic Forum (WEF) haya incluido nuestro caso de transformaciรณn con Inteligencia Artificial (IA) en su รบltimo informe: “From Paradox to Progress: A Net Positive AI Energy Framework”. Gracias al grupo de trabajo del #WEF en el que participo, AI Governance Alliance (#AIGA), y ยกenhorabuena al super-equipo de Moeve!Continue reading “๐ยกReconocimiento Global! La IA de Moeve, Destacada por el World Economic Forum”
World Economic Forum AI Report & Moeve Case
Honored to work on the World Economic Forum super-team of “Artificial Intelligence Governance Alliance”, with Maria Basso and Ginelle Greene-Dewasmes, and to share our Moeve best practices (pag. 25) in this new report on Net-positive AI: strategic high-value applications are the key to competitive, sustainable operations. The findings confirm that applying #AI isn’t just aboutContinue reading “World Economic Forum AI Report & Moeve Case”
๐ My Christmas gift for you: An engine to empower AI for your business transformation
Weโre flooded with headlines about Artificial Intelligence (#AI), yet real insight is often hard to find. That is why Iโm opening up my โAI for Business news engineโ. I rely on it daily to cut through the hype and keep strategic clarity on how AI is transforming business growth and transformation: ๐ AI.davidvillaseca.com โก๏ธ Insight inContinue reading “๐ My Christmas gift for you: An engine to empower AI for your business transformation”
How Shanghai showed me the AI future is already here
My last trip to Shanghai proved that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just โfuture-talkโ. Back in 2014, while preparing a case study on Alibaba Group for my book on #Innovation, I received valuable support from Jack Maโs office, its founder. At the time, I couldnโt have imagined how profoundly technology would evolve in just aContinue reading “How Shanghai showed me the AI future is already here”
๐๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ (๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ) ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ: ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
AI headlines are impossible to escape, yet behind the market noise, many organizations are still figuring out how to create real business value. Too often, we confuse the investments and shifting market capitalizations of companies as NVIDIA, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Oracle,ย and others, with the deeper transformation happening through real, AI-based solutions built on theirContinue reading “๐๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ (๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ) ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ: ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง”
๐ฅ AI Transformation Is About People, Not Just Technology
Artificial Intelligence is transforming every job, every career. A recent World Economic Forum survey revealed that 94% of C-suite leaders face relevant #AI skill gaps. Meanwhile, from young professionals to senior leaders, one question is constant: How do we ensure AI empowers us (rather than replaces us)? Overcoming this challenge requires bold shifts from allContinue reading “๐ฅ AI Transformation Is About People, Not Just Technology”
๐ Silicon Valley vs. Europe: AI Will Only Scale Through Collaboration
In Europe today, many organizations are investing in Artificial Intelligence โ but too few are scaling. The missing link? Fragmented ecosystems and lack of scale, according to a recent @World Economic Forum report. When people ask me about my time living in Silicon Valley with Oracle, one lesson always stands out: theย ecosystem of tech collaboration.Continue reading “๐ Silicon Valley vs. Europe: AI Will Only Scale Through Collaboration”
๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐จ๐๐ฏ๐: ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ
Itโs inspiring to see a global bank like @BBVA and a global energy group like @Moeve, working side by side as part of the the same team, with other top public and private organizations. Thatโs exactly whatโs happening in the World Economic Forumโs First Movers Coalition, where industry leaders commit to scaling sustainable low-carbon solutions. Both BBVA and Moeve (formerlyContinue reading “๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐จ๐๐ฏ๐: ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ”
๐ AI & Digital Transformation: 3 Years at Cepsa/Moeve + My Playbook for Business Value
David Villaseca outlines the VILLA Framework for generative leadershipโfive pillars designed to guide executives in AI-driven transformation.
Villaseca on Digital & Business 