Sangeet Paul Choudary
Founder & CEO, Platformation Labs | Thinkers50 Strategy Award Winner | Bestselling Author of Platform Revolution & Reshuffle | UC Berkeley Senior Fellow
Danilo McGarry
Former Head of AI at Citigroup & UnitedHealth Group | Ranked #1 in the World for Intelligent Automation & a Top 20 Most Influential Person in AI | UN & EU AI Advisor
Danilo McGarry is one of the world's foremost authorities on AI and intelligent automation, ranked the world's #1 in intelligent automation and among the Top 20 most influential people in AI. As former Head of AI at Citigroup and UnitedHealth Group, he built some of the largest corporate AI programs ever, including a 3,500-strong digital workforce, and has generated billions in value. A TED and UN speaker, he makes AI practical for any audience.
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Danilo McGarry biography
AI speaker Danilo McGarry is one of the world’s foremost authorities on artificial intelligence and intelligent automation, and a rare voice who has not just studied the technology but built it at the highest level. Ranked the world’s number one in intelligent automation two years running, and among the top twenty most influential people in AI globally, he has spent his career turning AI from hype into hard results, generating billions of dollars in value for some of the largest companies on earth.
McGarry’s authority is grounded in genuine, large-scale delivery. As Head of AI at Citigroup and then at UnitedHealth Group, one of the biggest companies in the United States, he designed and scaled some of the most extensive corporate AI programs ever built, including operating the world’s largest digital worker program, a fleet of some 3,500 digital employees. Later, as global head of AI and digital transformation at a major private-equity-backed firm, he led a transformation that helped lift the company’s valuation from under one billion to nearly five billion euros.
From the Boardroom to the Stage
Today, McGarry works in private equity and venture capital, investing in and transforming companies, while advising governments and institutions on AI, including the United Nations and the European Union’s AI Alliance, and serving as a strategic AI adviser to the CIPD. His flagship generative-AI course on LinkedIn Learning is used to teach at universities around the world, and his podcast, “It’s All About AI,” is among the fastest-growing AI shows anywhere. He has spoken at TED and for audiences at EY, Coca-Cola, Adobe, Bain, PwC, and KPMG.
As a speaker, Danilo McGarry is dynamic, credible, and refreshingly practical, with a gift for demystifying AI and showing audiences exactly how to put it to work. He speaks on generative AI and its real business impact, building an AI strategy and operating model, intelligent automation and the future of work, and how to generate real value from AI rather than just experimenting with it. Audiences leave with a clear, actionable understanding of AI from someone who has delivered it at the very highest level, and billions in results to prove it.
Danilo McGarry Speaking Videos
The Future of AI Explained: AGI, Robots, Leadership Crisis & What Happens Next
Positive global change in the age of AI | Danilo McGarry | TEDxBath University
Danilo McGarry Keynote Topics
Generative AI is the most talked-about technology of our time, but far fewer leaders know how to turn it into real results. Drawing on his experience building AI at Citigroup and UnitedHealth and his flagship LinkedIn Learning course, Danilo McGarry cuts through the hype to show audiences what generative AI can genuinely do, where the real opportunities and risks lie, and how to deploy it to drive productivity, growth, and competitive advantage. A practical, credible, and energizing keynote for any organization serious about AI.
Most organizations are experimenting with AI; far fewer have a strategy that actually creates value. Having designed and scaled some of the largest corporate AI programs ever built, Danilo McGarry gives leaders a clear framework for turning AI ambition into results: how to prioritize the right use cases, redesign the operating model around AI, govern it responsibly, and generate measurable return. A strategic, no-nonsense keynote for executives who want AI to move the needle, not just the narrative.
As the world's number-one-ranked voice on intelligent automation, and the man who ran a workforce of 3,500 digital employees, Danilo McGarry understands better than almost anyone how AI and automation are reshaping work. In this keynote he explores what that means for organizations and their people: which work will be automated, augmented, or reinvented, which human skills become more valuable, and how to build a workforce ready for an AI-powered future. A grounded, forward-looking talk on the future of work.
Few people have delivered AI at the scale Danilo McGarry has, generating billions in value across global banking, healthcare, and private equity. In this keynote he shares the hard-won lessons behind that track record: what separates the AI programs that succeed from the many that fail, how to avoid the most common and costly mistakes, and how to move from pilots and proofs-of-concept to real, lasting impact. An invaluable, insider's masterclass in making AI actually pay off.
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FAQs on Booking Danilo McGarry
Why Danilo McGarry?
Booking Danilo McGarry brings audiences one of the most credible AI voices in the world, someone who has not only studied artificial intelligence but built it at the highest level and generated billions in value. Ranked the world's number one in intelligent automation two years running and among the top twenty most influential people in AI, he was Head of AI at both Citigroup and UnitedHealth Group, where he ran the world's largest digital workforce. Dynamic, practical, and refreshingly free of hype, he demystifies AI and shows audiences exactly how to put it to work. He advises the UN and EU, and his work is taught at universities worldwide. He is ideal for events on AI, generative AI, automation, digital transformation, and the future of work. To bring Danilo McGarry to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Who is Danilo McGarry?
Danilo McGarry is a globally recognized authority on artificial intelligence and intelligent automation, a practitioner, investor, and keynote speaker. He served as Head of AI at Citigroup and at UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest companies in the US, where he designed and scaled some of the most extensive corporate AI programs ever built, including operating the world's largest digital worker program of around 3,500 digital employees. He later led AI and digital transformation at a major private-equity-backed firm, helping grow its valuation from under €1 billion to nearly €5 billion. Ranked the world's #1 in intelligent automation two years running and among the top 20 most influential people in AI, he advises the United Nations and the European Union's AI Alliance, serves as a strategic AI adviser to the CIPD, hosts the fast-growing "It's All About AI" podcast, and teaches a flagship generative-AI course on LinkedIn Learning. He now works in private equity and venture capital.
What has Danilo McGarry actually delivered in AI?
What sets Danilo McGarry apart from many AI speakers is a track record of real, large-scale delivery rather than commentary alone. As Head of AI at Citigroup, he led the bank's first major AI automation program in its Capital Markets division. As Head of AI at UnitedHealth Group, he ran what was regarded as the world's largest automation initiative, operating a digital workforce of roughly 3,500 "digital employees." As global head of AI and digital transformation at a private-equity-backed firm, he led a transformation credited with helping lift the company's valuation from under €1 billion to nearly €5 billion. Across these roles he is estimated to have generated billions of dollars in value. That hands-on experience, combined with his advisory work for the UN and EU and his teaching at over 100 universities, is why he is ranked the world's number one in intelligent automation and trusted by audiences at companies like EY, Coca-Cola, Bain, PwC, and KPMG.
What topics does AI speaker Danilo McGarry cover?
Danilo McGarry speaks on generative AI and its real business impact, building an AI strategy and operating model that delivers, intelligent automation and the future of work, and how to move AI from hype to measurable value. His keynotes suit events on artificial intelligence, generative AI, automation, digital transformation, and the future of work, for corporate and leadership audiences across every sector. To book Danilo McGarry as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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