John Boudreau
Professor Emeritus, USC Marshall School of Business | Senior Research Scientist, Center for Effective Organizations | Author: Work Without Jobs & Reinventing Jobs
Hanoi Morillo
Star of Shark Tank Colombia | CEO of Fivvy & Wayne Biotech | Venture Capitalist | Bestselling Author & Keynote Speaker
Hanoi Morillo is a serial entrepreneur, Shark Tank Colombia investor, and venture capitalist with over two decades of leadership at Google, IBM, and Scotiabank. As CEO of Fivvy and Wayne Biotech, she drives innovation at the edge of AI, data, and diagnostics. Audiences gain actionable frameworks on exponential leadership, AI strategy, and building cultures of innovation.
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Hanoi Morillo biography
Digital transformation speaker Hanoi Morillo is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and one of the lead investors on Shark Tank Colombia. As CEO and Co-Founder of both Fivvy — a data and AI company backed by Globant Ventures — and Wayne Biotech, a diagnostics startup in the Techstars 2024 cohort, she operates at the intersection of technology, business strategy, and exponential growth. Named one of the Top 50 Influential Women in Miami, speaker Hanoi Morillo brings over two decades of executive experience across four continents to every stage she commands.
Hanoi’s corporate career spans twelve years at Google in leadership roles across marketing, digital transformation, data analytics, and innovation — working in Europe, North America, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. She then served as General Manager of IBM’s Innovation and Digital Transformation Practice (IBM iX), where she combined strategy, technology, and design to help enterprises redefine their business models. At Scotiabank, she rose to Vice President of Digital Banking and Chief Digital Officer, leading the creation of the institution’s digital bank from the ground up.
Entrepreneur, Investor, and Author
Beyond the corporate world, Hanoi is a partner at LA7EM in Latin America and Gate93 in Silicon Valley, investing in companies across multiple regions and industries. She is a bestselling author with three published books and a regular columnist for leading business publications. Her academic foundation includes a degree in Business Administration from the Autonomous University of Madrid, complemented by innovation programs at Duke University, INSEAD, and Singularity University in collaboration with Google.
As a speaker, Hanoi Morillo delivers high-impact keynotes designed for C-suite executives, corporate teams, and entrepreneurs who need more than inspiration — they need activation. Her programs span artificial intelligence, exponential leadership, innovation culture, entrepreneurship, and diversity, with every session customized to the audience’s industry and strategic objectives. Organizations across fifteen countries have experienced measurable behavior change after her presentations.
Hanoi Morillo Speaking Videos
Hanoi Morillo - Digital Transformation
Hanoi Morillo - 3 Tips to Boost Your Business Growth
Hanoi Morillo Keynote Topics
The technologies reshaping industries are accelerating at a pace most leaders underestimate. In this keynote, Hanoi Morillo draws on her experience at Google, IBM, and her own AI-powered ventures to explain how exponential technologies are transforming business models, customer expectations, and competitive landscapes. Audiences leave with a clear understanding of what they must do today to remain relevant tomorrow — and the strategic frameworks to act on it immediately.
Traditional leadership models were designed for a predictable world. In this keynote, Hanoi challenges executives to adopt an exponential leadership mindset — one that embraces speed, experimentation, and radical adaptability. Drawing from her roles leading digital transformation at Scotiabank and IBM, and her experience mentoring founders as a Shark Tank investor, she reveals how to build leadership cultures that thrive in uncertainty. Ideal for organizations seeking to transform their leadership teams from the inside out.
AI presents enormous opportunities for competitive advantage, but also introduces risks that leaders cannot afford to ignore. As CEO of two AI-driven companies, Hanoi Morillo offers a practical, executive-level perspective on how to integrate AI into business strategy responsibly. This keynote covers use cases across industries, common implementation pitfalls, ethical considerations, and how to build organizational readiness for AI adoption. Executives walk away with a clear action plan, not just theory.
Innovation is not a department — it is a culture that must be intentionally built and protected. Hanoi Morillo shares the frameworks she used to drive cultural transformation at IBM iX and Scotiabank, and the lessons she has learned building startups from the ground up. This keynote reveals how to create environments where experimentation is encouraged, failure is a learning tool, and the best talent wants to stay. Leaders leave with practical steps to make innovation a daily behavior, not an annual initiative.
Building a company is nothing like the highlight reel suggests. In this candid keynote, Hanoi Morillo shares the real story behind founding and scaling Fivvy and Wayne Biotech — the fundraising challenges, the pivots, the setbacks, and the breakthroughs that never made the headlines. As a Shark Tank Colombia investor who evaluates hundreds of startups each year, she offers a dual perspective as both founder and investor. This program is essential for aspiring entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and anyone navigating the journey from idea to execution.
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FAQs on Booking Hanoi Morillo
Why Hanoi Morillo?
Hanoi Morillo brings a rare combination of Fortune 500 executive experience and hands-on entrepreneurial credibility to the stage. With twelve years at Google, leadership roles at IBM and Scotiabank, and her current work as CEO of two technology startups, she speaks from firsthand experience — not theory. As one of the lead investors on Shark Tank Colombia, she understands what it takes to evaluate, build, and scale businesses at every stage. Her keynotes are designed for activation, not just inspiration: organizations consistently report that audiences leave with new behaviors, not just new ideas. Book Hanoi Morillo through Aurum Speakers Bureau for your next event and bring a speaker who delivers measurable impact.
What is Hanoi Morillo known for?
Hanoi Morillo is known as one of the most prominent voices in digital transformation, entrepreneurship, and exponential leadership in Latin America and beyond. She is widely recognized as a lead investor on Shark Tank Colombia, CEO and Co-Founder of Fivvy (a data and AI company backed by Globant Ventures) and Wayne Biotech (a Techstars 2024 diagnostics startup). Prior to founding her companies, she held senior leadership positions at Google, IBM, and Scotiabank across four continents. She is also a bestselling author of three books and was named one of the Top 50 Influential Women in Miami.
What topics does Hanoi Morillo speak about?
Hanoi Morillo delivers keynotes on exponential technology and its business impact, exponential leadership for disruptive environments, artificial intelligence strategy and implementation, innovation culture, entrepreneurship, and diversity and inclusion. Every presentation is customized to the audience's industry and objectives, combining real-world case studies with actionable frameworks. She speaks in both English and Spanish and has delivered keynotes in over fifteen countries. Contact Aurum Speakers Bureau to discuss how Hanoi can tailor her program for your event.
Has Hanoi Morillo been on Shark Tank?
Yes, Hanoi Morillo is one of the lead investors on Shark Tank Colombia, where she evaluates and invests in emerging startups across Latin America. Her role on the show combines her deep experience as both an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, giving her a unique dual perspective on what makes businesses succeed or fail. Beyond the show, she is a partner at LA7EM in Latin America and Gate93 in Silicon Valley, actively investing in companies across multiple regions and sectors.
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