Paul Prior has spent 20 years at the intersection of technology and business strategy globally, and he’s increasingly convinced that the narrative of digital transformation is counterintuitive to growth.
He’s built consulting practices from scratch at Deloitte and FTI Consulting. He’s sat in the room where multi-million euro technology decisions get made, first as an advisor, then as the executive accountable for them at Three Ireland, where he led digital for over 2 million customers. He’s collaborated behind closed doors on strategic challenges for Google, Facebook, and Alibaba. He’s seen what actually works and what organisations pretend works because admitting otherwise would be too uncomfortable.
Paul delivered the first TEDx talk ever to use virtual reality technology. He’s an Amazon bestselling author on Innovation. His writing has appeared in Forbes, The Guardian, and CIO Magazine. He’s been named a Global Expert in Digital and Data by Who’s Who Legal and Consultant of the Year by CEO Today Magazine.
But credentials aren’t why you should pay attention.
Paul asks the questions that make technology leaders think. Why do AI strategies so rarely survive contact with reality? Why do organisations keep buying transformation when they’re not actually willing to change? And what happens when CIOs start telling the truth about what’s actually going on inside their organisations?
He believes the CIO role stands at the forefront of a fundamental shift, one most organisations aren’t ready to have an honest conversation about.
If you’re looking for a conversation that might change how you think, pull up a chair.