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Technology Entrepreneur and CTO, specialising in AI and Machine Learning with a history of managing both small and large Engineering teams. Entrepreneurial and innovative leader with a strong technical background with managerial and strategic experience at board level.

Group CTO at Sidetrade - a fast-growing, international SaaS fintech company revolutionizing the Order-to-Cash industry - thanks to AI-powered Aimie!

As a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Invoice-to-Cash applications, Sidetrade is recognized for its constant innovation, confirming its role as a pioneer in Order-to-Cash. With nearly 400 employees across Europe and North America, Sidetrade supports finance teams in over 85 countries, delivering immediate productivity gains, securing and accelerating cash flow generation, and driving strong, sustainable growth.

Co-founder of BrightTarget, which was acquired by Sidetrade (Euronext: ALBFR.PA) in November 2016.

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Big Tech might be leading the GenAI race, but specialist companies have an important advantage

Major AI companies may be leading the way with the creation of LLMs, generalist GenAI chatbots and early use cases of intelligent agents, but niche companies that have invested in building up proprietary specialist user data have the potential to come out on top in domain-specific generative AI. Thanks to the boom of LLMs and generative AI, Big Te...

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