Data-driven Strategies for Companies - with Jack Ramsay - Founder @ MULTIPLAI | Ep. 24

In the latest episode of Back to the Future of AI, Alex welcomes
Jack Ramsay, founder of MULTIPLAI and chairman of its advisory
board. MULTIPLAI, a consultancy designed for the data-driven
future, has recently partnered with [at] to bring fresh
perspectives and explore innovative solutions. Jack, who spent over
30 years as a managing director at Accenture with experience across
sectors like banking, defense, and automotive, reflects on his
career journey, from mathematics and programming to leading
international IT and AI projects and ultimately founding MULTIPLAI.
The discussion covers rapid advancements in AI, especially
generative AI, and the critical role of data-driven strategies for
companies. Jack emphasizes Europe’s strong potential in data and
industrial knowledge but underscores the need for more
entrepreneurship and strategic leadership to compete with U.S. tech
giants and rising powers like China and India. He also highlights
Europe’s dependence on American infrastructure, suggesting a need
for a European IT equivalent of Airbus. The episode further
explores the challenges traditional businesses face in AI adoption.
Jack stresses that AI and data must be executive-level priorities
to drive change, pointing out that reluctance at the middle
management level and limited understanding at the top often hinder
progress. Both Jack and Alex call for bold, risk-taking approaches
in AI to prevent European companies from falling behind on the
global stage.