Didem
COO/Managing Director - UK - iCEO #88872

Experience

Didem is an AI/ Generative AI executive with 25 years background in management consulting (Capgemini, EY, and Accenture) and industry (Motorola, Microsoft, and Schneider Electric). Didem, a World Economic Forum AI Governance Alliance fellow and Forbes Tech Council member, is a passionate AI practitioner with multiple awards such as Tech Women 100 Champion and Trailblazer 50.

Major Achievements

Career Highlights: Led Generative AI opportunity scan across a 130,000 Fortune 500 company with 200 VP & SVPs across 15 functions through 60 co-creation workshops in 6 weeks. Helped identify and prioritize 200 GenAI/ AI use cases. Sized the 3-year GenAI opportunity (750M-1.3B Euros and identified investment needs (250-500m Euros). Led the creation of GenAI / AI business cases, 15-month implementation plans, and annual budget allocations for 20 functions in four weeks. Spearheaded GenAI/ AI talent transformation and planning efforts with 50 HR & Training leaders across these functions. Earlier achievements: • Supported the birth and incubation of Microsoft Business AI solutions at Microsoft Research & Product groups to incubate a multi-billion Data & AI business in three years. • Built a high-performance team and brought on 1,500 partnerships in c. 60 subsidiaries over two years. Microsoft paid out $1B to these partners in the following five years. • Spearheaded Accenture & Microsoft Humanitarian Program, rolling out a Power Virtual Agent for COVID-19 for all public sector, education, health, and non-profit clients. Our flagship implementation was with the India Ministry of Health, where we rolled the solution to 1.3 billion citizens in 10 days in April 2020. • Led Girls in AI Hackathon pilots with colleagues and volunteers from Microsoft Data & AI, Education, and Philanthropies teams and customers and partners. The program won several awards, and the program has been integrated into several Diversity in AI/ Tech programs since then.

Industry Sector Competencies

IT/Computer Hardware

Software

Deep tech (GenAI and AI)

Edtech

Media

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO, Chief AI Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Growth Officer, Chief Revenue Officer

Sector: GenerativeAI/ AI, Deep Tech, Edtech, Tech, Education

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time, part time, coaching on demand

Prefered Locations: Remote & London; can relocate to US after 1-2years

Additional Professional Interests

Operational coaching on demand

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Turkey

UK

USA

Operational Competencies

AI strategy (Expert)

DEI strategy (Expert)

ESG & sustainability strategy (Professional)

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Expert)

Acquisition and shadow management (Professional)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Expert)

Company rescue or turnaround (Professional)