AI Transformation: Democratizing Knowledge

Colt Technology Services’ CEO, Keri Gilder, dives into AI, technology, and workplace transformation to explore how emerging technologies are reshaping industries, challenging job markets, and creating unprecedented opportunities. Can technology truly empower everyone?

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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Keri Gilder of Colt Technology Services:

How are AI and quantum computing transforming innovation cycles across industries?
Will emerging technologies replace jobs or create new opportunities, and what skills will be most critical to learn in the next decade?
How can we address diversity and inclusion challenges in the technology sector?
What does the future of Network as a Service (NaaS) look like for global enterprises?
How can we ensure AI development represents diverse perspectives and data?

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About Our Guest

Keri Gilder, Chief Executive Officer, Colt Technology Services

Appointed to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in May 2020, Keri is responsible for executing Colt’s strategy, which centers around transforming the way the world works through the power of connectivity.

Before becoming CEO, Keri was Colt’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), leading global teams across sales, presales and marketing, as well as working closely with the wider organization to ensure Colt delivered for its customers.

Before joining Colt, Keri held several leadership roles at Ciena but was most recently its Vice President and General Manager EMEA, responsible for guiding Ciena’s EMEA service provider and enterprise customers, as well as partners.

Keri is passionate about promoting Inclusion and Diversity to ensure Colt is a business where everyone feels they can bring their true selves to work. In addition, Keri brings this passion to the wider industry as the Chair of the TM Forum’s Diversity & Inclusion Council and President of the Global Telecom Women’s Network. Prior to Ciena, Keri worked in multiple roles for Lucent Technologies, and she has also worked for Hughes Aircraft as a Network Engineer.

Keri has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Management Information Systems (MIS) from New Mexico State University.

Keri lives in London with her husband and two children and is based at Colt’s head office in London.

Executives at the Edge podcast is brought to you by MEF, an industry association of 200 service, technology, and cloud providers who together accelerate enterprise digital transformation.

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