Steve Hawald

Background Steve Hawald is a strategic thinker on innovation who applies emerging and disruptive technology with AI/machine learning, blockchain, multicloud, Intelligent-Voice Assist, and 5G edge computing insights for innovative results in a successful enterprise. ________________________________________________________________ An entrepreneurial senior executive with an exemplary record of Board of Director / CEO / CIO reset playbooks, innovation workshops Board of Director positions for innovation/technology vision and refresh CEO emerging and disruptive technology positions for assessments/ROI CEO and CIO innovation strategy playbooks and one-day jumpstart workshops C-suite disruptive technology visioning round tables and workshops VP technologies applied for business plans/execution/jumpstart workshops Voice advanced-assistant services and vendor useability Vendor research-analysis/fit, market value, custom reports Workforce organization dynamics for change ________________________________________________________________ Steve supports disruptive technology and innovation research and vendor analysis on innovation with AI/ML/Blockchain with Smart Contracts, Advanced Voice Assisted-NLP, and Corporate Platform Legacy Integration for global mid-size (9,500 employees) clients to startups with VCs and innovation accelerators. ________________________________________________________________ All tailored corporate leadership efforts are best-of-breed with 30 years of experience from The Disney Institute, Gartner Research, Georgetown U. Graduate Designed-lectures, Harvard, Strategy/eCommerce Leadership, MIT's Sloan School of Management with Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab in Strategy and Innovation program and U of Hong Kong-FinTech: Apps, Ethics, Regs, and Risks. ________________________________________________________________ Approach and Philosophy I am dedicated to encouraging creative ideas, innovative approaches and developing a collaborative client team where we work together to meet the board, CEO, and C-suite goals. I lean on other experts. I respect their advice, make time for deliberate self-reflection with others, constantly learn in professional development, and seek inspiration through my new coastal environment and friends. ________________________________________________________________ Key Practice Areas: • Acquisition Fit/Value - Tech Market Support Assessment for M&A Team • Board of Directors / Board Seat / Support- Innovation/Disruptive Tech • CEO Corporate Board Playbooks-Applying Machine Learning Use Cases • Critical Strategy - AI's Machine Language, Blockchain 3.0 with smart contracts, NLP - Intelligent-Voice Assist • Aerospace/Defense, Banking/Financial Services/FinTech, Higher Ed, Healthcare, Technology Sectors for Innovation Novel Use Cases • Startup Innovation Playbooks - Accelerators/VCs using ecosystems/platforms With 30 years of hands-on executive high-profile experience, my advisory practice engagements delivered critical corporate innovation strategic planning and advisory services. ________________________________________________________________ Important Facts Author or co-author Gartner research notes on White House, OMB, CIO policies and directives, digital enterprises, multicloud computing, complex program management, cross-domain secure data transfers for DoD, cybersecurity with NIST standards, enterprise risk and governance management, and data/PII privacy. Presented at over 20 major conferences worldwide and helped over 350 clients resolve their critical issues, including sizeable global 200 technology and consulting organizations for proposal positions Articles and quotes in large commercial, federal, system integrator, and CIO publications Hundreds of followers on Twitter and LinkedIn Strong Point of View It's all about leadership, innovation, and people making it happen for the future! ________________________________________________________________ AI-Machine Learning Technology Domain/Vendors Cryptocurrency-CBDC, Ethereum 2.0-POS, Stablecoin Fraud, and Risk Review Board of Directors Governance Alignment, Innovation Vision and Assess CEO Corporate Board Governance Alignment, Innovation Execution Blockchain 3.0 applying Smart Contracts Technology/Vendors Natural Langauge Processing - Intelligent-Voice Assistant/vendors Startups/VCs Innovation Playbooks - Accelerators, CrowdSourcing, Platforms, Innovations with Rapid Loop development. Available For: On-site/Virtual Speaking and Technology Facilitator Engagements Webinare Private One-hour Questions BoD, CEO, C-suite, CIO On-site Workout Sessions. Innovation and Emerging Technology Workshops Podcasts