Steve Hawald

Background Steve Hawald is a strategic-thinker and deep disruptive technology insights for successful innovative results: An entrepreneurial senior executive with an exemplary record of corporate board/CEO turnaround playbooks. CEO disruptive technology. CIO innovation strategy. Disruptive technologies-blockchain plans and readiness. Enterprise workforce dynamics. Voice advanced-assistant services. Vendor Research-Analysis, Custom Corporate Reports. _______________________________________________________________________________ Steve supports fintech research and vendor analysis on innovation with AI/ML/Blockchain Integration, Blockchain, Advanced Voice Assisted-Machine Learning, and Corporate Platform Legacy Integration for global clients to fintech startups with VCs and innovation accelerators. All tailored corporate leadership efforts are best-of-breed with over 25 years of experience from The Disney Institute, Gartner Research, Georgetown U. Graduate Designed-lectures, Harvard, Strategy/eCommerce Leadership, currently, MIT's Strategy and Innovation programs. _______________________________________________________________________________ I am dedicated to encouraging creative ideas, innovative approaches, and developing a collaborative client team where we work together to meet C-suite goals. I lean on experts. I respect their advice, make time for deliberate self-reflection with others, constant learning of myself in professional development, and seek inspiration through my new coastal environment and friends. _______________________________________________________________________________ Key Practice Areas: • Acquisitions Tech Valuation Reviews (M&A) • Board of Directors / Corporate Board Support • Corporate Board Playbooks • Critical Strategy - FinTech, Blockchain, Innovation Programs, Startups, Voice Assist AL/ML, and Legacy Fintech integration • Fintech Plans/Playbooks for Blockchain, Smart Contracts, Voice Assist AI/ML, and Legacy Integration • Innovation Playbooks - Startup - Accelerators and Challenges, N-side Platforms, and O2O ______________________________________________________________________________ Over twenty-five 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, cybersecurity with NIST standards, enterprise risk and governance management, and data privacy Presented at over 20 major conferences worldwide and helped over 350 clients resolve their critical issues, including sizeable global technology and consulting organizations for proposal positions Articles and quotes in significant 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! ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. FinTech Trends and Cryptocurrency-Stable Coin Vendors 2. Blockchain Technology Domain/Vendors 3. Voice Assistant AI/ML Technology Domain/Vendors 4. Innovation Playbooks - Accelerators, Challenges, CrowdSourcing, Platforms, Prizes, and Startups/VC with rapid loop development. Available For: Speaking engagements Webinars and Fireside Chats Private Questions Strategic Planning Workshops Podcasts Other