Posts by Junta Nakai

Companies that are disrupting entire industries, such as Uber and Airbnb, have a common driver in their competitive edge: data and AI. For these brands, big data analytics and machine learning are central to customer experiences, from predicting when your food will arrive to visualizing your next vacation. In today’s fiercely competitive markets, incumbents are...

Don’t miss our Global Sustainability Leadership Forum to hear how leaders from Goldman Sachs, Grab, Gro Intelligence and Microsoft are using data and AI to build a more sustainable, inclusive and greener future.   Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is a form of sustainable responsible investing (SRI) that considers both the financial returns and...

By now, most professionals know that the future of business goes hand in hand with social responsibility, environmental stewardship and corporate ethics. It should come as no surprise, then, that Sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) have become top priorities for consumers, investors and regulators alike. But creating a better future for all stakeholders...

Radical transformation is the theme of 2020, with customers demanding personalized products, improved protection against fraud, and digital experiences that match every small shift in behavior. Banks, insurance companies, and institutional investors are even more reliant on big data and AI to meet these demands and to outmaneuver the competition. For years, the Spark +...