Mit KI neue Wege der Entscheidungsfindung beschreiten

R “Ray” Wang is the CEO of Silicon Valley-based Constellation Research Inc. Ray co-hosts DisrupTV, a weekly enterprise tech and leadership webcast that averages 50,000 views per episode, and he blogs at www.raywang.org. He coined the term “Metaverse Economy” in 2020.

His ground-breaking, best-selling book on digital transformation, Disrupting Digital Business, was published by Harvard Business Review Press in 2015. Ray’s new best-selling book, released in 2021, is titled, Everybody Wants to Rule the World: Surviving and Thriving in a World of Digital Giants. He is frequently quoted and interviewed in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Fox Business, CNBC, CIO, and Bloomberg.

Sejal Amin is a senior technology executive and product development expert with more than 25 years of experience leading large teams through cultural, operational, and technology transformation for SaaS initiatives. Currently, she is the Chief Technology Officer for Shutterstock. She has a wide range of technology leadership experience and has managed global product development teams and portfolios of growing size and complexity for 15+ years. She has led several enterprise-wide transformation initiatives focused on project-to-product transitions, organizational transformations, technology portfolio redesigns, and building high-performance product development cultures to keep pace with a rapidly changing technology environment.

Sejal was recognized on the BT150 Transformational Executive List in 2021 and has several professional associations, including Board Director for the Value Stream Consortium, Board Director for Pariveda Solutions, and an advisory board role for 3Pillar Global.

Jana began her professional career at Los Alamos National Laboratory modeling electron transfer in conducting polymers using high-performance computing and artificial intelligence. After Los Alamos, she attended graduate school in computer science, and then left research to join the business world in 1994.

Her roles intermix software engineering, software product management, and general management. She has held technical and leadership roles at start-ups, like PTCG (supply chain optimization) and Apps.com (online applications), that were bought by American Airlines and Intuit, respectively. Both acquisitions led to senior roles at the acquiring companies. Another small start-up she joined was Lycos, which grew to be an internet search leader. Her career has taken her to Europe twice: first for Sabre Group, to open the European operations for supply chain optimization, and next as CEO of Germany-based, sprd.net AG, one of the first mass-customization platforms on the web. Her focus and passion are bringing high-end technology to everyday problems. Jana is a noted expert in artificial intelligence, software product management and development, and enterprise innovation. She holds a degree in mathematics and computer studies from Hendrix College and has completed graduate studies in computer science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Razat Gaurav trat Planview im Jahr 2021 als CEO bei. Er verfügt über mehr als 20 Jahre Erfahrung im Bereich der Softwarelösungen für Unternehmen sowie eine nachgewiesene Erfolgsbilanz in der Förderung von innovationsbasiertem Wachstum und der Skalierung von Technologieunternehmen. Er ist ein vertrauter Berater einflussreicher Geschäftsführer, Vorstände und Investoren für Themen, die im Zusammenhang mit Initiativen für eine digitale Transformation stehen.

Bevor Razat zu Planview kam, war er bei LLamasoft, dem führenden Unternehmen für KI-basierte Softwarelösungen für Lieferkettengestaltung und Entscheidungsfindung, als CEO tätig. Bei LLamasoft trieb er eine erweiterte Produktvision in Kombination mit einer zweckgerichteten Kultur voran, die es dem Unternehmen ermöglichte, den Umsatz binnen drei Jahren mehr als zu verdoppeln. Diese Errungenschaft führte im November 2020 zu einer erfolgreichen Übernahme durch Coupa in Höhe von 1,5 Milliarden US-Dollar. Bevor er zu LLamasoft kam, war Razat in führenden Positionen bei Blue Yonder und i2 Technologies sowie in einer Kanzlei von Ernst & Young für Managementberatung tätig. Zudem war er Vorstandsmitglied von Sparta Systems und LLamasoft. Razat wurde von Goldman Sachs als einer der 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs („100 faszinierendste Unternehmer“) des Jahres 2020 geehrt.

Razat ist zudem Mitglied des Beirats der Fakultät für Industrie- und Betriebstechnik (Industrial and Operations Engineering, IOE) der University of Michigan. Er engagiert sich im Rahmen verschiedener gemeinnütziger und politischer Initiativen im Zusammenhang mit medizinischer Forschung, der Bereitstellung eines Bildungsangebots für Minderheiten in den Bereichen Naturwissenschaft, Technik, Maschinenbau und Mathematik und der Reduzierung von Kohlenstoffemissionen. Razat studierte Ingenieurwissenschaften am Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago und schloss sein Studium mit Auszeichnung ab.

Dr. Richard Sonnenblick is chief data scientist at Planview, joining the company in 2022 through the acquisition of Enrich. Rich founded Enrich in 1998 and served as CEO. Rich’s experiences working with some of the largest pharmaceutical and life sciences companies in the world have led him to elevate the most insightful prioritization and portfolio review processes, scoring systems, and financial valuation and forecasting methods, enhancing both product forecasting and portfolio analysis.

He started his career building a decision analysis consulting practice at Lumina Decision Systems, where he worked on integrated assessments of environmental legislation and complex R&D valuation models for high technology firms. Dr. Sonnenblick holds a Ph.D. and MS from Carnegie Mellon University in Engineering and Public Policy, and a BA in Physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.