Dr Jacques Ludik is a Smart Technology Entrepreneur, PhD in AI, Founder of multiple AI companies, Author, International keynote speaker, Global AI Ambassador and award-winning AI Leader with a 25+ years' experience in AI, Machine Learning & Data Science and its applications around the globe. One of his companies, CSense Systems, was Africa's first AI company that was sold to a multi-national, General Electric, in 2011. Dr Ludik is the author of "Democratizing Artificial Intelligence to Benefit Everyone: Shaping a Better Future in the Smart Technology Era" and "Neural Networks and Psychopathology". He has also introduced an MTP for humanity and its associated goals to help shape a beneficial human-centric future and founded Sapiens.Network as a decentralized, human-centric, user-controlled AI-driven super platform. He is currently involved in sustainable technology venture capital and building AI-based companies with data rich platforms that leverages AI technologies to unlock business, customer and societal value at scale. One such company that he recently co-founded is BLUEFIN GOLD GROUP which is involved in the implementation of large-scale infrastructure and smart technology driven projects for governments and businesses, as well as investments in AI and other smart technology related companies that are or have the potential to be high-growth high-impact businesses that delivers both return on investment and return on impact in various industries and are synergistic with our mission to help shape a better future in the Smart Technology Era. Dr Ludik is also the Founder & CEO of Cortex Group and Cortex Logic, Vive Teen Wellness, Journey Wellness; Founder & President of the Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa (MIIA) focused on transforming Africa through AI, and Sustainable Technology Venture Capital. He was also previously an Executive at Jumo and General Electric as well as an Academic at Stellenbosch University. Dr Ludik currently also serves on the Advisory Boards of Cirrus, Data Science Nigeria, Intelliverse.AI and AICE in Kenya, and Verchool and member of the AI Africa Consortium, and is a Swiss Cognitive Global AI Ambassador. In 2019, he is also the recipient of Africa’s AI Leader of the Year Award. See also jacquesludik.com - Latest Book: Democratizing Artificial Intelligence to Benefit Everyone: Shaping a Better Future in the Smart Technology Era (jacquesludik.com) - CXO Magazine: https://www.cxomagazine.com/creating-transformative-solutions-for-a-better-future/ - Dr Jacques Ludik - Global AI Expert | Exploring AI's Role in Empathy, His MTP & Active Inference AI - https://youtu.be/vXzLvL9KaxE?si=BvaX-tSssqg0eD94 - AI and Web3: The Next Generation of the Internet for a Decentralized World - Article: https://www.digitalfirstmagazine.com/ai-and-web3-the-next-generation-of-the-internet-for-a-decentralized-world/ - Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VVjlOreGJxuxWZkP8rAsXVMrDK6svzGa/view?usp=sharing - Democratizing AI Newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eYBhpNxy - The Jacques Ludik Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/JacquesLudik - https://open.spotify.com/show/1mozteqpuyVqu2RdanLEHU - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquesludik/

Sector of Activity:

Banking-Finance, Education, FMCG & Retail, Healthcare, Insurance, Technology, Telecom, Chemical Industries, Metallurgic Industries, Mining

Business Advisory Consulting Experience:

Airlines - Some Experience (10 years)
Automotive - Some Experience (15 years)
Banking-Finance - Very High Experience (25 years)
Biotech - Some Experience (15 years)
Construction - Some Experience (10 years)
Energy - Some Experience (25 years)
FMCG & Retail - Very High Experience (25 years)
Government - High Experience (25 years)
Healthcare - High Experience (25 years)
Hospitality - Some Experience (10 years)
Industrial - Very High Experience (25 years)
Infrastructure - Some Experience (10 years)
Life sciences - Some Experience (10 years)
Logistics - Some Experience (10 years)
Luxury goods - Some Experience (5 years)
Medical Devices - High Experience (15 years)
Pharma - High Experience (15 years)
Real Estate - High Experience (10 years)
Renewal Energy - Some Experience (10 years)
Technology - Very High Experience (30 years)
Telecom - Very High Experience (15 years)
Tourism - High Experience (5 years)

Project Director:

Pharma
High Expertise (25 years)
Through providing high technology solutions to all these industries across the global for more than 25+ years

Industrial Experience:

Airlines - Mid Experience (10 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Automotive - Mid Experience (15 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Banking-Finance - High Experience (25 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Biotech - Mid Experience (15 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Construction - Mid Experience (10 years)
Through BLUEFIN GOLD GROUP, CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Energy - High Experience (25 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
FMCG & Retail - High Experience (25 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Government - Mid Experience (25 years)
Through BLUEFIN GOLD GROUP, CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Healthcare - High Experience (25 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Hospitality - Mid Experience (10 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Industrial - High Experience (25 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Infrastructure - Mid Experience (10 years)
Through BLUEFIN GOLD GROUP, CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Life sciences - Mid Experience (10 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Logistics - Mid Experience (10 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Luxury goods - Mid Experience (5 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Medical Devices - Mid Experience (15 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Pharma - High Experience (15 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Real Estate - Mid Experience (10 years)
Through BLUEFIN GOLD GROUP, CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Renewal Energy - Mid Experience (10 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Technology - High Experience (30 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Telecom - High Experience (15 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Tourism - Mid Experience (5 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group
Others - High Experience (30 years)
Through CSense Systems, General Electric, Cortex Logic, and Cortex AI Group