Diego Saenz

As a Managing Director within Deloitte, Diego focuses on incubating, building, and scaling the next generation AI-powered businesses. He does this by connecting with Fortune 500 companies, VCs, ecosystem partners, and innovators with goal to disrupt industries and unlock AI's economic and societal value.

Prior to Deloitte, Diego led several digital and cloud consulting practices including businesses at scale ($1+ billion) and growth businesses growing at 50-100% YoY. He has been instrumental in supporting well-known, high-tech clientele in large-scale transformations.

As an entrepreneur, he built and sold two successful internet businesses, captured 10% of the US market and negotiated a successful sale to a global pharmaceutical company. During this time, he also received the Inc 500 award for leading one of America's fastest-growing private companies.

Before that, Diego was the CIO of a Fortune 50 company’s presence in Latin America, overseeing the technologies responsible for the manufacturing and distribution on the continent. His time there has been lauded; measured by rapid advancements, launches into new markets, and accelerated growth in existing markets.

Diego is an established conference speaker in the US, Europe, and Latin America and an Accredited Investor of disruptive technologies including AI, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrencies.