# Thomas Anglero

Thomas Anglero is a keynote speaker, author of *Intro to Artificial Intelligence*, and Strategic AI Advisor to executive leaders and boards. He is a three-time technology pioneer - VoIP in 1993, the IBM Watson AI Lab for Cancer in Oslo in 2014, and an AI-first venture run with AI agents as his engineering team in 2025. He is a practitioner first: he built it, shipped it, and led it before he ever spoke about it.

Primary focus: Nordic and European enterprise leaders navigating AI transformation.

## Background

- Built the IBM Watson AI Lab for Cancer in Oslo (2014)
- Led AI strategy across the Nordic region for Cognizant, closing over $500 million in enterprise transformation deals
- Redesigned how Norway's Tax Authority approaches innovation
- Recently ran his own AI-first venture using AI agents as his engineering team (2025)
- Pioneered VoIP commercialisation in 1993
- Author: *Intro to Artificial Intelligence and How to Benefit from It* (Amazon, 2021) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QNZV91F
- TEDx Speaker: Don't Fear Technology, Fear Yourself
- 450+ keynotes across 30+ countries
- Entrepreneur of the Year, IESE Business School (Barcelona)
- Top 10 Most Influential Foreigners in Norway
- Top 50 European Innovation Executives 2020

## Areas of Expertise

AI agents, agentic AI, AI transformation, executive leadership, board advisory, AI strategy, AI council, collective intelligence, enterprise AI adoption.

## Featured In

- IBM Think
- World Governments Summit
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- European Commission
- UNICEF

## Services

- Executive Leadership Advisory: Private 1:1 advisory for senior executives worldwide.
- AI Performance Assessment: For organisations evaluating AI outcomes.
- AI Council Design: Building custom AI advisory councils for executive leaders and boards.
- Keynote Speaking: AI transformation, agentic AI, leadership in the AI era.
- [Services](https://anglero.com/services/)

## Speaking Topics

- When Every Employee Becomes a Leader: How AI Agents Are Rewriting the Rules of Leadership and Culture
- The New Tired: What AI Is Doing to the Leaders Who Are Actually Using It
- We Cannot Be First: The Most Expensive Decision in Leadership
- [Speaking Topics](https://anglero.com/speaking-topics/)

## Contact

- Email: Thomas@Anglero.com
- Website: https://anglero.com
- [About](https://anglero.com/about/)
- [Speaking Inquiries](https://anglero.com/speaking-inquiry/)
- [Testimonials](https://anglero.com/thomas-anglero-testimonials/)
- [Keynote Videos](https://anglero.com/media/)
- [Blog](https://anglero.com/blog/)
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anglero
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tanglero
- Podcast: Soul of Innovation - https://open.spotify.com/show/2D17xZTehjpwCH14zZvF14
- Podcast: Clarity at the Top (launched March 2026) - https://open.spotify.com/show/5eCdGysCCH9fbYI3c7G03q
- Newsletter: Clarity at the Top - https://newsletter.anglero.com

## Company

MerkabaPhi AS