Felipe Padilla Gomez is an experienced professional in the fields of AI, IoT, and digital business, currently serving as Senior Director AI for Deeptech (Industrials) and Corporate Venture Office at Hitachi. Previously, Felipe held the position of CTO IoT, AI and Cloud for Telecoms and Media at Hitachi Vantara, and co-founded SkipsoLabs. As Managing Partner at Westbray and Chief Technology Officer of the Broadband Division at Vodafone, Felipe gained extensive expertise in technology leadership. Felipe's educational background includes a Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Business from Columbia Business School and a focus on Applied Data Science from Columbia Engineering.