MEET THE SPEAKER

Atif Rafiq

Atif has managed over 10,000 people throughout his C-Suite career, and knows a thing or two about knowledge work. As a tech innovator for over 25 years, he spotted the game changing potential of AI and workflow to drive knowledge work in early 2021, when he started Ritual. He is passionate about helping companies push boldly into the future.

Atif started one of the first cloud software companies at the age of 26, and subsequently spent 15+ years in Silicon Valley and at top tech companies like Amazon. He rose through the ranks of various Fortune 500 companies, and is most notably the first-ever Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500 at McDonald’s. His pioneering work at McDonald’s led to billions of dollars of new revenue, and he led massive transformations as Global CIO and CDO at Volvo and then as President at MGM Resorts.

Atif has built a large following as one of today’s top management thinkers. Over 500,000 people follow his ideas on LinkedIn, where he is a Top Voice, and his newsletter Re:wire has over 100,000 subscribers.

He is also a Thinkers 50 nominee, author of the WSJ bestseller Decision Sprint: The New Way to innovate into the Unknown and Move from Strategy to Action, and Board member of several public companies.

For more about Atif and his latest endeavor, Ritual, visit www.ritual.work

Session
The Human-AI Collaboration Revolution

Join Atif Rafiq, a seasoned Silicon Valley and Fortune 500 executive who has managed over 10,000 knowledge workers and spent the last three years exploring AI’s real-world applications, as he delves into the revolutionary future of knowledge work at PDMA’s annual event as the keynote speaker. Conference attendees will discover:

  • Why the new frontier of knowledge work necessitates human and AI collaboration
  • How AI excels at overcoming the challenges humans face
  • How it’s possible to achieve unprecedented growth by utilizing this collaboration
  • How this partnership can help companies move at 10X speed, and vastly improve problem-solving efforts to produce the greatest contribution

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn actionable tips, and understand the transformative potential of the human-AI collaboration for driving innovation.