Top 10 Digital Transformation Influencers For Valuable Insights In 2021

Top 10 Digital Transformation Influencers For Valuable Insights In 2021

Digital transformation has become the essence of businesses in the post-pandemic world. To tackle the challenges posed by the sudden changes, businesses have shifted their focus towards digital priorities by combining emerging disruptive technologies with digital innovation. While multiple tech transformations are taking place in the work world like AI, IoT, Blockchain, cloud, and data analysis, it's hard to make out which of these is a priority at a stipulated time. For such guidance about digital transformation trends, here are the top 10 digital transformation influencers and thought leaders you should follow for insights that will guide your business towards growth and give you a competitive edge in the market.

Below are the profiles of the influencers along with their achievements, followers, and websites, so you can make a sound judgment.

1. Kevin R Benedict

Twitter Followers: 14.5k

A leadership advisor for business and economic transformation at TCS, Kevin Benedict aims at improving customer experiences by combining intelligence solutions, analytics, automation, and services. Apart from being in the field of providing effective solutions, he is also an enterprise digital strategies expert, executive advisor, writer, keynote speaker, and futurist. In his blog, The Center For Digital Intelligence, Kevin focuses on digital transformation topics like emerging technologies, automation mobility, AI, machine learning, IoT, etc.

Some of his achievements are:

  • A TV host with Regalix for his show Deep Dive With Kevin Benedict
  • Refugee mentor for the Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
  • Senior analyst, Center of the Future of Work for Cognizant
  • Columnist and video host at CIO WaterCooler

2. Kevin Jackson

Twitter Followers: 36.7K
Website: https://gcglobalnet.com/

Kevin Jackson is a well-known digital transformation influencer who started GovCloud Network, to help professionals to develop revolutionary business models that deliver quantum improvements to the bottom line. That's accomplished by taking advanced technology and applying it to business and mission challenges.

GovCloud also guides clients through the myriad of decisions involved in developing a cloud strategy, including choosing the right cloud provider, security, training, and more. A sound policy recognizes not everything belongs in the cloud and promotes hybrid solutions that keep sensitive data safe.

Technology education is Kevin's mission. Through GovCloud, he writes, edits, and publishes to inform the marketplace on business technology. Whether it's thought pieces or white papers, if you need content about this marketplace, Kevin can deliver it.

The following are some of his achievements:

  • USA Today and Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author
  • A top influencer on social media
  • Recognized all across the globe
  • Ranked among the top tech influencers by many publications worldwide
  • Top Influencer on Twitter

3. Brian Solis

Twitter Followers: 280.4K

Brian focuses on disruptive technologies and the impact it has on businesses and society. A principal analyst, keynote speaker, and best-selling author, he explores digital transformation, customer experience, culture, trends, behavior, and future of industries via in-depth research.

Some of his notable achievements are:

  • Renowned digital anthropologist
  • Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce
  • A regular contributor for publications like Forbes, Harvard Business Review, TheNextWeb, etc.
  • A best-selling author for books Lifescale, What's The Future Of Business, Engage, and more.

4. Maggie Fox

Twitter Followers: 16.9K

Named as a Top 100 Marketer in marketing magazines and the Top Innovator by the National Post, Maggie Fox writes and speaks about leadership, social and digital transformation to a global audience and media. A thought leader, writer, blogger, keynote speaker, and founder of the first social media consultancy, Social Media Group

here are her achievements:

  • Interviewed and profiled by Inc.Magazine, the Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, the Financial post, etc.
  • COO at Smile Rewards
  • Board member of Innovative Asset Collective, Canada

5. Michael Krigsman

Twitter Followers: 33K

Internationally recognized as an analyst, writer, and commentator, Michael is an A-list publisher for publications like The Wall Street Journal. He's also the world's top enterprise C-level interviewer and expert panel moderator.

His achievements are:

  • Referenced about 1,000 times in newspapers, TV, and radio
  • ZDNet columnist where he wrote over 1,000 articles on innovation
  • Judge for CIO 100 annual contest, CRM Idol, etc
  • #4 most mentioned Twitter influencers by IT leaders

6. Dion Hinchcliffe

Twitter Followers: 58.1K

Dion collaborates with leadership teams of Fortune 500 and Global 2000 firms to leverage change with emerging digital methods. He has more than 20 years of experience in bridging the gap between business and technology. Dion is a thought leader, CXO advisor, IT expert, industry analyst, and author.

His achievements:

  • Featured and quoted in CIO magazine, Computerworld, Wired, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, etc
  • Named one of the Top 3 CIO influencers by Robert Half International
  • Commentator at ZDNet

7. Greg Satell

Twitter Followers: 16.8K

A regular writer and contributor for the Harvard Business Review and Inc. Magazine, he is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and advisor. Greg focuses on helping companies drive transformational changes to leverage their processes.

His key achievements are:

  • Named second in the Top 40 innovations bloggers by Innovation Excellence
  • Named Top 10 Digital Transformation Influencers to Follow Today by IDG
  • His book Mapping Innovation was voted one of the best books of 2017.

8. Hamilton Mann

Twitter followers: 30.5K

Hamilton leads the digital transformation in Marketing to leverage customer engagement and overall experience for revenue generation. He has established the Thales Big Program to help achieve customer's big ambitions with innovation.

Some of his achievements are as follows:

  • Alumnus for EDHEC Business School, INSEAD, MIT Sloan School Of Management
  • Advisor to several French Startups
  • Co-founded Mann & Miller

9. Rob Llewellyn

Twitter followers: 15.6K

Robs's CXO platform, CXO Transform has helped managers and leaders of many companies with digital transformation training. He has over 20+ years in helping some of the world's biggest companies leverage emerging technologies.

A transformation advisor to many, here are some of his achievements:

  • Named a digital transformation leader by IDG, and other notable publications
  • Awarded Global Business Transformation Master by SAP Business Transformation Services.

10. Greg Verdino

Twitter Followers: 9549

Greg Verdino is known for having the ability to forecast trends, spot differences between a short-lived phase and genuine practices, and guide organizations through effective change. Having spent nearly 30 years advising companies that include more than 50 fortune 500 companies, he has served in senior leadership positions in many technology start-ups and helped traditional companies launch several innovative products, services, and divisions.

Some of his notable achievements are:

  • Author of Shock of the Now, microMARKETING: Get Big Results By Thinking and Acting Small.
  • Co-creator of The Adapt Manifesto
  • A go-to expert for media outlets like Bloomberg Business, CNN, the New York Times
  • Professional Member of the National Speakers Association

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