Danilo Sato helps organisations win with Data & AI by delivering value-led transformations. As the Global VP of AI, he leads the global team that defines Thoughtworks’ services, assets, accelerators, go-to-market, and partnerships strategy to help organisations get AI-ready. He advises executive leaders on topics ranging from strategy and governance to building the products and platforms that bring the strategy to life. A former member of Thoughtworks’ Office of the CTO, he developed our unique approaches to Data & AI, such as Data Mesh and CD4ML. Author of “DevOps in Practice: Reliable and Automated Software Delivery” and an experienced international conference speaker, Danilo was named by DataIQ as one of UK’s 100 most influential people in data in 2022, 2023, and 2024, and played a key role in ITV’s award-winning Data Mesh implementation.