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Author

Kapil Sharma is a global technology transfor-

mation executive with more than 23 years of

extensive management experience (C-Suite level)

in large globally distributed investment banking

and consulting environments, with a proven track

record of initiating and delivering multiple global

strategic initiatives.

Kapil has worked for tier 1 banks in London on

technology strategy, complex technology trans-

formation, innovation and education. Kapil is an experienced leader with a

proven record of formulating technology strategy, service management, cost

models, delivering strategic initiatives, globally complex technology and

regulatory programmes, private and public cloud strategy/execution, block-

chain, AIOps, product development, mentoring and team management.

Kapil has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster

and Bournemouth University since 2001. His latest assignment with

Bournemouth University included designing and teaching a postgraduate

module called ‘Blockchain & Digital Futures’. Kapil is the author of four

technology books published by Wiley (previously Wrox Press). Kapil has an

MBA degree from Bayes Business School, London (formerly Cass Business

School) specialising in finance and strategy.

Kapil is also a founder of the IOSpeed Limited (https://iospeed.com) com-

pany in the United Kingdom. IOSpeed provides blockchain consulting and

education to corporates.