Dan Ilett

Dan Ilett writes The Executive Summary for CEOs and leadership teams of the FTSE 350. He is a specialist in growth strategy and commercial storytelling. He chairs the City CIO Club, a private network for technology leaders. As a journalist, he has written for the Financial Times, the Economist Group, the Daily Telegraph, the New York Times and a string of tech publications. He launched a number of media titles including CoinDesk, where he was founding editor. Dan went on to lead transformation and advise on commercial delivery in FTSE and Fortune organisations. Today Dan delivers workshops for leadership teams in growth, go-to-market and AI transformation.

Whodunnit? Government

Whodunnit?

A masterclass in English language and defensive communication

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The long weekend you need Wellbeing

The long weekend you need

Well hello there. I'm just back from Newquay having shown the world that even fat labradors like me can mount a surfboard - in the water too. I love Easter weekend at home. I try to do as little as possible as London is always quiet and I can potter away - if my family lets me... (Storm

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Quantum for CEOs AI

Quantum for CEOs

Just as you have your head around AI, quantum computing wants to have a pop at you as well. Our resident expert in quantum computing, Jonathan Loretto, schools us in what we need to know as CEOs… You know that feeling when someone explains something so genuinely world-altering that you

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The 8 skills to nuke your competitors Growth

The 8 skills to nuke your competitors

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece called "How many people can I fire?". For some reason, it upset a number of folks who don't agree there will be job cuts and massive shifts from AI. I had quite a few emails - and believe it or not, I really like it when people write in with what they

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The longest minute of my life Wellbeing

The longest minute of my life

Ten years ago today, I had just returned from China on an assignment for the UK government, attracting investors to British technology companies. It was an intense, sprawling job and I arrived home on Saturday afternoon exhausted only to start a new job on Monday at Virgin Money. I knew if

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