Giulio Toscani
Giulio Toscani, PhD, is an Italian digital strategist with over 20 years of experience. A former Adjunct Professor at ESADE, he has taught at top institutions, including Stockholm University, Politecnico Milano, Luiss, Pacifico, Bath, ALU, Globis, and NUCB. He is an investor and advisor for Navozyme (Singapore) and Muns (Spain) and has worked with multinationals like Telefónica, General Electric, Nike, Megafon, Bic, Bayer, and PwC.
He recently published Augmented with Routledge, a book on Human-Computer Interaction, reflecting his expertise in AI and Big Data. His work spans location-system behavioral analysis and time perception projects at Telefónica to AI research at MIT. A sought-after speaker, he has delivered keynotes at the AI for Good Summit (Switzerland), Nike Strategic Leadership (Russia), G1 Global Conference, and events for Eli Lilly, Bbraun, Caixabank, Bayer, and PwC.
Giulio is a co-owner and board member of Navozyme and actively collaborates with data scientists to enhance performance through AI. His research appears in the Journal of Decision Systems, Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of Services Marketing, Harvard Deusto, El Economista, Gentleman, and ESADE Do Better (Google Scholar).
A chemical engineer by training, he began his career as a patent attorney in Lugano, Switzerland. He is also a side flute player, yoga teacher, Vipassana meditator, and ultra-trail runner, with a personal record of 120 km. Having lived, worked, or traveled in 115 countries, he recently cycled solo across Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, the Black Sea, and the Caucasus, documenting his journey on YouTube.
He teaches topics including Generative AI and business, disruptive innovation, AI-curated customer experience, digital transformation, digital entrepreneurship, and the art of question framing in AI.
