Hamilton Mann

The Hamilton Mann Conversation

Hamilton Mann is a tech executive, a best-selling author, a sought-after speaker, a senior lecturer at INSEAD and HEC Paris, a Doctoral Researcher in AI at Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées - Institut Polytechnique de Paris, a Senior Fellow at the Retech Center of the Ecole des Ponts Business School, and a Mentor at the MIT Priscilla King Gray (PKG) Center.

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Mann is one of the world’s leading experts on Digital and AI in serving the greater interest of society and is recognized among the top management thinkers globally. He has spoken at major international conferences, including the Global Peter Drucker Forum, the Web Summit, the MIT Platform Strategy Summit and the Wharton Neuroscience Summit where he has shared insights on AI and digital transformation.

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He was named a Top 10 Thought Leader in Technology by Technology Magazine in 2024. He was inducted in 2024 into the Thinkers50 Radar as one of the 30 most prominent rising business thinkers globally. He has also been awarded the title of World Eminent Man in Digital and AI for Good by the Who Is Who International Academy & Awards.

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Mann’s leading book, Artificial Integrity: The Paths to Leading AI Toward a Human-Centered Future (Wiley, 2024), has been selected among the must-read books by the Next Big Idea Club in 2024.

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Mann is also the contributing author of three books, including Driving Sustainable Innovation: How to Do Well While Doing Good (Brightline Project Management Institute, Thinkers50, 2024), Connectedness: How the Best Leaders Create Authentic Human Connection in a Disconnected World (Wiley, Thinkers50, 2024), and GAIN: Demystifying GenAI for Office and Home (2025).

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As an executive leading digital transformation for decades—and formerly an advisor to Fortune 500 companies—Mann serves as Group Vice President at Thales, a global leader in Defense, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital where he co-leads the AI initiative and Digital Transformation while also overseeing global Digital Marketing activities. His transformational achievements have been featured as a case study by IMD.

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He writes regularly for Forbes about AI and its societal implications and has published articles in prominent academic, business, and policy outlets such as Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), California Management Review, Rotman Management Magazine, I by IMD, Knowledge@Wharton, Dialogue (Duke Corporate Education), Leader to Leader (Wiley), INSEAD Knowledge, Polytechnique Insights, Harvard Business Review France, The European Business Review, and Expressions by Institut Montaigne.

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He is an advisory board member at the Ethical AI Governance Group (EAIGG) and a board member at No More Plastic Foundation.

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He also hosts The Hamilton Mann Conversation, a podcast aiming to democratize knowledge about how digital technology, including AI, can be a force for good in society.