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Insights from the Gartner IT Symposium, Barcelona 2024

If you missed the symposium, we're sharing some of our learnings and favorite insights here. We hope you find them useful!

INSIGHTS

Key takeaways from Calibo’s CEO session

Enabling business (shadow) IT: Why fight It? Embrace it.

In today’s digital age, IT can no longer function solely as a support unit—it must drive innovation across the enterprise. Yet, limited budgets and resources often challenge IT organizations in achieving this. So how do we turn these limitations into opportunities?

Drawing on his experiences leading IT at Novartis and FCA, and now as CEO of Calibo, Scott Sandschafer discussed strategies to empower business units, transform Shadow IT into a strategic asset, and ensure innovation flourishes without compromising governance, compliance, or security.

 

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AI is creating more opportunities. The new bottleneck is turning them into outcomes

AI lowers the cost of analysis, development and experimentation, expanding the number of opportunities enterprises can pursue. The new challenge is building the capacity to select the right opportunities and turn them into measurable business outcomes.

Infographic titled “Your journey to becoming an enterprise-ready AI practitioner” showing a seven-step learning pathway. The journey progresses through: (1) Apply by completing a registration form, (2) Get assessed with an aptitude and reasoning test, (3) Choose your path based on career stage, (4) Build foundations in GenAI and DBIM skills, (5) Create workflows using ML, LLMs, and RAG, (6) Go to production by deploying and scaling enterprise AI systems, and (7) Complete a capstone project that solves a real business use case. The pathway ends with “Graduate: Become an enterprise-ready AI practitioner.” The design uses a dark blue background with orange and white text, connected by a winding path and illustrated icons for each step.
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Campus to corporate: how Calibo AI Academy builds enterprise-ready AI practitioners in 8 months

Engineering colleges need more than AI theory. Calibo AI Academy is an 8-month campus-to-corporate pathway that takes students from foundations to sandbox use cases, capstone work, and placement readiness — so they can show they are enterprise-ready AI talent.

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What is a Business Innovation Sandbox, and why do enterprises need one?

An AI experiment can work technically and still fail as Business Innovation. A Business Innovation Sandbox gives enterprises a secure place to validate use cases, prepare trusted data, and prove business value before anything reaches Production.

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Beyond AI curiosity: What engineering graduates must build for enterprise readiness 

AI curiosity and tool exposure are only the starting point. Engineering graduates become enterprise-ready when they can frame business problems, work with relevant data, build and validate practical solutions, collaborate across functions, and demonstrate value. This article explains how colleges can complement academic foundations with real-world practice, industry mentorship, and visible evidence of capability.

Why Calibo?

At Calibo, we’re not just transforming digital processes; we’re revolutionizing teamwork.

 

Our platform is the ultimate solution for seamless collaboration among all stakeholders involved in creating digital products. By sitting atop leading technologies like Snowflake, we automate and orchestrate the entire journey from ideation to deployment, ensuring every team member is on the same page.

This unique approach accelerates product delivery by up to 50%, empowering companies to launch faster and more efficiently than ever before.

With Calibo, your digital transformation becomes a collaborative success story.

Follow up with the team

If you spoke with us at booth #360 and would like to follow up, or if you missed the opportunity and would like to catch up, here is the team that was in Barcelona.

Scott Sandschafer​ Calibo CEO

Scott Sandschafer

Chief Executive Officer

Adrian Heim Calibo Head of Sales

Adrian Heim

Head of Sales and Marketing

Cyril Soga Calibo

Cyril Soga

Field CTO

Ana Garcia Calibo Marketing Director

Ana García Colomina

Marketing & Events Director

Wylde Marais Calibo Regional Manager

Wylde Marais

Senior Regional Manager

Octavio Martin Calibo

Octavio Martin

Senior Solutions Architect

Scott Sandschafer Calibo CEO
Scott Sandschafer Calibo CEO

Scott Sandschafer

Chief Executive Officer

St Petersburg, Florida

Scott Sandschafer, leading as the CEO of Calibo, is a visionary at the forefront of revolutionizing the digital PaaS industry. His strategic leadership aims to position Calibo as a benchmark in digital and data product development. With over a decade of technology leadership experience, including roles such as global CIO of Novartis, Scott has been instrumental in driving transformative change. Recognized for his influence in technology leadership circles, Scott, a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, champions the integration of digital technology into business models, contributing to Calibo's innovative edge.

Committed to work-life harmony, Scott is dedicated to cultivating an innovative and dynamic culture at Calibo, envisioning not only transforming the business landscape but also making Calibo an inspiring place to work.

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Adrian Heim Calibo Head of Sales
Adrian Heim Calibo Head of Sales

Adrian Heim

Head of Sales and Marketing

Switzerland

Adrian Heim, the Vice President and Head of Sales and Marketing at Calibo, is a seasoned executive with a distinguished career in driving sales and marketing strategies for leading technology firms. His commitment to excellence in leadership and expansive growth is evident in his tenure at Snowflake and MongoDB. Adrian's extensive background in key account management, including roles at Oracle and IBM, showcases his comprehensive oversight and ability to deliver customer satisfaction. Educated with a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences in Zurich, Adrian's strategic acumen and profound expertise in sales and marketing continue to drive Calibo's success in an ever-evolving technological landscape.

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Cyril Soga CTO Calibo
Cyril Soga Calibo

Cyril Soga

Field CTO

Cyril Soga, serving as the CTO of Calibo, is a seasoned technologist driving innovation and excellence in the digital transformation space. With over 20 years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership, Cyril is instrumental in shaping Calibo’s technology strategy to deliver scalable and impactful solutions. Before joining Calibo, Cyril held key roles in leading technology firms, where he spearheaded the development of cutting-edge software solutions and drove strategic initiatives. A graduate in Computer Science, Cyril is deeply committed to staying at the forefront of emerging technologies and fostering a culture of continuous innovation. Cyril’s leadership at Calibo is pivotal in ensuring the company remains a leader in digital and data product development, empowering organizations to accelerate their transformation journey. Passionate about teamwork and excellence, Cyril envisions Calibo as a hub of innovation, combining technical expertise with a collaborative and dynamic work environment.

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