About Kamales Lardi
''Technology is not a silver bullet solution, a clear value proposition should drive any business transformation effort.''
- Kamales Lardi
Bio - Short summary
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Kamales is a bold and strategic thinker in digital and business transformation, with over 25 years of cross-industry expertise. She excels in combining cutting-edge digital and technology solutions with a neuroscience-backed approach to drive measurable business results. A champion of the human side of technology, Kamales empowers organizations to achieve impactful, people-centric transformation. Listed among the “Top 10 Global Thought Leaders in Digital Transformation” (Thinkers360), she was named a ‘Voice of a New Era of Leaders’ by the Female Factor Leadership:Redefined movement in August 2024. Recognized in the International 40 Over 40 - The World's Most Inspiring Women by Capgemini Invent and Female One Zero (2022), Kamales is also the author of the best-selling book The Human Side Of Digital Business Transformation, an essential guide for leaders navigating next-generation organizational transformation.
Bio - Longer version
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Kamales is a bold and strategic thinker in digital and business transformation, blending over 25 years of deep cross-industry expertise with the latest digital, technology, and neuroscience-backed solutions to deliver measurable business results. She is listed among the “Top 10 Global Influencers & Thought Leaders in Digital Transformation” (Thinkers360) and Top 50 Women in Tech Influencers 2021 (The Awards Magazine). In August 2024, she was named one of the ‘Voices of a New Era of Leaders’ as part of the Female Factor Leadership:Redefined global movement. Kamales often states, "technology is not a silver bullet solution; a clear value proposition should drive any transformation effort," a philosophy that has resonated with business leaders globally and positioned her as a standout expert in the digital space.
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Since founding Lardi & Partner Consulting GmbH in 2012, Kamales has advised multinational companies across Europe, Asia, and Africa for over a decade. Her pioneering work champions the human side of technology, emphasizing the critical balance between people, processes, and tools in transformation. Her expertise spans a range of emerging technologies, including blockchain, AI, virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, IoT, sensor technologies, and robotic process automation.
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Kamales is also deeply committed to leveraging neuroscience principles to optimize business outcomes, particularly in areas such as leadership, customer engagement, and organizational transformation. She is a Teaching Fellow at Durham University Business School and served as the first Chair of the FORBES Business Council Women Executives. An influential and dynamic speaker, Kamales regularly presents at corporate and industry conferences. Recognized in the International 40 Over 40 - The World's Most Inspiring Women by CapGemini Invent and Female One Zero in 2022, she is also the author of the best-selling book The Human Side Of Digital Business Transformation, an essential guide for business leaders navigating next-generation organizational transformation.
