Thomas Anglero

Strategic AI Advisor, Keynote Speaker & Former Global Spokesperson for IBM Watson

  • Founder of the IBM Watson AI Lab for Cancer at the Oslo Cancer Cluster
  • Partner at CVX Ventures
  • Former Nordic Director of Innovation at IBM
  • Former Nordic CTO and Innovation Officer at Cognizant
  • Former Head of Innovation at the Norwegian Tax Administration (Skatteetaten)
  • Founder of WiHood

Discover Thomas Anglero’s biography of published work below.

Intro to Artificial Intelligence and How to Benefit from It: How to Benefit from Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Work and Home, Increase your income and Future Opportunities Book Cover
Intro to Artificial Intelligence

When Thomas Anglero is booked for events, they are known to discuss the following speaking topics:

When Every Employee Becomes a Leader, Because of AI
Leading an Organisation on Empty
The New Executive Mantra: “We Must Be First”

Thomas Anglero is a Strategic AI Advisor, keynote speaker, and author of Intro to Artificial Intelligence. He has delivered more than 450 keynotes across over 30 countries for organisations including IBM, the World Health Organisation, the World Government Summit, and the European Commission.

Four times in his career, he has stood at the front of a technological shift before it became obvious. In February 1995, he was among the earliest users and beta testers of VocalTec Internet Phone, the first commercial VoIP software. As CEO of Free World Dialup in 2001, he led one of the first peer-to-peer internet telephony ventures, a story he told live on CNN as its Maverick of the Day. In 2017, he founded the IBM Watson AI Lab for Cancer at the Oslo Cancer Cluster, one of the first AI laboratories for cancer on a European cancer campus. In 2025, he built his latest venture with AI agents as the engineering team.

As Nordic CTO and Innovation Officer at Cognizant, he closed over $500 million in enterprise transformation deals. At IBM, he served as Nordic Director of Innovation and the global spokesperson for IBM Watson.

Today, he advises executive leaders and boards through MerkabaPhi AS in Oslo, and hosts the weekly podcast and newsletter Clarity at the Top. He is the author of ‘Intro to Artificial Intelligence’, which gives readers insight into getting the most out of AI and utilising it to its full potential. Audiences describe the same thing in different words: every story he tells on stage is one he has lived.

Official Testimonials

Thomas Anglero is regularly booked to engage audiences at events, read their latest feedback below:

“Thomas Anglero is an incredibly passionate, knowledgeable, and visionary person. His ability to communicate relevant examples of innovation that have already occurred makes his audiences open up their minds and reflect on both the present and the future. Highly recommended as a speaker, either in a strategy workshop for a leadership team or in a multi-national customer event.”

Kinect Energy

“Thomas, it was a pleasure having you speak (at Kluge Offentligdagen). Great performance, as always. A true “Rock Star”!”

Knut-Magnar, Head of Innovation, KLUGE Advokatfirma AS

“Hi Thomas, we were very happy with the way Torpkonferansen turned out, and you contributed a great deal to that! Your Keynote Speech was excellent – and we have got a lot of positive comments afterward!”

Henrik, Marketing Director, Sandefjord Business Association

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