Gaston Besanson

Our Data + AI team has the mandate to: • Continue updating and reinforcing the Data and AI Strategy and its adoption. • Push initiatives to enhance Data and AI capabilities. • Develop robust data foundation that maximized the value of data assets across the organization. • Deliver impactful Analytics and AI use cases that drove operational efficiencies and increased revenue potential. Always in partnership with the larger Digital and Tech organization, the Business Units and other functions.

Ad honorem role in the Institute for Ethical AI. This is a European research center that contributes to the responsible design, development and operation of AI systems

Lecturer for the Technological Innovation Seminars II: Agentic AI Systems & Responsible Frameworks

Ad honorem affiliation at the Center for Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience (CIAN Di Tella) is the result of the collaborative work between the Neuroscience Laboratory and the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the Business School.

Lead a large global data science team with +300 professionals that works across the different functions of interest to the Company (Supply Chain and Operations, Commercial, Finance), with focus on Decision Science. This team is based in Europe, US, Mexico and India. Our focus is to deliver responsible Data Science (ML/AI) components as part of digital products and services. Plus, innovate around intelligent systems applied to business processes. And above all foster a respectful and dynamic culture based on empowerment, communication and collaboration. We work on products or projects connected to the Make, Move and Sell of the Company (Integrated Business Planning, Sales Execution, Revenue Management, Financial Planning, Manufacturing, Consumer, Agro, among others). Currently, my research interests include Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning Models Security, and Internet of Things, areas where I believe the next wave of innovation lies.

Roles: ► European Health Lead ► Lead of the Health & LS Innovation Center (Located in Barcelona) ► Global Blockchain Analytics Lead ► Global Innovation Leader for Applied Intelligence

Working at Accenture Analytics Innovation Center based in Barcelona, Spain. Roles: ► Innovation Lead ► Global Blockchain Analytics Lead ► Senior Data Scientist, SME, Lead for projects for the Supply Chain & Operations group. ► Senior Data Scientist, SME, Lead for projects for the Internet of Things Analytics group (Connected Asset, Connected Fleet, Computer Vision, Real time Analytics, Edge Analytics, Blockchain).

This is an ad honorem position with the motivation to produce applied research in the areas of: (i) AI & Healthcare (ii) AI & Blockchain.

Lecturer for "Blockchain from First Principles to Analytics" for the Data Science Master. I teach the interaction of Blockchain in an ecosystem with other data sources and as an input to AI & Analytics. Grateful for the TA work (present and future) by Xabier Beraza, Sandra Orozco, Hamza Diaz and Adria Thorton.

Lecturer and Coordinator of the "Internet of Things Analytics" sessions part of the course "Topics in Big Data Analytics II" for the Data Science Master. Teaching the creation of IoT Analytics Products. Using devices and cloud services.

Lecturer of the "Internet of Things Analytics" course for the MiM (Master in Management + Analytics) Teaching the creation of IoT Analytics Products. Using devices and cloud services. Grateful for the TA work (present and future) by Sandra Orozco, Laia Esquerrà and Pedro Ferrari.

► Manage the daily operations of the Business School, including budget and non-academic, institutional relationships (stakeholders in a B2B environment). ► Coordinate different projects aimed at increasing the school’s value and market presence. ► Create protocols regarding organizational development.

►Lecturer 2014 ■ Analytical Methods Applied to Businesses, Bachelor in Business Economics 2013 ■ Information Technology, Bachelor in Business Economics ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►Graduate Teacher Assistant 2012 ■ Probability and Statistics, Master in Finance ■ Financial Engineering in C++, Master in Finance 2011 ■ Probability and Statistics, Master in Finance ■ Microeconomics, Master in Law and Economics ■ Microeconomics, Master in Public Policy 2010 ■ Probability and Statistics, Master in Finance ■ Microeconomics, Master in Law and Economics ■ Microeconomics, Master in Public Policy ■ Theory and Regulation and Competence, Master in Public Policy ■ Economics of Regulation, Master in Public Policy ■ Competitive Strategy, Bachelor in Business Economics ■ Strategic Behaviour and Market Positioning, Master in Public Policy 2009 ■ Microeconomics, Master in Law and Economics ■ Strategic Behaviour and Market Positioning, Master in Public Policy ■ Theory and Regulation and Competence, Master in Public Policy ■ Economics of Regulation, Master in Public Policy ■ Strategy and Negotiation, Bachelor in Business Economics 2008 ■ Microeconomics, Master in Law and Economics ■ Strategic Behaviour and Market Positioning, Master in Public Policy ■ Economics of Regulation, Master in Public Policy

► Produce white papers for international telecom firms, media conglomerates and energy companies, on topics such as: ■Anti-trust ■M&A processes and litigation matters. ■Market dynamics ■Regulation ■Strategic behavior ■Valuation ► Give advice to a real estate and private equity boutique fund in Montevideo,Uruguay. ► Research on subjects such as Competition Economics, Industrial Organization and Financial Economics. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Working in a team lead by Prof. Carlos Winograd -Paris School of Economics, France, where I specialized on model verification and validation.

Validating skills in Advanced Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Visualization, Text Mining, Information Systems and Optimization. Tools: R, Python, MySQL and Hadoop, among others.

In 2009, among graduates, we formed a study group called Quantitative Finance Club. Our intention was to continue learning finance subjects related to math and computer science. This club developed into a network of professionals anxious to share doubts, ideas and practices. Furthermore, during January 2011, in a joint venture with Agencia Periodistica CID – Diario del Viajero, we started making HD podcasts intended to share basic finance knowledge.