How roles, skills, and organizations change when intelligence becomes abundant.
Author · CTO · Speaker · Educator
Helping people stay one step ahead in the age of AI.
I translate complex changes in AI and data into practical choices for careers, organizations, and society.
20+Years of experience
50+Countries
100K+Learners reached
13Languages
New book from Wiley
One Step Ahead with AI
Learning, Unlearning, and Relearning
A practical career roadmap for professionals adapting to an AI-driven world. The book provides hands-on frameworks for integrating AI into work, building adaptable skills, and moving from apprehension to advantage.
Areas of focus
Technology is easy. People are complicated.
My work sits at the intersection of AI, data, careers, sustainability, and human decision-making.
Turning information into action without losing judgment, context, or accountability.
Designing technology around people rather than asking people to adapt to broken systems.
Building the habit of learning, unlearning, and relearning throughout a career.
Understanding externalities and designing digital systems that account for wider consequences.
Making AI useful while preserving transparency, traceability, and responsibility.
World Economic Forum
Contributing to global conversations on technology and society.
Research and perspectives on synthetic data, planetary health, governance, and prosperity within environmental boundaries.
WEF
Fawad Qureshi at the World Economic Forum
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Emerging Technology Solutions for Planetary Health
A World Economic Forum report examining how technology can support healthier planetary systems.
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Prosperity Within Planetary Boundaries
How science, technology, and governance can work together to support sustainable prosperity.
Read the article →SD
Synthetic Data: The New Data Frontier
A WEF report exploring the opportunities, risks, and governance considerations surrounding synthetic data.
Open the report →Presentations
Watch talks and conversations.
Selected presentations on GeoAI, data platforms, AI functions, telecommunications, and technology transformation.
▶The GeoAI Revolution
How AI-powered data platforms are changing geospatial analysis.
▶Supercharge Analytics with Snowflake AI Functions
Turning raw data into intelligent products and useful insights.
▶Analytics at Scale with Snowflake & CARTO
Emerging trends in spatial analytics, GeoAI, and interoperable data.
▶GeoAI Hype Cycle: What’s Real and What’s Next
A practical discussion about current capabilities and future direction.
▶TM Forum Open Digital Architecture and APIs
Data-driven transformation and intent-based network operations.
▶From Location Planning to GeoAI
How location intelligence drives better business decisions.
Courses & Learning
Practical learning for responsible technology.
Four LinkedIn Learning courses covering sustainable AI, cloud strategy, ESG, and sustainability auditing.
in LinkedIn Learning
Sustainable AI for Developers
Strategies, techniques, and best practices for reducing the environmental impact of AI while improving efficiency and performance.
in LinkedIn Learning
Including Sustainability in Your Cloud Strategy
Bring environmental considerations into cloud architecture, measurement, governance, and business decision-making.
in LinkedIn Learning
Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
ESG and the Future of Business. Understand sustainability data, ESG reporting, and the role of digital platforms in organizational transformation.
in LinkedIn Learning
Conducting a Sustainability Audit
Use Microsoft Sustainability Manager to organize emissions data, perform an audit, build reports, and track sustainability goals.
100,000+ learners across 13 languages
Accessible courses built for professionals, leaders, developers, and teams around the world.
About Fawad
A technology interpreter focused on practical impact.
Fawad Qureshi is an experienced Chief Technology Officer who advises C-level executives on AI adoption, data literacy, and workforce transformation. His international career spans more than 20 years and 50 countries.
His LinkedIn Learning courses on AI and sustainability have reached over 100,000 learners and have been translated into 13 languages.
“The professionals who thrive will not be those who know everything. They will be those who keep adapting.”
Available to pre-order
Build a career that evolves with AI rather than waiting to be disrupted by it.
Audiobook version coming soon.