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David R. Hardoon

Leadership

How organisations adopt AI: talent, execution, and transformation.

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Writing

LinkedIn · November 2026

The smartest question leaders can ask about AI isn’t ROI. At least, not yet.
LinkedIn · October 2026

The biggest barrier to scaling AI isn't technology. It never was.
LinkedIn · October 2026

Four bars. Nothing works.
LinkedIn · September 2026

Some conversations remind you why the work matters, and why you have to step off the treadmill long enough to remember you are human.
Essay · 22 December 2025

AI's Silent Fracture: Reconciling Ambition with Execution
Podcast · 13 January 2022

Podcast on Trustworthy AI
Essay · 23 August 2021

Estimating The Value of Data
Essay · 19 April 2021

Data for Well-being - A Paradigm of Awareness?
Essay · 30 October 2020

A Digital Opportunity to Transform Financial Reporting
Essay · 29 September 2020

AI is not the enemy here
Essay · 17 August 2020

What Happens When AI is Used to Set Grades?
Essay · 13 July 2020

Leveraging AI to Battle This Pandemic — And The Next One
Podcast · 22 May 2020

[Podcast] A New Paradigm or History Repeating Itself
Podcast · 15 May 2020

[Podcast] AI Explainability and what it means to be a Data Artist
Essay · 9 February 2020

The Real Minority Report

Research

Paper · 2019

Overcoming Status Quo Bias: Nudging in a Government-Led Digital Transformation Initiative

Speaking

Upcoming · 24 November 2026

SMC Global-Ready Leadership Symposium 2026: Hum-AI-nity — Leadership Beyond AI
Talk · 5 September 2026

Guest session, Day 1 of CFTE’s inaugural AI Chief of Staff Programme (Singapore)
Talk · 20 August 2026

EVOLVE 26 Singapore
Talk · 12 July 2022

ABAC Public-Private Dialogue — Services Transformation and the Future of Work
Talk · 8 May 2021

Operationalising Data Science and AI
Talk · 8 June 2019

Innovfest UNBOUND 2019: What is Shaping The Future of Data
Talk · 2 November 2018

CNBC: Banks Revamp Financial Services With Technology to Win Customers
Talk · 1 April 2018

Bloomberg Markets

Videos and podcasts

Podcast · 21 July 2026

Why 95% of AI projects fail: Accenture's David Hardoon on people over technology
Video · 13 April 2026

AI Doesn't Fail, Leadership Does
Podcast · 6 January 2026

Podcast Ep.26 — Story of relentless curiosity, thoughtful leadership and a vision for technology that truly makes a difference with David Hardoon
Then: Global Head of AI Enablement, Standard Chartered
Video · 27 August 2024

Driving Successful Digital Transformation in Conglomerates
Podcast · 12 December 2023

[B-SIDE Podcast] Augmenting human capabilities and creativity with generative AI
Then: CEO, Aboitiz Data Innovation
Video · 1 September 2023

Interview with the Data Chief - David Hardoon
Then: Group Chief Data and AI Officer, UnionBank

News

News · 15 June 2026

Top banks rush to fill chief AI roles as talent jumps to rivals
Then: Global Head of AI Enablement, Standard Chartered
News · 22 May 2026

CFTE appoints Dr David R. Hardoon as Senior Advisor
Interview · 6 August 2025

AI governance and risk, from Standard Chartered’s AI lead
Then: Global Head of AI Enablement, Standard Chartered
News · 7 April 2025

Standard Chartered appoints David Hardoon as Global Head of AI Enablement
Then: Global Head of AI Enablement, Standard Chartered
News · 21 August 2021

We need to talk about how to value organisations' data assets
News · 19 July 2019

MAS chief data officer David Hardoon moves to newly-created role of special advisor for AI
News · 14 May 2019

Will Fintech and digital innovations provide an ultimate solution for risk management?
News · 26 May 2017

Data Science and Machine Learning in Practice
News · 16 September 2011

Talent shortage slows Spore use of analytics

Handbook and books

Handbook · 2026

The AI Failure Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Screwing Up Your AI Transformation