An industry leader, Dr. Corrie Block has worked on over 100 companies across 30 continents, including the Council of Europe, World Bank, tech start-ups to multinationals.

Forbes Insights suggests that only half of CEOs have a plan for emerging tech and an AI-driven workforce. The companies who first started manufacturing cars weren’t even in the transportation industry; the horse and carriage manufacturers were completely oblivious until it was too late and their company died.

Industry 4.0 is real and it’s here. Do you have your ears-to-the-ground or are you wearing a blindfold? “Business is personal” and empowered leadership is more important than ever.