Valter Adão

Singularity Expert: MedTech, Exponential Organizations

As a Singularity Expert, member of SingularityU South Africa, I am recognised as an expert in the fields of disruptive innovation, business re-imagination and emerging technologies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. I also hold an MSc and an MBA, and have trained with Roger Martin, as a master strategist.As Deloitte Africa’s Chief Digital and Innovation Officer and a member of the firm’s Global Innovation Executive, I work at the intersect of strategic and innovation thinking with emerging technologies and design. I am a corporate entrepreneur with extensive experience in venturing and commercialising businesses across a number of industries. I am the recipient of the Constellation Research Transformation 150 Award, which recognises the top global executives that are leading digital business transformation efforts. I was also recently selected as a finalist for South Africa’s Digital Industry Professional of the Year by The South African Professional Services Academy.SingularityU South Africa Singularity Expert, MemberAs a Singularity Expert, member of SingularityU South Africa, I am recognised as an expert in the fields of disruptive innovation, business re-imagination and emerging technologies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, where I undertake most of my work.Chief Digital and Innovation OfficerAs Deloitte Africa’s Chief Digital and Innovation Officer and a member of the firm’s Global Innovation Executive, I work at the intersect of strategic and innovation thinking with emerging technologies and design. I am also the former founder of Monitor Deloitte and leader of Deloitte Digital in the region. In my role, I guide organisations beyond potential disruption, towards creating new opportunities for relevance, growth and expansion by contextualising and leveraging emerging technologies and disruptive trends. Corporate entrepreneurAs a corporate entrepreneur with extensive experience in venturing and commercialising businesses across a number of industries. I work with CEOs of leading organisations to scale innovative and impactful technology and concepts into high growth, sustainable entities. I am deeply passionate about the use of emerging technologies at scale, to “do-good” in society by creating sustainable economic opportunity, prosperity, and dignity for all; especially the populations of emerging markets and specifically those in Africa.