Sascha Cutura | AI & Automation Expert, Keynote Speaker and Advisor

Built for businesses ready to scale

If you're growing fast and your operations can't keep up, you're in the right place. Here's how Sascha Cutura and his team can support you.

Keynotes

AI and automation keynotes

Practical strategies on AI and automation for conferences, company days and leadership offsites, delivered in English or German.

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Workshops

Workshops and AI Design Sprints

Interactive sessions for leadership teams. The AI Leadership Workshop is paid and priced on request. The AI Business Masterclass is free.

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Fractional leadership

Fractional CTO and Chief AI Officer

From AI strategy to AI that actually works. I provide strategic AI oversight, governance frameworks and hands-on implementation guidance, without a full-time hire.

Chief AI Officer

Advisory

AI, data and process advisory

Board-level advice on where AI creates real value, how to automate work intelligently and how to scale operations, backed by go-to-market expertise.

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Go-to-market

Go-to-market for AI, data and process firms

I help consultancy, SaaS, AI and tech firms with their go-to-market (GTM): C-level dinners, meetups, online activities and GTM engineering, plus landing and expanding in regions such as DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).

Relevant experience includes Druid AI, milo.ai, mws+ and convedo.

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Who I work with

Across industries, including private equity, hospitality, retail and aviation.

Growth businesses: Fast-growing startups, scaleups and mid-sized firms whose operations need to keep pace with growth.
Enterprises, NGOs and charities: Organisations run on processes. I help enterprises, NGOs and charities improve them end to end, using AI, automation, data and applications.
Private equity firms and their portfolio companies: AI adoption playbooks for the firm and the businesses it backs.
Technology firms: Advice on technical hires, support during interviews, and technical due diligence.

AI and automation speaker

I created the P.R.O.G.R.E.S.S. Framework to help businesses achieve operational excellence with AI and automation. Eight steps, one straightforward process, with practical examples throughout the keynote.

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Driving Efficiency with AI

Keynote

A practical view of how AI and automation can improve efficiency, decision-making and day-to-day operations. Where AI can create real business value, how to identify the right opportunities, and what leaders need to put in place to move from experimentation to measurable impact.

AI Adoption for SMEs

Keynote

Practical AI strategies to help SMEs streamline operations, boost efficiency and stay competitive.

Upskilling and reskilling the current workforce

Keynote / workshop

Equip teams with AI skills to stay relevant, drive innovation and future-proof the organisation.

AI for charities: do more with less

Keynote

How charities can automate tasks, optimise fundraising and amplify impact without increasing costs.

The Automated Business

Keynote or masterclass

Built around the P.R.O.G.R.E.S.S. Framework: keep businesses focused, navigate challenges, optimise processes and foster continuous improvement.

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Selected stages and events

2026Driving Efficiency with AIKeyloop Fusion Event, London, 2 June 2026Keynote
2026Tech Enabled SMEGoldman Sachs 10KSB, University of Oxford, 14 April 2026Panel
2025The Future of Business Intelligencemilo.ai Launch Event, London, 13 November 2025Keynote
2025Put Agentic AI to WorkDruid AI Event during London Tech Week, June 2025Keynote
2025UK Parliament (House of Lords)Europe India Centre for Business and Industry (EICBI), London, 29 January 2025Speaker
2025World Economic Forum, DavosAI Education and AI for Africa, with The London School of AI, Automation and Technology, 20 to 24 January 2025Speaker

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2026The Future of Business IntelligenceAmsterdam, 14 and 15 January 2026Keynote
2025Put Agentic AI to WorkDruid AI Event, London, June 2025Keynote
2025Beyond The Hype: The No BS Guide To AIMISFIT NATION 2025, Bristol, 15 May 2025Speaker
2025The SME Playbook: Smarter Business, Safer AIGoldman Sachs 10KSB, 8 May 2025Speaker
2025Unlock the Power of AI and AutomationAirline and Aviation Breakfast, London, 11 February 2025Keynote
2024AI & Automation Lunch for SMEsLondon, 10 December 2024Speaker
2024Unlock the Power of AI and Automation for Your BusinessLondon, 27 November 2024Keynote

Training

Free workshop and paid sessions

Free AI Business Masterclass

Online

Free live training on building an AI-powered business with the P.R.O.G.R.E.S.S. Framework.

AI Leadership Workshop

Paid, on request

Interactive sessions and AI Design Sprints for leadership teams and conference days. Priced on request.

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Eco-system

My own businesses and the specialist partners I work with across strategy, delivery, data, legal, training and talent.

Chief AI Officer (CAIO), AI, Data & Process Advisory & Consulting

consultmws.com

From AI strategy to AI that actually works. Strategic AI oversight, governance frameworks and hands-on implementation guidance.

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AI & Automation Agency

10xbusinessautomation.com

We build the engine that lets you scale revenue without proportionally scaling headcount.

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AI Data Analyst and Agentic AI Data Platform

milo.ai

Generative BI for your business data. Ask a question in plain English and get an answer your team can act on.

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Data Provider

datagardener.com

Company intelligence on more than 17 million UK businesses, available through an API and MCP for AI workflows.

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Appian Low-Code Automation

yexle.com

Certified Appian implementation partner, delivering low-code automation across the US, UK, Europe and APAC.

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AI Regulation and Legal Frameworks

farringfordlegal.co.uk

Law firm for SMEs, advising on AI, the EU AI Act and the contracts and policies that sit around adoption.

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AI Awareness for Employees

melearning.co.uk

A 15 minute CPD course on AI awareness, ethics and use in the workplace, ready for every employee.

Visit Me Learning

AI and Automation Apprentice

thecodersguild.org.uk

Level 4 AI and Automation Apprenticeship over 12 to 18 months, with 95 to 100% funding available for SMEs.

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AI Growth Engine

fractionalexecstech.com

AI-powered business growth, sales and marketing acceleration.

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What is milo.ai?

Your data knows where the money is. Milo tells you.

Milo is an AI data analyst for the people who run the business. Ask a question in plain English and get charts, answers and insights from your live business data.

The Milo app showing a business overview dashboard alongside a plain English summary from Milo

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What is The Coders Guild?

Build your own AI and automation champions

The Level 4 AI and Automation Apprenticeship trains non-technical staff to spot automation opportunities, build no-code solutions and lead adoption safely.

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What is Yexle?

Connect your processes. Build better business applications.

Yexle brings process consulting and Appian delivery together to build low-code applications and automate work across your business.

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About Sascha

Implement AI with confidence and clarity

"By sharing my own experiences, and through my P.R.O.G.R.E.S.S. Framework, I help businesses and teams implement AI and automation strategies with greater success than ever before."

Serving as a Fractional Chief AI Officer (CAIO) and Board Advisor, Sascha collaborates with organisations to make strategic decisions that drive business success in the age of AI. His work spans financial services, logistics and public sector initiatives.

Alumnus of Cambridge Judge Business School and the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme with Oxford Saïd Business School. Member of the Institute of Directors.
Driving force behind The Automation Guys, 10X Business Automation, The London School of AI, Automation and Technology (LSAAT), and MaxWellStone's AI, Data and Automation division mws+.
Serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, podcast host and author with over two decades in AI, intelligent automation, no-code/low-code platforms and workflow optimisation.

English German London based International delivery

Feedback from clients and event organisers

"Thanks Sascha Cutura for a great session, and particularly for making it so practical. That really resonated with the real world challenges in our industry."
Chief Executive Officer, Keyloop

"Sascha really brought the AI Design Sprint to life with great examples, humor, and most importantly practical advice. The workshop clearly inspired and left the attendees with some great tools and ideas to apply immediately."
Head of Accounts Payable, DHL

"I had the great opportunity to work with Sascha for a year, using the P.R.O.G.R.E.S.S. Framework to great effect. I've achieved more for my business through AI & Automation in the past year than I could have without the structure we put in place."
Simon Farrow, TAC Hospitality Group

"We can now handle 8x more enquiries with the same resources."
Leah O'Kane, Bell & Company

The book is coming

A practical guide for leaders who want AI working inside their business, from first idea to measurable results.

The Automation Guys

AI, Low-Code & Process Automation

Go behind the scenes with business leaders and technology vendors. Straight conversations, practical lessons, and honest insights on what works, what does not, and why.

110+ EpisodesCo-hosted with Arno van Rooyen

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