Alper BenliEnterprise AI & Transformation

Enterprise AI / Transformation / Execution

From AI potential to enterprise change.

Enterprise AI and transformation leader. Currently leading Data & AI Business Operations at Ericsson, with a focus on execution, scale and measurable business value.

01 / About

From ambition to accountable execution.

A faster task is not necessarily a better business. The difficult work begins where AI meets decisions, controls and real operations.

Over more than two decades, I've worked across technology, commercial leadership and large-scale international transformation. Today, I lead Data & AI Business Operations at Ericsson, connecting priorities, governance and execution across enterprise data and AI initiatives.

My interest is not in adding another AI use case to a portfolio. It is in the decisions that make deployment consequential: who owns the outcome, what changes in the workflow, which systems an agent can access, and how we distinguish time saved from value realised. These are independent perspectives, not disclosures of Ericsson's internal programmes.

Alper Benli in conversation on stage

Beyond work

Education & opportunity

I'm a co-founder and trustee of Bind The Gap, a UK-registered charity that supports access to education for children and young people facing difficult circumstances. It's a cause that's close to my heart.

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Music & creativity

Outside work, I write songs and create electronic music. I'm also developing SONRA, an independent creative music studio exploring new artists, sounds and creative possibilities.

02 / Speaking & media

On stage and in conversation.

I enjoy bringing practical experience to conversations about technology and change, especially when different perspectives make us question familiar assumptions. A few selected talks and programmes are below.

Alper Benli speaking at an AI event

Selected conversations include Tech & AI LIVE London, Özyeğin University and Cloud & 5G LIVE. Further talks, interviews and upcoming engagements are available in the full archive.

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03 / Connect

Let's have a conversation.

For executive conversations, speaking engagements, editorial contributions and selected strategic collaborations.

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