Can you outline your role at the company and what this looks like ?

My role at Canva is two-fold : I oversee the Europe region and manage our data visualisation products – both in the Canva platform , and through Flourish , the product I co-founded and which Canva

In my role as Canva ’ s Europe Lead , I look after the day-to-day business operations across our European markets and offices , from working with our sales team to engage potential enterprise clients to planning strategic events with our marketing team .

Canva ’ s international presence has grown rapidly , and Europe has become one of our most important regions . In May 2023 we unveiled our new European headquarters in London , and our team across the continent has since grown significantly , with over 130 employees in the UK and a further 130 team members across the rest of Europe .

What advice would you give to CIOs planning to increase their budgets to make investments in AI to ensure a pragmatic adoption ?

This year presents an opportunity for CIOs to become agents of change by implementing efficient technology powered by AI for the benefit of their teams . Our research highlights that there is an appetite for AI tools within the workplace with the majority of UK CIOs ( 91 %) planning to increase their AI budget . More than a third – 36 % – are set to boost budgets by more than half .

Over the past year we ’ ve seen heaps of new AI products roll out , resulting in a saturated landscape with an abundance of apps and software , and new challenges for CIOs . This apparent cornucopia is a

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