Press & media appearances

Nigel is a regular commentator in broadcast and print media including the BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal, and author of numerous articles on business transformation, technology, brand experience and culture.

Bloomberg: the impact of generative AI on the economy

Bloomberg: How to improve your business in a digitally-disrupted world

Fox Business News: Transforming business in a digital age

The Drum: Director of 'Her' Spike Jonze and Nigel Vaz discuss the interplay between humanity and technology

The Drum: DADI Individual of the Year, Nigel Vaz, on disruptive leadership and new-breed clients and agencies

2023

CEO Today: Essential learnings for CEOs before implementing Generative AI (October edition) https://www.ceotodaymagazine.com/issues/2023/10/32/

Chief Executive: Three questions every CEO should ask before implementing Generative AI, by Publicis Sapient CEO Nigel Vaz (September 20) https://chiefexecutive.net/3-questions-every-ceo-should-ask-before-implementing-gen-ai/

Canal 13 Chile: How businesses and people can benefit from the changes being brought about through digital transformation, from 14.30 (August 29) https://www.t13.cl/videos/programas/100cia/camaras-sensores-tratamientos-movilidad-100cia-29-8-2023

Forbes: Redefining privacy and loyalty in today’s digital age – Gary Drenik interviews Nigel Vaz on leadership strategy (August 25) https://www.forbes.com/sites/garydrenik/2023/08/25/redefining-privacy-and-loyalty-in-todays-digital-age/?sh=293701da3e50

TD Ameritrade: Publicis Sapient CEO Nigel Vaz on uses for AI in financial services (July 12) https://schwabnetwork.com/video/publicis-sapient-ceo-on-uses-for-a-i-in-financial-services

CNBC: Publicis Sapient CEO Nigel Vaz offers up his ‘Biggest Lessons’, including his belief that technology is a superpower, the need for speed and why continuous learning is a vital leadership skill (June 16) https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/06/16/publicis-sapient-ceo-technology-is-a-superpower-heres-how-to-use-it.html

Bloomberg: Nigel Vaz joins Bloomberg Technology to discuss to the impact of generative AI on global economies (June 14) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2023-06-14/impact-of-generative-ai-on-economic-growth-video

The Times/Raconteur: Make room for AI at the C-suite table – interview with Nigel Vaz for ‘The Future CEO’ report (April 26) https://www.raconteur.net/report/future-ceo-2023

Fortune: How CEOs are using ChatGPT across their businesses (March 15) https://fortune.com/2023/03/15/how-chatgpt-is-being-used-by-ceos-and-what-are-the-risk/

CNBC Marketing.Media.Money: Host Tania Bryer sits down with Publicis Sapient CEO Nigel Vaz, CMO Teresa Barreira and Oscar-winning director Ben Proudfoot to discuss how digital can have a positive impact on business' transformation and peoples' lives (February 23) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG2NoRMxpyQ

WION: Digital transformation was a prevailing theme at the World Economic Forum in Davos – interview with Nigel Vaz (January 20) https://www.wionews.com/videos/wion-at-davos-2023-tech-giants-turning-cautiously-optimistic-says-publicis-sapient-ceo-vaz-554333

Economic Times: Publicis Sapient will continue to expand its India operations by leveraging Indian talent to drive strategic differentiation for its global clients (January 16) https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/publicis-sapient-will-continue-to-expand-india-ops/articleshow/97012682.cms

2022

CNBC: Publicis Sapient CEO Nigel Vaz on his advice for Elon Musk and Twitter (November 18) https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/11/18/publicis-sapient-ceo-nigel-vaz-on-his-advice-for-elon-musk.html

Forbes: Profile of Publicis Sapient CEO Nigel Vaz on leadership strategy and the transformative power of digital technology (August 25) https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2022/08/25/publicis-sapient-ceo-nigel-vaz-on-the-transformative-power-of-digital-technology/

CEO Magazine: Nigel Vaz on making Publicis Sapient the leader for digital business transformation in the world – Learn, Unlearn, Relearn (June 23) https://www.theceomagazine.com/executive-interviews/services-consulting/nigel-vaz/

Consulting Magazine: The 2022 Top Consultants – Nigel Vaz, Excellence in Leadership (June 8) https://www.consultingmag.com/2022/06/08/the-2022-top-consultants-nigel-vaz/

Economic Times: Nigel Vaz on Publicis Sapient’s company culture, people experience and talent acquisition plans for India. A look into Publicis Sapient’s talent management strategy (April 27) https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/workplace-4-0/talent-management/a-look-into-publicis-sapients-talent-management-strategy-with-ceo-nigel-vaz/90992317?redirect=1

City AM: We need to hold our nerve on green levies as the energy crisis starts to bite, writes Nigel Vaz (March 11) https://www.cityam.com/need-hold-nerve-green-levies-energy-crisis-starts-bite/

Management Today: What is the single biggest challenge facing aspiring leaders today? Nigel Vaz, CEO at Publicis Sapient, says it’s having the ability to learn, unlearn and then relearn. The one capability every 21st century leader must have (February 7) https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/one-capability-every-21st-century-leader/leadership-lessons/article/1735413

Forbes (Part 3): Nigel Vaz shares the concept of SPEED from his book ‘Digital Business Transformation’. SPEED is an acronym that stands for: Strategy, developing and testing your hypothesis on priority value pools; Product, evolving at pace and speed; Experience, how can you enable value for customers; Engineering, delivering on your promise; and Data: validating your hypotheses and uncovering insights for constant iteration. Together, these fundamental capabilities allow companies to evolve to create powerful digital products, services and experiences. The Key To Business Transformation Success Is ‘SPEED’ (January 29) https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimberlywhitler/2022/01/29/ceo-of-publicis-sapient-suggests-the-key-to-business-transformation-success-is-speed/?sh=4900e9d876cf

2021

Management Today: 5 ways leaders can get digital transformation right (December 7) https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/5-ways-leaders-digital-transformation-right/down-to-business/article/1734228

Forbes (Part 2): In conversation with Kimberly Whitler, Nigel Vaz draws from his book ‘Digital Business Transformation’ to advise on How Businesses Can Take The Digital Transformation Plunge (October 30) https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimberlywhitler/2021/10/30/how-businesses-can-take-the-digital-transformation-plunge-start-at-the-beginning/?sh=2a72f3bd6c4d

Forbes (Part 1): From his book ‘Digital Business Transformation’, Nigel Vaz outlines the 10 Attributes Of Successful Digital Business Transformation (October 9) https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimberlywhitler/2021/10/09/10-attributes-of-successful-digital-business-transformation/?sh=5e83b2a353e4

CNBC Asia ‘Street Signs’: Nigel Vaz joins Tanvir Gill to discuss the launch of SCB TechX. Publicis Sapient’s first joint-venture in the region, with Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank, will deliver flexible innovations at speed that serve every consumer in Southeast Asia and pave the way for a new class of technology company that helps banks reinvent how they provide value to customers (December 16)

The Modern Customer Podcast: Many companies face challenges when undergoing a digital transformation. Blake Morgan interviews Nigel Vaz on how COVID highlighted the need for every company to be digital, and the biggest mistakes companies make at the beginning and ‘end’ of their digital transformations. Listen on Apple Podcasts here or Blake Morgan’s website here (June 15) https://www.blakemichellemorgan.com/podcast/the-biggest-mistake-companies-make-in-digital-transformation/

The Bookomicast: Unilever’s CEO Alan Jope picks Nigel Vaz’s ‘Digital Business Transformation’ for his bookshelf and for the Bookomi podcast, hosted by Richard Kilgarriff. Listen to their conversation here (June 8) https://www.bookomi.com/podcast/episode/516cce85/73-unilever-plc-ceo-alan-jope-picks-digital-business-transformation-how-established-companies-sustain-competitive-advantage-from-now-to-next

Forbes: In Conversation With Nigel Vaz: Marketing Leaders –How Digital Business Transformation Is Key To Sustaining Your Competitive Advantage (May 18) https://www.forbes.com/sites/drgeraintevans/2021/05/18/in-conversation-with-nigel-vaz-marketing-leaders--how-digital-business-transformation-is-key-to-sustaining-your-competitive-advantage/?sh=11ea872e1ea5

Forbes: Revolutionize Your Business With Nigel Vaz, CEO Of Publicis Sapient (May 3) https://www.forbes.com/sites/karlmoore/2021/05/03/revolutionize-your-business-with-nigel-vaz-ceo-of-publicis-sapient/?sh=6fe4e943f887

Wharton Business Radio: Nigel Vaz on Leadership in Action. The CEO of Publicis Sapient, talks about how businesses can compete in an increasingly digital world. Originally aired on Business Radio, SiriusXM Channel 132 (April 20) https://play.acast.com/s/wbr-guest/nigel-vaz-on-leadership-in-action?seek=274

DisrupTV: One year on from the first global COVID lockdowns, Nigel Vaz talks to DisrupTV about his new book Digital Business Transformation and how digital shifted from being tangential to existential for businesses rocked by the pandemic (March 1) https://www.constellationr.com/media/disruptv-episode-225-nigel-vaz-michelle-huff-larry-dignan

The Financial Times: Leaders Lessons (February 25) https://www.ft.com/content/f7c475bb-448c-46b8-bcef-8d233c1ae07a

Business Strategy Insider: ‘How Successful Brands Win By Failing’ – book excerpt (January 21) https://brandingstrategyinsider.com/how-successful-brands-win-by-failing/#.YEpl8y2l2u4

The Economist: After years of dithering companies are embracing automation (January 16) https://www.economist.com/business/2021/01/16/after-years-of-dithering-companies-are-embracing-automation

2020

Consulting: The 2020 Top 25 Consultants: Nigel Vaz (October 5) https://www.consultingmag.com/2020/10/05/the-2020-top-25-consultants-nigel-vaz/

City AM: The City View podcast (May 12) https://www.cityam.com/the-city-view-podcast-from-city-a-m-with-nigel-vaz-ceo-of-publicis-sapient/

CNBC International: With the spread of COVID, digital has gone from important to existential for businesses (April 15) https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/04/15/digitization-and-security-has-gone-from-important-to-existential-for-businesses-expert.html

Consultancy UK: Nigel Vaz on his first year as global CEO of Publicis Sapient (April 6) https://www.consultancy.uk/news/24277/nigel-vaz-on-his-first-year-as-global-ceo-of-publicis-sapient

The Drum: Publicis Sapient’s Nigel Vaz on the transformation pitfalls brands must avoid (April 2) https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/04/02/publicis-sapients-nigel-vaz-the-transformation-pitfalls-brands-must-avoid

2019

CNBC Squawk Box: The advertising industry is re-evaluating its core purpose (December 20) https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/12/10/television-advertising-digital-marketing-media-squawk-box-panel.html

Evening Standard: Secrets of My Success: Nigel Vaz (August 7) https://www.standard.co.uk/business/secrets-of-my-success-nigel-vaz-chief-executive-of-publicis-sapient-a4207696.html

Fox Business News: Transforming business in a digital age (July 8) https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6056543556001#sp=show-clips

City AM: Nigel Vaz shares his agenda as new president of the IPA (May 20) https://www.cityam.com/nigel-vaz-shares-his-agenda-new-president-institute/

BNN Bloomberg: How to improve your business in a digitally-disrupted world (March 7) https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/technology/video/how-to-improve-your-business-in-a-digitally-disrupted-world~1628817

CNN International: The brand is the experience, and the experience is the brand (February 27) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgHDHkkPOaE

CNBC Squawk Box: How companies can expand their digital presence (February 12) https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/02/12/heres-how-companies-can-expand-their-digital-presence.html