About

John Abel is a Technical Director in the Office of the CTO at Google, with a career spanning nearly 30 years in the technology industry. He is an innovator with a focus on driving customer success by blending new technologies such as Blockchain, AI, and Internet of Things with existing, deployed systems to make ideas commercially relevant. John works within a diverse team drawn from multiple backgrounds and skill sets to ensure synergies of different perspectives working together comes to the fore. John has worked in various roles within Oracle and now Google in security and data technologies, making him a renowned industry speaker, author, and commentator on technical and business innovation issues. He has experience in early AI and even distributed ledger technologies that were deployed to great impact in private and public sector environments. John's expertise in technology led him to support a number of STEM projects aimed at increasing participation overall, but particularly from a wider range of backgrounds. He also supports a diverse workforce in modern businesses, ensuring that the best is gotten from people. In his current role, John is responsible for driving innovation and customer success at Google. He is passionate about blending emerging technologies such as Blockchain, AI, Machine Learning, and IOT with heritage solutions. John's experience in culture change for driving value for customers is second to none, moving from a product mindset to a service mindset. John studied at Farnborough College of Technology and Eggars and has a tech stack that includes Senior Software Engineer, AI, Blockchain, and ML. His past companies include Oracle, where he served as Vice President, Cloud and Innovation for UK, Ireland, and Israel, and Head of Technology and Cloud for UK, Ireland, and Israel. His goal is to provide compelling customer answers with success at the start of the process.