In this episode, Ash sits down with Rob Wolcott, Co-Founder & Chairman of The World Innovation Network and Managing Partner at Clareo. The two discuss how Digital leaders can ensure success in the post-COVID world, along with several important topics such as Proximity, Periphery, and Agency, and how they are enabled by Industrial AI. 

As the Co-Founder & Chairman of The World Innovation Network, Rob leads a global community of over 2,000 innovation and growth leaders from over 30 countries and across sectors (business, government, the arts, academia, defense). Wolcott is also a managing partner with Clareo, a foresight and innovation strategy consultancy, an active angel investor, and a Contributor for Forbes regarding the impact of technology on business, society, and humanity.He's an Adjunct Professor of Innovation at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago. Wolcott won Teacher of the Year from Kellogg’s EMBA program in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017. He holds a BA in European and Chinese History and an MS and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management Science, all from Northwestern University.