Spikes Excitement Talk #116 with Nicola Villa

Spikes Excitement Talk #116 with Nicola Villa

In this episode of Excitement Talk, Gordon Euchler sits down with Nicola Villa, Executive Vice President of Strategic Growth at Mastercard, to explore the intersections of technology, public policy, and economic transformation across three decades of innovation.

From his beginnings in industrial economics to his early days at Cisco’s European call center, Nicola shares an extraordinary career journey that took him from pioneering B2B e-commerce to global smart city initiatives, and now to AI-driven public sector solutions at Mastercard. Nicola shares why trust, not tech, is the real driver of innovation, how a tiny Finnish city near the Arctic Circle became a global reference point for innovation, the critical role of language and cultural translation between sectors, why copy-pasting Silicon Valley doesn’t work—and what to do instead. Moreover the four pillars Nicola believes every successful public-private partnership needs: leadership, governance, competencies, and technology.

Tune in to find out how to create real societal change at scale and get insights about the future of global innovation.

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Spikes Excitement Talk #179 with Burcu Sahin

Spikes Excitement Talk #179 with Burcu Sahin

In this episode of Excitement Talks, Sandra Peat speaks with Burcu Sahin, Director of Global Marketing for Portfolio Strategic Initiatives at Mars, about a career driven by curiosity, culture and a de...

27 Apr 13min

Spikes Excitement Talk #178 with Eugene Lee

Spikes Excitement Talk #178 with Eugene Lee

In this episode, Maik Hofmann sits down with Eugene Lee, Vice President, CMO APAC at CHAGEE, to explore a marketing career shaped by music, emotion and real human connection. From growing up in Malays...

27 Apr 35min

Spikes Excitement Talk #177 with Florent Bondoux

Spikes Excitement Talk #177 with Florent Bondoux

In this episode, Gordon Euchler sits down with Florent Bondoux, Global Head of Digital, E-Commerce, Data & Analytics at Nestlé Health Science, to explore how AI is transforming health, commerce and th...

27 Apr 25min

Spikes Excitement Talk #176 with Mahabir Panigrahi

Spikes Excitement Talk #176 with Mahabir Panigrahi

In this episode, Mahabir Panigrahi, Director of Global Marketing, Consumer & Commercial Analytics Intelligence at The Coca-Cola Company, shares his journey from a self-described “numbers guy” to shapi...

21 Apr 23min

Spikes Excitement Talk #175 with Andrés Ruiz

Spikes Excitement Talk #175 with Andrés Ruiz

In this episode, Andrés Ruiz, Head of Digital and Consumer Experience Middle East at Pernod Ricard, shares his journey from Colombia to Madrid to Dubai and what it takes to lead digital transformation...

21 Apr 30min

Spikes Excitement Talk #174 with Chris Fiorillo

Spikes Excitement Talk #174 with Chris Fiorillo

In this episode, Chris Fiorillo, Global Head of Marketing at Zurich Resilience Solutions, shares how he’s building a marketing engine from the ground up embedded within Zurich Insurance. With a career...

21 Apr 23min

Spikes Excitement Talk #173 with Ciaran McCarthy

Spikes Excitement Talk #173 with Ciaran McCarthy

In this episode, Ciaran McCarthy, VP Brand & Advertising at Microsoft, shares his path from art school in Dublin to his current position at Microsoft. What started with a blunt rejection from a profes...

15 Apr 31min

Spikes Excitement Talk #172 with Mélanie Brinbaum

Spikes Excitement Talk #172 with Mélanie Brinbaum

In this episode, Mélanie Brinbaum Head of Marketing & Consumer Communications Europe at Nestlé, shares her unconventional journey through some of the world’s most iconic brands—revealing why passion, ...

15 Apr 21min

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