Paul Papadimitriou is a VP and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research focusing on Digital Intelligence.
From customers to startups to businesses, he seeks to understand how technology impacts people, how cultures impact technology and where businesses fit in this feedback loop.
As a researcher & sought-after speaker, he is considered as a thought leader in the industry, collaborating with C-level executives across the globe and regularly making appearances at various conferences.
As a spotter of new technologies that interest big brands, Paul also follows startups. He's an advisor for startups in the US, Europe and Japan and is a mentor of accelerator programs in Spain, the Netherlands and Poland.
He regularly keynotes at conferences like LeWeb, SXSW, IMMAP, GeeksOnAPlane, Ignite, etc. Paul has been quoted by and worked with TF1/LCI (France), ABS-CBN (Philippines), BBC (UK), the Japan Times (Japan) and other media outlets.
He sharpened his expertise from his first website created for a bank in 1994, to his mobile-content delivery startup uB-mobile, from a telemarketer to heading marketing operations at a luxury business consulting firm. He more recently became a successful lobbyist with a 600 client portfolio. Upon moving to Tokyo in 2008, he created his own consulting firm and started organizing tech & mobile events.
Paul graduated from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva with a Masters in International Affairs.