Elena Gerdjikova

Elena Gerdjikova

IT Officer, Client Change Management & Learning I – ITSTM World Bank Group
Elena Gerdjikova

Elena Stefanova Gerdjikova is a passionate transformation professional with over 16 years of international experience leading Agile and Lean transformations, facilitating cross-functional collaboration, and delivering impactful training and technology solutions that drive innovation, learning, and sustainable change across global organizations. Her career spans diverse sectors, including development, technology, and humanitarian operations. She currently serves as Transformation Program Manager at the World Bank, where she supports the enterprise-wide implementation of SAFe across ITS. Her work includes coordinating a Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE) and facilitating a pilot involving 25 teams.

Tuesday, Jan 26: Agentic AI Transformation Day 1

4:30 PM INTERACTIVE DEBATE GROUPS

GROUP A – WHY AI NARRATIVES ARE BREAKING TRUST

Summer Xaio, Vice President, Technology Performance and Programs, ABM Industries


GROUB B - LEGACY AT SCALE: MODERNIZING TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT DISRUPTING THE BUSINESS

Elena Gerdjikova, Senior IT Officer, Client Change Management & Learning I - ITSTM (DAIS), The World Bank

Debora Ridner, Lead, IT Transformation and Organizational Change Management, The World Bank

Habeib Al-Hashimi, Director, PMO - Technology and Digital Transformation, Noble Corporation


GROUP C - REDESIGNING THE ENTERPRISE AROUND AGENTS

Sagar Bansal, Staff ML Engineer – AIOps, Western Governors University

Robin Patra, Head Data, Analytics & AI, Keeley Company


GROUP D -THE AGENTIC ENTERPRISE: WHAT DOES THE ORGANIZATION OF 2030 LOOK LIKE? 

Kiran Rane, Technology Leader, Business Cards and Payments, Capital One


Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Elena.

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