Dominique Rose Van-Winther is Chief AI Evangelist and CEO of Final Upgrade, an AI advisory with a mission to create more AI-ready executives and companies, sharpening them with lasting competitive edge.
Final Upgrade is a part of D-Central, a global consultancy founded in 2022. Dominique is an industry-leading expert with 20+ years spearheading global advisory (incl. IPG, McCann WorldGroup, and WPP, as well as top tech boutique The Hoffman Agency). She is known for bringing a fearless, esoteric yet focused approach across her domain expertise of operations, new business development, talent optimisation and strategy. Being early in crypto and blockchain, it is no surprise that she is deep into AI and the structural changes it will bring across different industries and businesses.
Dominique’s focus is guiding clients toward practical, exceedingly efficient, profitable technology and AI solutions. Her “no-fluff” talks give executives a roadmap to starting their own journey, as well as sharing frameworks and approaches to bring tech into their businesses.
She guides clients not only on the identification and adoption of technology and AI solutions, but also managing organisational change and transformation, employee engagement and training.
Leveraging her deep expertise, Dominique leads public speaking engagements and AI workshops for companies keen on harnessing AI's potential to transform their businesses.
Over the past year, she has trained more than 7,000 individuals and led over 100 speaking and training sessions on AI, ranging from large-scale events like the Singapore FinTech Festival to intimate workshops for senior executives, covering diverse industry and functional topics.
Dominique has conducted sessions for Duke University, Emeritus, Google, AmCham Singapore, The Marketing Society, Women in Family Offices, Singapore Management University, and many more.
Her surface area of expertise:
- Next-gen, high-end bespoke executive advisory in digital transformation and operational excellence
- Empowering organisations with comprehensive AI solutions, including AI workshops, training, change management, maintenance, data strategy, model development, solution evaluation, and ethics consulting
- Skin-in-the-game: High touch, high impact approach to entrepreneurship – a founder, venture investor and advisor, early crypto adapter
- Passionate about embracing women’s empowerment and diversity, especially in tech and AI
Talking Points
Keynote Offering: AI Strategy and Executive Enablement
Dominique is a leading public Speaker on AI, having delivered over 50 training sessions and spoken to thousands of professionals in the past year. Her keynote offering is designed to help organisations build a clear AI strategy and upskill executives with practical, business-ready knowledge. Sessions are tailored to leadership teams, innovation groups and transformation-focused audiences.Keynote Offering: AI Strategy and Executive Enablement
Formats Include:
- AI Primers and Trainings
- AI Business Strategy Workshops
- AI-Ready Inspiration Sessions
- Corporate Training Curriculums
- Individual and Team Coaching
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the strategic role of AI in business transformation
- Learn frameworks for building AI-ready teams and operations
- Gain clarity on data strategy, model development and ethical implementation
- Explore high-touch approaches to change management and capability building
- Connect AI adoption to broader goals in innovation, diversity and leadership
