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Happy Birthday, BCG X!

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We launched BCG X one year ago.

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This was a bet.

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And we should all feel very
proud that the bet is a success.

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I remember the moment when we were all
standing at the whiteboard,

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we were brainstorming,
we were full of excitement,

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we were looking to create
the next tech company of BCG.

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If you ask me what BCG X means to me,

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well, it is the one accomplishment I'm
the most proud of since I've joined BCG.

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BCG X is a real tech company inside
of BCG, and we have been able to now

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engage with our clients in terms
of the proposition that we bring to them

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and the type of work that we do at clients
anchored in technology,

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in artificial intelligence,
in new ventures,

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is truly something that the market
is giving us a lot of kudos for.

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So I am very, very proud around what
we have been doing with the brand.

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We work shoulder to shoulder with our
clients to transform the way they work.

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We build capabilities so that it's
sustainable for them in the long run.

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Tech build has become core
business for our client.

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With BCG X, it has also
become core business for BCG.

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I am so incredibly proud about how

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the BCG X team came together
in our first year as BCG X.

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We are an amazingly distinctive group
of people with an amazing set of talents.

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And this year we have
a lot to be proud of

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creating ventures, circular economy,
digital ops, and of course, Gen AI.

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What amazes me the most

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this year is, of course,

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the advent of Generative AI and the level
of excitement, energy,

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passion that it has brought
to companies when talking about AI.

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I've been working on analytics and AI

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for more than 10 years,
and I've seen more interest

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from CEOs on this topic over the last
12 months than I've seen in my entire career.

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Taking Generative AI and coupling it
with strategic assets to much more quickly

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and strategically change the face
of an industry an organization is in.

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And I can't wait to build
those businesses.

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I'm proud of our engineers, designers,
and data scientists who have developed

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products that are addressing challenges
across entire industries,

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from airlines to retailers
to manufacturers.

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What excites me about BCG X really is the
diversity of people that we have present.

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There's always a range of talent

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and expertise that you can lean into and
that you can also always learn from.

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This year, being able to physically
interact with whatever I'm working on

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has been very fulfilling,

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and this
is what excites me with BCG X.

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I personally am super proud of the teams,

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not just of the unique capabilities
and depth they bring,

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but their motivation,
their mobilization when working on those

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high-impact projects where they can
make a true difference for the world.

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Happy Birthday, BCG X!