Peter Depypere

Peter graduated as a Master in Business Engineering from Ghent University with a specialization in Finance (2013).

He started his career at Delaware Consulting where he was part of the SAP FICO team, gaining his first experience as a Financial Consultant. Together with this team, he was in charge of the implementation and worldwide roll-out of a SAP financial ERP-system as well as setting up the structures to facilitate Financial Reporting and Consolidation. He also worked together with the financial department of the customer to create the reports for both legal and management reporting.

Early 2015, Peter decided to continue his career at Cisco as a Partner Account Manager. At Cisco, he became responsible for the success of a defined set of partners with a wide range of responsibilities. He had to introduce the partners to the innovations Cisco brought to the market and support them to create a service around these innovations. Furthermore, he was responsible for the overall business success of Cisco within these partners as well as making sure this business was profitable. It's there Peter learned the importance of capturing and reporting the right data in order to make data-driven decisions. He also took a project role in various partner projects and started to create dashboards for himself and his team in PowerBI to measure the success of the partners across segments, architectures and territories. 

Leveraging his business acumen and technical expertise, Peter guides organizations in leveraging technology to enhance their success. In the summer of 2018, he joined element61 as a Data Strategist, aiming to help organizations achieve business objectives through Data Strategy and Data Science. Today, he leads the Data Science & Analysis team, overseeing a team of 20 consultants.

Currently, Peter serves as a Partner in Data Science & Analysis. Beyond leading his team, he plays a pivotal role as an envisioner, helping organizations identify and seize opportunities with AI and ML. He is dedicated to inspiring businesses to harness the full potential of data science. As a respected public speaker, Peter delivers keynotes and executive workshops on how AI can drive organizational success, sharing his insights and vision with diverse audiences.