Vladimer Botsvadze is a leading digital transformation and social media influencer, thought leader, Fortune 500 consultant, professor, keynote speaker, startup advisor, and media personality. With over 14 years of international experience in Marketing and innovation with a proven track record providing guidance to executives and top brands worldwide. He has been recognized as a top marketing and tech influencer by Onalytica^[1], Thinkers360^[2], The Awards Magazine^[3], Rise.Global^[4], Kred^[5], Agilience^[6], GlobalData^[7], and MakeMeStats^[8]. He has gained popularity for single-handedly building his Twitter, Linkedin and Instagram. He is a top Twitter influencer who reaches 40 million people annually in 1,145 cities and 185 countries. He advises companies, start-ups, government agencies and think tanks. Vladimer has spoken at leading conferences and he has been invited as a panelist by Social Media Club for Digital Talk Forum 2020^[9]. Vladimer has been recommended by the professionals from PepsiCo, London Business School, MasterCard, A.C. Milan, Dell, Forrester Research, and Accenture.

Vladimer Botsvadze was born in Georgia.

His family is from Georgian background.

He has lived, worked, and studied in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates.

Vladimer obtained a Bachelor of Computer Engineering from Georgian Technical University in 2004, a Masters in International Economics Relations from David Agmashenebeli University of Georgia in 2008, and a Ph.D. in Transport Engineering - Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Georgian Technical University in 2013. He completed a diploma program in Business Planning, Analysis, and Administration at European School of Management, Free University in 2008 and a certificate program in business and marketing at EMBASSY CES London.

After early jobs as a manager for Continental Pools Inc, he worked in marketing, business development, and supply chain management from 2006 to 2014.

Vladimer moved to Washington, D.C.. and New York City in 2006. He lived in London from 2009 to 2010 and he has been living in Dubai since 2014.

Vladimer has been at the forefront of social media and rejected every job offer to build his personal brand and has achieved 125,000 followers^[12] growth since 2014.

In 2015, Botsvadze started a digital marketing company called Botsvadze Marketing Solutions^[13], which helped Fortune 500 brands enhance their social media through consulting business.

In 2020, Botsvadze joined CMO Council^[14], IoT Council^[15] and Amsterdam Economic Board - Amsterdam Smart City^[16] as a member.

Vladimer's research interests include Social Media Marketing, Mobile Marketing, global e-commerce, and Artificial Intelligence.

On the teaching point, he has taught marketing and social media in a degree course.

He has directed several executive programs.

Vladimer teaches the groundbreaking programs that not only cover fundamentally significant subjects such as social media and branding, but also have a strong emphasis on storytelling and entrepreneurship.

Topics equip students with practical tools for the application of marketing strategies.

Vladimer's ideas have been widely applied industries, organizations, management and market research firms, marketing and PR agencies all over the world in San Francisco, New York, London, Dubai, Singapore, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Innovation defines everything Vladimer does and he has won over 200 global awards in the last 6 years for his work across digital transformation, marketing, artificial intelligence, fintech, retail and machine learning. Vladimer is recognized as the world's most influential digital transformation, marketing, AI, and social media influencer and thought leader by media in 2020 and he is consistently ranked as the No. 1 global influencer by Thinkers360 in 2020. He is followed by more than 125,000 professionals and inspired the world's best brands on social media including Forbes, The Economist, AUDI, London Business School, Microsoft, Bayer, and more. Vladimer helps executives to see the future differently, inspires audiences to think outside the box and sets a new standard of how brands maximize their success online. He is among the Top 20 Social Media and Marketing Speakers by Social Media Club in 2020. Millions of people have recognized his inspirational insights around the world and millionaire entrepreneurs seek his advice.