Mark Byrne

As the former Chief Digital Officer and Group Head of Innovation for Dentsu ANZ, Mark has collaborated with top-tier brands like Air New Zealand, Medibank, L'Oréal, and Woolworths to deliver transformative strategies that seamlessly integrate media, customer experience, and commerce. Along the way, he has built award-winning teams, driven measurable growth, and developed frameworks that simplify even the most complex challenges.

Now, Mark is the Co-Founder of Headspring – a consultancy focused on enabling forward-thinking businesses to unlock the full potential of Generative AI. Headspring’s unique 6-week solution aims to put people at the centre of this transformation – accelerating their journey from discovery, to experimentation and finally to AI augmentation – where the tool is being used as true collaborator, leveraged to enhance and expand on their human expertise.
 
As a lecturer for RMIT on their ‘AI in Marketing’ and ‘Developing AI for Business’ courses, he’s passionate about making AI both accessible and practical to all.