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Carlos Silva Willson

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Global technology and partnerships leader, Microsoft Middle East

Carlos Silva Willson, a global technology and partnerships leader at Microsoft Middle East, whose career spans General Electric/Baker Hughes in the U.S. and Europe, Amazon UK and now the Middle East’s rapidly evolving innovation landscape.

Carlos is originally from Venzuela, with an economics undergrad from SWU in the US Finance and an Executive MBA from the University of Edinburgh

Carlos brings a unique lens on how cloud and AI technologies can drive sustainability, economic opportunity, and social impact, drawing from deep international experience and a passion for empowering diverse communities

March 24, 2026

S4E5: AI, Cloud & Sustainability: Reality vs. Hype

AI is everywhere in sustainability right now — but what’s genuinely changing on the ground, and what’s still hype? In this episode of Sustainability Forward , hosts Wrishi Sutradhar and Carmine Fiume sit down with Carlos Silv...

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