Szekér Zoltán üzleti portréja – digitális stratéga, AI-tanácsadó, a SailingHangar és az OD&IT Solutions alapító vezetője. Business portrait of Zoltán Szekér – digital strategist, AI advisor, founder and CEO of SailingHangar and OD&IT Solutions.

Zoltan Szeker

Executive Advisor | Ethical AI & Cybersecurity Strategist | PhD Researcher in Intelligent Systems | Conscious Leadership Architect | Founder & CEO

European Milestone Business Awards 2025 nyertes – a hivatalos badge, amelyet Szekér Zoltán kapott a tudományos és technológiai kiválóságért. European Milestone Business Awards 2025 winner – the official badge awarded to Zoltán Szekér for excellence in science and technology.
Hungarian Business Awards 2024 Winner – a díjazottaknak járó hivatalos badge, amelyet Szekér Zoltán elnyert a kiemelkedő üzleti kommunikációért és technológiai innovációért. Hungarian Business Awards 2024 Winner – the official badge awarded to recipients, including Zoltán Szekér, for outstanding business communication and technological innovation.
Hungarian Business Awards 2023 Winner – a díjazottaknak járó hivatalos badge, amelyet Szekér Zoltán is elnyert. Hungarian Business Awards 2023 Winner – the official badge awarded to recipients, including Zoltán Szekér.

As a leader, do you make decisions about AI and cybersecurity with confidence, or with a persistent feeling of uncertainty?

Leading through awareness

Most organizations today concentrate on culture, employer branding, and retention — yet the real shift is happening elsewhere. Leaders are beginning to recognize that their own digital capability is becoming just as decisive as strategy or finance. Those who want to make confident technological decisions understand that up-skilling their teams and building strategic partnerships are no longer optional; they are survival imperatives at critical turning points. I’ve built my career around helping them do exactly that.

@zoltan.szeker – “Everyone wants to be successful — but not many understand how to get there.

What is the real cost when your technology and business leaders don’t speak the same language?

Many organizations struggle to turn ambitious ideas and market opportunities into tangible, successful solutions. As the founder of five brands, I build precisely that bridge for you: from vision to execution. My current venture, SailingHangar, is designed to answer this exact challenge. We don’t just develop leaders; we connect your organization’s business intelligence with human awareness, ensuring that executive roles perfectly support your strategic intent and true organizational purpose.

Before becoming an advisor, I was on your side of the table. As an interim COO, Deputy CEO Advisor, and Change Manager, I witnessed firsthand the challenges leadership teams face during a transformation. My background in economics, supply chain management, and organizational development, complemented by technical certifications like the IBM Cloud Pak for Security, guarantees that I understand not only the strategy but also its technological foundations.

A common and costly problem is the disconnect where IT and business teams speak past each other. With my experience in agile project management and software development, I act as your translator—the bridge that few advisors truly offer. And while recognitions like the Industrial Innovation Awards validate my expertise, the goal is never the trophy. It is the tangible impact we achieve within your organization. Every project we undertake is about replacing uncertainty with clarity, and complexity with a streamlined, effective structure.

Digital transformation? How can I succeed in the digital business world?

Research, recognition, and reach

My PhD research in Intelligent Systems explores how AI-driven insights can enhance leadership consciousness and strengthen strategic adaptability. This research directly fuels my Conscious Leadership Architect™ methodology — a decision architecture that merges systems thinking, behavioral intelligence, and ethical technology governance. Across two decades I’ve worked in 12 industries and 8 countries, leading more than 2,000 projects in digital transformation, cybersecurity, and organizational design. These include sectors ranging from software development and finance to energy, healthcare, and education. My published research (32 scientific papers, one patent) spans topics from viticulture analytics to AI-governance — because true systems thinking sees no boundaries between disciplines.
I’ve held over 65 interim or C-level roles (CEO, COO, CSO, CIO, Board Member, Advisor), each adding a new dimension to how I understand leadership under pressure. Awards such as the 2022 Central European Business Awards (Industrial Innovation), 2023 Hungarian Business Awards (Strategic Transformation), 2024 Hungarian Business Awards (Integrated Leadership Communication), and 2025 European Milestone Business Awards (Science & Technology) mark milestones of that journey.

Enhancing Performance and Mental Health: Integrating Positive Psychology and Digital Skills

Performance, wellbeing, and digital mindset

A mentally unstable environment erodes performance; clarity restores it.
I integrate positive psychology into leadership and organizational programs to strengthen resilience and mental health alongside digital capability.
During #SailingHangar sessions, we connect real-life leadership cases with their digital parallels — demonstrating how awareness in cyberspace mirrors awareness in people management.
Risk analysis, governance, and cybersecurity are not separate disciplines but dimensions of the same human system.

Risk analysis and management are also crucial aspects of this framework.

Philosophy

Technology will continue to accelerate.
Leadership must evolve to match its pace — not through control, but through conscious design.
Those who align AI, culture, and strategy will not only adapt to the future; they’ll define it.

How does strategy transform from a document in a folder into the foundation of your daily decisions?

I work with leaders who are ready to do precisely that.
If you’re building an organization where ethics, awareness, and intelligence coexist, let’s create its decision architecture together.

Conscious leadership also means owning your narrative.
That’s why I founded the DIG-IT Podcast — a platform where technology, leadership, and cybersecurity meet in open, accessible dialogue.

As a leader with a background in cybersecurity, business development, and digital transformation, I see knowledge sharing as a responsibility.

Today, executives carry greater personal accountability than ever before, facing stricter financial and non-financial regulations and relentless pressure to protect customer data.
Every day, more people worry about their personal information falling into the wrong hands. Through DIG-IT Podcast, I aim to make critical insights understandable and actionable — transforming awareness into competence and transparency into trust.

Owning your media channels isn’t about promotion; it’s about trust, education, and responsible influence. Communication itself can — and should — become a form of cybersecurity.

Zoltan Szeker – Owner, CEO, Cybersecurity and Digitalization

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