Announcing Our Strategic Partnership with Dr Mohammad Reza BeikZadeh: Strengthening AI Strategy & Governance for SMEs

We’re pleased to announce a strategic partnership that strengthens the foundation of our AI and digitalization work across both E3 Startup & Digitalization Pillar and DigitalAI Business Club.

Dr Mohammad Reza BeikZadeh has joined us as a Strategic Architect / Advisor to support how we design practical, SME-ready AI adoption pathways—grounded in governance, capability-building, and real implementation outcomes.

Why This Partnership Matters

Many SME leaders are not short of AI tools. They are short of:

• clarity on what to prioritize,
• governance to reduce risk and confusion,
• capability-building to move from experimentation to adoption, and
• a structured pathway that turns AI into measurable business outcomes.

This partnership is designed to close that gap—so our programs don’t just inspire people to “use AI,” but help them adopt AI responsibly and strategically, with the right maturity steps.

About Dr Mohammad Reza BeikZadeh

Dr Reza is a UK-based AI strategist with international experience across the UK, EU, Middle East, and Asia. He holds a PhD and MSc in Artificial Intelligence (University of Essex, UK) and has contributed to national-level AI initiatives and public-sector adoption programs.

His strengths include:

• AI strategy and visioning (turning “AI ambition” into a practical roadmap),
• AI governance frameworks (policy, risk, compliance, guardrails),
• capability maturity models (helping organizations move step-by-step), and
• Centers of Excellence (building sustainable internal AI capability).

With 35+ years of leadership across academia, R&D, and industry, Dr Reza brings rare depth in translating “big-picture AI” into real-world operating models that organizations can implement.

What This Unlocks for E3 & DigitalAI Business Club

With Dr Reza’s support, we are strengthening our ecosystem in three ways:

1) A clearer AI Adoption Pathway for SMEs

Instead of random tools and scattered experiments, SMEs need a structured journey. We are refining our pathway so members and participants can move from:

• AI awareness →
• AI readiness →
• AI adoption (workflows, roles, governance, measurement)

2) Governance-first, practical AI (without overcomplicating)

Governance is not “red tape.” It is what makes adoption safe, scalable, and sustainable—especially when teams start using AI in customer communication, internal documents, HR, finance, and operations.

3) Stronger ecosystem credibility & execution confidence

For our E3 pillar and DigitalAI community, this partnership strengthens trust and direction—so we can help SMEs execute with confidence, not fear.

How This Fits with Our Mission

Our commitment is simple: SMEs at the center of the universe.

That means we design programs, playbooks, and collaborations that help SME owners and leaders:

• make better decisions faster,
• systemize operations and reduce founder-dependence,
• improve productivity without losing humanity, and
• build durable advantage through strategy—not hype.

What’s Next

Over the coming weeks, you’ll see this partnership show up in:

• better-structured webinars with clearer outcomes,
• SME-ready governance guidance (simple, usable guardrails),
• capability-building playbooks for leaders and teams, and
• a stronger AI adoption blueprint aligned to real business constraints.

Join the Journey

If you’re a business owner, leader, consultant, or ecosystem partner who believes AI adoption must be strategic, responsible, and practical, we welcome you to be part of this movement.

DigitalAI Business Club exists to turn AI confusion into clarity—and clarity into action.

— Jane Chew
Founder, DigitalAI Business Club
E3 Startup & Digitalization Pillar Director