According to Kapoor, Avanade tracks both leading and lagging indicators. That’s why it was important for Avanade to make sure it had the right leadership in place in Australia and New Zealand. In May, former IBM Consulting APAC managing partner Doug Robinson joined Avanade at country CEO for Australia and New Zealand. That is why Avanade believes AI will remain a core capability for organisations regardless of economic conditions, Kapoor said. As a result, we are not seeing any slowdown in demand for our services in Australia and New Zealand.”