Amazon’s Chief Technology Officer, Werner Vogels is responsible for driving the company’s customer-centric technology vision. Dr Vogels joined the American multinational technology company, which is engaged in e-commerce (it is the world’s largest online retailer), cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence, in 2004 from Cornell University, where he was a distributed systems researcher.
During his recent visit to Nairobi, he spoke to Faustine Ngila about how Amazon envisions its technological and ethical responsibilities in 2025 and beyond, with Africa as a central focus.
