Agron Lasku

Partner

Sweden

Agron advises ICT, Telecom, Media, Travel and Transportation companies, as well as the Public Sector, on strategy, growth, innovation, transformation and digitalization.

Education

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
CEMS M.Sc. in International Management
Stockholm School of Economics
Master in Finance, Investment and Business Administration

Past Experience

Handelsbanken Capital Markets
Account Manager and Project Leader

Agron is a Partner at Arthur D. Little, based in Stockholm, serving clients globally on strategy and organization within a wide range of industries, including Telecommunications, Information Technology, Transportation, Media, and the Public Sector. 

He is a revenue-oriented professional, experienced in building best-practice digitalization strategies that deliver or exceed committed strategic and financial targets. Agron works continuously in cross-functional settings to create, manage and empower winning teams who deliver sustainable change together with C-level executives, managers, and operative specialists. 

Agron has a passion for education, digitalization, and helping people. He is responsible for Arthur D. Little’s global Digital Education initiative and has led multiple digitalization projects for both the private and public sectors. Since 2007, Agron has driven a charity project helping children and schools in northern Albania. 
Agron is a thought leader and published author in the field of digitalization. He is also a mentor and coach for colleagues and start-up companies’ management teams.

Examples of his work include:

  • Project leader for a growth strategy for a leading Nordic Media Conglomerate 
  • Project leader for the development of a global Smart-City strategy for a world-leading ICT company
  • Project leader for an analysis of key change mechanisms of the ICT impact on society to envision the digitalized society of 2020 for a world-leading ICT company
  • Project leader for a Pan-Nordic telecommunication services procurement strategy and implementation for 15 portfolio companies for a leading Private Equity firm 

OEMs: Time for a connectivity management sourcing strategy refresh?
OEMs: Time for a connectivity management sourcing strategy refresh?
In this Viewpoint, we discuss the impact that the transition from classic subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to embedded SIM (eSIM) cards will have on the Internet of Things (IoT) value chain. The eSIM is changing the roles of a variety of players in the IoT ecosystem. With the cellular IoT landscape at an inflection point, we believe IoT OEMs should rethink their connectivity management sourcing strategies to offer more competitive value propositions.
RETHINKING PRODUCT CONNECTIVITY
Rethinking product connectivity
In a data-driven world, product manufacturers have a stark choice – either digitize to become more flexible and customer-centric or be sidelined by nimbler competitors. They need to embrace the transformative opportunities that data and the Internet of Things bring to add value to their offerings and change their business models. All businesses understand the vital importance of collecting, analyzing, and acting on data to enable: New business models, such as offering as-a-service or outcome-based pricing, and entering the Industrial Metaverse
Cloud expansion in Europe: substantial opportunity, low risk for data centers
Cloud expansion in Europe: Substantial opportunity, low risk for data centers
The global public cloud is quickly expanding, with infrastructure needs growing in a decentralized manner. As we explore in this Viewpoint, local data center operators can present themselves to this attractive market segment by aligning their facilities with the needs of hyperscalers, becoming a strategic partner of choice. This opportunity has limited risks, but the window is rapidly closing — cloud giants are already settling into their new homes around the world.
Excelling in a software-driven future
Excelling in a software-driven future
Software is rapidly becoming a critical asset as industries converge and perception of value shifts from hardware to software. Surgeons, for instance, can perform lifesaving surgeries via virtual reality (VR). But such a revolutionary procedure demands zero risk for error or downtime in connectivity, leading to new network requirements. Retail and commerce has also conjoined with computing, logistics, and finance for seamless online shopping.
Consolidation onset: How to sustain accelerated CPaaS value creation
With CPaaS market consolidation on the horizon, players must move from messaging toward AI and higher-value services
The Digital Nation – Lessons in building a successful digital economy
The pandemic has turbocharged digitalization across industries and countries, stress testing existing national strategies and bringing any gaps and shortcomings into sharp focus. Drawing on the example of digital leader Sweden, this article focuses on the wider lessons that every country can learn, and the capabilities required to build effective and successful digital nations moving forward.

Agron is a Partner at Arthur D. Little, based in Stockholm, serving clients globally on strategy and organization within a wide range of industries, including Telecommunications, Information Technology, Transportation, Media, and the Public Sector. 

He is a revenue-oriented professional, experienced in building best-practice digitalization strategies that deliver or exceed committed strategic and financial targets. Agron works continuously in cross-functional settings to create, manage and empower winning teams who deliver sustainable change together with C-level executives, managers, and operative specialists. 

Agron has a passion for education, digitalization, and helping people. He is responsible for Arthur D. Little’s global Digital Education initiative and has led multiple digitalization projects for both the private and public sectors. Since 2007, Agron has driven a charity project helping children and schools in northern Albania. 
Agron is a thought leader and published author in the field of digitalization. He is also a mentor and coach for colleagues and start-up companies’ management teams.

Examples of his work include:

  • Project leader for a growth strategy for a leading Nordic Media Conglomerate 
  • Project leader for the development of a global Smart-City strategy for a world-leading ICT company
  • Project leader for an analysis of key change mechanisms of the ICT impact on society to envision the digitalized society of 2020 for a world-leading ICT company
  • Project leader for a Pan-Nordic telecommunication services procurement strategy and implementation for 15 portfolio companies for a leading Private Equity firm 

OEMs: Time for a connectivity management sourcing strategy refresh?
OEMs: Time for a connectivity management sourcing strategy refresh?
In this Viewpoint, we discuss the impact that the transition from classic subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to embedded SIM (eSIM) cards will have on the Internet of Things (IoT) value chain. The eSIM is changing the roles of a variety of players in the IoT ecosystem. With the cellular IoT landscape at an inflection point, we believe IoT OEMs should rethink their connectivity management sourcing strategies to offer more competitive value propositions.
RETHINKING PRODUCT CONNECTIVITY
Rethinking product connectivity
In a data-driven world, product manufacturers have a stark choice – either digitize to become more flexible and customer-centric or be sidelined by nimbler competitors. They need to embrace the transformative opportunities that data and the Internet of Things bring to add value to their offerings and change their business models. All businesses understand the vital importance of collecting, analyzing, and acting on data to enable: New business models, such as offering as-a-service or outcome-based pricing, and entering the Industrial Metaverse
Cloud expansion in Europe: substantial opportunity, low risk for data centers
Cloud expansion in Europe: Substantial opportunity, low risk for data centers
The global public cloud is quickly expanding, with infrastructure needs growing in a decentralized manner. As we explore in this Viewpoint, local data center operators can present themselves to this attractive market segment by aligning their facilities with the needs of hyperscalers, becoming a strategic partner of choice. This opportunity has limited risks, but the window is rapidly closing — cloud giants are already settling into their new homes around the world.
Excelling in a software-driven future
Excelling in a software-driven future
Software is rapidly becoming a critical asset as industries converge and perception of value shifts from hardware to software. Surgeons, for instance, can perform lifesaving surgeries via virtual reality (VR). But such a revolutionary procedure demands zero risk for error or downtime in connectivity, leading to new network requirements. Retail and commerce has also conjoined with computing, logistics, and finance for seamless online shopping.
Consolidation onset: How to sustain accelerated CPaaS value creation
With CPaaS market consolidation on the horizon, players must move from messaging toward AI and higher-value services
The Digital Nation – Lessons in building a successful digital economy
The pandemic has turbocharged digitalization across industries and countries, stress testing existing national strategies and bringing any gaps and shortcomings into sharp focus. Drawing on the example of digital leader Sweden, this article focuses on the wider lessons that every country can learn, and the capabilities required to build effective and successful digital nations moving forward.

More About Agron
  • The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
    CEMS M.Sc. in International Management
  • Stockholm School of Economics
    Master in Finance, Investment and Business Administration
  • Handelsbanken Capital Markets
    Account Manager and Project Leader