Senior Consultant
William is a Senior Consultant at Deloitte Australia with over seven years of experience designing and delivering Salesforce solutions across Automotive, Public Sector, Education, Health, and Not-for-Profit sectors. He enjoys solving complex business and technology challenges, helping organisations balance competing priorities while delivering scalable, practical outcomes. Beyond consulting, William is a competitive chess player and 10-time tournament winner with a peak online rating of 2100. The strategic mindset, pattern recognition, and forward-thinking approach developed through years of competitive chess have become key strengths in his work as a solution consultant and architect.
What can solution architects learn from the world's most enduring strategy game? In this session, William and Karan will explore the striking similarities between high-level chess and solution architecture, highlighting the mindset, decision-making frameworks, and strategic thinking required to succeed in both disciplines. Drawing on lessons from competitive chess, they will demonstrate how skills such as anticipating change, evaluating trade-offs, managing complexity, and thinking several moves ahead can enhance architectural decision-making. The session will also examine how AI has transformed the landscape of chess and use these insights to consider the future impact of AI on the solution architect role. Attendees will leave with practical ideas for developing the skills and mindset needed to succeed in an increasingly AI-driven technology landscape.
