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AI Talk: From pilots to production - governing AI that's already in your organisation

• Managing the shift from experimental AI to operational AI — and the shadow AI already running without oversight
• What responsible governance looks like for generative AI and emerging agentic systems
• How organisations are building the frameworks, controls, and accountability needed to scale AI safely

This episode is hosted by Kevin Craine

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Nick Mullen, Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager, Mutual of Omaha

Michael R. Clarke, Founding Principal, Jaeger-Plymouth Advisors, LLC

Benjamin Benhan, General Counsel - Privacy, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney

Stuart Merry, Head of AI Strategy & Enablement, LRN

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AI Talk: How consultants are rethinking client engagements using AI 

• Spotting market shifts and trigger events earlier - using AI to deliver stronger client outreach
• Standing out in competitive pitches with deeper, AI-enabled, insight
• Avoiding the growth in use of "Shadow AI" tools - avoiding slow or limited approved tools

This episode is hosted by Kevin Craine

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Jegan Thirupathi, Director - SAP SCM Advisory and Consulting, KPMG US

Hiu Hiu S., AI Strategy & GTM | Chief AI Office, PwC

Danielle McCormick, VP of Product Management Global, Nexis Solutions

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AI Talk: Turning observability into business value in the age of AI

• How observability is becoming critical to broader business outcomes and the customer experience
• Moving away from reactive monitoring - how AI-enabled observability is transforming operations
• Tailoring observability to individual stakeholders, business metrics and decision making

This episode is hosted by Kevin Craine

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Ben Wright, Site Reliability Engineer, Hiscox

Ayman Husain, Vice President, North America Head of Sales and GTM - Cloud Services, NTT DATA

Duncan Bradford, GVP, Customer Success EMEA, New Relic

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AI Talk: The modernisation moment - how AI transforms architectures, operating models and outcomes

• How AI unlocks faster, safer and more scalable application and product modernisation at enterprise level
• How the IT operating model and roles and responsibilities evolve when AI, DevSecOps, and automation converge
• Measuring the impact on performance, cost, agility and long‑term sustainability

This episode is hosted by Kevin Craine

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Kyriakos Melas, EEMEA VP, Non-Fl Technology Account Management, Mastercard 

Christian Hull, Chief Technology Officer, Tax Canary

Saket Newaskar, Director and Head of AI Transformation, Expleo

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The panel discussion is titled: AI Talk: Turning market volatility into competitive advantage with data & AI

• Using first‑party data and AI forecasting to predict shifting customer needs and behaviours with greater accuracy
• Turning agentic commerce into a competitive differentiator - redefine engagement, experience, and conversion
• Strengthening end‑to‑end supply chain performance with AI‑driven demand planning and scenario modelling

This episode is hosted by Kevin Craine

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Roberto Robles, Global Consumer Goods & Retail GTM Lead, Databricks

Federico Marchesi, Vice President of Global Supply Chain, SIG Group

Wiktor Fido, EMEA General Manager, Lingaro

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AI Talk: Reimagining enterprise software delivery with agentic AI to deliver enterprise outcomes

• Beyond "faster code" - why AI in software delivery is a strategic conversation and not a technical one
• Critical lessons in effective governance and value frameworks for scaling agentic AI
• How operating models and roles must evolve to support AI-native delivery

This episode is hosted by Kevin Craine

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John Davis, Vice-President, Consulting Expert, CGI

Vishal Mirza, Vice President of Software Engineering (Cloud), Mastercard

Kelly Moncrief, Head of AI Technology, Southern Company

Frederic Miskawi, Vice-President - Global Applied AI Lead, CGI

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The panel discussion is titled:

The ecommerce journey in the age of the conversational consumer

• What current ecommerce trends reveal about brand discovery, customer loyalty and conversion strategies
• How consumers are using GenAI to discover and evaluate brands
• Optimising for LLMs - shifting content strategy from volume to value to stay visible

This episode is hosted by Kevin Craine

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Natalia Jablonka, E-Commerce Director, former O’Neill/Karl Lagerfeld/Ralph Lauren

John Hughes, VP of Marketing, AB Tasty

Andrés de la O, DTC Personalization, Data & Analytics, Ex - AB InBev

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Finance of 2030 – The impact of AI on the CFO’s function

• What a mature AI-augmented Finance operating model will look like
• What to consider today to set the groundwork for sustainable AI adoption
• How AI will change the make-up of the Finance team

This episode is hosted by Kevin Craine

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Colin Parselle, Chief Financial Officer, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Peter Harrison, Chief Financial Officer, Lights4fun

Matthew Cartwright, Director | Finance Transformation, The Hackett Group

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The panel discussion is titled: Research security - protecting integrity, compliance, and funding

• Why research security is rising on university agendas: How geopolitical tension, funding scrutiny and collaboration risk are reshaping research governance.
• The visibility challenge in modern research ecosystems: Why fragmented data across publications, funding and partnerships makes oversight difficult.
• From fragmented compliance to institutional oversight: How research offices can move from reactive checks to coordinated risk management.
• Using research intelligence to support strategic decisions: How analytics platforms help identify risky collaborations, funding exposure and emerging patterns.

Hosted by Danny Buckland, this episode explores how research security is becoming a strategic priority in today’s evolving global research landscape.

Featuring:

- Markus Laitinen ,Head of Development, University of Helsinki

- Heidi Becker, Product Manager - Dashboards, Digital Science

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AI Talk: Engineering intelligence at the physical edge

• Industrialising Edge AI - pivoting from pilots to production scale
• Physical AI as the bridge between digital intelligence and real-world impact
• Conquering the convergence revolution - Edge AI, GenAI and autonomous agents

This episode is hosted by Kevin Craine

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Pontus Fontaeus, Executive Design Director, GAC R&D

Fabio Albanese, Head of Appliance Engineering Platform, Electrolux Group

Anurag Jain, Vice President and Global Head, AI Engineering, HCLTech

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