How do you actually move enterprise AI from pilot to production — and measure real ROI?

In this episode of The NeuralPod, Chris Coyne sits down with Darminder Singh, AI leader at HCLTech AI Labs, to unpack what separates AI initiatives that deliver measurable business value from those that stall. 

With a career spanning engineering, data science at KPMG and Fujitsu, and deep work in defence and critical national infrastructure, Darminder offers a rare cross-sector view on what genuinely works.

The conversation covers:

00:00 Why Leverage AI
00:23 Meet Amin Inda
00:54 Engineering to Data Value
02:55 Business Skills for AI Leaders
04:31 Consulting Lessons and Teams
05:36 Hiring for Growth Mindset
08:03 AI in Defense Edge vs Office
10:34 Data Culture and Tool Ecosystems
15:11 HCL Labs and Scaling GenAI
17:45 Agent ROI and Orchestration
23:31 Data Mesh and Common Pitfalls
26:24 Guardrails Red Teaming Regulation
28:19 Future Trends Personal Agents
31:38 Autonomous Employees and Trust
32:47 Reading List and Wrap Up