In this episode of Factory Fireside, Peter Inge, Co-founder & CEO of insightfactory.ai, sits down with Nicola Dorling, Group CIO at Downer Group and ranked #2 CIO in CIO Magazine 2024.

Together, they explore how enterprise technology leadership is being redefined in the era of Data & AI from scaling programs that actually deliver value, to killing Proof-of-Concepts early, to building teams and partnerships that execute relentlessly.

Nicola shares practical lessons on:

• Balancing value creation and risk in AI strategy
• Moving beyond endless POCs to production-ready outcomes
• Aligning AI initiatives to board-level financial metrics
• Building resilience and curiosity into technology teams
• What “the death of consulting” and “the future of the CIO” might really mean

It’s a conversation packed with candour, insight, and leadership perspective from someone who’s led digital transformation at the highest levels.