The European Perspective

Jens Heitland, Stephen Brooks and Stewart Guenther look at how European organizations are approaching AI, why people and culture matter more than the technology itself, what recent communication at the large AI labs reveals about leadership in public, and how the layoffs across Europe may create room for innovation and new businesses.

Highlights

00:00 Welcome and the three topics

00:49 How businesses are using AI today

04:06 Business models in an agent economy

06:34 Education and communication around AI

08:46 Organizational structure with humans and agents

09:45 From travel agents to AI agents

12:07 Learning to work with an agent

15:08 How AI changes the way problems are framed

16:04 Why executives need hands-on experience

19:38 Corporate communication at the AI labs

30:35 How tech CEOs communicate in public

33:20 Leaders who avoid the media

34:13 New CEO voices in Europe

36:27 Layoffs across European industries

40:16 Productivity, headcount and energy

45:14 Innovation at the edge of the business

46:41 Supporting people who leave large organizations

48:23 Courage and European entrepreneurship

49:35 Small companies, large companies and AI

53:48 Closing thoughts

Member's Links

Stewart Guenther: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smguenther/

Stephen Brooks: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenabrooks1/

Jens Heitland: https://www.jensheitland.com/