Artificial Intelligence is redefining the business landscape—but are organisations truly ready to deploy it at scale?
JUNE 10 12.30pm - BST
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Strategic Insights for Scaling AI Across the Enterprise:
Join our panel of expert speakers as they explore what enterprise AI readiness really looks like - focusing on how organisations can move beyond early adoption to build the strategic, structural, and leadership foundations needed for AI at scale, and how to align AI with long-term business goals.
Enterprise AI Readiness: Where Does Your Business Stand?
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How C-suite leaders can establish secure, strategic, and sustainable foundations for AI deployment that deliver substantial ROI while avoiding costly implementation failures.
While many businesses are actively experimenting with AI, insights from industry research suggest that most still face major hurdles—ranging from fragmented data systems and legacy infrastructure to unclear governance and emerging cyber risks. The rise of AI agents—capable of automating complex, multi-step tasks—adds new urgency to questions of enterprise readiness.
Panel Guests Will Discuss
Understanding the critical gap between successful pilots and true enterprise-wide AI readiness in UK organisations.
ESG, Ethics & Regulation – Understanding how AI intersects with sustainability, human rights, and compliance, while preparing for evolving regulations like the EU AI Act.
Embedding AI into Enterprise Strategy – How to ensure AI is treated as a strategic business initiative with proper alignment to business objectives and value creation.
Cross-Functional Leadership – How C-suite leaders can coordinate effectively across finance, tech, risk, and operations to overcome organisational barriers to AI deployment.
Building the Foundations – Addressing critical infrastructure needs including data quality, legacy system integration, and developing robust AI-specific governance and cybersecurity policies—while preparing for the operational impact of AI agents across business functions.
Creating a Scalable Roadmap – Learning from early adopters to build a practical implementation plan that balances innovation, governance, and stakeholder accountability.
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Betsy Atkins
Board Member, SL Green Realty, Volvo Cars, Wynn Resorts
Klaus Schwab
Founder & Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
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Maxi Glas
Ruth is Chair at Babcock International Group and an experienced Non-Executive Director on Boards spanning a variety of sectors. Formerly a senior Oil Industry executive with extensive international experience leading strategy development for a major multi-national PLC. Experience successfully transforming performance in commercial businesses with a clear focus on customer needs, simplification of business models and building capability.
Chief Procurement Officer - Savills PLC
Akash Patel
Akash Patel is a Director at Mazars in Management Consulting, he supports businesses in developing strategies and propositions, as well as improving their operational performance. With over 10 years of experience in industry and professional services, he has cultivated a diverse set of skills and knowledge in various sectors, and delivered initiatives that have resulted in sustainable benefits for clients across the globe, such as increasing efficiency, reducing costs, enhancing quality, and fostering innovation.
Director, Management Consulting, Forvis Mazars
Devyani P Vaishampayan
Devyani is Remco Chair & NED at Norman Broadbent Plc and Supply Chain Coordination Limited and an Independent NED on the Audit Board of ForvisMazars. She is ben recognized for her ESG expertise and is a ‘Fellow’ at Chapter Zero (Cambridge University), an organization focused on Climate and Board Directors. She is also a ‘Board Mentor’ with Critical Eye and mentor’s CEO’s and C level executives.
Over the last seven years, Devyani has been a successful AI entrepreneur. She has recently concluded the successful exit of her AI Innovation Hub advising corporates on digital adoption of AI solutions around leadership, culture, and the future of work.
Prior to this, over a 30 year period, Devyani was an international and multi-sector FTSE 30 Group CHRO leading large, diverse, and multi- billion complex organizations such as B G Group, Rolls Royce, Citibank, AT&T and BSI. Having lived and worked in China, Singapore, and Europe (and managed teams in the Americas Asia & Middle East) she is very international in her outlook.
Non-Executive Director, NHS Supply Chain Coordination
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The cost of inadequate preparation is far-reaching: wasted investments, missed strategic opportunities, and potential regulatory exposure.
This webinar brings together senior experts and business leaders to explore how organisations can move beyond pilot projects to implement AI infrastructure that creates a lasting competitive advantage in an increasingly AI-driven world.
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Foyaz Uddin
Foyaz Uddin leads Forvis Mazars' data and digital advisory service line in the UK and is part of the firm’s technology and digital risk practice. He has over 17 years of experience spanning multiple disciplines and across various sectors where he has led...
Shefaly Yogendra
Shefaly Yogendra, PhD is an internationally experienced strategist. She has worked closely with Owner led as well as Professional Manager led organisations in their journey towards enhanced resilience with a focus on technology innovation, risk and governance. Shefaly is a ...
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a globally recognized scholar in innovation and digital
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