The Intelligence Revolution
AI is no longer experimental, it’s essential. At the GDS AI Innovation summit, industry leaders, innovators, and change-makers will come together to explore how AI is reshaping enterprise operations, customer experience, and decision-making. Dive into strategies for scaling predictive analytics, operationalizing LLMs, unlocking the power of generative AI, and building resilient, trustworthy data ecosystems. Through keynotes, panels, workshops, and roundtables, discover how to drive digital transformation, accelerate automation, and lead with integrity in the era of synthetic media and conversational intelligence. Equip your organization to move from pilot projects to enterprise-wide impact and shape the future of intelligent work.
Core Themes
Operationalizing AI at Scale for Enterprise-Wide Integration
As more organizations look to implement AI at scale, the focus is shifting from isolated projects to enterprise-wide adoption. With so much opportunity available, this brings challenges such as strategies & frameworks, scalability, interoperability, and aligning AI initiatives with business objectives, forcing leaders to overcome more hurdles on the way to successful enterprise-wide integration.
Establishing Trustworthy AI with Governance and Ethical AI Frameworks
With organizations beginning to increase their AI initiatives, the expectations of leaders around responsibility become more important than ever. Building trust in these technologies is critical, organizations will face challenges with the urgent need for governance models that prioritise transparency, fairness, and accountability, while also highlighting the importance of mitigating bias, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.
Enhancing AI-Driven Insights Through Scalable Data Ecosystems
As organizations look to maximise the potential of AI initiatives, robust & scalable data architectures become increasing important. The challenge lies in designing a secure, adaptive data ecosystem that enables powerful AI-driven technologies, while ensuring model accuracy, optimizing data flow, and streamlining processes.
Speakers
Joe Chapa
Fauzia (Foz) Saeed
Vino Kingston
Michael Foy
Mansi Agarwal
Sriraj Rajaram
Carmit DiAndrea
Eric Purdum
Michael Hay
Guru Angisetty
Sangame Krishnamani
Howard Spira
Dave Tepper
Syed Hoda
Agenda
1:15pm - 1:30pm
Day 1 - Moc Opening + Audience Interaction
1:30pm - 1:55pm
Opening Independent Keynote
Measuring the Business Value of Agents
The new world of software promises to be teeming with agents and AI powered tools… but how will that impact your business? You've built the POCs and seen the demos, but scaling to production demands answers. What's the real cost per outcome? Which use cases deliver provable ROI? As enterprises race to deploy AI agents and chatbots, boards are demanding quantifiable business value metrics. The hype era of “trust me, it’s working” is ending, and, in its place, you’ll need the tools to manage the workforce of tomorrow.
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Diamond Keynote
Agentic AI for Rapid ROI
Enterprises have spent millions on AI pilots that look promising in demos but collapse in production. The root cause is a lack of a robust framework that accounts for Governance, ROI, and Optimisation (GRO) of the agentic implementations.
Odin’s GRO Framework factors these critical elements into its implementations, resulting in over 112 successful agentic Enterprise implementations and hundreds of medium and small businesses.
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Roundtables
Track 1: Turning Insights into Scalable Enterprise Action
As AI implementation rolls out quicker than ever, leaders are facing a critical challenge, how to operationalize it. This roundtable explores the systems, processes, and governance required to embed AI & intelligent agents into everyday operations. From automating content flows to enhancing decision making with intelligent insights, we’ll explore what it takes to turn your AI initiatives into production-scale systems that are ethical, explainable, and built to last.
Focus Areas:
- Operationalize AI across workflows
- Use AI to streamline content, speed decisions, and boost efficiency
- Design infrastructure that adapts with evolving capabilities
Track 2: From Data Lakes to Data Banks: Why Data is very much like a Financial Instrument
Organizations often treat data as a commodity in data lakes, but this limits its potential for AI. The real challenge is shifting to view data as a currency that must be managed, trusted, and productized. This roundtable will explore practical data product examples and show how product thinking can build an AI-ready “data bank.”
Focus Areas:
- Discover and discuss data products having a real impact on society
- Using product thinking to build for data tax efficiency (compliance data sets) and data appreciation (AI ready data sets)
- Consider how to “bank" your data products for future reuse/re-monetization
Track 3: Making AI Matter Where it Counts Most
Moving Beyond GenAI Hype to Revolutionary Business Impact Transforming the approach to emerging technologies from capability-focused experimentation to strategic initiatives that drive industry-defining breakthroughs.
Focus Areas:
- Understanding why substantial technology investments often fail to deliver transformative business outcomes and how to realign innovation strategies for maximum impact.
- Creating frameworks that shift organizational thinking from technology-first approaches to outcome-driven innovation that reshapes industry dynamics.
- Building practical roadmaps that enable organizations to move beyond technological experimentation to achieve genuine business transformation.
3:00pm - 6:30pm
1:1 Meetings
4:10pm - 4:40pm
Masterclass
The Problem of AI Alignment
What if the foundation of our civilization, our shared sense of reality, is also our greatest vulnerability? Now, artificial intelligence is stressing this foundation, evolving from systems that curate our reality to ones that can create it. This shift marks the dawn of the Intelligence Age, a societal transition poised to be faster and more profound than any that came before. This talk confronts the most critical question of our time: as we architect an intelligence that will dwarf our own, how do we ensure its goals don't diverge from ours?
4:45pm - 5:15pm
Collaboration Corner
Step away from the mainstage and join Tim for a relaxed, conversation-driven session designed to foster connection and shared learning. Collaboration Corner invites attendees to engage in small group discussions around relevant challenges and ideas, guided by a set of thought-provoking prompts.
This is a space to exchange real experiences, gain fresh perspectives, and explore solutions together in an informal setting. Whether you're looking to validate your thinking, learn from others, or simply connect with peers, this is your corner to collaborate.
5:20pm - 5:50pm
Collaboration Corner
7:50pm - 8:10pm
Dinner Keynote 1
AI and Embodied Intelligence
What can the history of western philosophy teach us about our current age of AI? In this talk, Joe Chapa (Philosophy PhD, Oxford) investigates Aristotle's conception of "understanding" and applies it to real and practical questions facing leaders today about which tasks ought to be assigned to machines and which tasks are more appropriate for humans.
8:30pm - 8:55pm
Dinner Keynote 2
Intelligent Experiences: The Next Evolution of AI
Join us for an enlightening journey into the future of AI with "Intelligent Experience: The Next Evolution of AI." Led by Eric Purdum, an AI & Business Transformation Expert, this presentation will delve into the transformative power of AI across various domains. Discover how customer experiences, data analytics, systems integration, and machine learning are evolving and integrating to create intelligent interactions and operations. Learn about the challenges and successes of AI projects, and gain insights into why many AI initiatives fail and how to overcome these obstacles. This session is a must-attend for anyone looking to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving world of AI and business transformation. Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and insights that can drive your organization forward.
8:00am - 8:40am
Panel
The AI Breakfast Briefing
As AI adoption accelerates, companies are facing a new kind of inflection point, one where the promise of transformation meets the pressure of performance. This breakfast panel brings together forward-thinking leaders to discuss what’s next for AI across the enterprise. From reimagining workflows to redefining value creation, the conversation will focus on the bold moves companies are making—and the mindset shifts required to lead them.
Key Topics:
- Where AI is delivering real value, and where it still has room for improvement
- How org structures are evolving to work with AI at the core
- The rise of AI agents are digital collaborators & the shift from AI tools to AI teammates
8:40am - 9:10am
Keynote
How to Maximize the Value of AI in Customer Experience
Customer expectations are increasing at an exponential pace, and leaders are evaluating how they can keep up. The real question is not who has more AI, but who is getting more from it. In this session, we’ll share best practices from leading organizations on what works, what doesn’t, and how the best are creating measurable impact at scale with a unified AI platform.
What you’ll learn:
- The five traits of a unified AI platform that drive lasting value
- How leaders are accelerating ROI and adoption while reducing risk
- Best practices to build experiences that make your business more efficient, more profitable, and more loved
9:20am - 12:10pm
1:1 Meetings
9:20am - 10:20am
Roundtables
Track 1: Turning Insights into Scalable Enterprise Action
As AI implementation rolls out quicker than ever, leaders are facing a critical challenge, how to operationalize it. This roundtable explores the systems, processes, and governance required to embed AI & intelligent agents into everyday operations. From automating content flows to enhancing decision making with intelligent insights, we’ll explore what it takes to turn your AI initiatives into production-scale systems that are ethical, explainable, and built to last.
Focus Areas:
- Operationalize AI across workflows
- Use AI to streamline content, speed decisions, and boost efficiency
- Design infrastructure that adapts with evolving capabilities
Track 2: From Data Lakes to Data Banks: Why Data is very much like a Financial Instrument
Organizations often treat data as a commodity in data lakes, but this limits its potential for AI. The real challenge is shifting to view data as a currency that must be managed, trusted, and productized. This roundtable will explore practical data product examples and show how product thinking can build an AI-ready “data bank.”
Focus Areas:
- Discover and discuss data products having a real impact on society
- Using product thinking to build for data tax efficiency (compliance data sets) and data appreciation (AI ready data sets)
- Consider how to “bank" your data products for future reuse/re-monetization
Track 3: Making AI Matter Where it Counts Most
Moving Beyond GenAI Hype to Revolutionary Business Impact Transforming the approach to emerging technologies from capability-focused experimentation to strategic initiatives that drive industry-defining breakthroughs.
Focus Areas:
- Understanding why substantial technology investments often fail to deliver transformative business outcomes and how to realign innovation strategies for maximum impact.
- Creating frameworks that shift organizational thinking from technology-first approaches to outcome-driven innovation that reshapes industry dynamics.
- Building practical roadmaps that enable organizations to move beyond technological experimentation to achieve genuine business transformation.
10:30am - 11:00am
Future Focus Speakers
The Humans Behind the AI
With AI becoming the core to enterprise strategy, a new role is emerging to guide that shift, the Chief AI Officer. But what does a CAIO actually do, and how do they navigate between innovation, governance, and organizational change? This panel brings together AI leaders to share the human side of leading AI transformation. From redefining relationships with IT, marketing, and compliance to building trust across teams, this is a candid conversation about influence, alignment, and learning in real time.
Key Topics:
- What does it actually mean to be “AI-First” in practice?
- Where should AI sit, and how do you avoid siloed innovation?
- What surprises and challenges CAIO’s most about the role, and what makes it rewarding?
11:05pm - 11:35am
Clearing The Cache: Debug Your Mental Stack
With great power, comes great responsibility. Join us for this interactive session, where we take a light-hearted look at the stressors and pressures that come with being a tech leader. Learn how your peers tackle finding their own balance and boundaries, with an opportunity to share and clear your own mental cache.
12:35pm - 1:00pm
Closing Keynote
Value is all we need.
In an era of fast moving AI innovation, how can businesses balance ambition with the pursuit of incremental value today.
1:35pm - 2:30pm
1:1 Meetings
2:15pm - 2:30pm
Beyond the Challenges
Get ready to ignite your marketing strategies! Join us for an engaging and interactive session where we'll extract the most impactful takeaways from the summit's roundtable discussions. Led by our led our summit host, Tim Cassidy, a panel of our roundtable moderators will share their most eye-opening observations, game-changing insights, and unexpected discoveries.
We’ll explore the following:
- Key Challenges: Uncover the most pressing challenges identified during the roundtables and potential solutions.
- Emerging Trends: Discuss the latest trends and innovations shaping the industry landscape.
- Actionable Strategies: Gain practical insights and actionable strategies to overcome obstacles and drive success.
Why attend?
Connect with like-minded senior leaders for a curated agenda, focused on tackling your current business critical challenges and driving industry forward.
Be a part of exclusive shared learning, horizon scanning and actionable insights enabling organizations to deliver transformative strategies.
Build meaningful relationships with solution providers matched to your business priorities to help accelerate your projects and deliver your objectives.
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