Scaling AI without sacrificing value; with Emma Court, CIO, Cencora World Courier

Moving beyond AI pilots to sustainable business value

HotTopics C-suite Exchange, in partnership with Hitachi Vantara

The pressure to deploy AI is intensifying. Boards want progress, employees want new tools and business leaders are looking for productivity gains. But moving quickly can create another problem: a proliferation of AI initiatives that are difficult to govern, expensive to scale and disconnected from the problems that matter most to the business.

In this HotTopics C-suite Exchange, Peter Stojanovic will be joined by Emma Court, CIO, Cencora World Courier, and member of the Leading through uncertainty Advisory Board.

Drawing on practical experience, Emma will explore how Cencora is balancing the demand for more AI now with the need to build capabilities that deliver sustainable value over time. The discussion will examine how leaders can move beyond proofs of concept, prioritise the right business problems and decide where AI genuinely adds value.

This HotTopics C-suite Exchange is part of Leading through uncertainty, created in partnership with Hitachi Vantara to bring technology, data, security and digital leaders together to make better decisions and build more resilient enterprises.

Event details

📍 Location: Virtual

🗓 Date: 14th October 2026

🕛 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM

👥 Hosts: Peter Stojanovic, Editor, HotTopics

Speaker

Emma Court, CIO, Cencora World Courier, as Emma explores Cencora is balancing the demand for more AI now with the need to build capabilities that deliver sustainable value over time.

HotTopics C-suite Exchanges are focused, peer-led virtual discussions where senior leaders share practical experience and explore a pressing business challenge.

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