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From pilot to production: Making AI work

 

Your AI outcomes are only as strong as your data foundation. Agentic AI promises incredible autonomy, but it quickly creates chaos without a solid data architecture.

 

The numbers back this up: roughly eight in ten data teams are currently struggling with orchestration, complexity, and scale. Because of poor data readiness, over 40% of AI initiatives stall out before they ever deliver value.

This hub is designed to help you bypass the fluff, clear the hurdles, and deliver confident decisions with real-world results. We are focusing heavily on how to manage the entire data lifecycle to fuel responsible, robust AI that successfully moves from pilot to production.

 

Key themes and topics:

  • Scaling data trust: Unpacking the reality that enterprises simply cannot scale agentic AI without first scaling data trust.
  • Pilot to production: Navigating the technical and strategic shifts required to safely transition your AI initiatives into the wild.
  • Operationalisation and leadership: Practical steps to advance your organisation past basic experimentation and into true market leadership.

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Maximising the value of AI: An integration and semantic challenge

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How to build the AI-native marketing organisation

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The [AI] infiltrator: Can you spot the bad bot?

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CIO Experience London

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Leadership reimagined: Governing the agentic AI era

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The 2026 execution gap: Why enterprise AI isn’t scaling—yet

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How to not fall into the ego-driven rebrand trap

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Quantum now and forever: Leadership and the future of cybersecurity in an evolving universe

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Leading with speed and assurance: Governing the agentic era

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Infrastructure—not innovation—is the largest barrier to AI at scale

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Simplifying your Collaboration Stack in the AI Era

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How to fix shadow AI - UK&I

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How to fix shadow AI - DACH

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The Orchestrators: Building transformation as a capability

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Calendar_whiteCalendar_pink_purple 29 Jul 2026

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AI values: Marketing ethics in a brave new world

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HotTopics Studio Nashville

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HotTopics Studio Abbey Road Studios, CMO Leadership

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AI has transitioned from experimental technology to a strategic, transformational imperative.

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