The AI Adoption Series is designed to bring together senior decision-makers within a single industry vertical to discuss real-world adoption, implementation challenges, governance, ROI, and measurable impact, moving beyond theory.

The Series

Across every major sector, AI has moved from experimentation to operational necessity. Rising cost pressure, regulatory scrutiny, workforce constraints, digital-native competitors, and customer expectations for personalisation are forcing industries to rethink how they operate.

AI is no longer a future innovation topic it is now a board-level transformation agenda.

  • Improve productivity and operational resilience

  • Unlock data value at scale

  • Modernize legacy systems

  • Personalise customer and user experiences

  • Mitigate risk and ensure regulatory compliance

  • Create new digital revenue streams

INDUSTRIES MUST EMBRACE AI TO:

As Data Driven engagement experts, using first party proprietary data sets, GDS identifies organisations investing in AI adoption within key industry verticals.

For each industry vertical we dive into the challenges that matter, the burning topics, the investments being made and the implementation hurdles that executives are looking to overcome.

The Audience

Responsible for:

  • AI Strategy

  • Data infrastructure modernisation

  • Governance and compliance

  • Vendor selection

  • Budget allocation

  • Implementation

Who attends:

  • CIO

  • CDO

  • CTO

  • Chief AI Officer

  • Head of Digital Transformation

  • Innovation Director

  • AI/ML Programme Lead

  • VP/Director of Data & Analytics

  • Enterprise Architect

Sunny S Bajaj

Head of Infra, Data and AI,
BNSF Railway

Yu Guo

VP Data & Ai, BP

Previous Attendees

Senior leaders from past events

Sean Singer

Senior Director for AI Strategy, Comcast

Gaia Bellone

Chief Data and Ai Officer for Emerging Markets, Prudential Financial

Christine Sigalla

Executive Director - Applied AI/ML Operations Technology, JPMorgan Chase

Howard Spira

Chief Information Officer and Chief AI Officer, Import-Export Bank of the United States

Deepak Sachdeva

Chief Information Officer, United States Air Force

Ramzi Abdelmoula

Head of AI, General Motors

The Agenda

Our unique 1-day program maximises value for senior leaders by combining challenger thinking with disruptive technologies that drive transformation. Every element is designed for active participation, peer-to-peer exchanges and cross-industry benchmarking that reveal unique insights into the ecosystems of other organisations.

Our agenda delivers relevance, impact & transformational outcomes.

AI Governance & Regulation

Data Modernisation

Key Themes

Scaling from Pilot to Production

Responsible AI & Risk

AI & Legacy Infrastructure

AI ROI & Business Case

GenAI & Workforce Transformation

AI Procurement Strategy

Wednesday 16 April

Financial
Services

    • Fraud detection & AML

    • AI in underwriting & credit risk

    • Regulatory AI governance

    • AI copilots for advisors

    • GenAI in customer servicing

Wednesday 11 June

Telco

    • Network optimisation

    • Predictive churn

    • AI-driven service automation

    • Infrastructure cost optimisation

Event Schedule

Wednesday 30 April

Healthcare & Life Sciences

    • AI in diagnostics

    • Drug discovery acceleration

    • Patient flow optimisation

    • NHS/health system backlog reduction

    • AI governance in patient data

Wednesday 11 June

Energy &
Utilities

    • Predictive grid management

    • Renewable forecasting

    • Asset optimisation

    • AI for ESG reporting

Wednesday 06 August

Public Sector

    • AI in local government

    • Automation in case handling

    • Public data governance

    • Ethical AI frameworks

Wednesday 28 May

Manufacturing & Automotive

    • Predictive maintenance

    • Computer vision in QA

    • AI in supply chain

    • Autonomous systems

    • Edge AI in factories

Wednesday 09 July

Transport & Logistics

    • Route optimisation

    • Real-time risk monitoring

    • AI in warehousing

    • Autonomous transport

Wednesday 20 August

Education & Research

    • Adaptive learning systems

    • Research automation

    • AI policy in academia

    • Student engagement

Wednesday 14 May

Retail & CPG

    • Demand forecasting

    • Dynamic pricing

    • AI merchandising

    • Customer segmentation

    • GenAI for marketing & content

Wednesday 23 July

Media, Entertainment & Gaming

    • GenAI content creation

    • Audience prediction

    • AI in gaming environments

    • IP protection

The Environment

Studio in the sky

  • Builds pipeline and relationships with interactive, targeted sessions

  • Broadcast-quality production with professional hosts

  • Fully managed end-to-end by GDS

  • Higher engagement than Zoom through immersive TV-style format

  • Live polling, Q&A, with a live virtual audience for real interaction

  • Interactive panels, sessions, and 1:1 meetings to drive outcomes

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