EVENT REVIEW
TECH & AI LIVE: PANELS AND WORKSHOPS
TECH & AI LIVE | DAY 1 Breakfast Briefing – Women in Technology Capstone Digital’ s Tia Cheang, Accenture’ s Nitu Kaushal, AVK’ s Charlotte Berry-Selwood and Sage’ s Natalie Sweet delivered a powerful discussion championing diversity in technology – featuring their own experiences of barriers and progress.
The key takeaway Real progress demands retention, not just recruitment. Leaders must prioritise creating hospitable, growth-oriented workspaces for women to thrive and remain.
TECH & AI LIVE | DAY 1 The CIO Strategy Forum Lockheed Martin’ s Fraser Hill, Lloyds Banking Group’ s Amit Thawani, Zoho’ s Sachin Agrawal, Capgemini’ s Dr Cara Antoine and Philip Clayson shared how they are driving sustainable transformation.
“We’ ve improved on hiring but not retention. The focus now needs to be on inclusivity, not just diversity”
TIA CHANG FOUNDER & CEO CAPSTONE DIGITAL
The key takeaway AI is becoming deeply integrated into enterprise functions, but successful adoption requires understanding where to place human judgement and ethical controls within the AI lifecycle.
“ AI doesn’ t solve everything. We know it’ s imperfect, but it’ s unstoppable. We’ ll find it embedded and at scale in almost everything we do,” shared Cara Antoine, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology, Innovation, and Portfolio Officer at Capgemini.
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