16:30 - 17:15 Keynote Theatre: Leadership & Strategy
PANEL: Stretching the Limits of Data, AI and IT – How Leading Brands Are Keeping Their Balance
Wednesday 22nd April 2026
About
The triumvirate of IT, data and AI offices need to work together like never before, pushing out into multiple cloud-based environments while at the same time keeping core legacy business systems operating optimally. Ensuring data moves at the speed of AI while protecting critical processes can seem like an impossible balancing act at times.
In this engaging session the challenge of orchestrating between the CIO, CDO and CAIO will be put under scrutiny.
A vital session for any delegates wrangling with the alignment of IT, data, AI and business strategies, while also ensuring engineering keeps the critical edata co-system running.
Takeaways
- Why building cross-functional relationships ensures delivery on the promise of AI
- Typical stumbling blocks and areas of conflict
- How to maintain performance while keeping control of costs
- When to say yes to new solution features and when no is the only option