12:50 - 13:20 Data Architecture, Platforms & Infrastructure Theatre
Will an AI First Business Take Over Your Industry?
Wednesday 22nd October 2025
About
How long until an AI first company dominates your industry? Could that disrupter be your business?
In this session Gareth Martin CEO of Manuka AI is joined by Sophie Hammond, Head of Data Insight and Automation at Hilti Great Britain, a world leader in the design and manufacture of cutting edge technologies software and services for the professional construction industry. Together they explore the realities of AI adoption in construction and beyond. Sophie will share how Hilti is applying data science and AI to reimagine processes embed analytics into decision making and navigate the challenge of scaling new technologies in a traditional industry. Gareth challenges why chasing isolated use cases can stall progress and why process driven adoption is the only path to lasting impact.
This will be a candid conversation about what is really happening at the frontline of AI what leaders and technical professionals must prepare for and why the future may look like seamless orchestration or a chaotic swarm.
Takeaways
- Learn why process driven adoption is the only way to unlock real transformation with AI
- See how Hilti is applying data science and AI to reshape business workflows at scale
- Understand the realities and obstacles of embedding AI inside established global businesses
- Discover what leaders and technical teams must do today to stay relevant in an AI first future