Most senior leaders we speak to aren’t struggling to understand that AI matters.
What they’re struggling with is what to actually do about it, and in what order.
The pressure to act is real, but so is the risk of acting without the right foundations in place: fragmented pilots that never scale, data that isn’t ready, governance that hasn’t kept pace, and a workforce that’s uncertain about what any of it means for them.
On Wednesday, 22nd April, we’re bringing together around 50 senior leaders at a pub in Shoreditch to explore what genuine AI readiness looks like in practice. Not the ambition, but the strategy behind it. Over drinks and a focused panel discussion, we’ll be getting into the questions that actually matter:
- How do you assess where your organisation stands?
- How do you know how fast to move, and what needs to be true before you do?
- How do you lead that process when the technology is moving faster than most strategic planning cycles can accommodate?
It’s a deliberately relaxed evening, with drinks, nibbles, and honest conversation, rather than polished presentations. We’ll also be sharing a first look at our new whitepaper and proprietary AI readiness matrix on the night.
Meet the experts on our panel
CEO Bimal will be hosting the panel and drawing on real experience rather than hypotheticals, including honest examples of what’s worked, and what hasn’t.
Fabio De Fiore
Global Director of Data Analytics and AI at AstraZeneca, the UK’s leading biopharmaceutical company.
Fabio manages critical programmes that power AstraZeneca’s data-driven decision-making and is leading the data transition projects that are making sure AI agents can deliver better quality results.
He’s looking forward to sharing his passion for leveraging data and AI to unlock growth and innovation, and is excited to catch up with friends old and new at the event.
Nigel Wallbridge
Co-Founder and Director of Vivent Biosignals, pioneering using AI for real-time crop health monitoring
Vivent Biosignals is at the forefront of helping agriculture respond to its many challenges through data-driven insights. A seasoned entrepreneur, Nigel has founded, funded, and successfully exited multiple ventures, including Nomad Digital, the global leader in onboard train connectivity.
Based in Switzerland, he brings deep experience in scaling technology businesses and applying AI to solve tangible, real-world problems.
Vicky Grobbelaar
Founder & Director at Ethiqs Legal, a boutique law consultancy specialising in technology and data protection.
Vicky works with ambitious tech businesses to help them manage risk, close deals and put legal foundations in place that support innovation and growth. She is known for making complex legal issues clearer, more commercial and easier to use in practice.
Her expertise is in helping businesses navigate the legal and commercial realities of AI adoption, especially around contracts, data, compliance, and governance. She is looking forward to discussing how organisations can use AI in a way that is both commercially effective and legally robust.
Justin Hempson-Jones
Managing Director of Social Machines, a research and innovation company specialising in behaviour change
Justin is a behavioural scientist specialising in the theory and practice of social influence and behaviour change. He previously worked for New Scotland Yard’s SO15 Counter Terrorism Command, the Ministry of Defence Science and Technology Laboratories, and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Justin is the author of Influence: Understand it, Use it, Resist it, published by Harper Collins (2024).
Social Machines conducts research and innovation related to how people can interact with technology more safely and efficiently – spanning human-machine / AI teaming, cybersecurity, organisational resilience, and influence and information conflict.
Join us for an evening understanding your AI readiness
Spaces are available to our clients, colleaues and friends, but are limited to keep the conversation focused. but If you’d like to attend, get in touch and we’ll confirm your place.
