Are you betting big or waiting for a better hand?
AI is a gamechanger – but it’s also a gamble. Is this the right time to commit? Can you trust the technology? Can you afford to wait? Will you miss the critical moment?
Concerns over AI have paralysed the business community. So, in our penultimate briefing of the year, we provide some definitive answers. We have assembled an extraordinary panel of subject experts:
Dan Klein – Partner in Data and AI at AlixPartners – brings decades of real-world implementation experience to the debate. Richard Kemp – technology law expert and CEO of Kemp Law IT – will offer a crucial legal perspective. Jason Ward is a CERN alumni who will share his wealth of data, statistics, analytics and AI expertise.
Here are just some of the critical questions they will explore…
- Can you confidently invest in inconsistency? How can you trust a system that gives different answers at every AI iteration? Why can’t legal frameworks handle probabilistic outcomes? And what does this mean for highly regulated industries?
- Can you trust high tech that needs human intervention? AI systems take hours to correct mistakes, so human intervention is unavoidable. Doesn’t this discredit the claims of stand-alone intelligence? Where’s the business case for AI adoption?
- Is live learning really superior to neural innovation? Have you ever wondered why missiles, MRI scanners, and Apache attack helicopters still use 1990s neural networks? Are regulated industries right to be terrified of real-time learning?
- Are we sacrificing savvy experience on the altar of progress? What happens when cautious, risk-averse, business acumen collides with the gung-ho, Bayesian brilliance of unfiltered innovation? How do you bridge such a cultural chasm? How do you reconcile and respect the values that both camps bring to the party?
- What can we learn from contrarians – such as Apple? Why did Apple put AI on the phone instead of the server? What does this contrarian approach reveal about building trust through control?
- Who are the real winners in the race to adopt AI? US companies rush ahead while UK firms often hesitate. Is one approach smarter, or are both ignoring crucial risks?
- Where do we go from here? What practical changes – in technology, culture, law, and education – must happen to create the trust needed for widespread AI adoption?
The stakes are enormous – but so are the risks. Companies that get the timing right will thrive. Those that don’t will be left behind. This isn’t another technical AI talk – it’s a frank debate about the human, legal, and cultural barriers standing between promise and reality.
Join the discussion. Challenge the panel. Change mindsets.
Date: Wednesday 12th November 2025
Time: 9.00am to 10.00am
