Vertical & Agentic AI for the Enterprise: Bridging the Innovation Gap

​As AI technologies rapidly mature, organisations face mounting pressure to innovate while managing the inherent risks of adopting these emerging solutions.

​The CVC Club alongside, Ignite London and Quadri Ventures invite you to join us for a panel discussion exploring how large organisations seek to identify, evaluate, and implement AI solutions from start-up and scale-up organisations.

​This interactive panel brings together a variety of industry leaders who have successfully navigated the complex journey from AI discovery to enterprise-scale deployment.

​Format:

​50 minute moderated panel discussion followed by audience Q&A and networking.

​Panelist’s

• ​Jon Hammant - AI Leader at AWS

• ​Tom Winstanley - Group CTO & Head of New Ventures at NTT Data

• ​Tia Cheang - Chief Data & AI Officer at Investindustrial

• ​Emma Burrows - Co-Founder & CTO at Portia AI

​Key Discussion Topics:

• ​Discovery & Evaluation: Identifying promising solutions and distinguishing technical maturity from marketing hype

• ​Integration Realities: Legacy system compatibility, data infrastructure, security, and compliance considerations

• ​Partnership Models: Structuring pilots, scaling pathways, and building strategic vendor relationships

• ​Value Realization: Setting realistic ROI expectations and measuring business impact beyond technical metrics

• ​Risk Management: Change management, workforce adoption, and common pitfalls to avoid

​Who Should Attend:

• ​Corporate Venture and Venture Capital Professionals especially those currently exploring emerging AI markets

• ​C-Suite and Heads of Innovation/Technology: seeking to understand AI investment strategies

• ​Startup/Scaleup Founders: Who are creating AI solutions for enterprise level customers

​Our Partners

​Ignite London is an independent, equity-free deep tech accelerator, spun out from Intel Ignite, a globally successful programme that has supported 216 startups and helped them raise over £3.5 billion.

​Our mission is to accelerate AI and IP-rich startups from pre-seed to global scaling, providing world-class mentorship, investor access, and commercialisation support.

​Quadri Ventures is a venture firm with a growth strategy, investing in the Future of Enterprise - backing visionary founders and helping them scale through a strategic distribution model. Founded in 2023 with offices in London and New York they invest at Series A and B.