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Join Jon Ward for a one hour facilitated interactive session followed by Q&A. Using training from the back of the room techniques the session will be a guided journey through the issues surrounding the use of AI and how this may be addressed by governance in Agile Enterprises.

Agenda:
6:30pm - ⌚ Arrivals and pre-networking (location TBCd)
6:35pm - 🎤 Jon takes centre stage
7:30pm - 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Q&A
8.00pm - event concludes.

About the session:

As organisations race to adopt AI, many hope it will act as a “silver bullet” for efficiency, insight, and competitive advantage. But the reality is more complex: AI doesn’t remove the need for governance—it reshapes it. And unless organisations consciously evolve their governance capabilities, the gap between technological possibility and operational reality only widens.
In this provocative and practical session, Jon Ward explores what truly happens when Agile principles meet AI‑driven change inside modern enterprises. Drawing on real-world governance conversations and Agile transformation insights, he reveals why traditional controls often fail in AI‑enabled environments and how organisations can protect value while still accelerating innovation in Agile Enterprises.

In this session you will may us to discuss:

  • Why Agile Governance is an organisational capability—not a delivery mechanism
  • How AI alters operational risk profiles, decision flows, and accountability structures
  • Where existing governance frameworks fall short
  • How to design adaptive, risk‑aligned governance that scales with emerging technology
  • Why AI is powerful—but never a substitute for strategic intent, human oversight, or coherent governance

Whether you're a technology leader, transformation sponsor, or governance professional, this talk reframes AI not as magic, but as a catalyst for modernising how organisations make decisions, manage risk, and stay strategically aligned in a rapidly shifting environment.

About Jon
Ex CEO and Managing Director Jon Ward operates at the crossroads of agile, artificial intelligence, and business strategy. He lives by the Atlantic Ocean in Westward Ho!, England, with his wife, Tatiana. A lifelong learner, Jon is currently Principal AI Consultant with Automation Consultants and is exploring the application of Digital Models and AI to foster agility.

Recently, he piloted modern working methods using agentive AI within a software solutions provider in the global financial services sector. Recognised as a Thought Leader by the professional body, the Agile Business Consortium, and a member of the Business Agility Think Tank.

Jon has led agile transformations in large organisations, including managing an engineering overhaul in a 1,800-employee division of a financial services provider, coaching lean-agile adoption in a 5,800-employee division of a tier-one global bank, and overseeing business agility transformation in a 4,800-employee infrastructure division of an international telecoms firm. He firmly believes in the measurable benefits of business agility.

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Looking forward to seeing you there!

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