How Will AI Shape the World of Business?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly important tool for companies looking to gain a competitive edge in today's data-driven world. We can achieve greater productivity and reliability by automating routine tasks and processes.

By using machine-learning algorithms to analyse vast amounts of data, we can now make more informed business decisions and stay ahead of the competition. However, AI also poses threats that we might not be adequately prepared to deal with - job displacement, bias, and discrimination, and the potential for cybersecurity breaches and data privacy violations.

Watch Julian Birkinshaw, Vice Dean and Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship at London Business School, to explore how AI shapes the business world.

He was joined by Yan Zhang, Chief Operating Officer of PolyAI, Ashwin Mittal, Chairman and CEO at Course5 Intelligence, and Nitu Kaushal, Managing Director of Intelligent Edge Practice, Europe Region at Accenture, to share their insights from the world of business and looks forward to a lively discussion with the audience.

This online virtual event suits anyone curious about how AI impacts the business world and interested in thought leadership from London Business School.

Prof. Julian Birkinshaw

Vice Dean and Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School

Julian Birkinshaw is the Vice Dean and Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the London Business School. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, the Strategic Management Society, and the (American) Academy of Management.

He was awarded Honorary Doctorate by the Stockholm School of Economics in 2009 and Copenhagen Business School in 2018. Professor Birkinshaw is a recognized thought leader on the impact of digital technology on the strategy and organsation of established companies.

He is the author of fifteen books, including Mindtools for Managers (2018), Fast/Forward (2017), Becoming a Better Boss (2013), and Reinventing Management (2010), as well as over one hundred articles. His article How Incumbents Survive and Thrive won the Harvard Business Review best-paper award in 2022. 

Professor Birkinshaw is frequently ranked as one of the “Thinkers 50” top thought leaders in the field of Management and is quoted in international media outlets such as CNN, BBC, The Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and The Times. 

Yan Zhang

Chief Operating Officer at PolyAI

Yan Zhang is the Chief Operating Officer of PolyAI. PolyAI creates customer-led voice assistants for industry-leading enterprises in hospitality, financial services, retail, and healthcare.

PolyAI has been featured by Forbes, CB Insights, and Gartner as being one of the world's most prominent companies in AI.

Yan was a Sloan Fellow at London Business School in 2018.

Ashwin Mittal

Chairman and CEO at Course5 Intelligence

Ashwin Mittal is the Chairman and CEO at Course5 Intelligence, one of the world’s leading data analytics and AI solution providers. Course5 drives digital transformation for corporates, enabling them to optimize customer experiences, marketing effectiveness, supply chain, and business outcomes.

Course5's clients include 4 of the top 7 technology companies globally, 3 of the top 10 CPG companies globally, and four of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies globally. 80% of the revenue is sourced from the US, and the balance is from the rest of the world.

Nitu Kaushal

Managing Director, Intelligent Edge Practice, Europe Region at Accenture

Nitu is a strategic business development leader at Accenture Plc, based out of London, currently leading the Edge practice across Europe, a total of 63 countries.

With over 20 years of global telecoms and technology company experience stretching across IoT, Edge Computing, Big Data, AI, Unified Communications, Connectivity, Managed Services, and regularly managing business units with revenue lines >$1 billion annually. Nitu has been able to address the needs of both the Private and Public sectors within the Enterprise.