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Scaling AI: Turning Experimentation into Enterprise Execution

Name: Scaling AI: Turning Experimentation into Enterprise Execution
Start: 2025-12-02T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-12-02T21:00:00+01:00
Location: The Beaumont

This Blend private dinner gathers a select group of C-level leaders from across industry and function who are all navigating these same pressures: to accelerate transformation while maintaining governance, to empower teams without introducing risk, and to demonstrate tangible value instead of headline experiments.

The Beaumont

December 2, 2025

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

About this event

Across industries, leaders have moved beyond AI experimentation — but very few have translated pilots into measurable productivity. The tools exist and the ambition is high, yet scaling safely, securing data and identities, and proving ROI under board scrutiny remain the biggest barriers.

This private Blend dinner brings together a select group of C-level leaders to discuss how to turn scattered AI wins into disciplined, enterprise-wide capability. With insights from IBM and Microsoft, the group will explore what’s actually working at scale and how leading organisations are converting readiness into real performance.

Our speakers

Julia Belle

Head of Blend London; Presenter, MC & BBC Broadcaster

Julia is a broadcaster, political commentator, corporate event host and business trainer. She has been covering news, current affairs and entertainment for BBC Three for three years and before this she featured weekly on BBC 5 Live – discussing the newspaper headlines and the latest breaking news.

She hosted a BBC election show, diving into key voter topics, as well as a TED Talk titled “The Secret to Being Right” which was instantly selected amongst TED’s “Editor’s Picks.”

She has interviewed some of the most influential figures in politics and business, on a range of topics from general elections to generative AI.

She runs the London community of Blend as well as the members’ exclusive Blend Book Club, interviewing prolific business authors and sharing key learnings from a range of titles covering topics like leadership, negotiation, DEI, productivity and handling difficult issues.

Tim Callaghan

Executive Partner – UKI Microsoft Strategic Partnership Leader IBM

Coming soon.

Key themes & Discussion topics

What’s enabling (and blocking) AI transformation at enterprise scale

How to secure data, identities, and governance while accelerating innovation

Where proven accelerators such as IBM Consulting Advantage and watsonx Orchestrate create measurable performance

How to move from isolated pilots to system-wide, ROI-driven AI capability

Event Agenda

Cocktails & networking

6:00 – 6:30 PM

Opening remarks & panel discussion

6:30 – 7:00 PM

Dinner & guided discussion

7:00 – 8:45

Event wrap-up & group reflection

8:45 – 9:00PM

Why should you attend?

You want to understand what’s actually delivering enterprise-level AI productivity — not proof-of-concept buzz.

You’re under pressure to demonstrate tangible ROI while maintaining governance and security.

You want candid, cross-industry insight from leaders facing the same transformation challenges.

You value a private, senior-level environment to compare approaches, barriers, and practical wins.

Who should attend

C-suite leaders responsible for AI, data, transformation, or enterprise productivity

CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and COOs shaping AI roadmaps and governance models

Content

CHROs, CFOs, and functional executives driving AI-enabled workflows across HR, finance, operations, and IT

Content

Senior enterprise leaders seeking real-world strategies for scaling AI safely and effectively

Content

C-suite leaders responsible for AI, data, transformation, or enterprise productivity

CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and COOs shaping AI roadmaps and governance models

CHROs, CFOs, and functional executives driving AI-enabled workflows across HR, finance, operations, and IT

Senior enterprise leaders seeking real-world strategies for scaling AI safely and effectively

Venue

The Beaumont

8 Balderton St, Brown Hart Gardens
London
W1K 6TF
United Kingdom

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