Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, but a key question remains: is AI truly creating a new era of innovation, or is it mainly helping organizations become more efficient?

As companies move from experimentation to implementation, success depends on more than technology alone. The race for AI is also a race for the right foundations — including data, infrastructure, talent, governance, and the ability to scale responsibly. Across Europe, investment in data centers, compute capacity, and technology sovereignty is accelerating as countries look to build the foundations of the AI economy. However, many organizations continue to face challenges around investment, execution, and demonstrating measurable value. Capital intensity, execution feasibility, and compliance remain recurring failure points for many organizations. 

The webinar will feature an interactive discussion with Lilia Christofi, Partner at PwC, who leads the EMEA Financial Services Data & AI Consulting team and is the author of the book 'Agentic Architect and Agentic Bank'; Richard Davies, CEO of UK digital bank for SMEs Allica Bank; and Lana Tahirly Abdullayeva, regulatory-approved independent Non-Executive Director (iNED) at Fyorin, independent Senior Advisor, and member of the Qorus Awards Selection Committee. Together, they will discuss how they are addressing these challenges, the progress they have made so far, and the key lessons they have learned that can help others on a similar journey.