You’re invited:The Capability Reset: Building AI-Native Advantage
Join us in person to unlock the secrets of building an AI-native edge for tomorrow’s world
Salesforce Tower London, England
Thursday 11 June • 8:30 AM – 11 AM
As a senior leader, staying ahead in the AI era requires more than curiosity – it demands a clear strategy, workforce fluency, and practical execution. AI literacy and human-AI collaboration are the foundation of this more productive, inclusive, and opportunity-rich future of business.
The defining shift of this era is not AI replacing human work, but the emergence of AI-native professionals who can effectively collaborate with intelligent systems to enhance decision-making, productivity, creativity, and impact.
Join fellow C-suite and senior executives for an exclusive in-person breakfast gathering focused on building your AI-native advantage. This event is designed to help leaders bridge the gap between AI hype and real business impact, and reset your organisation’s AI capabilities.
Executive Takeaways:
- Understand why AI strategy fails without workforce literacy and how to establish it
- Explore the four layers of AI literacy every organisation needs: Executive, Product, Data, and Operations
- Learn from proven upskilling models that deliver measurable outcomes
- Discover how to lead your organisation from fear → fluency → innovation in AI adoption
This is a strategic, peer-focused event for leaders looking to translate AI potential into real competitive advantage.
Seats are limited. Secure your place among senior executives shaping the future of AI in business.
Agenda
Arrival and networking with breakfast buffet
Guests seated
Industry Panel: AI is not a tool problem – it’s a literacy problem.
Keynote speaker: Dr Paul Dongha
Teas, Coffees + Networking
Meet your speakers
Richard Gurney
CIO, Sparta
Richard Gurney is the Director of Education & Innovation at Sparta Global, overseeing the Technology Institute and leading innovation and learning across the organisation’s technology strategy. With a decade of experience in both technology and education, he blends technical expertise with a deep understanding of how people learn, ensuring Sparta’s training and services remain relevant, industry-leading, and future-focused.
Mike Adebeyi
Strategic AI Startup Lead, Google Cloud UK & Ireland
As a Strategic AI Startup Lead at Google Cloud UK & Ireland, Mike partners with the UK and Ireland’s most high-potential AI startups, building trusting relationships and integrating Google’s cutting-edge AI technologies into their products. He acts as a technical and strategic advisor, helping teams overcome development challenges, accelerate product roadmaps, and support their business and go-to-market plans. He also serves as a strategic ambassador to the venture capital and accelerator ecosystem, evangelising best practices for leveraging Google Cloud’s technical architecture and GTM frameworks.
Dean Collins
Senior Manager and AI Advisor, PA Consulting
Dean is a Senior Manager at PA, specialising in digital and AI adoption across government and legal organisations. He has over 12 years’ experience helping organisations change how people work, learn and adapt, with a strong focus on making digital transformation deliver real, measurable impact. His current work centres on using behavioural data and prediction models to identify emerging skills and capability gaps early, giving leaders a practical evidence base for where to focus reskilling and change efforts.
Conor Gleeson
Senior Director of Solution Engineering at Salesforce
Conor is a Senior Director of Solution Engineering at Salesforce, with over 11 years of experience helping businesses across the UK and Ireland unlock the full power of the platform. He leads SE teams across two countries, operates at both the strategic and hands-on level. A passionate advocate for AI, Conor believes that enablement and awareness are key to helping organisations truly harness the transformative potential of artificial intelligence, turning curiosity into capability and capability into impact.
Dr Heather Wade
Data & AI Leader | NED & Board Advisor
Heather provides strategic assurance and pragmatic governance for Data and AI transformations. She supports decision-makers in navigating ethical AI challenges and operating models for commercial growth. With 20 years’ experience, she bridges technological innovation with measurable business outcomes. She obtained her doctorate in 2024 from SDA Bocconi in Milan, focusing her thesis on how the risks in data contribute to business risks.
Dr Paul Dongha
Head of Responsible AI & AI Strategy, NatWest Group
Paul is the Head of Responsible AI and AI Strategy at one the UK’s largest banks, leading a dedicated team of AI practitioners, and pioneering Responsible AI in financial services. Paul also leads the bank’s AI Strategy to ensure AI provides not only a highly personalised customer experience but is also deployed ethically to augment colleagues’ day-to-day work.
Paul is also co-author of ‘Governing the Machine: How to Navigate the Risks of AI and Unlock its True Potential’ (Bloomsbury Business, 2025), a practical guide to responsible AI which has since been named in the Amazon top 10 bestsellers in two categories and in the FT top 5 Business Books of the Month. Paul’s influential work has been published throughout leading articles, including The AI Journal, The Green Business Journal, Business Reporter, Natwest, Evident AI Responsible AI Report, Irish Tech News and CIO Business World Magazine.
Paul’s influence extends beyond corporate boardrooms and into the global arena, where he actively participates in international forums, policy discussions and projects aimed at setting global standards for responsible.
Paul has a PhD in Agentic AI and was previously a university researcher and lecturer in Computer science and AI.
