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ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Swanand Gupte is a seasoned Artificial Intelligence executive and strategist dedicated to navigating the intersection of advanced analytics and business transformation. Currently leading key AI initiatives at TELUS, Swanand focuses on modernizing enterprise capabilities through the deployment of next-generation technologies, including Agentic AI and MLOps. He is passionate about building high-performance teams and creating scalable architectures that translate complex data into best-in-class customer experiences.
With a professional foundation rooted in management consulting at McKinsey & Company, Swanand brings a disciplined, global perspective to driving innovation and operational efficiency. His expertise lies in bridging the gap between technical complexity and executive strategy, ensuring that AI investments deliver measurable value and sustainable growth. Swanand holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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As AI transitions from experimental PoCs to core business infrastructure, the primary bottleneck has shifted from technical feasibility to organizational adoption. This session explores the dual-track strategy TELUS uses to drive meaningful business outcomes at scale. We will break down the “”Bottom-Up”” approach—democratizing AI through self-serve LLM sandboxes and employee enablement—and the “”Top-Down”” approach—leveraging a specialized AI Accelerator to solve high-impact, complex business problems.
Attendees will learn how Telus integrates Sovereign AI into its roadmap and why the modern AI leader must pivot focus from the “”How”” (technical build) to the “”What”” (problem selection and change management) to bridge the “value gap” in enterprise AI.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
Business Leaders: C-Level Executives, Project Managers, and Product Owners will get to explore best practices, methodologies, principles, and practices for achieving ROI.
Engineers, Researchers, Data Practitioners: Will get a better understanding of the challenges, solutions, and ideas being offered via breakouts & workshops on Natural Language Processing, Neural Nets, Reinforcement Learning, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Evolution Strategies, AutoML, and more.
Job Seekers: Will have the opportunity to network virtually and meet over 30+ Top Al Companies.
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