28 MAY 2026 - ON AN ONLINE DEVICE NEAR YOU
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Where Innovation meets Practical Application
ABOUT
What’s DataNext Agentic all about?
As AI systems gain autonomy, businesses face challenges in governance, ethical use and integration into existing workflows. Executives and practitioners must navigate risks while unlocking the productivity and decision-making potential of Agentic AI.
DataNext Agentic brings together thought leaders, AI experts and industry pioneers to explore strategies for responsible deployment, operational efficiency and competitive advantage. Through interactive sessions, case studies and hands-on workshops, attendees will gain actionable insights and tools to harness Agentic AI safely, effectively and strategically in their organisations.
Who should attend
> CDO’s
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> AI Practitioners
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> Data Scientists
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> ML Practitioners
> Business Transformation
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> Data Transformation
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> Data Leaders
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> Data Services
> Data Architects
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> Data CoE
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> AI Transformation
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> AI Leaders
AGENDA
The schedule is based on the Central European Time Zone
Opening Remarks
Philip Bell, Director, Sofa Summits
Bridging Enterprise Strategy & Responsible Agentic AI Adoption: Governance, Risk & Organisational Alignment
Mercedes Pantoja, Global Head of Data & AI, Siemens Healthineers
Harnessing Proactive AI to Drive Innovation, Competitive Advantage & Business Transformation
Speaker to be confirmed
Building Robust Agents: Experience from Two Customer Facing Projects
Azahar Machwe, AI Innovation Lead, Lloyds Banking Group
Designing the Autonomous Enterprise: Leadership, Architecture and Trust
Speaker to be confirmed
Exhibition & One 2 One Networking
- Take a virtual walk through our online exhibition - find some inspiration
- One 2 One Meetings with Sponsors, Exhibitors & Peers
Reference Architecture to AI Governance Adoption & Implementation
Gurdeep Singh Chopra, Lead Architect - AI Ops, Tryg
Governing an Agent Platform: Prompts, Tools, Risks & Responsibilities
Noemie Sadoun, Gen AI Product Manager, Veolia
Aligning AI with Corporate Values: Ethics-First Strategies for Agentic AI Adoption
Speaker to be confirmed
Augmenting Human Decision-Making: Practical Strategies for Workforce Collaboration with AI
Speaker to be confirmed
AI Governance in Action: Turning Regulation into Competitive Advantage
Luis Martinez, Global AI Compliance Manager, Assa Abloy
Embedding Humans in the Loop with Real-Time Oversight Ensures AI Augments, Rather than Replaces
Houda Abouelhouda, AI Product Lead, Ericsson
Exhibition & One 2 One Networking
- Take a virtual walk through our online exhibition - find some inspiration
- One 2 One Meetings with Sponsors, Exhibitors & Peers
Designing Agentic AI: Architectures for Autonomous Decision-Making in Complex Environments
Nikita Golovko, AI Portfolio Architect, Siemens
From Oversight to Outcomes: A Tiered Human-in-the-Loop Model for Governing Agentic AI
Stavrianna Dimitriou, AI Architecture Lead, Pfizer
Scalable AI Solutions: Managing Performance, Reliability & Safety Across Large Systems
Maternus Herold, AI Architect Agentic Systems, BMW
Organisational Transformation: Preparing Workforces, Business Models & Leadership for Autonomous Intelligence
Sebastian Wernicke, Author, Data Inspired
Exhibition & One 2 One Networking
- Take a virtual walk through our online exhibition - find some inspiration
- One 2 One Meetings with Sponsors, Exhibitors & Peers
Agentic AI at Enterprise Scale - Business Readiness & Change Leadership
Praveen Moturu, Global VP Enterprise Digital Platforms, Mars
Shaping the Future of Business with Agentic AI: Opportunities, Challenges & Responsible Innovation
- Giuseppe Cicotti, Head of Global AI/Data Architecture, Allianz
- Celine Xu, AI Adviser, H&M
- Panellist to be confirmed
Moderator: Mercedes Pantoja, Global Head of Data & AI, Siemens Healthineers
Closing Remarks
Philip Bell, Director, Sofa Summits
Speakers
Azahar Machwe
AI Innovation Lead
Lloyds Banking Group
Houda Abouelhouda
AI Product Lead
Ericsson
Nikita Golovko
AI Portfolio Architect
Siemens
Stavrianna Dimitriou
AI Architecture Lead
Pfizer
Celine Xu
AI Adviser
H&M
Luis Martinez
Global AI Compliance Manager
Assa Abloy
Noemie Sadoun
Gen AI Product Manager
Veolia
Giuseppe Cicotti
Head of Global AI/Data Arch.
Allianz
Maternus Herold
AI Architect Agentic Systems
BMW
Praveen Moturu
Global VP Ent. Digital Platforms
Mars
Gurdeep Singh Chopra
Lead Architect - AI Ops
Tryg
Mercedes Pantoja
Global Head of Data & AI
Siemens Healthineers
Sebastian Wernicke
Author
Data Inspired
Registration Options
* Sofa Summits reserves the rights to cancel the registration if the registration conditions are not met or the registration details are false.
Sponsors
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Our virtual conferences look & feel like the real thing - complete with speaker sessions & an exhibition hall. But you don't have to leave your computer to display your products & services, chat with attendees & generate high-volume, targeted leads. No flights, no hotels, no expensive booth setup - no hassle.