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Where human judgement beats AI automation in modern marketing AI handles the heavy lifting in marketing execution. Campaign production, content creation, analysis, and personalisation happen faster than ever. But the real question for leaders isn't what software can do-it's what you should deliberately keep human. This session moves past general AI debates to focus on team design. Building on our July discussion around ethics, we're diving into practical organisational structure.

Making cyber resilience a shared business responsibility Cyber resilience can no longer sit solely within the security function. When disruption affects revenue, productivity, brand reputation and regulatory obligations, resilience becomes a shared responsibility spanning the CEO, CIO, CISO and board. Yet cyber resilience can mean different things to different people.

Enabling greater AI autonomy without losing control As AI evolves from generating and recommending to deciding and acting, the governance challenge facing enterprise technology and data leaders is changing with it. Organisations are no longer simply governing data and models, but the business decisions and actions AI agents execute on their behalf. For leaders in highly regulated environments, this significantly raises the stakes.

How security analysts and specialised agents can work together at speed As zero-day exploits accelerate through advances in frontier models, supply-chain exposure grows and AI agents take on identities with real permissions, security leaders must rethink who, or what, does the work. This HotTopics C-suite Exchange, in partnership with Elastic, will examine how security operations must evolve for the agentic era.

How security analysts and specialised agents can work together at speed As zero-day exploits accelerate through advances in frontier models, supply-chain exposure grows and AI agents take on identities with real permissions, security leaders must rethink who, or what, does the work. This HotTopics C-suite Exchange, in partnership with Elastic, will examine how security operations must evolve for the agentic era.

Separating genuine buying intent from noise HotTopics C-suite Exchange in partnership with B2B marketing teams have more data, signals and opportunities to identify potential buyers than ever before. But are marketers getting better at finding accounts that are ready to buy, or simply faster at targeting the wrong ones?

HotTopics Out of Hours: C-suite culinary experience at the Langham Embark on an exclusive culinary adventure at our next 'HotTopics Out of Hours,' in partnership with Salesforce — an invitation-only networking event crafted specifically for technology leaders. Join your peers for a three-course cookery class at Sauce by The Langham.

Building trust to scale agentic AI safely HotTopics C-suite Exchange in partnership with CIOs and CISOs are constantly working to keep pace with developments in AI. At the same time, effective leadership sometimes means going slow to go fast. This requires organisations to evolve their governance structures, strengthen leadership accountability and clarify shared responsibility with platform providers, creating systems that can scale safely and at speed.

Cutting tech costs without opening the door to hidden risk. How far can technology leaders simplify, consolidate and cut costs before efficiency starts creating risk elsewhere? 82% of technology leaders rank operational efficiency and cost reduction as a top priority. Yet just 21% say the same about regulatory compliance and risk management. With pressure to do more with less, simplifying the technology estate makes sense.

HotTopics Out of Hours: A private evening through the heart of Amsterdam Join HotTopics and One Identity for an intimate evening with senior technology leaders, experiencing Amsterdam from the water. For this special HotTopics Out of Hours, we'll take over a historic canal barge for a private cruise through the heart of Amsterdam.