Brainstorm AI 2025: The Age of Intelligence
First, artificial intelligence started to perceive. Then it began to learn. Now it understands—images, words, sounds, and more.
The next generation of AI will reason, plan, and act—all while managing a complete overhaul of computing as we know it. Are we prepared to fully embrace this new capability—to deploy it, scale it, regulate it, and live, work, and play with it?
Fortune Brainstorm AI returns to London to convene the smartest people we know—technologists, entrepreneurs, Fortune Global 500 executives, investors, policymakers, and the brilliant minds in between—to explore and interrogate the most pressing questions about AI at another pivotal moment.
This year we will discuss the rise of the agent and how it could unlock productivity gains. We’ll examine the business community’s continued move from planning for AI to acting on it—and how policy and regulatory changes are influencing that action.
We will investigate the latest advancements – how AI might orchestrate, organize, plan, or act – and share how organizations are deploying and scaling AI beyond mere experiments. And we will discuss the extraordinary demand on resources that AI commands and how industry can harness it to make AI’s gains sustainable and responsible.
As AI gains a deeper understanding of our world, it is becoming clear that there is no business on the planet that AI won’t touch. Want to know what comes next? Join us at Fortune Brainstorm AI. The program, presented in association with Accenture, will feature intimate one-on-one conversations, engaging panel discussions, and lively roundtable sessions.
For more information please email BrainstormAI@fortune.com.
Agenda
Designed and curated by Sir John Soane (1753–1837), Sir John Soane’s Museum is the smallest of the National Gallery museums and every aspect of it reflects Soane's architectural ingenuity. This private tour will explore a wide-ranging collection of art, sculpture, and artifacts of the Regency era, and will highlight celebrated modernists including Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, and Ernö Goldfinger.
With the reintroduction of an AI Bill in Parliament in March, lawmakers, businesses, and the public will be debating the future of AI governance in the U.K. Hear how leaders in both government and the private sector are thinking about AI regulation and how the U.K. can both foster innovation and avoid harms from AI technology—and how rulemaking here may impact and be impacted by developments in both the U.S. and the EU.
Lord Tim Clement-Jones CBE, Member, House of Lords
Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE, Peer, House of Lords
Betsabeh Madani-Hermann, Global Head of Research, Philips
Navrina Singh, Founder and CEO, Credo AI
Moderator: Jeremy Kahn, AI Editor, Fortune; Chair, Fortune Brainstorm AI
What matters in AI? What’s going on, what might it mean, and what will happen next?
Benedict Evans, Independent Analyst
How does Europe's AI investing landscape compare with that of the U.S.? Top VCs from Accel, GV, Headline, and IVP take the stage to break down where the smartest bets are being placed, how regulatory environments are shaping investment strategies, and where Europe’s biggest AI opportunities lie. Is Silicon Valley leading the charge, or does Europe have its own competitive edge?
Ben Fletcher, Partner, Accel
Tom Hulme, Managing Partner and Head of Europe, GV
Alex Lim, General Partner, London Office, IVP
Moderator: Allie Garfinkle, Senior Writer, Fortune; Cochair, Fortune Brainstorm
With global e-commerce growth stagnating in recent years, online marketplaces are looking to generative AI and other next-gen technologies to spur sales. The technology leaders of two Fortune 500 e-commerce giants will discuss their tactics and strategies that make it easier for shoppers to discover what they want, and sellers to attract the customers they need.
Nitzan Mekel, Chief AI Officer, eBay
Fiona Tan, Chief Technology Officer, Wayfair
Moderator: Jason Del Rey, Tech Correspondent, Fortune; Cochair, Fortune Brainstorm
Can AI help physicians accelerate the treatment of rare genetic diseases? GeneDx, a genetic testing company based in New York City, is applying AI to genomic analysis for children with autism, epilepsy, and other conditions.
Katherine Stueland, President and CEO, GeneDx
How is AI changing the travel business for companies that use their services? We’ll discuss adaptive technologies that offer less friction for the business traveler and more transparency for the organization as well as partnerships that make an industry riddled with inefficiencies more seamless, efficient, and, hopefully, enjoyable.
Ilan Twig, Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer, Navan
Moderator: Andrew Nusca, Editorial Director, Brainstorm, Fortune
Karalee Close, Global Talent and Organization Lead, Accenture
What will it take to build the next trillion-dollar company? Decart CEO Dean Leitersdorf joins Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire, a frontier technology investor and advisor to Elon Musk, to discuss challenging giants and Decart’s rise, including its Oasis—a playable "open world" AI model that’s already attracting millions of users.
Dean Leitersdorf, Cofounder and CEO, Decart
Shaun Maguire, Partner, Sequoia Capital
Moderator: Allie Garfinkle, Fortune
HIRE, FIRE... OR RESKILL: LEADING THROUGH AI'S TALENT REVOLUTION
Hosted by Accenture
AI is changing how we work, but are companies changing how they prepare their people? While some businesses rush to hire new talent or cut existing roles, others are upskilling the teams they already have. The truth? AI isn’t good enough to fully replace people yet—but ignoring its impact leaves workforces vulnerable. So how do leaders prepare their teams for the long term without falling into the hire–fire cycle?
Karalee Close, Global Talent and Organization Lead, Accenture
Andy Gamble, Chief Information Officer, Currys
Prerana Issar, Chief People Officer, Sainsbury’s
Chintan Patel, Chief Technology Officer, EMEA, Cisco
Tanuja Randery, Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Moderator: Jeremy Kahn, Fortune
REGULATION: FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE
AI regulation is a global patchwork, with tougher rules in Europe, delays in the U.K., and a shifting stance in the U.S. As governments debate the details, businesses are grappling with uncertainty and the risk of uneven global frameworks. Where should regulation draw the line? What rules are necessary to build trust and accountability? Where does overregulation risk slowing progress?
Florian Douetteau, Cofounder and CEO, Dataiku
Aliya Grig, Founder and CEO, Kosmos Foundation
Cassie Harman, Chief Product Officer, Nitro
Umesh Sachdev, Cofounder and CEO, Uniphore
Robyn Scott, Cofounder and CEO, Apolitical
Moderator: Peter Vanham, Editorial Director, Leadership, Fortune
Improvisation is a skill needed by creatives, and improv can delight theater audiences. Is improvisation the ultimate test for artificial intelligence? Since 2016, Piotr Mirowski has deployed AI as a creativity support tool for live improvised theater performances with a cast of humans and robots, engaging audiences at Edinburgh Fringe about generative AI, storytelling, and ethical co-creation with machines.
Piotr Mirowski, Research Scientist, Google DeepMind; Theatre Director, Improbotics
Moderator: Andrew Nusca, Fortune
What’s happening in the world of cars? We’ll explore how electrification and autonomous driving is reshaping the future—impacting everything from vehicle design and software to policy and infrastructure. Join us as we navigate the road ahead and uncover how cars, cities, and industries are adapting to an AI driven world.
Alex Kendall, Cofounder and CEO, Wayve
Moderator: Jason Del Rey, Fortune
As AI takes hold, so do the risks for the next generation. In this important conversation, we'll explore how AI is impacting childhood – and what we must do to protect it.
Baroness Joanna Shields, OBE, Founder, WeProtect Global Alliance
Moderator: Ellie Austin, Editorial Director, Most Powerful Women, Fortune
An early pioneer of large language models, Hugging Face is best known for its vast repository of open-source and “open-weight” AI models. With its recent acquisition of robotics company Pollen, Hugging Face is now exploring the development of AI “world models” and their transformative role in robotics. We’ll discuss what this means for the future of AI and its growing impact on the physical world.
Thomas Wolf, Cofounder and Chief Science Officer, Hugging Face
Moderator: Jeremy Kahn, Fortune
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