Welcome Day - April 27th

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm ICEBREAK AND IDEA SPRINT: What would you do if your transformation was not delivering the impact you expected?

Kick off the Exchange experience by joining forces with newfound peers and taking part in a highly interactive idea sprint. 

Join a small group of fellow transformation leaders to work through a realistic, executive-level transformation challenge. You'll be given a scenario that reflects the complexity CTROs face every day and your task is simple: diagnose the situation, decide where you would intervene, and build a practical response. 

There is no single right answer. The value comes from challenging your assumptions and drawing on the experience of peers and seeing how they would approach the same situation. This is not about producing a perfect transformation plan. It is about exploring how experienced transformation leaders make decisions when the situation is complex and the answer isn't obvious. 

During the session, you will: 

  • Diagnose the challenge: Work with your team to cut through the detail and identify what is really holding the transformation back. 
  • Decide where to intervene: Prioritise the areas where leadership action could have the greatest impact. 
  • Build the response: Develop one practical intervention that could shift the situation.
  • Put your thinking under pressure: Present your approach to your peers and allow them to test your assumptions. 

6:15 pm - 7:00 pm WALK, RUN, FLY: The AI Maturity Workshops

AI is changing how work gets done and transformation leaders are finding themselves at very different stages of adoption. Some are learning to crawl by building the foundations and learning the basics. Others are walking, putting AI into practice and exploring new ways of working. A small cohort is already running, redesigning work and reshaping the strategic trajectory of their teams. A few are ready to fly, scaling AI with ambition and transforming how their organizations operate. 

Understanding where you are on the AI adoption journey is the first step toward determining what stage of transformation comes next. 

Our workshop series is designed to meet you where you are on your AI journey, whether you're walking, running, or ready to fly. Choose the workshop that best matches your current stage of adoption, gain practical insights for your next step and benchmark your progress with peers navigating the same journey. 

6:15 pm - 7:00 pm WORKSHOP - RUNNERS: AI Integration Across The Enterprise
"Our AI models are in production, but we haven't yet hit our stride." If this reflects where your organization is today, this workshop is for you. 

Designed for transformation leaders who are moving beyond experimentation and embedding AI into standard operating procedures, core workflows, and day-to-day operations. At this stage, AI may be delivering value in pockets of the organization, but you may be navigating inconsistent adoption. The focus now shifts from proving that AI works to making it work consistently and responsibly. 

Join this workshop to explore the following critical questions: 

  • Where should we apply AI? 
  • How do we move from pilots to scale? 
  • How do we prioritize for impact? 

6:15 pm - 7:00 pm WORKSHOP - FLYERS: AI at Scale
"AI is becoming part of our company DNA." If this reflects where your organization is today, this workshop is for you. 

This session is designed for transformation leaders whose organizations are ready to scale AI across the enterprise and make it a core driver of business strategy. At this stage, AI is moving beyond individual use cases and becoming embedded across the organization, shaping decision-making. 

Join this workshop as we discuss: 

  • The next wave of AI developments and ensuring your organization is prepared to respond.
  • Continuing to scale AI while maintaining focus on the opportunities that deliver the greatest business value.
  • Embedding AI across the organization while evolving your operating model, workforce capabilities, governance, and culture.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm HAPPY HOUR WELCOME DRINKS

8:00 pm - 8:05 pm END OF WELCOME DAY