THE INNOVATION IMPERATIVE

How Fortune 500 technology leaders are shaping the AI conversation

WHEN Thursday, 28 May 2026 |  2:30 PM3:30 PM (BST) | Virtual

We have entered the era of Applied AI - how to gain the most for your business from large language models, generative products and agentic AI. For boards and C-Suite leaders, this is the strategic challenge of our times.

The question is no longer whether to invest - it's how to make that investment credible, revenue accretive, defendable, and understood across the business.

The leaders who are getting this right aren't just building better AI strategies. They're building better organizations. Join the conversation

The question? How to succeed in this AI era. 

To help find the answers, we are delighted to announce the second in Fortune 500 Europe’s series of C-Suite Conversations. This exclusive session will bring together senior technology executives from Fortune 500 Europe firms and industry experts for a frank conversation about what's works when it comes to AI adoption. 

On the agenda:

  • How to frame AI investment in a way the whole leadership team and board understands 
  • Where Fortune 500 Europe is investing — and how ROI is being measured
  • Building board-level credibility for AI-enable projects
  • Balancing innovation and ambition with responsible decision-making

Who this is for:

Senior technology leaders at director level and above, from large enterprise organizations from across Europe, the Gulf, the Americas and Asia.

Moderator

Francesca Cassidy

Editor
Fortune Europe
Speakers

Rahul Shah

Global Chief Digital and Information Officer
Mars Pet Nutrition

Bruno Zerbib

Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
Orange

Nigel Richardson

Chief Information and Digitisation Officer
Reckitt

Ursula Soritsch-Renier

Group Chief Digital and Information Officer
Saint-Gobain

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