Post Event: From Using AI to Putting AI to Work What business leaders need to know about AI agents
𝐄𝐆𝐍 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 — EGN Cross Functional Virtual Event
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
AI is moving beyond simply helping us complete tasks.
As AI agents become more capable of understanding goals, planning steps, and taking action, the conversation for business leaders is shifting from “What can AI do?” to “Where should we put AI to work?”
At our recent EGN Cross Functional Virtual Event, leaders came together for an insightful discussion on AI agents, their role in business workflows, and the leadership considerations that come with putting them into practice.
Key Takeaways:
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲. Understanding what AI agents are and how they differ from traditional AI tools and assistants.
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲. Identifying where AI agents can create value across business processes and workflows.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵. Considering what leaders need to think about when deciding where and how AI agents should be used.
𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. Recognising that while AI can take on more work, human judgement, oversight, and accountability remain essential.
A sincere thank you to Santosh Rout, Technology Leader, AI Product Builder, and Founder of Navan AI, for sharing your practical insights and perspectives on how leaders can move from simply using AI to putting AI to work.
Thank you also to Dona Amelia for hosting the session and creating a meaningful space for our members to explore this important conversation.
And a special thank you to Binu Balan from B.Connected for making this collaboration possible and bringing this valuable conversation to the EGN community.
Thank you to all our EGN members and participants for your active engagement, thoughtful questions, and willingness to learn and share perspectives.
At EGN, we believe that better leaders and better decisions are built through meaningful conversations with the right peers.
We look forward to more meaningful conversations, connections and learning together. 💙