AI for CEOs: From Noise to Navigation

9th Sep 2025 8:00 am

10:30 am
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Cut through the AI noise and focus on what really matters for your business. AI is no longer a future trend – it’s a present and pressing issue. Yet for many business leaders, understanding where to start or what steps to take next can feel overwhelming.

Join us for this exclusive breakfast briefing, created for CEOs, MDs, founders and senior business leaders looking for clear, practical guidance on AI.

Two Practical Perspectives: HR and Marketing

“Shaping the Future of Work: Where Human Ingenuity Meets AI Mastery”

Dean Hunter, People Puzzles

“Where can I implement AI and how can I get started today to get ahead?”

Colin Stickland, The Marketing Centre

Why Attend?

You’ll walk away with:

  • Clarity on what AI is and isn’t – from someone who’s delivered tech-driven change globally
  • A practical framework for assessing AI opportunities in your own organisation
  • Fresh insights into how people and marketing strategies need to evolve
  • Practical next steps you can action immediately, without overcomplicating things
  • Connections with like-minded business leaders tackling similar challenges

Who Should Attend?

CEOs, MDs, founders, and senior leaders of ambitious SMEs and mid-market businesses.

Speakers:

Paul Birkin NBG e1665759528824

Keynote: AI – Hype, Reality and What Comes Next

Paul Birkin

Paul brings global experience across sectors and a pragmatic, business-first approach to AI. He’ll share what’s real, what’s hype, and where AI is already reshaping industries, focusing on generative and agentic AI, ethical considerations, and how leaders can get started.

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Dean hunter

Speaker

Dean Hunter

Dean is an experienced people strategist with over 25 years’ leadership experience across HR, operations, and business management. Known for delivering pragmatic, board-level solutions, he helps organisations align people strategy with commercial goals. Dean has led major business change programmes – improving profitability, implementing innovative technology, and driving cultural and operational improvements in complex environments.

Colin Stickland

Speaker

Colin Stickland

Colin built and scaled his own healthcare business by spotting early opportunities in the disruption brought by the internet. Now with The Marketing Centre, he sees AI creating even bigger shifts – affecting more industries, more deeply, and far faster than the internet did 30 years ago. He works with ambitious SMEs to turn disruption into growth.