Oliver Patel

Frontier AI capabilities continue to leap forward, reshaping expectations and recalibrating what "state of the art" means almost monthly. Yet inside most organisations, adoption remains steady, deliberate, and constrained by governance, infrastructure, and readiness. This widening gap creates strategic confusion: are we preparing for a world that's already here, or bracing for breakthroughs that won't materialise evenly? This session aims to disentangle technical progress from real‑world absorption capacity, clarify where agentic systems may genuinely transform workflows, and offer a pragmatic lens for prioritising business value amid hype cycles.

·       Accelerating capability growth outpacing enterprise and policy absorption curves.

·       Harnessing agentic systems where frontier advances drive real operational uplift.

·       Prioritising durable shifts while filtering out performative or premature noise.

Agentic AI is pushing enterprise governance into uncharted territory. In this practitioner's look at enterprise governance of agentic AI, Oliver Patel reveals how organisations are building adaptive frameworks to govern increasingly autonomous systems without slowing innovation. From redefining accountability to embedding red teaming into live environments, this session unpacks the real challenges and trade-offs of governing AI that can act, decide, and evolve.

• Designing adaptive governance for autonomous AI.
• Embedding continuous red teaming practices
• Managing risk in self-directed systems.