Jeremy BASSINDER

Generative AI and watsonx leader

: AUGMENTED REALITY (AR)BLOCKCHAINCONVERSATIONAL AICUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT PLATFORMCUSTOMER EXPERIENCEDIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONETHICEXPLAINABLEMODERN ATSNATURAL LANGUAGE GENERATION (NLG)SMART CITYSUSTAINABILITYTRUSTVIRTUAL ASSISTANTVIRTUAL REALITY (VR)KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

: Jez is a Partner within IBM and leads the IBM Consulting Generative AI and Watsonx practice in the UK and Ireland. Jez is part of the global and local leadership team for IBMiX, IBM’s customer transformation and digital transformation team. He is an expert in consumer goods and is part of the worldwide consumer, retail and UKI travel & transportation leadership at IBM. He works predominantly with clients within the luxury, FMCG, retail and transportation in digital transformation, analytics, AI, sustainability, innovation, technology and people transformation. He’s a frequent keynote speaker and lecturer; in the last few years, he has spoken at Retail Tech week, Surrey Business School, London College of Fashion and the Future Fashion Factory. He secured his first patent for IBM in 2016, coming up with an idea for how the dynamics of a city influence the buying behaviours of a customer. He has always loved new ideas and is passionate about how technology can help people and organisations enable better business performance through closer engagement with their consumers, customers and employees. He loves imagining the future with clients and helping them get there. He’s married with two children and lives in North West London, loves music and cooking with his family.

Keynote AI for Society

08/02/2024 | 11:15 - 11:40 | The Ambassadors Theatre