Global IT Leader and NEXT100 CIO 2024 Awardee, Yogesh Kantak brings 20+ years of expertise in enterprise applications, digital transformation, and AI/ML-driven innovation. As Global Head – Enterprise Applications at PGP Glass (a Blackstone portfolio company), he has successfully led large-scale technology initiatives that align IT with business growth.
As organizations race to adopt AI, a critical question emerges: Is technology here to replace us,
or to elevate us? In this session, we explore how Agile teams can harness AI not as a substitute
for human creativity and judgment, but as a catalyst for greater collaboration, speed, and
innovation.
We’ll dive into practical patterns for designing AI systems that empower rather than
displace—shifting the conversation from automation to augmentation. Drawing on real-world use
cases, we’ll examine how leaders and teams can build trust in AI, balance efficiency with ethics,
and create workplaces where technology amplifies uniquely human strengths like empathy, critical
thinking, and adaptability.
Attendees will leave with a new perspective on AI in Agile contexts: not as a disruptive force to
fear, but as a partner that helps teams deliver more value, with more humanity, in an increasingly
complex world.
