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Appian: Why AI is Putting Better Business Within Every Organisation’s Reach
Our cover story highlights how AI is putting better business within everyone’s reach. Mark Talbot, Director – CS AI Initiatives at Appian, reasons that as organisations grow more capable with AI, the challenge shifts from proving its value to expanding access to it. “Instead of concentrating control and decision rights in a small, central group, modern AI tools give more agency to the people closest to the work. They can see what is not working, imagine better approaches, and use AI to help redesign and improve the processes they rely on every day.”

CPL Aromas: How a Leading Fragrance House is Using AI to Amplify Creativity
In the world of retail, a leading fragrance house uses AI to amplify creativity. Alfred Muthunathan, CIO at CPL Aromas, explains how the family-owned business is using AI as a strategic capability to support creativity and accelerate innovation. “We didn’t bolt AI onto our systems; we redesigned the organisation, so AI is native to how we operate… Our new system takes away the workload from perfumers and has allowed us to create something that always keeps the nuances of our industry at its core.”

Vibrant Capital: Scaling AI on Main Street
Shadman Zafar, Founder & CEO of Vibrant Capital, is building a CIO-led model for enterprise transformation. Vibrant Capital is an operator-led investment and company-building platform focused on scaling AI in the real economy. “We don’t spray investments across hundreds of AI startups. We curate a portfolio with purpose – selecting companies that solve the real mission-critical problems CIOs face in scaling AI adoption.”

Also in this issue, we learn about the supply chain transformation journey at Swiss sportswear brand On, unpack the latest AI readiness research from Snowflake and hear from Hitachi Vantara about the importance of strong data foundations for the best utilisation of AI.
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