Leading Organisations Through the AI Era

Boards are raising critical questions, and the C-suite is facing increasing pressure to close the gap between AI ambition and execution.

In this executive session, Dr. Anushka Patchava will provide an experience-driven perspective and outline actionable strategies for effective AI transformation.

Attendees will gain practical steps to implement AI initiatives, address common challenges, and drive organisational change, informed by her background in global health insurance, digital health startups, private equity advisory, and international AI policy.

This session is a leadership discussion focused on real-world implementation and global policy for decision-makers, rather than a technology briefing.

Recognised among the Top 10 Global Chief Medical Officers and Top 5 Women Business Leaders by LT, Anushka combines technical rigour with commercial insight. She trained as a physician at Cambridge and Harvard, and is a serial entrepreneur and private equity advisor.

Who is this for?

• CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs, and

• Senior leaders in finance, technology, professional services, and the private sector.

Anushka will address the following topics:

✅ Why Leadership Must Change: AI is reshaping how decisions are made, how work gets done, and how value is created, requiring leaders to rethink control, speed, and competitive advantage. What is the role of the leader today? How can we evolve from decision-makers to decision-architects, enabling faster, more empowered teams?

✅ Frameworks and Tools for the AI Leader: Practical approaches such as human-in-the-loop decision models, AI risk and governance frameworks, rapid experimentation cycles, and everyday use of AI copilots to enhance leadership effectiveness.

✅ Case Studies and Outcomes: Real-world examples of organisations using AI to improve decision speed, reduce costs, and increase productivity—highlighting what worked, what didn’t, and the measurable impact.

Dr. Anushka Patchava is a fierce advocate for augmented intelligence, which she defines as: 'Technology that enhances human outcomes rather than replaces the human touch."

Award-winning C-suite executive leader

Dr. Anushka Patchava MD, MBA is a healthcare innovator and health tech entrepreneur who operates at the intersection of clinical medicine and cutting-edge technology.

Trained as a doctor at Cambridge and a surgeon across the NHS and Harvard Medical School, Anushka brings rare frontline credibility to conversations about AI in healthcare. She's also a self-taught Python programmer, which means she can hold her own with clinicians and engineers in the same breath.

Her career spans the boardroom and the bedside — from Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Vitality and global strategy roles at Fortune 4 company Aetna International, to co-founding Wellx (named MedTech World's Best Digital Solution in 2023) and her current role as Chief Growth Officer at Mindstep, an AI mental health platform featured in Google's inaugural AI for Health cohort.

Beyond the private sector, Anushka advises at the highest levels of global policy — as a Senior Director at the United Nations, an invited advisor to the World Economic Forum, and a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council.

What you'll gain:

◆ A practical decision-making framework for evaluating AI investments, grounded in accountability rather than hype, enabling board-level leaders to make informed decisions amid vendor claims

◆ Enhanced understanding of global trends in AI governance, informed by Anushka Patchava's advisory work with the United Nations and World Economic Forum

◆ Strategies for developing internal AI capabilities that are adopted by the workforce, based on lessons learned from implementation across the United States, Europe, and East Asia in complex operating environments

◆ Guidance on formulating critical questions for technology and data teams, recognising that effective AI leadership is defined by the ability to challenge key assumptions rather than technical expertise alone

◆ Insight into the governance and deployment of AI at the intersection of regulation, ethics, and commercial performance, informed by experience across private equity, global insurance, and international policy

◆ Opportunities for peer-level dialogue with senior leaders from diverse industries facing similar challenges, fostering candid discussions not typically available in larger conference environments