Keynote // Building for Trust in the Era of Agentic AI
Executives are betting on agentic AI to drive growth, yet most enterprises are struggling to justify the ROI. As more decisions shift from people to software, accountability can blur and losing the trust of customers, regulators, and employees becomes a potential risk and bottleneck to scale.
In this keynote, industry veteran Cal Al-Dhubaib distills lessons from healthcare, finance, and other regulated sectors. Al-Dhubaib will discuss three key messages:
- Patterns that work — how leading teams pair disciplined data practices with rapid experimentation
- Pitfalls to avoid — where proofs of concept most often stall and why
- A one-page trust checklist — questions any executive can add to project reviews to align business goals, risk appetite, and success metrics before the first line of code is written
Attendees will learn to ask the right questions that keep autonomous AI systems trustworthy, auditable, and ready to deliver measurable value at scale.
Speaker
Cal Al-Dhubaib
Head of AI & Data Science
Further
Cal Al-Dhubaib is a globally recognized data scientist, entrepreneur, and innovator in responsible artificial intelligence, specializing in heavily regulated sectors such as healthcare, energy, and defense. He leads AI and Data Science at Further, a privacy-first data, analytics, and AI company supporting over 100 of the Fortune 500. Cal founded and scaled Pandata, known for responsible AI design and development. Under his guidance, Pandata worked with high-profile clients including Cleveland Clinic, Progressive Insurance, and Parker Hannifin, leading to its acquisition by Further in 2024.
Cal frequently speaks on topics including AI ethics, change management, data literacy, and the unique challenges of implementing AI solutions in regulated industries. His insights have been featured in noteworthy publications including Forbes, Nasdaq, VentureBeat, and Open Data Science. Cal has been recognized by Crain’s Cleveland as a Notable Immigrant Leader, Entrepreneur, and Technology Executive. In 2024, Al-Dubhaib was recognized by Crains Cleveland Business as one of the 40 most influential business leaders under the age of 40.