James Hammonds

Energy organizations are entering a new phase of digital transformation - one where artificial intelligence moves beyond isolated pilots and becomes part of how work gets done across the enterprise. This session will explore what it means to become a human‑led, AI‑operated enterprise - one where intelligence can scale across the business as easily as cloud infrastructure. Participants will learn the full spectrum of AI capabilities available today, from effective everyday prompting to building business‑led agents and developing advanced, production‑ready AI solutions - and show how this ecosystem empowers frontline workers, engineers, and corporate teams alike. Using real‑world customer patterns, attendees will learn how enabling agent creation across the business does not create chaos. Instead, it creates an innovation funnel that surfaces the ideas and workflows that truly matter, all while maintaining strong foundations to ensure AI adoption remains safe, trusted, and enterprise‑ready. 

Key Takeaways Include How To:

• Empower people across the business to innovate by creating and using AI agents directly in the flow of their work
• Use agent proliferation as an innovation funnel to identify the processes that deserve deeper, more formalized investment
• Learn the range of AI tools available and how to choose the right approach - from prompting to building custom agents
• Build critical AI skills now using a platform designed to be secure, compliant, and governed from day one
• Scale AI confidently in regulated energy environments without slowing innovation