Panel: Leadership in the AI-Native Era - From Control to Co-Creation
About Topic
- Scaling AI with Governance: Embedding AI into enterprise delivery while ensuring control, risk management, and accountability.
- AI-Led Decision Making: Using AI to drive faster, smarter business decisions while defining clear human vs machine boundaries.
- Building AI-Native Teams: Evolving roles, skills, and culture to enable effective human–AI collaboration.
Key Takeaways
1. Innovation creates noise, making obvious truths harder to see.
2. Question if a problem really needs GenAI or if existing tools suffice.
3. Understand GenAI’s true value beyond the hype.
4. Old and new solutions should complement, not replace, each other.
5. A real-world case study shows how GenAI can be used effectively.
6. Clarity comes from cutting through illusions and embracing simplicity.
About Panelists
Ajay Pandey is a IT Leader with 25+ years of experience on Quality Engineering focusing on building
Specialized practices, Delivery Management and Test Management
In his past roles he has been handling all Engineering practices in Quality engineering which consists of
Products & packages, Data, Non Functional testing including SRE, Observability and Cloud,
Modernization assurance
He has also incubated practices on Cloud Apps and AI Testing in Wipro in the past while handling
Mobility practice.
Currently he is playing the role of Delivery head for Americas 1 and Europe managing all the QE
engagements and responsible for driving transformations.
Brajesh De is a global technology executive with over 25 years of experience in building large-scale digital platforms and driving enterprise innovation. He advises Fortune 500 leaders on technology strategy, modernization, and AI-enabled transformation, with deep expertise in AI, Data, Cloud, and Integration technologies.
Brajesh has led complex digital transformation programs, including large-scale cloud migrations and platform modernization initiatives for global enterprises. Over his career at organizations such as Accenture, Apigee, Dell, and Wipro, he has built and scaled global engineering teams and established new technology capabilities.
An API evangelist and thought leader, Brajesh is the author of an industry book on API management, holds multiple patents in API and data veracity, and is a frequent speaker at international technology conferences. He currently drives innovation and capability development at Blue Altair.
Surekha is a visionary QA leader with over 20 years of experience in Software Quality Engineering, AI-based Testing, and Digital Quality Assurance. She currently serves as Director & Head of QA at Condé Nast, where she leads global teams delivering high-impact digital experiences across web, mobile, data, and enterprise platforms.
With deep expertise in AI/ML, LLMs, Agentic AI, DevOps, and digital transformation, Surekha has driven QA strategy across 25+ iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, and Wired, ensuring seamless quality across products used by 100M+ users worldwide. She has built and scaled high-performing global QA organizations across 20+ markets, championing automation-first delivery and localized product excellence.
Her leadership has resulted in 90%+ automation coverage and 95%+ test stability across web, mobile, API, and data layers. She has also pioneered AI-driven testing frameworks and Agentic AI services, reducing manual effort by 40% and accelerating speed to market by 5x, while strengthening performance testing and observability for video streaming, ads, and real-time user engagement platforms.
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