Pooja Bagga

Group Chief Information Officer Guardian Media Group

Panel discussion:
Entering The Global Stage of AI Ownership: Europe Taking Back Control of AI
Europe is entering a decisive moment in the global contest for AI ownership. While U.S. and Asian multinationals are investing at a scale that dwarfs EU and UK&I efforts, European enterprises are being forced to confront a hard question: who ultimately controls the AI they depend on? From data residency and model access to infrastructure sovereignty and vendor lock in, the stakes have never been higher for leaders who must keep their operations secure, compliant and strategically independent. This panel examines what enterprise leaders must do to safeguard their data, maintain meaningful control over their AI systems, and avoid becoming dependent on foreign providers whose priorities may not align with European regulatory, ethical or economic interests.
 • Exploring what true control looks like in practice, from data, to digital, to AI sovereignty
 • Challenging leaders to rethink geography as an architectural choice, sovereignty as a business imperative and AI ownership as a defining factor of competitiveness
 • Accelerating competitiveness for the purpose of strategic independence, reduced reliance on foreign multinationals and minimised vendor lock-ins