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AI Sovereignty and the Rise of Agentic Systems

AI is no longer just a tool layer. It is becoming where decisions are made and execution happens.

The real shift is not capability. It is control.

Today, most organizations are building on external models and infrastructure, putting decision logic outside the business and creating dependency at the most critical layer.

This session explores AI sovereignty, how agentic systems change how organisations operate, and why owning your decision structure defines competitive advantage. Reserve your spot.

Global session times8:30am - 10am AEST (Sydney) 5:30pm - 7pm ET (New York)
DateTuesday, 21 April 2026

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What we'll cover

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    The agentic alpha and where real advantage is emerging

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    AI sovereignty and who owns execution

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    The agentic graph and how organisations operate differently

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    Why tacit knowledge is the missing layer in most AI strategies

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    Key insights from Decidr’s latest global research

Speakers

David Brudenall

Co-CEO, Decidr

David has spent his career turning complex systems into things businesses can actually rely on. At Decidr, he leads the work of helping organizations build the infrastructure they need to run AI at scale — not just use it. Before Decidr, he held senior roles at Flare and Appen, and co-founded C2 Investments.

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Vanessa Liu

CEO and Co-Founder, Sugarwork

Vanessa has spent 25 years building companies, backing founders and helping large organisations figure out how to actually change. She was VP of SAP.iO North America, where she worked with 87 enterprise software startups. Before that, she was COO at Trigger Media Group and co-founded InsideHook and Fevo. She started her career at McKinsey across Amsterdam, London and New York.

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Doug Lorenzen

CFO, AE Studio

Doug Lorenzen brings over two decades of experience building and financing high-growth ventures to his role as CFO at AE Studio, where top founders and Fortune 10 executives come to ship AI-powered products. A blend of operator and investor, Doug co-founded Open English ($130M raised, upcoming IPO), was on the founding team of Talespin (Series C), and has served as a venture partner at both Moore Venture Partners and Awaken Capital. He holds a BA from Pepperdine University and is driven by a single belief: “Build great businesses with a greater purpose.”