EXECUTIVE WORKSHOP

ADAPT CIO Network Effect

Designing the AI-enabled operating model

Thursday, 21 May 2026
3:30 PM - 7:00 PM AEDT

Ilumina - Chifley Room, Sydney 

David Walker - ADAPT Executive Advisor

David Walker
ADAPT Executive Advisor,
former Group CTO Westpac

Vijayan Seenisamy Woolworth Group

Vijayan Seenisamy
Group Transformation Lead
Woolworths Group

Join CEOs, CIOs and transformation leaders for a focused session on how leading organisations are redesigning their operating models to embed AI into core business execution and deliver measurable value. 

Hear from David Walker (former Group CTO, Westpac and DBS Bank) on what it takes to build a nimble, future-ready organisation and how to measure organisational agility. 

Learn from Vijayan Seenisamy (Group Transformation Lead, Woolworths Group) as he shares practical frameworks for quantifying AI value, understanding AI economics, and scaling AI into production, including playbooks for productionising AI agents. 

Engage in a facilitated tabletop to apply these insights to your own environment, and connect with peers navigating the same execution challenge. 

Why attend:

  • Learn how leading organisations measure and build organisational agility
  • Understand how to quantify AI value in a way that stands up commercially 
  • See what it takes to scale AI into production environments 
  • Benchmark your approach against senior peers 

Agenda:

3:30 PM Arrival, networking and refreshments

4:00 Welcome & Opening Remarks 
Anthony Saba, Managing Director, Transformation Services, ADAPT 

Keynote: Your Next Competitive Advantage Isn’t Technology. It’s Organisational Agility
David Walker, former Group CTO, Westpac and DBS Bank 

A practical perspective on what separates organisations that successfully scale AI from those that remain stuck in experimentation. Focus on operating model design, decision velocity, and how to measure organisational agility in a way that drives real performance. 

Includes an early preview of a new diagnostic designed to benchmark your organisation’s readiness and capability to scale AI. 

Panel: Beyond Pilots: what must come next to drive meaningful business value  
David Walker and Vijayan Seenisamy, Group Transformation Lead, Woolworths Group, facilitated by Lisa Drum 

A candid discussion on what it takes to move from investment to impact, including how to quantify AI value, align stakeholders, and scale into production. 

Facilitated Tabletop Workshops 
Structured, practical sessions focused on applying operating model, governance, and value realisation principles to your own organisational context. 

6:00 PM Networking 
An opportunity to connect with senior peers over drinks and continue the discussion on scaling AI in complex enterprise environments.

Register Your Interest

Submitting this form does not guarantee a place. To maintain a high-value peer group, attendance is reserved for senior CXO leaders and subject to review by our team. We’ll be in touch with next steps if your attendance is approved.

Location

Ilumina - Chifley Room, Sydney
1 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000

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