14: Beyond Automation: The Rise of Proactive AI Agents

Courtney Hughes is joined by John Roese, Global CTO and Chief AI Officer at Dell Technologies, for a compelling conversation on agentic AI—an emerging frontier that moves beyond generative AI into fully autonomous systems capable of executing complex tasks. Together, they explore how agentic AI is transforming enterprise workflows, from sales quoting to supply chain planning, and discuss the infrastructure, ethics, and strategic decisions required to adopt these systems at scale.