Data Maturity and AI Readiness: What Data and AI Leaders Demand from Tech Providers to Turn Their AI Ambition into Reality

Thursday, 3 July, 2025 @11:00am

Date Thursday, 3 July, 2025 Time 11:00am -12:00pm AEST Location Zoom link will be available upon registration. Register to Access Recording Register

Insights from ADAPT’s latest executive surveys – capturing input from over 300 Chief Data, AI, and Digital Leaders from organisations responsible for more than 30% of Australia’s GDP.

AI ambition is accelerating across data and digital portfolios. Yet execution remains uneven – only 24% of Chief Data, AI Officers and Digital Leaders say their data is ready to support AI use cases.

Simultaneously, Digital Leaders are working to embed intelligence into products, customer journeys, and service models – often blocked by the same maturity gaps in data, platforms, and governance.

From both sides, leaders are calling for stronger cross-functional collaboration, enterprise-wide literacy, and solution providers who can help bridge readiness gaps, integrate platforms, drive literacy, and embed AI into scalable business workflows.

How can you align your messaging and offerings to the priorities of today’s most strategic enterprise leaders?

Join this exclusive ADAPT Analyst Market Briefing to uncover what’s shaping the strategies, investments, and expectations of Australia’s Data, AI, and Digital leaders – and how to tailor your GTM execution to engage them more effectively.

Key Takeaways Investment trends across Data, AI, and Digital programs for FY 2025–26 Top business and technology priorities for Chief Data, AI Officers and Digital Leaders in 2025 Barriers to execution including data immaturity, talent shortages, and governance gaps The tools and platforms gaining traction in enabling data and digital value The evolving roles of Chief Data, AI Officers and Digital Leaders—and how to engage them effectively

Meet the Moderator & Speaker

Gabby Fredkin Head of Analytics & Insights

Gabby’s primary role is managing analysis to produce ADAPT’s actionable insights. He has extensive experience in using data to identify technology trends... More

Gabby’s primary role is managing analysis to produce ADAPT’s actionable insights. He has extensive experience in using data to identify technology trends to support Australian organisations.

Using modern data science techniques, he provides ADAPT and its customers with confidence in the accuracy and validity of the information used for ADAPT’s research, advisory and events.

With a passion for creating stories with data, Gabby is consistently rated as one of the top speakers at ADAPT’s events. In roundtable discussions, he specialises in using statistics to initiate thought-provoking discussions.

Gabby is effective in translating information into insights, enabling ADAPT’s customers to become more data-driven.

Gabby’s primary areas of expertise are:

Advanced AI and ML practices, including AI ethics.
Building models to benchmark and predict IT performance.
End-user behaviour and human-centred design.
Cross-functional team design and value, such as DevSecOps.

Anthony Saba Managing Director, Transformation Services

Anthony leads the growth, strategy, and delivery of ADAPT’s Transformation Services and Go-to-Market Services Business Units. He is driven by a core... More

Anthony leads the growth, strategy, and delivery of ADAPT’s Transformation Services and Go-to-Market Services Business Units.

He is driven by a core belief that we are experiencing a modern industrial revolution, one that will fundamentally reshape how business is done and pose serious challenges to the future of many Australian organisations and industries.

In this environment, success will not necessarily favour incumbents, or those with the deepest pockets or broadest resources, but rather organisations who are most able to ADAPT quickly and effectively to the evolving needs of their customers, employees and ecosystems.

With this belief, ADAPT is evolving into a critical platform that Australia’s enterprise leaders, local solution providers, and trusted advisors can rely on to succeed over the next decade.

By removing barriers, democratising access to proven expertise, promoting local ANZ innovation, and enabling rapid, meaningful connections between leaders and experts, ADAPT is committed to helping Australia not just survive, but thrive in the complex and uncertain times ahead.