Winning with AI

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By: Bain & Company

What does it really take to scale AI across the enterprise? How do leaders move from ambition to impact? In Winning with AI, world-renowned AI pioneer Andrew Ng and Bain partner and digital re-invention expert Sarah Elk host candid conversations with global CEOs on the frontlines of AI transformation. Together, they explore the opportunities and obstacles of deploying AI at scale: reimagining operating models, empowering teams, and leading culture change to prepare their organizations for the future. Winning with AI helps leaders of global organizations navigate times of radical change with clarity and vision, uncovering the very human challenges – and op...

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The agentic travel agent with Glenn Fogel, CEO of Booking Holdings Inc.
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Would you trust an agentic AI travel agent to book your next vacation – the travel journey, the hotel, even the activities? That future might be coming, but it’s more complicated than you might think. 


Glenn Fogel joins the podcast today to talk about the AI transformation of the travel industry. He is the CEO of Booking Holdings Inc., the parent company of Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, OpenTable and KAYAK.


Glenn shares with Sarah and Andrew how Booking Holdings is using AI to bring a new level of customer care...


Is the job-pocalypse real? with Denis Machuel, CEO of The Adecco Group
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06/30/2026

Are the popular media fears about AI’s impact on the job market real? And how are those narratives changing how leaders are hiring today?

Denis Machuel, CEO of The Adecco Group, a world leading employment agency joins Sarah and Andrew to share the data. With The Adecco Group’s focus on hiring and talent development, he has a uniquely qualified view on where employment is truly headed – and where AI is changing the game.

Denis shares his own strategies within The Adecco Group to upskill and automate recruitment duties, and get the company excited to onb...


AI and the future of pharma with Bob Bradway, CEO of Amgen
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06/03/2026

How do you get ahead, when all of your competitors have access to the same revolutionary AI tools? According to Bob Bradway, CEO of Amgen, it’s by getting a head start.


Bob Bradway started his digital transformation at Amgen when he took the helm 14 years ago. Today, driven by AI, they’re transforming every step of their business with forward-thinking and discretion. And looking ahead at agentic innovations, he’s getting his hands on the keyboard to lead from the top.  


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Owning the tech stack with David Gibbs, the former CEO of Yum! Brands
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04/14/2026

Leaders developing new tech stacks wonder: should I build, or buy? David Gibbs says: both. At Yum! Brands (parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill), he developed a centralized tech stack that integrates AI into every part of the customer experience.
 
It’s a revolutionary move, but it didn’t happen overnight. David Gibbs shares the decade of evolution it took to bring AI innovation to Yum’s restaurants and franchisees around the world. And maybe more importantly, how he led this transition, prioritizing risk-taking and moving fast.

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The advantage of scale with Robert F. Smith, founder & CEO of Vista Equity Partners
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03/17/2026

What can a leader learn from transforming not just one company, but a portfolio of 90+ companies using AI? Sarah Elk and Andrew Ng are joined by Robert F. Smith, the founder of Vista Equity Partners, whose portfolio spans nearly 100 tech companies. 


Robert shares the story of launching Vista’s Agentic AI Factory, which is harnessing the power of scale to support transformation across his portfolio of companies. And, Robert shares how he thinks about leading other leaders, and how sharing successes and missteps can help the entire tech ecosystem. 


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Winning with AI, with Andrew Ng and Sarah Elk, coming soon!
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03/10/2026

For leaders at the forefront of the AI transformation, Winning with AI is here. Through behind-the-scenes conversation with global enterprise CEOs, Sarah Elk and Andrew Ng will bring you lessons from the frontlines of AI transformations at scale. 


We’ll hear about the strategies that work, and the stumbling blocks that have tripped up others - so you can avoid them.


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