Closing Remarks
Thank you for attending BST Global’s AI Summit! To wrap up our second annual event, Javier revisits some key themes we discussed during our time together, reflects on all we learned and recognizes the work still ahead as we blaze a trail toward the AI-powered and data-driven consultancy of the future.
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