AI Webinar Series: From Technical Readiness to Organizational Adoption

About this Webinar

Many organizations have moved beyond asking whether AI matters. The harder questions are what needs to be in place, how to manage risks, and how to bring people along to turn promising experiments into sustainable business practice.

Successful AI implementation requires more than the right technology. It also depends on reliable data, clear responsibilities, practical policies, and an organizational culture that encourages learning and responsible experimentation.

This webinar explores how organizations can build the technical and organizational foundations needed to adopt AI effectively, responsibly, and at scale.

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What participants will gain

A practical understanding of the key decisions around technology, governance, people, and processes that help organizations move from isolated AI experiments toward sustainable adoption.

What we will explore

1. Build the foundations for AI adoption

Understand how data quality, accessibility, systems, and security influence what is feasible.
Explore the choices between public AI tools and enterprise-controlled environments, including considerations around integration, flexibility, and control.
Identify what needs to be in place before scaling AI initiatives—and where organizations can start without having everything perfect.

2. Establish practical guardrails and clear responsibilities

Define appropriate policies for AI use, confidential-data handling, human oversight, and accountability.
Align leadership, IT, HR, and business functions around ownership, decision-making, and implementation.
Balance risk management with the flexibility needed to encourage innovation and experimentation.

3. Bring people along and build a culture of responsible experimentation

Address how AI changes workflows, roles, expectations, and the skills employees need.
Encourage safe experimentation while helping employees develop the judgment to question AI outputs and recognize limitations.
Build trust through shared learning, including lessons from failures and near misses, while navigating different U.S. and German approaches to experimentation and documentation.

Speakers

Barbara Wittmann

President GACC - CO Chapter, CEO IT Zeitgeist Barbara Wittmann is the founder of Digital Wisdom Collective™ and President of the German American Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Chapter. She is the neutral voice in the room when a decade-defining tech decision is on the line - building the human capability the success of the investment depends on. She rescued broken technology transformations for 25 years and was part of SAP's Office of the CEO innovation team under Hasso Plattner before starting her own company, which she rebuilt on AI in 2026. Author of Meetings in Moccasins; Global Peter Drucker Forum speaker.
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Geoffrey Somary

CEO - Ipsen Group Geoffrey Somary oversees the global companies of Ipsen based in the US, Germany, China, India and Japan. Ipsen manufactures and services heat treatment systems that transform metals and alloys into super-performing materials used in mission critical applications. Geoffrey began working for Ipsen in 2005 and has supported Ipsen’s expansion into diverse global markets including Aviation, Space Launch, Energy and Defense while emphasizing the aftermarket business, which is now more than half of annual revenues.   Geoffrey began his career near Stuttgart, Germany while working for a German builder of automotive assembly plants. He then continued with that company based in the US until 2004.  Geoffrey serves on the board of Directors of the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest and volunteers in several community organizations. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
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Aymeric Goldsteinas

Vice President of Digital Technologies - Ipsen USA Aymeric Goldsteinas is Vice President of Digital Technologies at Ipsen, where he leads the development and implementation of digital and artificial intelligence initiatives focused on improving customer experience, operational efficiency, and equipment performance. Since joining Ipsen in 2009, he has led several major digital initiatives, including the development of PdMetrics, Ipsen’s predictive maintenance platform; Ipsen Connect, the company’s online customer portal; and ICON, Ipsen’s next-generation vacuum furnace controls. His current focus includes exploring and implementing practical AI applications across Ipsen, from customer-facing solutions to internal processes, with an emphasis on turning business opportunities into scalable solutions. Goldsteinas holds a master’s degree in chemistry and technology from the University of Marseille France and a post-master’s degree in materials science and process engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France. He holds several patents and, in 2022, completed the Chief Digital Officer Executive Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
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