AltitudeX is back.

Find your future in the AI era.

Leaders in AI, assemble

The AI era is here and it’s changing the way the world works. In this exclusive, invitation only AltitudeX, you’ll explore the state of AI, its future and how you can get game-changing results from AI right now.

Thursday 12 October 2023

09:00 – 19:00 BST

Peak HQ, Manchester

What to expect from AltitudeX

It's been a busy year for AI. We know you have questions. Here's some of the big questions you can expect to hear answered at AltitudeX this year…

What is the future of AI for business?

AI is moving super fast, but where is it going and what does it mean for you? We get the answers with experts and leaders using AI right now.

How is everyone else using AI?

Learn how some of the world’s biggest brands are using AI to deliver game-changing results in their business.

How ready am I for the AI era?

How ready is your business to face into the AI era? How do you compare with businesses in your field.

How do I deliver results using AI?

The AI era is here, but what does that mean for businesses? Plot your path to conquering your market in the age of AI.

Look who's talking

Here are the incredible speakers you can expect to hear from at AltitudeX.

Richard Potter

CEO and co-founder at Peak

Richard Potter is the CEO and co-founder of Peak, the AI platform that optimizes product inventory and pricing for companies like Speedy Hire, Nike, Pepsico and PrettyLittleThing. Last year, Peak was listed on Bloomberg’s “Top 25 Start Ups to Watch” list. Prior to Peak, Richard worked for the high-growth semiconductor company Wolfson Microelectronics (now Cirrus Logic), where he ran a product line that supplied chips to Apple, Samsung, Amazon, and Sony.

Arun Bhanumurthy

Executive Vice President of Strategy and Transformation at Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Limited

Arun Bhanumurthy, CPIM, CPSM, CSCP, is the Executive Vice President of Strategy and Transformation at Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Limited, India's leading producer of fertilizers, mining chemicals, and industrial chemicals. With a career spanning more than two decades, Arun is a seasoned professional dedicated to adding value and driving organizational success. His expertise lies in supply chain management, strategic planning, business development, and organizational transformation. Some of his work has involved using technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning

Blaine Carper

Strategy & Analytics Manager at Snowflake

Blaine is a Senior Strategy and Analytics Analyst at Snowflake with a passion for driving high-impact solutions to abstract problems. Prior to joining Snowflake in 2017, they spent two years in Bulgaria on a Fulbright fellowship before completing an MSc. in Gender Studies at the London School of Economics. Since then, they've applied their unique background to a variety of roles at Snowflake, most recently as the strategy and analytics business partner for EMEA Marketing.

Kelly Coutinho

Senior Director – International Data Science & Analytics

Kelly is the Senior Director of Data Science and Analytics at Ralph Lauren. In her role, she leads a dynamic team of both technical and non-technical professionals. Her leadership ensures that commercial strategies and product offerings seamlessly align to maximize value and connect teams within the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) function. Kelly has 15 years’ experience in fashion retail, nearly 10 at Ralph Lauren. Before stepping into her current role, she held several leadership positions across Planning and Commercial Trading. Starting her journey into AI a few years back, she has since completed multiple courses including Applied Data Science at University of Oxford.

Simon Menashy

Partner at MMC Ventures

Simon co-leads MMC’s investment team and sits on the Investment Committee. He looks for SaaS and subscription companies using data science to solve large real-world problems or create new customer experiences. This takes him across a variety of markets including fintech, information services, retail, transit and industrial tech.

Ed Thompson

CTO and co-founder at Matillion

Ed Thompson is CTO and co-founder of Matillion. He started his career as an IBM software consultant, and spent 11 years consulting for some of the premier blue-chip companies in the UK. Along with CEO Matthew Scullion, he launched Matillion in 2011 and set about building a crack team of data integration experts and software engineers. He and his team launched Matillion’s flagship ETL product in 2014, which has driven the company’s growth ever since. Ed’s strength is his ability to bring together best-in-class technologies from across the software ecosystem and apply them to solving the deep and complex requirements of modern businesses in new and disruptive ways. Ed is a graduate of the University of Salford with a degree in Computer Science. A proud father of three (plus two dogs), he has recently taken up training assistance-dog puppies for blind people

Mark Sunderland

CIO at Speedy

CIO at Speedy and board-level leadership executive, Mark's strengths lie in leading and empowering teams to deliver strategic and operational objectives which require management rigour to assure results. Mark's experience includes board-level chairmanships, non-executive director posts, multi-product divisional P&L MD responsibilities within both FTSE plc and private equity environments and leading an IT function as CIO, supporting a multi-disciplinary £1.2Bn support service organisation.

Matt Squire

CTO and co-founder at Fuzzy Labs

Matt is CTO and co-founder at Fuzzy Labs, a consultancy dedicated to using MLOps to help technical teams get the most out of AI and ML. He enjoys AI, bio-inspired computing, and functional programming

Julius von Davier

Customer Engineer at Google

Julius is a Customer Engineer focusing on Artificial Intelligence at Google Cloud. Prior to Google, he worked at a London-based Fintech company and founded an agri-tech startup. His studies include an MSc in Computer Science and Business Technology from IE School of Science and Technology, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Bonn. He is an adjunct professor of Data Science at IE University in Madrid.

Holly Clarke

Product Manager at Peak and AltitudeX host

Holly Clarke is a Product Manager at AI company, Peak. She joined the business in 2019 as an AI Consultant, before running strategic initiatives, special projects and championing Peak’s world-class culture as Chief of Staff. Holly has a keen interest in how technology can shape society and holds a Masters Degree in Engineering.

Helen Craven

Data Scientist at Peak

Helen Craven is a Data Scientist at Peak, initially joining the business' graduate scheme after completing an MSc Data Science at Lancaster University. In her time at Peak, Helen has delivered incredible value for a range of customers — including City Plumbing and Peak's strategic partner, Speedy — through a wide range of game-changing AI solutions. This is Helen's second appearance on stage at AltitudeX, after delivering a talk on explainability to a highly-engaged audience of 300 data scientists last year.

Sana Mathia

Account Manager at Peak

Sana Mathia has an exceptional track record in fashion and retail. With over seven years’ experience, Sana has worked for some of the world’s most prestigious fashion retail brands, including Calvin Klein and Kenzo (part of LVMH). During her time at LVMH, Sana worked on a number of special projects where she incorporated innovative technologies into customer journeys. This sparked her interest in the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI), fashion and retail. Today, Sana is an account manager for Peak, helping brands like Ralph Lauren, PrettyLittleThing, boohooMAN and B&M deliver game-changing results with AI.

Mylo Portas

Director of Global Account Management at Peak

Mylo has 10 years of retail experience. Initially a customer success manager, he's since held senior customer and people roles. Mylo was Chief of Staff for a year, working on strategic projects like international expansion, before joining Peak's US team in NYC.

Emma Randerson

Solutions Engineer, Merchandising and Supply Specialist at Peak

Emma Randerson is uniquely positioned to understand AI from a commercial and technical perspective, with a career spanning merchandising, data science and business. Emma has an MSc in Data Science from the University of Manchester and has previously worked for renowned brands like TOPSHOP and TKMaxx. Emma currently serves as Solutions Engineer at Peak, helping businesses implement AI.

Tom Summerfield

Retail Director at Peak

Tom Summerfield joined Peak in 2020 as Retail Director. He has over a decade of experience working in brand and retail, specialising in digital transformation projects. He was Head of Commerce at the UK footwear and streetwear retailer Footasylum before joining Peak, and prior to that held the position of Chief Customer Officer at the wholesale agency, Stratton Brandhouse.

Simon Spavound

Head of Data Science Operations, USA

Simon Spavound is a leading global expert on forecasting, having worked with some of the largest companies in the world on their unique forecasting challenges. Simon’s work involves building and deploying AI/ML solutions that optimise operational performance and solve complex supply chain problems. In addition to his work with Peak, Simon regularly publishes scholarly articles on forecasting and data science. Simon holds a PhD in Economics from Lancaster University, UK.

Joe Wilson

Account Manager at Peak

Joe Wilson is an Account Manager at Peak, helping companies like Speedy and PepsiCo deliver game-changing results with AI. As a previous Head of Partnerships at Arctic Shores, Joe understands how important business partnerships are to delivering exceptional results. With an MSc in Occupational Psychology, Joe now uses his expertise in organizational change to help businesses drive AI adoption.

Joe Turner

Head of Digital Trade at FOOTASYLUM

Join Joe Turner, Head of Digital Trade at FOOTASYLUM to learn how this fashion retailer is leading the way in personalization, using AI to transform customer experience.

Agenda

Details of the day for AltitudeX.

08:30 – 09:25

Registration and breakfast

Get settled in and grab a bite to eat.

09:30 – 10:05

Every company needs its own AI

It’s undeniable, the AI era is here. Richard Potter, Peak CEO, shares his reflections on the past year and his vision for the future of business in the AI era.

Richard Potter

CEO and co-founder at Peak

10:05 – 10:50

A fireside chat with Ralph Lauren

Sit down with Kelly Coutinho, Senior Director – International Data Science & Analytics at Ralph Lauren to hear Kelly's extraordinary AI journey.

Kelly Coutinho

Senior Director – International Data Science & Analytics

Sana Mathia

Account Manager at Peak

10:50 – 11:15

A venture capitalist’s view of AI

Simon Menashy is a VC who has been investing in AI for the best part of a decade. In this session he’s giving you an inside look. As a Partner at MMC Ventures, Simon works with early stage, high-growth tech companies. In this talk, you’ll get a unique insight on the AI market, learn about emerging AI capabilities that can deliver value, and hear how he sees the market developing in the coming years.

Simon Menashy

Partner at MMC Ventures

11:15 – 11:35

Morning break

Recharge with refreshments and get a chance to meet other leaders and AI experts.

11:35 – 12:10

The business leader's guide to AI

Technical talk, acronyms everywhere and a list of AI technologies that just keep growing. It's difficult to keep up, right? Don't worry, we've got you. In this session, we get the answers you've been looking for. No BS, no technobabble — just a straightforward, headfirst dive into the opportunities that AI offers.

Blaine Carper

Strategy & Analytics Manager at Snowflake

Matt Squire

CTO and co-founder at Fuzzy Labs

Helen Craven

Data Scientist at Peak

Ed Thompson

CTO and co-founder at Matillion

12:10 – 12:35

Supply chain transformation in the AI era

Supply chains are cracking under a constellation of pressures, with skyrocketing customer expectations and increasing demand and supply uncertainty. Simon Spavound leads the way for Peak's data science in the USA. In this session, he explains how you can overcome supply chain challenges with AI.

Simon Spavound

Head of Data Science Operations, USA

12:35 – 13:10

Diary of a CIO

Digital transformation is tough. Aligning the business on what you’re going to deliver and how you’re going to do it is critical. In this fireside chat, we sit down with Mark Sunderland, CIO at Speedy, a business undergoing transformation with a strategic AI partnership. In this session, you’ll get an inside view on the importance of AI to business strategy and how commercial and technical leaders can work together to deliver AI.

Joe Wilson

Account Manager at Peak

Mark Sunderland

CIO at Speedy

13:10 – 14:10

Lunch

Leave the lunchbox at home, because we've got you covered with a delicious lunch so you can take a break and meet like-minded leaders.

14:10 – 14:35

Is pricing going to save your business?

Price has become a consumer priority, but businesses are struggling to balance customer expectations with the reality of their operations. Perfecting price across the customer lifecycle is a huge challenge, one where AI can really change the game. Find out how in this session.

Emma Randerson

Solutions Engineer, Merchandising and Supply Specialist at Peak

14:35 – 15:00

Hi {first_name}, you’re doing personalization wrong

Many marketers play a guessing game, pushing out products and content they don’t know will land with their customers. But as AI adoption and customer expectations rise, guessing needs to become a thing of the past. In this session, we explore how AI is transforming marketing and how you can get ahead in the AI era.

Tom Summerfield

Retail Director at Peak

15:00 – 15:35

FOOTASYLUM: a retail case study

Join Joe Turner, Head of Digital Trade at FOOTASYLUM to learn how this fashion retailer is leading the way in personalization, using AI to transform customer experience.

Tom Summerfield

Retail Director at Peak

Joe Turner

Head of Digital Trade at FOOTASYLUM

15:35 – 15:55

Afternoon break

Get the afternoon boost you need with refreshments, plus catch up with other leaders and AI experts.

15:55 – 16:45

Masters of AI

How do you stack up against other businesses when it comes to AI? How would you know if you’re leading the way or falling behind? In this session, hear from one of India’s leading businesses and early AI adopters, Deepak. Discover the five pillars of Peak’s AI Benchmarking Index and explore how benchmarking AI maturity against regional and industry averages can help to inform AI strategy. Be part of the conversation by answering questions from our AI Benchmarking survey and posing your questions to the experts.

Mylo Portas

Director of Global Account Management at Peak

Arun Bhanumurthy

Executive Vice President of Strategy and Transformation at Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Limited

16:45 – 17:10

Write me a talk about generative AI

What about generative AI? We thought you might ask. So in this session we'll explore generative AI, how businesses are using it to increase efficiencies and what the future of this technology could be.

Julius von Davier

Customer Engineer at Google

17:10 – 17:15

Final notes and closing

Peak CEO and co-founder, Richard Potter, brings AltitudeX to a close.

Richard Potter

CEO and co-founder at Peak

17:15 – 19:00

Drinks, demos and networking

Grab a drink and make new connections with live demos from Peak and DJ sets.