Navisite, Part of Accenture
Mark G. Panley
Regional Vice President — SAP GROW
Post-event recap
Reimagining the Digital Core
AI-powered transformation for the enterprise — from modern ERP foundations to governed, scalable execution across finance, operations, security, and customer workflows.
Executive summary
AI is becoming part of the digital core — not a layer sitting beside it.
Enterprise leaders are rethinking foundational systems as cloud modernization and AI accelerate the pace of change. The discussion highlighted a shift away from rigid, long-lived architectures toward modular digital cores that can evolve continuously while supporting finance, operations, security, and customer-facing workflows.
AI value depends less on isolated experimentation and more on disciplined execution. Leaders emphasized clear business problems, governed data, scalable infrastructure, cross-functional ownership, and human oversight as prerequisites for reliable adoption.
The broader conclusion was that AI itself will not remain a differentiator. Competitive advantage will come from how effectively organizations connect technology, people, data, and governance into repeatable operating models.
Featured panel
Leaders reshaping the enterprise technology foundation.
A cross-functional discussion spanning ERP, cloud, cybersecurity, software engineering, business applications, and enterprise transformation.
Paychex
Bradley Schaufenbuel
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
SAP
Jereme Ebaugh
Business Suite Expert
Capital One
Rohan Raghuwanshi
Head of Technology — Credit Card Experiences
Optum
Ameya Thakur
Director of Software Engineering
Key themes
What a modern digital core needs to support.
The discussion consistently returned to five capabilities enterprises need to modernize without creating new operational risk.
01
Modular digital core
Organizations are reassessing foundational systems so they can support faster change, cloud delivery, and continuous modernization rather than simply extending legacy architectures.
02
Use-case-driven AI
Successful programs begin with clearly defined business problems. Tool-first adoption often creates duplicated effort, rising costs, and limited value.
03
Governance with human oversight
Centralized governance, continuous review, and human-in-the-loop controls remain essential in finance, healthcare, security, and other regulated environments.
04
Data and infrastructure readiness
Clean, governed data and scalable cloud infrastructure are prerequisites for reliable enterprise AI and automation.
05
Training as an operating requirement
Technology only creates value when technical teams, business users, and leaders understand how to use it effectively and responsibly.
The operating principle
The digital core has to be built for continuous change.
ERP modernization, cloud, data, and AI create more value when they are designed as one connected operating foundation rather than separate transformation programs.
Actionable takeaways
Where enterprise leaders can focus next.
Six moves for organizations trying to modernize the core while scaling AI with control.
Anchor AI to business outcomes
Require each use case to articulate measurable value, cost, risk, and business impact before approval.
Centralize AI governance early
Create an enterprise intake and review process that consolidates overlap and enforces security, compliance, and data standards.
Invest in data foundations
Prioritize quality, lineage, ownership, and governance before scaling AI into critical workflows.
Keep humans in high-risk decisions
Design systems to defer to accountable people when accuracy, compliance, customer impact, or financial exposure matters most.
Train beyond IT
Build AI literacy across business, product, operations, and leadership teams so adoption is realistic and responsible.
Scale in phases
Expand capabilities only after demonstrating consistent value, control, reliability, and cost discipline.
From the room
The executive experience behind the discussion.
Event sponsor
Build a digital core ready for AI-powered enterprise transformation.
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