In March 2025, I had the honour of representing Cambridge Judge Business School as a panellist at the AI and Entrepreneurship Forum hosted by Said Business School, University of Oxford. The event attracted approximately 200 participants, including MBA and executive students from the UK’s top institutions: Said Business School, London Business School, the London School of Economics, Imperial College London, and Cambridge Judge Business School.
The forum opened with a keynote by a Said Business School professor, who offered a compelling overview of AI’s disruptive potential across multiple sectors. She highlighted how advances in AI are transforming value chains, creating new business models, and challenging conventional regulatory frameworks. This was followed by a lively and thought-provoking debate examining whether AI is truly adding value to society. Debaters explored AI’s role in enhancing consumer experiences, improving efficiency in public services, and unlocking new frontiers in education and healthcare. Equally, concerns around data privacy, bias, misinformation, and the potential displacement of human workers were discussed, with arguments for stronger governance and human oversight.
The final session, in which I participated, featured 6 panellists, each representing one of the leading business schools and all founders of award-winning ventures that have received international recognition and funding. I presented my venture focused on applying advanced AI to transport systems, commodities trading optimisation and semi-autonomous vehicles. My work includes the optimisation of supply chains, real-time commodities modelling, and the use of predictive analytics to support decision-making in logistics and infrastructure planning. The UK government has funded some of my initiatives and got entrepreneurship awards from prestigious national agencies. I also discussed the integration of AI into semi-autonomous vehicle systems and how this can contribute to net zero carbon emissions targets.
During the panel, I recommended key readings to aspiring entrepreneurs, including The Founder’s Dilemmas by Noam Wasserman, which explores the critical decisions founders face around co-founders, equity, control, and growth. The panel closed with a shared message: AI should be developed and deployed in ways that are responsible, inclusive, and sustainable.
The event reinforced the importance of entrepreneurial leadership in shaping how AI serves society, and the role of business schools in preparing the next generation to lead this transformation.
