Capgemini Applied Innovation Exchange - San Francisco

🚀 Agentic Futures: The Rise of AI 📅 Wednesday, August 21st | 🕒 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM PT 📍 San Francisco What’s next for business? Autonomy. Join us for an exclusive afternoon with Sogeti at Capgemini’s Mission Rock Innovation Studio as we explore how Agentic and Physical AI are reshaping the future of business. This immersive event will feature: ✨ Keynote by Andreas Sjöström, Sogeti Global Thought Leader 💡 Business Leader Spotlights on innovation journeys and transformation goals 🚀 Startup Showcase featuring breakthroughs in AI agents, robotics, and embedded systems 🔍 VIP Tour of Capgemini’s new Mission Rock Studio 🥂 Happy Hour with peers, technologists, and Capgemini leaders 🔗 Space is limited — reserve your spot today! https://lu.ma/674bbgro #AI #AutonomousSystems #Innovation #AgenticAI #Capgemini #Sogeti #FutureOfBusiness #TechEvents #SanFrancisco Andreas Sjostrom Jean-Claude Viollier John Robins Masroor Siddiqui Sid Kapila Josh Baillon Bryan Brochu Gianmarco Scalabrin Aaron Aude Geoff McCleary Iryna Demchuk Peter Hauser Soheil Sarmadi, Ph.D.

What an exciting week!   Last week, I enjoyed kicking off our Nordic Shift event live from San Francisco, hosted at Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange San Francisco. I also had the honor of leading a panel discussion on Agentic AI alongside Andreas Westh from Ericsson, Adam Silverman (Hiring) from AgentOPS, and Andreas Sjostrom, Head of Capgemini AIE San Francisco.   What better place to connect from than Silicon Valley, home to more than 80% of global AI agent investments.   Following the Shift event, we continued with a two-day program together with Ericsson’s Andreas Westh and Zeljka Lemaster, engaging with some of the most exciting startups and VC-backed ventures in the agentic AI space. These included CrewAI, AgentOPS, Glean, Writer, Enkrypt AI, and portfolio companies from Intel Capital such as Terragrit, Censys, and OPAQUE Systems.   Some key takeaways: 🔹We are rapidly evolving from individual autonomous agents to interconnected systems, AI factories and even full enterprise AI suites. Interoperability and orchestration will be critical. How will today’s operating models adapt? 🔹The ability of AI agents to reason and act autonomously is increasing fast. In some cases, they’re even perceived as empathetic, and early research suggests people may trust AI agents more than humans in certain contexts. How do we ensure that human agency remains a choice? 🔹We are moving from passive copilots to autonomous agents capable of handling end-to-end workflows. This shift makes governance, security, and guardrails more vital than ever. Are we striking the right balance between trust, control, and verification? 🔹Adoption isn’t limited by capability, but by integration. While enterprises are excited about generative AI, many struggle to connect pilots to existing systems, governance frameworks, and ROI models. Integration, not performance, is today’s primary constraint.   And let’s not forget: what truly sets Silicon Valley apart is its boldness. Risk-taking is expected. Failure isn’t a stigma, it’s a credential.   We also had the opportunity to visit Stanford University, including the Gates Computer Science Building, a powerful reminder of the close collaboration between academia and the tech industry that fuels innovation here.   Andreas Sjostrom – thank you for your warm hospitality. The Applied Innovation Exchange in San Francisco is a truly unique environment, bringing together frog, Synapse, and the AIE to form an end-to-end innovation capability, from strategy and ideation to design, prototyping, and scaled deployment of both software and hardware.

What a day! A packed room, a bold vision, and a glimpse into the future of AI. We just wrapped an incredible event on NANDA: the Internet of AI Agents, with none other than Ramesh Raskar of MIT Media Lab. Huge thanks to our amazing MC John Robins, who set the stage with clarity and energy. And of course, to everyone who joined us: your questions during the fireside chat made it fascinating. In his keynote, Ramesh introduced NANDA as a fabric for the post-AI world: a decentralized infrastructure where AI agents can: - Discover, socialize, negotiate, and transact - Compete in a "wisdom economy" through reputation and pricing - Operate not from platforms, but from protocols From privacy-preserving agent architectures to decentralized identity and agent-to-agent commerce, we explored how NANDA builds on lessons from TCP/IP and DNS, and why it might just be the architectural leap AI needs. In our fireside chat, we discussed: - How NANDA avoids the pitfalls of failed standards - Why agents need routing, metadata, and verifiable trust - What it means to build the Agentic Web: one QUILTed from registries, routers, and federated intelligence This conversation was more than about technology, it was about reshaping how we interact with AI, each other, and the future of the web itself. More soon. But for now, thank you to everyone who made this event possible!

In just 30 minutes, we’ll kick off the final event of an incredibly energizing and packed week. We've had the privilege of hosting 50+ leaders from four of Capgemini's largest accounts and introducing them to over 20 groundbreaking startups. More importantly, we’ve sparked bold conversations on how Agentic AI can reshape industries and redefine how business gets done. Our beautiful plenary space, aptly named Voyager, will soon be buzzing with AI experts from across our client and partner ecosystem. We’re honored to welcome MIT’s Ramesh Raskar, who will present on NANDA and the vision for building the Internet of AI Agents. We’ll wrap up with a fireside chat, a chance to unpack the insights, connect the dots, and most importantly, learn together. Let’s go.

This Friday in San Francisco – Where the Future of AI Unfolds Join us for a one-of-a-kind event at the Capgemini Applied Innovation Exchange – San Francisco this Friday, 1:00–3:30 PM PT, as we gather to explore the next leap in artificial intelligence: The Internet of AI Agents Can we build an open, trustless infrastructure where billions of autonomous AI agents can interact, collaborate, and self-organize? Featuring Ramesh Raskar Visionary technologist. MIT Media Lab professor. Pioneer of femto-photography, EyeNetra, and now… NANDA: a bold initiative to build a truly democratic ecosystem for decentralized AI agents. Keynote: “Can Today’s Internet Handle Billions of Autonomous AI Agents?” Fireside Chat Highlights: We’ll dive deep into questions such as: * Building an Internet of Agents: What Will Make It Truly Democratic? * What will it take to create incentive structures where startups, individuals, and enterprises can build and benefit without intermediaries? * How do we empower people to run personal AI agents, controlled from their own environments, with privacy and autonomy? * From Connection to Coordination: What’s Beyond MCP and A2A? Agenda • Welcome by John Robins, Head of AI & Data Business, Capgemini • Keynote by Dr. Ramesh Raskar, MIT Media Lab • Fireside Chat with Dr. Raskar & Andreas Sjöström, VP, Capgemini This isn’t about what agents could be; it’s about what’s already being built, what’s still hard, and how we get from today’s AI islands to a global Internet of Agents. Seats are limited: https://lu.ma/j0bwkpxv

🌍 What a week! We were thrilled to host 5 inspiring events during SF Climate Week, bringing together 450+ attendees to explore bold ideas shaping our climate future. From Decarbonizing Aviation to Biodesign for Better Plastics, Modular Home Electrification, and Battery Energy Storage, we showcased innovative climate solutions from some of the Bay Area’s most exciting startups — including Impulse, Quilt, Raya Power, Sway, Cruz Foam, Mango Materials, Metal Light Inc., Flow Aluminum, PowerNaP Energy, True Balancing LLC, Critical Loop, and GreenLIB 💡⚡🌱 A huge thanks to our incredible partners at International Airlines Group (IAG), Climatebase, Synapse Product Development, frog, and The Battery Saloon for helping make this happen. Your energy, ideas, and collaboration made it unforgettable. Here’s to accelerating innovation for a more sustainable future! 🌿⚙️🔋 #SFClimateWeek #ClimateTech #Innovation #Sustainability #Decarbonization #FutureOfEnergy

Yesterday, we hosted 30 accomplished leaders from INSEAD’s Transition to General Management Program. Our session focused on the trajectory of AI and Agentic AI, exploring their impact on business, organizations, people, and society. We engaged in vibrant discussions about both the opportunities and challenges these technologies present. As Program Director and Professor Charles Galunic aptly summarized: "AI technology is a black box for most people, but ultimately AI's application, usefulness, and societal implications is the real question that concern business leaders. Andreas' talk helped the class understand this frontier better, both the application opportunities and the societal challenges." These senior managers, each with over eight years of experience, are preparing to step into general management roles. The programme equips them with essential business foundations, leadership development, and strategies for creating sustainable value; preparing them to manage complexity and lead across functions. Thank you to INSEAD and these remarkable executives for bringing curiosity, insight, and open dialogue to the table. Conversations like these are shaping the future of leadership in the age of AI. Read more about the INSEAD program: https://lnkd.in/eSmXkkvJ

Big congrats to Sneha, Anushka, and the Spur team on this well-deserved raise! Their approach to agentic QA is a powerful example of AI solving real, painful problems in the enterprise. We had the pleasure of hosting Sneha at our Agentic AI: Meet the Makers series at Capgemini AIE. It is truly inspiring to see what this team is building. See the episode here:

Enterprise AI Agent Week kicked off with a bang in San Francisco! We brought together an incredible group of AI leaders, builders, and curious minds for a high-energy evening focused on AI agents in action. What happened? ⭐️ Sharp insights on multi-agent systems from those building at the edge 🏢 Real-world stories of how enterprises are already using AI agents 🤝 Networking with some of the most forward-thinking founders, VCs, and enterprise leaders in the space 📊 By the numbers: ✔️ ~250 attendees on-site 🚀 150+ startup founders and startups 🏢 20+ Fortune 500 executives 💸 10+ VCs 🎓 Students & researchers from across the Bay The conversations were dynamic, the questions thoughtful, and the focus was refreshingly balanced between business impact and technical depth. Big thanks to our amazing speakers and panelists: 🎤 João (Joe) Moura (CrewAI), Pamela Fox (Microsoft), and Sri Laasya Nutheti 🖇️(AgentOps) 🧠 Panel: Jeff Huber (Chroma), Paul Klein IV (Browserbase), Yash Sheth (Galileo), and Dexter Horthy (HumanLayer) 🙏 Co-hosted with Gabriela de Queiroz (Microsoft) – a fantastic collaborator! Read more about Enterprise AI Agent Week and what’s coming next: https://lnkd.in/gu5BBMRZ