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Leadership on AI

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Jan 13, 2026
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Mert Öztekin
Guest
Euro Beinat
Euro Beinat, Global Head of AI at Prosus Group, and Mert Öztekin, Chief Technology Officer at Just Eat Takeaway.com, dive into the transformative role of AI in tech leadership. They discuss how AI shifts the CTO's focus from feature delivery to organizational change. Broad access to AI tools can spark innovation, while measured rollouts build trust. The duo emphasizes collective experimentation and the need for practical governance to ensure safe AI use. Plus, they explore the impact of mini automations across departments and the importance of bold targets for engagement.
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INSIGHT

Bottom-Up Experimentation Unlocks Hidden Use Cases

  • Letting everyone experiment bottom-up reveals use cases leaders cannot invent.
  • Collective discovery builds both practical tools and shared intuition about model limits.
ADVICE

Choose, Train, Then Scale Tool Use

  • Provide focused tool selection and internal training to build trust and momentum.
  • Push for rapid adoption but guide engineers on how to get the most from chosen tools.
INSIGHT

Code Generation Doesn't Equal Instant Velocity

  • AI-generated code volume is high but velocity gains aren't a single-number outcome.
  • Productivity depends on alignment, QA, UX and evolving architectures, not just code generation.
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