As enterprises race to deploy AI at scale, leaders face a high-stakes test: knowing when to step on the gas to accelerate innovation and when to hit the brakes to protect the business.

In this fireside conversation, Ash Kulkarni, CEO of Elastic, joins Katherine Wetmur, Managing Director and Chief Information Officer at Morgan Stanley, to discuss what it takes to operationalize AI at enterprise scale and master this critical balancing act.  Drawing on real-world experiences, they will explore how to build guardrails, governance frameworks, and technical foundations needed to maintain competitive speed while ensuring absolute visibility, control, and resilience across increasingly autonomous workflows.

Gain practical insights into how leading organizations are approaching AI deployment, cybersecurity, operational oversight, and enterprise readiness as AI becomes embedded in core business processes.