Director, Code Samdevx
Code Samdevx operates in the technology and services space, where staying current with tools and trends is often assumed rather than questioned. As Director, Ankesh Agrawal is responsible for steering the organisation's direction, keeping an eye on industry shifts, and ensuring that both personal and organisational understanding doesn't lag behind reality.
In such roles, the danger isn't ignorance—it's overconfidence.
Ankesh attended the AI workshop believing he had a working understanding of AI.
He wasn't disconnected from technology, nor was he resistant to change. Like many leaders in tech-adjacent roles, he followed developments, read about AI, and had a surface-level familiarity with what was happening.
What he didn't expect was the scale of the gap.
The workshop created a moment of recalibration.
This wasn't about future disruption.
It was about current reality.
Rather than overwhelming participants with hype, the workshop:
AI stopped being something to "keep an eye on" and became something to engage with directly.
The most important shift was internal.
AI was no longer optional background knowledge.
The immediate outcome wasn't implementation—it was intent.
For leaders at this stage, that mindset shift is the necessary first step.
Thinking you know AI is often the biggest blind spot.
This experience helped move from:
Relevance now depends on participation.
Not every AI journey starts with automation or implementation.
Some start with a necessary pause—a moment where leaders realise that the landscape has already changed, and catching up requires more than reading headlines.
For directors and senior leaders, that realisation is often the most important one.
Understand AI's real impact and get the urgency needed to stay relevant.