Agentic AI makes it possible for insight functions to surface existing knowledge, work across fragmented data and drive action directly freeing up human expertise for where it matters says Accenture Song's Matt Addison.

Discover how marketing leaders are using AI in practice. In this first Show & Tell session, Members share practical demonstrations of AI-powered workflows, from strategy...

Some people will tell you Cannes Lions hasn’t moved fast enough. That may still be true on parts of the Croisette, or in the bar at the Carlton, but it wasn’t true in my classroom. Lex Bradshaw-Zanger shares his insight from Brand Marketer Academy.

In Part 4 of the Red Pill series humari’s Joe Hildebrand explores what’s really blocking marketing teams from getting real value from AI - and it isn’t always fear.

The second in our series explores emotion, perhaps the most fundamental human advantage of all. AI can read emotion, detect sentiment and measure reactions, but it cannot create feeling. Drawing on behavioural science, this piece argues that emotional significance may become one of the scarcest and most valuable assets in an AI driven world, and asks leaders whether their organisations are designing memorable emotional moments or merely efficient journeys.

Highlights and insights from Navigate: Now and Next 2026 Dubai. Building AI capability, not renting it. The discussions centred on listening before creating, with social intelligence, agentic operating systems and brand memory identified as the foundation no tool alone can replace. The emphasis was on personalisation over averaging, premium environments outperforming generic reach, and the traditional funnel giving way to single-moment, creator-led journeys, with marketing success increasingly dependent on judgement and structure rather than the technology itself.

Reflecting on Navigate Now and Next Dubai, Noura Haggag argues AI makes execution easy but scales whatever you give it, including poor positioning. As building gets simpler, judgement and market context matter most.

Reflecting on Navigate Now and Next in Dubai, Neda Lazic argues AI makes access easy but not excellence: trust, judgement and storytelling remain the real differentiators, and marketing has always just been matchmaking.

AI adoption is no longer in question. Anismita Ghosh writes how Navigate Now and Next Dubai showed having tools is not enough: structure, not technology, decides who turns signals into fast action and who stays stuck theorising.

The pace of digital and technological change has never been greater, bringing with it extraordinary opportunities to drive growth, build brands and deliver exceptional customer experiences. A summary of our global Navigate Now and Next series from five of our hubs.