The CGF’s End-to-End Value Chain successfully concluded its debut Springboard event in Bengaluru, India on 29-30 January 2025, sponsored by Decision Point Analytics. The landmark event brought together senior leaders, AI innovators and industry experts to explore the transformative potential of AI in the consumer goods industry.

The Springboard focused on building scalable, multi-market AI platforms and highlighted best practices for deploying AI in complex data landscapes. Speakers shared insights on driving business impact across diverse markets, highlighting the importance of collaboration and innovation for a sustainable future.

Key discussions focused on global AI trends, scaling analytics solutions, managing data operations for multi-market solutions, and driving AI adoption.  A workshop on human-centred design, led by Devang Raiyani of Human X, emphasised outcome-driven design for better user adoption.

“It is critical to recognise that AI adoption varies across regions. Understanding these nuances is key to developing successful AI strategies.” – Ravi Shankar, CEO, Decision Point.

The event also featured a fun and interactive coffee brewing workshop, where participants delved into the nuances of brewing and tasting premium Indian estate coffees.  This immersive experience helped develop a keen understanding of unique Indian coffees and what makes them special.    

Special thanks to speakers: Ravi Shankar, Abhishek Raghupungav, Sanjay Saini, Devang Raiyani, Pratham Hegde and Ruediger Hagedorn.

Missed Bengaluru?  Watch the highlights video below 

Join our upcoming  Springboards & events in Santiago, San Francisco, Medellin and 1OO HORIZON : Events calendar