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DXC at World AI Cannes Festival 2025

Building an AI-powered world

Date

February 13 – 15, 2025

Location

Cannes, France

DXC Technology was thrilled to join WAICF where we showcased how we empower our customers in the era of AI. Through real-world demos, we shared how we’d successfully implemented AI strategies with our clients, delivering immediate value and avoiding common pitfalls. Attendees experienced our AI readiness assessment, designed to evaluate their AI potential and give actionable insights. 

Thank you for joining our speaker session, when Syngenta Group Chief Data Officer Thomas Jung shared how Syngenta successfully implemented AI in their organization. During our two in-depth workshops our AI experts showcased our innovative solutions and showed how DXC Technology can help you jump-start your AI transformation. 


Explore our AI solutions


Enterprise Grade Generative AI Platform

Set yourself up to flourish in the age of AI with an enterprise grade generative AI platform built from your existing data foundation and applications. Enable seamless collaboration across teams and tools to deploy AI solutions with measured and managed performance that drive clear industry advantage.

Platform for AI Agents in Artificial Intelligence

Solve real business problems, enhance efficiency and customer engagement with our platform for creating and managing agentic AI solutions. Visually design workflows and automation to streamline complex processes and drastically enhance productivity.

AI ReadiAssess

Take DXC's assessment to benchmark your maturity and get actionable insights that improve your ability to leverage AI for maximum business impact. Go beyond the simple technical factors and understand how your vision and strategy, data governance, leadership support, learning, adaptability and more are impacting your success with AI.


Speaker Session

Date: Thursday, February 13 | 14:00 - 14:25 CET 
Location:  Conference 3
Speakers: 

  • Howard Boville, EVP, DXC Consulting & Engineering Services — Powered by AI, DXC Technology
  • Thomas Jung, Chief Data Officer, Syngenta Group

Bringing AI into your organization may seem a complex undertaking, and many businesses wonder where and how to begin the journey. Join this fascinating discussion to hear how the Syngenta Group successfully implemented AI, and learn how you can get started with your own AI projects. 


Speakers

Howard Boville

EVP, DXC Consulting & Engineering Services — Powered by AI, DXC Technology

Howard Boville is a seasoned technology executive with over 30 years of experience in business IT, AI, cloud computing and cybersecurity. As EVP of Consulting & Engineering Services, he leads a team of 50,000 employees to execute DXC's global AI strategy. Howard previously served as Senior Vice President at IBM and as Chief Technology Officer at Bank of America. He is also a board member of Entrust and Co-Chair of the Celtic Foundation Committee.

Connect with Howard on LinkedIn

Thomas Jung

Chief Data Officer, Syngenta Group

Thomas Jung has an extensive experience in technology-powered business transformation in a career that includes IT consulting and M&A integration. As CDO for Syngenta, he leads the company's Data and AI strategy, focused on realizing the transformative potential of digital solutions for agriculture. Most recently, he led the digitalization of R&D at Syngenta crop protection.

Connect with Thomas at LinkedIn

Workshops/demo sessions

Date: Thursday, February 13 | 11:30 - 12:00
Location:  Demo stage 1
Speaker: Antonio Vidal

Date: Friday, February 14 | 10:30 - 11:00
Location:  Demo stage 2
Speaker: Konrad Schenk


Building an AI-powered world

AI has already captured the attention and imagination of industries everywhere. It’s a transformative force that is reshaping many aspects of organizations and a variety of critical tasks: From AI agents to autonomous driving and personalized medicine.

DXC’s team of consultants and engineers understand the unique ways that clients in different industries can use AI to solve real business problems. We take a pragmatic approach to AI by focusing on developing solutions that solve real-world challenges and support business growth—as part of a new approach and technology platform that we call DXC AI Impact.


Demonstrating AI’s impact by starting small and thinking big

Equitable Holdings, Singapore General Hospital, the Brussels Tax Department and others are leading the way.

Preparing for an AI future

As AI and emerging technologies reshape the business landscape, companies with outdated systems and approaches must evolve or risk getting left behind. Here’s how.

Empowering customers in the era of AI

Behind DXC’s success is our ability to bring AI and other advanced technologies to life for our clients.