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Talk to my AI agent

Speakers: Oliver Wright, Jen Ducarre, Juan Martinez
Published: August 2026

Join Juan Martinez (Senior Editor, Harvard Business Review), Jen Ducarre (Senior Manager, Accenture Research), and Oliver Wright (Senior Managing Director, Accenture) as they discuss how AI agents are reshaping consumer behavior and redefining brand value. Based on Accenture's latest Consumer Pulse Research, the conversation explores what business leaders need to know as AI moves from assisting consumers to making decisions on their behalf.

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Agentic commerce: Make your brand unmissable

Speakers: Rajat Agarwal, Joshua Bellin, Juan Martinez
Published: July 2026

In this episode of the Accenture Research Executive Briefing, Juan Martinez, Senior Editor at Harvard Business Review, is joined by Rajat Agarwal, Senior Managing Director and Global Commerce Practice Lead at Accenture Song; and Joshua Bellin, Thought Leadership Research Lead at Accenture Song.

Together, they explore:
• The shift to agentic commerce: How AI agents are transforming commerce from search-driven transactions to intent-based experiences.
• A new audience for brands: Why businesses must prepare for a future where AI agents influence—and increasingly make—purchasing decisions.
• “Choice of agent” vs. “agent of choice”: How companies can win by being discoverable in AI ecosystems while building differentiated agent experiences of their own.

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The Skills Mismatch Economy

Speakers: Eric Bradlow, James Crowley, Selen Karaca-Griffin Juan Martinez
Published: April 2026

In this episode of the Accenture Research Executive Briefing, Juan Martinez, Senior Editor at Harvard Business Review, is joined by Eric Bradlow, Vice Dean of AI & Analytics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; James Crowley, Global Products Industry Practices Chair at Accenture; and Selen Karaca-Griffin, Global Research Lead for Accenture Products and Life Sciences.

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The Skills Mismatch Economy

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Top Banking Trends 2026

Speakers: Michael Abbot, Francesca Caminiti, Juan Martinez
Published: February 2026

Michael Abbot and Francesca Caminiti are joined by Harvard Business Review editor Juan Martinez to dive into the latest insights from Accenture’s Top Banking Trends 2026 report. They explore how generative AI, digital money, evolving customer experiences and new competitive dynamics are reshaping the future of banking.

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Top Banking Trends 2026

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Sense-maker sessions 2.3: Francis Hintermann

Speakers: Francis Hintermann
Published: January 2026

Featuring content leaders from world-leading companies across professional services, telecoms, financial services and more, 'Sense-maker sessions: Content leaders' is a series of interviews with the major players in corporate thought leadership.

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Sense-maker sessions 2.3: Francis Hintermann

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Generative AI in Practice
How It’s Reshaping Products, Work, and Organizations - BIG.AI@MIT 2026

Published: April 2026

The potential of gen AI is clear, but what does successful implementation actually look like?

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Generative AI in Practice

The potential of gen AI is clear, but what does successful implementation actually look like?

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Green backlash webinar v2

Published: July 2024

Matthew Robinson discusses green backlash at Financial Times Longitude event.

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Green backlash webinar v2

Matthew Robinson discusses green backlash at Financial Times Longitude event.

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Sovereign AI - Accenture Research Executive Briefing

Speakers: Mauro Capo, Surya Mukherjee, Juan Martinez
Published: February 2026

In this episode of the Accenture Research Executive Briefing, Juan Martinez, Senior Editor at Harvard Business Review, is joined by Mauro Capo, Accenture’s Europe Lead for Sovereign Cloud, and Surya Mukherjee, Global Sovereign AI Research Lead.

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Generative AI in Practice
How It’s Reshaping Products, Work, and Organizations - BIG.AI@MIT 2026

Published: April 2026

The potential of gen AI is clear, but what does successful implementation actually look like?

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Generative AI in Practice

The potential of gen AI is clear, but what does successful implementation actually look like?

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