Matthew Cloke, CTO at Endava: Building an AI-Native Organisation and Scaling Adoption

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In this episode of Data & AI Mastery, Dr. Raoul-Gabriel Urma speaks with Matthew Cloke, Chief Technology Officer at Endava, about how one of the world’s leading technology companies is embracing AI at scale.

Matt shares how Endava created an AI committee to set governance and strategy, built cross-functional champions networks and celebrated AI heroes to drive adoption, and invested in ChatGPT Enterprise across 8,000 employees, achieving 85–90% daily usage.

The pair also dive into the business case for AI and how to secure executive buy-in and why creating "wake-up moments" for executives is critical.

Whether you’re a senior leader shaping AI strategy or a professional curious about scaling adoption, this conversation is packed with actionable insights.

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Chapter Markers:

(03:45) Who owns the AI agenda? Inside Endava’s AI committee

(10:30) The Champions Network & AI Heroes

(15:20) Making the business case for ChatGPT Enterprise

(25:30) “Wake up, crawl, walk, run”: driving executive aha moments

(29:30) Balancing wait-and-see vs. first-mover advantage

(32:40) Quickfire round: contrarian views, environment, favourite language & more

(38:40) Closing reflections & key takeaways

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