Manufacturing Magazine July 2024 | Page 105

ALISON CLARK TITLE : PARTNER COMPANY : EY
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ALISON CLARK TITLE : PARTNER COMPANY : EY

INDUSTRY : EPROFESSIONAL SERVICES
LOCATION : GLOUCESTER , ENGLAND
Alison has spent over 25 years harnessing digital technologies and data , to engage customers and support employees . Previously she worked at IBM and Google . In 2019 , she secured an IBM Partner MBA at Harvard Business School .
Yet , 65 % see data issues , such as access , format , integration , privacy and governance , as their main challenge for AI adoption in their companies .
“ There is also , perhaps , a higher level of cynicism in some divisions of manufacturing businesses ; that this is just another tech fad ,” she continues . “ An ageing workforce may also believe that the real impact of AI will not have come to fruition in their professional lifetimes , and so , they ’ re disinterested in truly leaning into the wider opportunity .”
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