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Euro Beinat is the Global Head of AI and Data Science at Prosus Group, working on scaling AI-driven tools and agent-based systems across Prosus’s global portfolio, deploying internal assistants like Toqan and generative AI platforms such as PlusOne, and building initiatives like AI House Amsterdam and interdisciplinary AI residencies to explore intent-driven AI and strengthen Europe’s AI ecosystem.

Mert Öztekin is the Chief Technology Officer at Just Eat Takeaway.com, working on advancing the company’s platform with AI-driven ordering and personalised user experiences, scaling cloud and generative AI tooling for engineering productivity, and exploring innovative delivery technologies like automation to make ordering and delivery more seamless.

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Agents sound smart until millions of users show up. A real talk on tools, UX, and why autonomy is overrated.

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Euro Beinat

Euro is a technology executive and entrepreneur specializing in data science, machine learning, and AI. He works with global corporations and startups to build data- and ML-driven products and businesses. His current focus is on Generative AI and the use of AI as a tool for invention and innovation.

Mert Öztekin

Mert is the current Chief Technology Officer at Just Eat Takeaway.com with previous experience as a CTO at Delivery Hero Germany GmbH, Director of Engineering at Delivery Hero, and IT Manager at yemeksepeti.com. They have a background in software engineering, system-business analysis, and project management, with a master's degree in Computer Engineering. Mert has also worked as an IT Project Team Lead and has experience in managing mobile teams and global expansions in the online food ordering industry.

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Website: https://www.prosus.com/

Website: https://justeattakeaway.com/

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[04:30] Developer Tool Freedom

[09:40] AI Alignment Bottleneck

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[25:59] Governance of AI Agents

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