What if our next decision makers aren't human? With Professor Richard Susskind CBE and Stacey Winters

We're used to using technology to help us make decisions. We research, we report and we act. But are we ready to let technology make those decisions by itself?

Generative AI has already changed the way we work - helping us write, code, and create in ways that once felt impossible. But now, we're moving one step further into a world where technology doesn't just suggest or report – it learns, reasons and acts.

For business leaders, the appeal with Agentic AI is clear: faster growth, higher productivity, greater efficiency. In fact, studies show that 42% have already made considerable investments in the technology and the market for Agentic AI alone is expected to grow from $7.84 billion in 2025 to over $56 billion by 2030.

The buzz is there, but so is the risk. So, how do we learn to trust decisions made by agents we can't look in the eye, can't incentivise, and may not fully understand? And how will this transform our skills, our roles and how we define leadership?

That's what we're exploring in this episode of The Green Room with Professor Richard Susskind CBE, AI expert and author, and Stacey Winters, Generative AI Market Leader and Managing Partner for Deloitte North-South Europe, as we ask: What if our next decision makers aren't human?

Tune in to find out:

• How Agentic AI will transform the workplace in the years to come

• Which industries are thinking differently and leading the adoption of new AI capabilities

• What leaderships traits will become more in-demand as AI use scales up

• Why trust by design in the technology and the decisions it makes is critical to success

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Guests: Professor Richard Susskind CBE, AI expert and author, and Stacey Winters, Generative AI Market Leader and Managing Partner for Deloitte North-South Europe

Hosts: Lizzie Elston and Oli Carpenter

Original music: Ali Barrett

Recording date and location: London, 04.09.25