AI Readiness Ep 12: From Hype to Impact — Leading AI Change in Financial Services

In this episode, we speak with Dizem Ozalp Sari Director & Head of Data Services Domain at bnp Paribas bout the real work behind AI readiness in the financial services sector. With years of experience driving data strategy across global institutions, Dizam shares candid insights on:Why mindset and culture matter more than techThe growing disconnect between consumer and corporate AI experiencesWhat makes a use case truly scalable (and why many won’t survive)The critical role of leadership sanity in avoiding AI hype cyclesOpportunities in synthetic data, data lineage, and knowledge retrievalWhy product thinking is still the most important tool in your AI toolkitThis is a thoughtful and grounded conversation for anyone navigating AI strategy, transformation, or delivery at scale.