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Trust by Design: Data and the Ethics of Decision Making

Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering managerial decisions, financial analysis, hiring, customer targeting, operations, and governance. Yet the real question is no longer whether AI can make decisions faster. The question is whether those decisions can be trusted.

This roundtable explores the ethical responsibilities of leaders using AI systems: transparency, explainability, bias, accountability, and human oversight. When algorithms influence credit, hiring, investment, performance, or access, leaders cannot hide behind the machine. Ethical leadership requires asking not only whether a system works, but for whom it works, whom it excludes, and who remains accountable when it fails.

Why this conversation matters:
Tomorrow’s leaders will not only manage people. They will manage systems that shape people’s opportunities. Ethical leadership in the age of AI requires technical awareness, moral clarity, and institutional accountability.

SPEAKERS

Karthikeya Shenoy
Partner

Anup Shashwat & Co

Karthikeya Shenoy
Pradeep Rao
Director

Kyndryl

Pradeep Rao
Ramesh Ramanathan
Principal Architect, CTO Office

Tata Elxsi

Ramesh Ramanathan
Ritesh Saxena
CX & AI Transformation Consultant – COO’s Office

Pine Labs

Ritesh Saxena
Shashikanth Jayaraman
CHRO

MulticoreWare Inc

Shashikanth Jayaraman

MODERATOR

Tanuj Kar
Product Manager, Customer Experience

GE Healthcare

Tanuj Kar