3300: How IBM Is Building AI That Works for Business With IBM UK & Ireland Chief Executive, Leon Butler
When I sat down with Leon Butler, the newly appointed CEO of IBM UK and Ireland, it felt like a timely check-in with one of the most influential forces in enterprise technology. Having taken on the role in January 2025 after leading IBM's global data and AI division, Leon brings both technical depth and a clear strategic lens to what lies ahead. Our conversation couldn't have been better timed, following the IBM Think conference and the company's latest wave of announcements around agentic AI, enterprise models, and quantum computing. Leon offered an inside look at how IBM is responding to…
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