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Cannes: Why human judgement matters more than ever in an AI world

Earned First June 29, 2026
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The AI narrative that confronts PR practitioners every day tends to be one of total transformation. Yet the reality for most large organisations is cautious, pilot-driven implementation. Enterprise-scale transformation is still rare, with only a small percentage of companies feeling they have reached an advanced stage of AI adoption.

This was the issue that comms leaders sought to unpack in a roundtable discussion sponsored by Penta Group at Cannes last week. Led by Arun Sudhaman, founding editor of Earned First , the group included:

  • Abhinav Kumar, global CMO, Tata Consultancy Services
  • Caitlin O'Neill, director of corporate communications, IBM
  • Damon Jones, CCO, P&G
  • Eleanor Hawkins, head of policy communications, Reflection.ai
  • Jamie McLaughlin, founder and CEO, Monday Talent
  • Jeff Donald, communications lead, R&D / regulatory medical, safety and compliance, Bayer
  • Jim O'Leary, CEO, Penta Group
  • Michelle Masek, founder and CEO, Honeyjar
  • Nidhi Sinha, executive director of global communications, Boston Consulting Group
  • Nishita Virkar, head of strategic communications, Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism
  • Paul Millman, creative marketing lead, Commonwealth Fusion
  • Tina McCorkindale, president and CEO, IPR

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