Ashish Umre
Chief AI Officer
Formerly Entain, AXA, Tesco and BT
I'm excited to join the AIB Skills Council as a Founding Member. AI is only as trustworthy as the people who build, deploy and oversee it, and skills are the foundation of responsible AI. I want to help shape qualifications that keep human values at the heart of how AI is learned and used.
Ashish Umre
About Ashish
Ashish Umre is a senior executive with 25+ years of experience spanning artificial intelligence, data science, digital transformation, innovation and academic research. He has led enterprise AI strategy and transformation across regulated industries including sports betting and gaming, insurance, retail, telecom and financial services.
As a Chief AI Officer and former global AI leader at Entain, AXA XL and Tesco, Ashish has built AI capabilities, Centres of Excellence and high-performing global teams, while translating emerging technologies into measurable commercial and societal impact. His experience spans Generative AI, Agentic AI, Machine Learning, responsible AI, AI governance and enterprise AI adoption.
Ashish is passionate about developing the next generation of AI talent and strengthening the connection between industry, academia and education. He has advised universities, government and industry bodies on AI, data ethics and innovation, mentors emerging technology leaders and startups, and has extensive experience building AI literacy and skills programmes at scale.
As a Founding Member of the AIB Skills Council, Ashish brings a strong industry and academic perspective to advancing AI skills, capability development and responsible AI adoption.
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