The Agentic Exec
In a world where AI and automation dominate every boardroom conversation, AI & Automation: The Route to Unlocking EBIT and Cash cuts through the noise and gets straight to what matters, turning technology into measurable financial value.
Hosted by The Agentic Exec, the AI & Automation Acceleration Partner for enterprise, this series brings CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and CTOs into the same room to answer one question: how do you actually make more money with AI?
Each episode dives deep into the realities of digital transformation, from automating finance and optimising working capital, to re-engineering operations for human + agent collaboration. You’ll hear from C-suite leaders, investors, and innovators who are already using AI to drive EBITDA, accelerate cashflow, and future-proof their operating models.
This isn’t hype. It’s the new enterprise playbook, how to move from pilot projects and PowerPoints to profit, resilience, and scalability.
If you’re leading growth, investment, or transformation, this podcast gives you the frameworks, stories, and strategies to turn AI into a line item on your P&L.
The Agentic Exec
Episode 4 - Tom Burton - The Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call: Deepfakes & AI Threats Explained
In this episode of The Agentic Exec, Ian and George welcomes national security strategist Tom Burton (yes… Major Tom) to break down the uncomfortable truth: mid-market businesses are now prime targets for AI-powered cyber attacks.
Attackers aren’t guessing anymore.
They're scanning the entire internet, scraping your socials, cloning your voice, and deep faking your CFO to move £10M out of your account while you’re still on the Zoom call. The game has changed.
In this episode, we unpack:
Why SMEs and mid-market firms are now more vulnerable than the FTSE giants
How AI is supercharging spear-phishing, deepfake fraud, and social engineering
The brutal evolution of ransomware (including the new four-stage hostage playbook)
Why “shadow AI” inside your company may be a bigger risk than attackers outside it
Practical controls from the NCSC that can eliminate 90–95% of opportunistic attacks
How to govern autonomous and agentic AI systems before they drift into chaos
What boards, CEOs, and investors should look for to assess cyber readiness fast
The one question every chairman should ask: “Who is actually accountable for cyber risk here?”
This is a blunt, practical conversation for leaders who know AI is accelerating faster than their governance models — and want to avoid becoming tomorrow’s headline.
If you’re a CEO, investor, CISO, or operator trying to adopt AI safely and keep your business off the ransom blogs, this episode is essential.
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