AI capability is advancing faster than most organisations can plan around it, and the ground keeps shifting beneath them. Models available one week can be restricted by geography the next. GPU lead times are stretching from days into quarters. And the question of who actually controls your AI - across infrastructure, models and data has moved from the server room to the boardroom.
In this live, conversational session, Tim sits down with Cory Hawkvelt of Hyperstack, powered by NexGen Cloud, to unpack what it actually takes to build a sovereign tech stack for enterprise. Rather than treating "sovereign" as a single checkbox, Cory will walk through how to interrogate each layer of your AI stack - infrastructure, operations and models to understand which dependencies genuinely matter for your business, and which don't.
The conversation moves through four areas: the context behind why AI control has become a boardroom issue, a breakdown of the AI tech stack layer by layer, real case studies of enterprises navigating these decisions, and a practical implementation guide for the CIOs, CFOs and other leaders driving AI adoption in their organisation. Expect a before-and-after look at traditional enterprise infrastructure versus modern AI infrastructure, and a grounded, non-dogmatic take on what sovereignty really means in practice.
Drawing on first-hand experience as an NVIDIA Cloud Partner building sovereign AI infrastructure across Europe, Hyperstack will share how other AI leaders are approaching these trade-offs, and what practical steps business and technical leaders can take now.
What you'll learn
- How to assess your AI stack layer by layer, and identify which dependencies actually matter for your business
- A practical framework for questioning any infrastructure or AI provider on security, operations and control
- Real-world case studies of enterprises building continuity into their AI stack
- A concrete implementation guide: the questions to ask and the steps to take before you adopt or scale AI in your organisation
Tim Flagg
