2026-04-16 –, Lounge [1st Floor]
Open Space / Problem Clinic
A moderated hour under Chatham House Rule with 20 practitioners from five regulated industries (banking, pharma, medical-product development, healthcare IT providers, critical infrastructure).
A moderated hour under Chatham House Rule with 20 practitioners from five regulated industries (banking, pharma, medical-product development, healthcare IT providers, critical infrastructure).
The session covered the operational bottlenecks AI programmes inside regulated corporates actually run into in 2026: SBOM and sub-dependencies, model validation, the perception of open source, communication between engineering, QA and compliance, and the handling of AI-generated code in review.
The format ran deliberately without recording and without slides, so that participants could speak openly about the real bottlenecks their programmes face.
An extensive write-up of the discussion, distilled to three core bottlenecks (language, threshold, mandate) and concrete recommendations for decision-makers, is published as a blog post: Regulated, Interconnected, Stalled: What's Blocking AI Projects in Five Industries.
Alexander C.S. Hendorf is an independent AI and open-source strategy advisor working with companies in regulated industries. With 20+ years of hands-on experience across 50+ technologies — from the Python ecosystem to vector databases — he bridges the gap between boardroom decisions and technical execution. Alexander is a Python Software Foundation Fellow , heads the Open Source Working Group of the KI Bundesverband, serves on the board of the Python Software Verband, 2024, he initiated Pioneers Hub, a non-profit supporting vibrant, inclusive tech communities and has delivered 100+ talks in 15+ countries. He writes at hendorf.com