Panel. When to invest, pause or pull the plug? @WithTheEconomist
Panel. When to invest, pause or pull the plug?  @WithTheEconomist
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Supported by HighRadius
Judging correctly which AI projects have the best chance of success means betting on those which will have the biggest impact. How do finance leaders decide which initiatives deserve more funding, which should wait and which ought to be buried?

Moderator:
Dexter Thillien, lead editorial analyst - technology and telecoms, EIU

Panellists:
Mark Jungmann, vice-president global head of finance transformation office, DHL Supply Chain
Winny Li, group treasurer, PPD
Jeremiah Crider, chief financial officer, Carwow
Sara Bustillo de Castro, vice-president licensing and expansion, Swissport
Patrick Coleman, vice-president digital transformation, HighRadius
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