Simon Torrance

Simon Torrance is a globally recognised expert in Agentic AI and strategic business transformation, specialising in helping organisations deploy autonomous artificial intelligence systems that fundamentally reshape capacity, profitability and competitive positioning. As founder of AI Risk and senior adviser to executive teams across financial services, insurance, technology and biotechnology, he has delivered measurable results including multimillion-pound savings in hiring costs, 25% improvements in customer satisfaction, and doubled underwriting profitability through real-world AI deployment. A guest lecturer at Singularity University, World Economic Forum agenda council member, and author of widely adopted frameworks including The AI Maturity Model and The Agentic AI Stack, Simon equips audiences with actionable strategies to accelerate AI maturity, build proprietary capabilities that become appreciating assets, and capture competitive advantage before their rivals do.

When Simon Torrance founded AI Risk, he set out to solve a problem most organisations still struggle with: closing the gap between AI experimentation and genuine business transformation. His focus on Agentic AI, autonomous systems that work alongside humans to reshape capacity and competitive positioning, has positioned him at the forefront of a critical shift in how businesses deploy artificial intelligence. Rather than encouraging reliance on rented commodities accessible to every competitor, Simon helps organisations build proprietary AI capabilities that become appreciating strategic assets, fundamentally altering the economics of their operations.

Simon's expertise stems from real-world deployment and measurable outcomes. Through AI Risk, he has guided organisations across financial services, insurance, technology, biotechnology, media and telecommunications to implement advanced Agentic AI applications that deliver three to tenfold capacity expansion at a fraction of traditional costs. His work has produced extraordinary results: companies have saved millions in hiring costs whilst simultaneously improving customer satisfaction scores by 25%, doubling underwriting profitability, and increasing employee satisfaction. A member of several World Economic Forum agenda councils and guest lecturer at Singularity University, Simon educates senior leaders on exponential technologies and their practical application to complex global challenges. He is the author of 'Fightback: How to Win in the Digital Economy' and creator of widely adopted frameworks including The Agentic AI Accelerator, The AI Maturity Model, The Agentic AI Enterprise Blueprint, and The Agentic AI Stack, tools used by leadership teams worldwide to navigate their AI transformation journeys.

Simon's speaking engagements equip audiences with actionable strategies to accelerate AI maturity and capture competitive advantage before their rivals do. He demonstrates the critical difference between surface-level adoption and strategic deployment, showing leaders how to move beyond chatbots and copilots to autonomous systems that fundamentally transform decision-making, productivity and long-term value creation. His insights help executives make informed choices about investment, organisational change and implementation timelines, translating complex AI concepts into clear business outcomes. Whether addressing global forums such as the Financial Times Future of AI Summit, MIT Digital Economy Summit, or United Nations ITU Summit, or advising corporate teams at organisations including Allianz and AXA, Simon delivers practical frameworks that enable audiences to transition confidently from strategy to execution, building AI capabilities that create lasting competitive differentiation rather than temporary tactical gains.