Beyond the Hype: KPMG’s Framework for Trusted AI in the Enterprise

In this episode of Consulting the Future, I’m joined by James Osborne, Chief Digital Officer at KPMG UK, to explore how one of the world’s largest professional services firms is approaching AI with clarity, intention, and scale.

James shares what he’s learned in his first year as CDO, including the rollout of Ava, KPMG’s internal generative AI assistant now used by over 11,000 employees. We unpack how Ava is surfacing firmwide expertise, why adoption is about people before platforms, and how KPMG’s Trusted AI Framework is helping to embed ethical, human-centric principles into every use case.

We also dig into:

• The mindset shift required to move from AI hype to real-world impact
• How the “Summer of AI” initiative reached 16,000 participants a ...