Alfred: Givaudan’s Internal ChatGPT Journey – From Zero to Hero

Join me for an insider’s look at Alfred, Givaudan’s secure, in-house ChatGPT solution built from scratch. In this session, we reveal why we needed a robust, internal conversational assistant and how leveraging Microsoft Azure made it all possible. Learn about our step-by-step journey—from navigating stringent security regulations and setting up the necessary Azure subscriptions, to replicating ChatGPT’s UI and addressing challenges like saving user messages and managing conversation context length. We’ll also share our production deployment experience and preview exciting future enhancements, including image generation and RAG integration with a document viewer. Whether you’re a tech leader or an innovation enthusiast, discover how to transform an idea into an enterprise-grade AI assistant.