AppliedAI and EY announce a strategic collaboration to accelerate enterprise AI adoption

Abu Dhabi — July 2, 2026. Today we’re pleased to announce the formalisation of a strategic collaboration between EY and AppliedAI, reinforcing a shared commitment to helping organisations accelerate AI adoption and unlock greater value from tangible applications of emerging technologies. The agreement, signed by Anthony O’Sullivan on behalf of EY and Arya H. Bolurfrushan, Founder and CEO of AppliedAI, brings together EY’s transformation, strategy, and industry experience with Opus, our Agentic Process Execution (APX) platform — giving organisations a governed, confident path from AI ambition to real-world impact.

“We built Opus for the hardest environments: regulated industries where workflows are complex and the compliance bar is absolute. The platform orchestrates AI agents and human oversight across the full lifecycle so that AI actually ships to production with the accountability these sectors demand. EY has been with us since the beginning — this collaboration scales what we’ve already proven together.”

Arya Bolurfrushan, Founder and CEO, AppliedAI

What our leaders are saying

From experimentation to execution

As AI continues to reshape industries, most organisations are no longer asking whether to adopt it — they’re asking how to move from pilots to production. The challenge is sharpest in regulated environments, where every decision must be traceable, compliant, and auditable, and where governance cannot be an afterthought.

This is the gap this collaboration is built to close: bridging ambition and execution, and enabling organisations to move from experimentation to tangible, measurable outcomes.

How it works

Opus lets organisations discover, build, run, and optimise agentic workflows, converting natural language into traceable, auditable processes that scale in line with regulatory expectations. The platform is model-agnostic, orchestrates work across existing enterprise systems, and manages the critical interplay between AI agents and human oversight within a single system.

In this collaboration, EY brings its transformation, strategy, and deep industry experience to identify where AI can create the most value, shape the operating model around it, and support responsible innovation at scale. AppliedAI provides the platform on which those workflows are built, deployed, governed, and continuously improved.

Together, the combined offering helps organisations navigate AI with greater confidence — accelerating innovation, enhancing productivity, and creating lasting value for businesses and the communities they serve.