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PwC Azerbaijan is pleased to announce the appointment of Emin Kerimov as Head of Legal Practice. Economy Materials 4 September 2026 10:32 (UTC +04:00) Emin brings nearly 20 years of experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, investments, capital markets, and cross-border transactions. Over the course of his career, he has advised clients on complex legal and strategic matters and built a strong reputation as a trusted legal advisor. Having made a significant contribution to the development of PwC Azerbaijan's Legal practice, Emin now assumes responsibility for leading the team and further strengthening the firm's legal offering. In this role, he will continue supporting clients in navigating complex regulatory environments, managing legal risks, and achieving their business objectives. His appointment reflects PwC Azerbaijan's commitment to developing talent from within and investing in the continued growth of its legal capabilities.

PwC Canada launches Physical AI service offering (robotics and autonomous systems) to help organizations unlock a new wave of productivity. Sep 03, 2026, 09:16 ET PwC Canada marked the launch with a Toronto event featuring a live robotics demonstration, and two panels with leaders from some of the most established names in manufacturing, telecommunications, defence, science and AI research, including Magna International, Bell Business Markets, Defence Research and Development Canada, and the Vector Institute. * What it is: Physical AI is technology that lets robots and autonomous systems sense, reason, and act in the real world. * Why now: As Physical AI moves from the lab into real-world operations such as mining, manufacturing and logistics, it presents new opportunities to help tackle Canada's productivity challenges. Some applications include inspecting hazardous areas in mines or monitoring critical equipment in nuclear power plants for improved safety. * The hard part: A successful demonstration is not the same as a sustainable enterprise-wide deployment. PwC Canada helps organizations close that gap. * The solution: PwC Canada's new offering covers every stage of adoption, from assessing where Physical AI fits to deploying and scaling it across operations. TORONTO, Sept. 3, 2026 /CNW/ - PwC Canada today launched a Physical AI offering to help organizations move robots and autonomous systems beyond the lab into everyday operations. The offering covers every stage of adoption, from assessing where Physical AI fits to deploying and scaling it across their operations. It builds on PwC's recognition in the Gartner(R) 2026 report as a Specialist in the Emerging Market Quadrant for Physical AI Services. "Physical AI is a generational opportunity to drive a step change in Canada's productivity equation as global supply chains reshape," said Subo Chatterjee, Partner and Physical AI and Emerging Technology Leader, PwC Canada. Unlike earlier automation waves, which followed fixed, rule-based logic, Physical AI can respond and adapt to changing conditions. That adaptability creates new possibilities, but it also makes these systems harder to deploy. The robot is only part of the answer; what determines success is the software, data and integration that turn it into a dependable solution that operators can trust. "For most organizations, the majority of their cost and risk sits in physical operations, and that is exactly where AI has been the hardest to apply," added Chatterjee. "A demo proves the concept works; it does not prove that value can be captured. That comes only when the system works reliably and safely, at scale, day after day, in a real operating environment. That is the difference between an experiment and an advantage." A demonstration of what is real today: PwC Canada marked the launch with a Toronto event, "Physical AI in the Real World: From Robots to Resilient Operations," featuring live demonstrations and two panel discussions. The panels brought together senior leaders from Magna International, Bell Business Markets, Defence Research and Development Canada, the Vector Institute, Foundation Robotics, Mirsee Robotics, REVOBOTS and PwC US. Drawing on perspectives from manufacturing, telecommunications, defence science, AI research and robotics, the discussion examined one of the defining questions shaping the future of Physical AI: how to deploy these systems reliably, safely and at scale. "Organizations have always looked for ways to make physical work safer, more productive and more resilient. Mechanization, automation and robotics have each moved us forward," said Annie Veillet, Partner and Chief Technology Officer, PwC Canada. "Physical AI is the next step in that progression, extending AI into the environments where organizations operate. Since it acts in the real world, alongside people and equipment, trust has to be demonstrated, not assumed. That's why we connect it to strategy, operations, people and risk, using frameworks like ISO 42001, so it can be adopted responsibly." How PwC Canada can help: PwC Canada meets clients wherever they are on their Physical AI journey: exploring where it fits, deploying a first solution, or scaling across sites. We combine deep operational experience with a vendor-neutral, partner-first approach that includes: * Choosing the right technology with vendor and platform assessment, form-factor guidance and ROI modelling. * Tailored use-cases for asset intensive sectors including nuclear, mining, energy and manufacturing. * Training and testing systems using simulation and digital twins to train and validate safely before they go live. * Keeping operations running and improving through integration, governance, cybersecurity and ongoing support. About PwC Canada At PwC Canada, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We're a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 6,500 partners and staff in offices across the country. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting, we help build, accelerate and sustain momentum. PwC refers to the Canadian member firm and may sometimes refer to the PwC network. Each member firm is a separate legal entity. Please see www.pwc.com/structure for further details. Find out more by visiting us at: www.pwc.com/ca SOURCE PwC Management Services LP For media inquiries, please contact: Anuja Kale-Agarwal, National Communications Director, PwC Canada, [email protected]

PwC and Palantir expand strategic alliance to help organizations scale enterprise AI. September 3, 2026 3 min. read Expanded collaboration can help organizations build intelligent enterprises through scaled enterprise AI, M&A transformation, and ERP modernization. PwC US and Palantir Technologies Inc. announced an expansion of their strategic alliance to help organizations use data and AI to transform critical business operations and deliver measurable enterprise value. The alliance will initially focus on three priority transformation areas: scaling enterprise AI, transforming mergers and acquisitions, and modernizing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. The expanded collaboration combines Palantir's artificial intelligence and data platforms with PwC's industry, engineering, and business transformation experience. Together, PwC and Palantir will bring AI deeper into their clients' enterprise - transforming how decisions are made, how work gets done and how organizations address complex business challenges. The investment reflects a renewed focus by PwC and Palantir on areas where AI is helping reshape how complex transformations are delivered, including data migrations, agentic workforce solutions, and technology integrations and separations. PwC is also investing in expanding its technical and functional talent across these areas. "AI's greatest opportunity isn't in isolated use cases - it's in fundamentally changing how enterprises operate," said Patrick Pugh, Global Alliances & Ecosystem Leader, PwC. "By bringing together PwC's business transformation and industry experience with Palantir's technology, we're helping clients transform critical operations, make better decisions and deliver measurable results." "Palantir enables institutions to preserve and expand their alpha," said Sameer Kirtane, Head of US Commercial at Palantir. "We're proud to expand our alliance with PwC, pairing Palantir's platforms with PwC's business transformation expertise to turn complex data and regulatory challenges into real business outcomes." Scaling enterprise AI through engineering and managed services PwC and Palantir can help organizations move AI from pilots into production through joint engineering, implementation and managed services capabilities. By combining Palantir's technology with PwC's engineering, industry and business transformation experience, the alliance can help clients accelerate implementation, scale AI across critical business functions and build the capabilities required to sustain transformation over time. PwC was recently named a leader in the Palantir ecosystem for its strengths in AI engineering and managed services. This recognition was driven by success helping its clients deliver measurable outcomes, including improving supply chain operating efficiency up to 10% for a food manufacturer, increasing forecasting accuracy to 90-95% for a grocery retailer and reducing out-of-service vehicles by 40% for a car rental company. Building on that momentum, the expanded alliance can help clients scale AI into critical business functions, including supply chain and logistics, customer lifecycle management, cyber and digital risk, capital project planning and real estate management. Transforming M&A through an AI-native deals platform PwC and Palantir are introducing the industry's first AI-native deals IT platform enabled by Palantir Foundry and Palantir's AI Platform (AIP) to help organizations execute mergers, acquisitions and divestitures with greater speed and confidence. The platform is designed to help organizations execute deals up to 50% faster while reducing one-time transaction costs up to 45%. By accelerating integration and separation activities, organizations can unlock synergies sooner, divest or spin off businesses faster and ultimately drive greater deal value and stronger shareholder returns. Modernizing ERP with AI-enabled data transformation PwC and Palantir are helping organizations address one of the biggest sources of risk in ERP transformation: getting the data right before implementation. By combining PwC's deep SAP expertise and industry experience with Palantir's AIP, they can help clients identify process inefficiencies, improve data quality and assess transformation decisions earlier - reducing risk while creating a faster, more predictable path to transformation. This approach can help organizations across industries, including telecommunications, utilities and consumer products, accelerate SAP transformation, improve data readiness and establish a stronger foundation for AI-driven innovation. Across these areas, PwC and Palantir can help organizations move beyond isolated AI use cases to embed AI into the systems, workflows and operations that power their businesses - connecting technology transformation with measurable enterprise value.