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Organizations don’t have a problem saying yes to AI — the yes already happened. Boards and CEOs pushed the mandate down: pilots bloomed, tools were bought, strategies were announced. Now the CFO is asking where is the ROI.

This session offers an honest examination: AI is a horizontal technology — it amplifies the business it lands on (hint: including the mess). Through cartoons, anonymized war stories, and a practical operator’s lens, we’ll trace what the top-down yes landed on – because a mandate amplifies different things in different organizations. The fix isn’t more enthusiasm or another review board – it’s structural.

Takeaways:

• For companies: A clear-eyed explanation of the AI ROI gap
• For leadership: A structured approach to a problem that’s always part culture
• For you: A way to make more sense of the AI push around you