Culture, data, value: Fixing AI’s scale challenge

How leaders move AI from pilots to real business impact.

HotTopics Food for Thought In partnership with 

Most AI initiatives never make it past the pilot stage. Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) shows that the majority fail to deliver measurable P&L impact, while many technology executives have long expressed frustration that AI value rarely progresses beyond “fuzzy” productivity gains.

Yet as boardroom appetite for AI-led transformation continues to grow, the challenge is not ambition — it is execution.

In this HotTopics  Food for Thought session, hosted in partnership with Domo, we will explore why AI initiatives stall across three critical areas: organisational culture, data foundations, and clarity of value.

Together with peers and industry experts, we will examine how technology leaders can prioritise the right use cases, cut through the noise, and shift from isolated experimentation to iterative improvement and measurable outcomes.

Join us for a focused discussion on how organisations can move AI from promising pilot projects to scalable, value-generating capability.

Event details

📍 Location: Royal Albert Hall

🗓 Date: 30th April 2026

🕛 Time: 11.00 - 2.00 PM 

• Private tour - 11:00 - 12:00 PM
• Lunch & discussion - 12:00 - 2:00 PM

👥 The Hosts: Doug Drinkwater, Editorial and Strategy Director, HotTopics

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