Are we ready? The foundations (data, processes, systems, governance and people) that need to be in place before implementation, and how to honestly assess where your organisation stands today.

Where is the value? How to identify the decisions AI should actually be improving, and where it’s delivering genuine ROI across finance and wider operations – not just where it’s being talked about.

Capability and skills: how much internal capability you need, what to build versus bring in, and how to map skillsets against ownership to see where the gaps are.

Making governance practical: how to assess the quality, completeness and usefulness of the data you actually have, and set clear ownership across data, process and systems – without adding bureaucracy.

What do we do next? How to phase investment as capability and maturity develop, balance ambition against realistic value, and move at the right pace – fast enough to matter, cautious enough to manage risk.

Real-world examples of what good looks like and where organisations have struggled, with practical steps to move from strategy and pilots into execution at scale.

CFOs, COOs and Transformation Leaders who are being asked to think about AI, but are also dealing with the practical question of whether their organisation is actually ready for it.

This session will be particularly valuable for finance and operations leaders navigating board-level pressure to act, while managing real questions around data readiness, governance and where the value genuinely lies.