• Assessing workforce readiness for implementation including workforce skill levels, leadership alignment, and the organizational appetite for change 
• identifying gaps in process and change tolerance before launching pilot programs  
• Building a cross functional implementation team. What roles are needed for successful execution?  
• Aligning stakeholders from operations, HR, engineering, and finance around a unified vision for transformation  
• Understand the key roles, from IT architects to frontline champions, needed to ensure successful project execution and adoption 
• Deployment and change management: phased rollouts, scaling  
• Creating change management plans to navigate user resistance, training needs and long-term cultural adoption  
• Best practice for testing, integration and continuous improvement  
• Establishing feedback loops to drive ongoing optimization and innovation 

AI is everywhere, in every sales pitch, boardroom conversation, and strategy document. But as vendors flood the market, how do organizations separate signal from noise? This panel brings together seasoned industry leaders and innovation experts to unpack what actually works, what to ignore, and how to move at the speed of innovation without sacrificing trust or impact.