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Why most AI pilots never reach production

Enterprise AI programs run pilot after pilot, and very few see the light. Ronan Langford advises the executives stuck in that loop, and his way out starts with a different question about the future.

Ronan Langford
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Ronan Langford

CEO, Growth Directors

Runs Growth Directors, an AI transformation advisory in Zurich. Brings EY, Deloitte and enterprise consulting experience to getting executives past the pilot phase.

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Anirudh Narayan

Anirudh Narayan

Co-founder & Chief Growth Officer, Lyzr

Co-founder & Chief Growth Officer, Lyzr. He built Agent Sam, the AI agent that pitched Lyzr to its Series A investors.

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Must watch if you’ve approved three AI agents but can’t say what they add up to.

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  1. Moment 01

    The PoC Paradox

    Each pilot makes an existing process a little faster, and nobody at the top can describe the company on the other side. Ronan’s way out:

    1. Benchmark readiness in real time
    2. Simulate the future
    3. Redesign the workflows

  2. Moment 02

    Stop predicting. Start preparing.

    Growth Directors uses simulations so executives can rehearse several futures instead of betting on one forecast.

    Use AI less for deterministic prediction and more for preparedness.

  3. Moment 03

    Digital twins that stress-test your strategy

    Autonomous stand-ins for regulators and unions pressure-test decisions against the shocks that actually break plans:

    • Regulator avatars
    • Union avatars
    • Supply chain shocks
    • Geopolitical shocks

  4. Moment 04

    More productive people, not fewer people

    Why Ronan argues AI should raise what a team can do instead of replacing the people on it.

  5. Moment 05

    Why sovereign AI matters in Europe

    Workflow redesign on sovereign-ready infrastructure, and what it means for banks and other regulated industries.

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