AI Transformation Beyond the Hype: Driving ROI from AI for Execs

If your AI pilots are working, your strategy exists, yet somehow, the P&L isn't moving, this event is for you.

Most organisations haven't moved beyond proof-of-concepts, or they're just getting started and don't know where to begin. There's a growing gap between AI's potential and measurable business impact, between vendor promises and real ROI, between this quarter's wins and multi-year competitive positioning.

The AI Corner and academyEX are bringing together three executives driving real AI transformation at scale to share what actually works.

Mike Bayly (Founder, The AI Corner & Managing Partner, Allexive) moderates a panel with:

• Stephen Morison: AI Adoption Lead, Fonterra

• Paul Pritchard: Group CEO, Overdose. & Allexive

• Ana Ivanovic-Tongue: Chief Delivery Officer, academyEX

We'll focus on the core decisions related to:

→ Where to invest when everything promises ROI
→ How to measure success when transformation spans years, not quarters
→ What to build in-house versus outsource
→ How to justify continued investment
→ What's actually working, and what's quietly failing

Should I attend?

• If you're a Senior Leader still deciding whether AI matters, this isn't for you.

• If you're figuring out how to drive AI transformation at scale, this is exactly where you need to be.

Limited to 40 spaces for Senior Leaders. Drinks and nibbles included at academyEX's Grafton space.

Information on the panelists:

Stephen Morison: Product Owner / Management - AI, Fonterra

As Fonterra’s AI Adoption Lead, Stephen is driving a transformation focused on reskilling our workforce to operate in an AI-first environment, embedding AI into everyday decision making and processes re-engineering. This isn’t just about AI; it’s a structural shift in how teams work, taking an AI-first approach and cultivating a cultural change to unlock sustainable value from AI.

Paul Pritchard: Group Chief Executive Officer, Overdose. & Allexive

Paul is making deliberate capital and partnership choices to strengthen Overdose’s position in AI-enabled digital commerce. He’s focused on building proprietary capability onshore, investing in infrastructure and R&D where it meaningfully shifts performance, and aligning with global AI partners who expand what’s possible for clients. Paul is focused on defining where the industry goes next, ensuring Overdose's unique IP becomes the engine that delivers unparalleled client value.

Ana Ivanovic-Tongue: Chief Delivery Officer, academyEX

Ana brings a blend of program design, strategic delivery and emerging tech fluency, working with organisations to reimagine how learning happens at scale. She guides leaders and teams through future-focused capability building, using practical AI adoption to lift speed, creativity and impact. Her work spans curriculum design, content acceleration, experimentation with new learning formats and embedding innovation behaviours inside organisations so they can adapt, upskill and grow with confidence.

Information on the moderator:

Mike Bayly: Founder, The AI Corner & Managing Partner, Allexive

The AI Corner (+5,000 readers) is Mike’s engine for accelerating AI understanding in New Zealand, spotlighting leaders, surfacing trends and helping businesses grasp what’s shifting in real language, not hype. In his work with Allexive, he takes that insight into the field, helping organisations move from exploration to execution by embedding AI into operations, decision-making and customer pathways. He focuses on commercial outcomes and agentic commerce readiness, aligning leadership around value, designing AI-enabled workflows, and building the systems and skills that make adoption measurable and lasting.