Reconciling AI: CFOs and ROI

The period of open-ended AI experimentation is giving way to a tougher phase of accountability. Boards, investors, and CFOs want clearer evidence that AI spending is improving productivity, lowering costs, strengthening decisions, or creating new growth. That means leaders need better ways to judge which projects deserve more funding, which should be redesigned, and which should be stopped. In this session, a look at what a credible AI return story looks like, how companies are managing AI budgets, and how leaders can avoid overpaying for tools, vendors, and compute that do not deliver business value.