Maximizing Return on AI: A C-Suite Workshop
with LAKS SRINIVASAN
Co-Founder & CEO | RoAI Institute
A focused half-day working session for executives who want to turn AI investment into business value.
Friday, October 23, 2026 | 08:30–12:30 |
Zurich City or Zurich Airport, Switzerland
Executive Lunch 12:30–13:30
CHF 950 incl. Lunch
90% of executives report that AI delivers value. Far fewer capture a great deal of it. A new global study by Laks Srinivasan and Tom Davenport, based on 1,006 C-suite executives across 11 countries and published in Harvard Business Review, finds that the difference comes down to how leadership manages AI rather than the technology itself. Several European markets already outperform the United States in capturing value from AI. This four-hour workshop, designed for CIOs, CTOs, and their C-suite peers, brings that evidence directly into the room.
The session covers
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Introduction. Why getting value from AI is a management challenge before it is a technology one.
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Research Findings. Which AI types deliver the most value, where organizations stall, and how European organizations compare to global peers.
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The RoAI Framework. A six-stage economic maturity model and a roadmap for becoming an AI-native enterprise.
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Facilitated Breakout: Pressure-Test Your AI Decisions. Leaders bring their own real AI challenges and dilemmas into an immersive workshop environment and experience applied AI firsthand. Each team develops solutions by applying what they have learned, gets immediate feedback from a synthetic board of directors, and revises their approach.
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Wrap-Up and the Next 90 Days. No-regret leadership actions that build momentum from wherever you are.
The research reveals two inflection points where value from AI accelerates sharply, and most organizations have stalled just short of the first. Participants leave knowing where their organization stands. They also take home a comprehensive, personalized report generated from their work in the session, including their 90-day action plan.
The objective is simple: move the conversation from AI activity to AI value.
What we will work on
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Introduction | Why getting value from AI is a management challenge before it is a technology one.
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Research Findings | Which AI types deliver the most value, where organizations stall, and how European organizations compare to global peers.
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The RoAI Framework | A six-stage economic maturity model and a roadmap for becoming an AI-native enterprise.
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Pressure-Test Your AI Decisions | Participants bring their own real AI challenges and dilemmas into the workshop. In facilitated breakouts, teams apply what they have learned, get immediate feedback from a synthetic board of directors, and revise their approach.
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The Next 90 Days | No-regret leadership actions that build momentum from wherever your organization stands today.
What you take away
The research identifies two inflection points where value from AI accelerates sharply – and suggests that most organizations have stalled just short of the first.
You will leave with a clearer understanding of where your organization stands and a personalized report generated from your work during the session, including your 90-day action plan.
Why you are invited?
The workshop is designed for CIOs, CTOs, CFOs and other C-suite executives who are responsible for AI investments, business transformation or the value their organization expects to create with AI.
You do not need to be an AI expert.
You should, however, be prepared to bring a real AI challenge or decision from your organization into the room.
Why "Invitation Only"?
The quality of this workshop depends on the people in the room and the challenges they bring with them.
We are therefore keeping the group small and curating the participants. The aim is to create an environment where executives can work openly on real questions, challenge each other's thinking and learn from different perspectives.
Submitting an application does not commit you to payment.
If your application is accepted, you will receive a confirmation and a link to complete your registration.
Workshop Details
LAKS SRINIVASAN
Co-Founder and CEO | RoAI Institute
Laks Srinivasan is a seasoned C-suite executive, entrepreneur, and board member with over 25 years of experience leading AI, analytics, and data-driven transformation for Global 1000 companies. Recognized as a trusted advisor to senior leadership teams, Laks brings a rare combination of strategic vision and operational depth — having built and scaled businesses, advised boards, and delivered AI solutions from concept to enterprise-wide deployment across commercial, non-profit, and government sectors.
Laks is Co-Founder and CEO of the Return on AI (RoAI) Institute, which he co-founded alongside Tom Davenport — globally renowned AI thought leader, author, professor and researcher. The Institute is a best practices research and advisory firm dedicated to helping enterprises maximize the economic and social return on their AI investments. At the Institute, Laks leads research and advises executive teams of non-digital-native companies on understanding, preparing for, and executing AI-driven transformation. He regularly speaks and leads C-suite and leadership workshops on demystifying AI and creating tangible business value from AI investments. His work, insights, and teaching span prestigious institutions and publications — including Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and UCLA Anderson School of Management, where he leads industry seminars on AI and AI Ethics.
Prior to founding the Institute, Laks served as Chief Operating Officer of Opera Solutions, a pioneer in applied AI and machine learning, recognized for top placements in landmark ML competitions including the Netflix Prize, KDD Cup, and Kaggle. Before that, he held senior roles at FICO (NYSE: FICO), the analytics leader powering smarter decisions in credit, fraud, and risk management for businesses worldwide.
Laks holds an MBA from the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) in Entrepreneurial Management and Finance, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from NIT, India. He serves as a Senior Fellow for Leadership Development at the Enterprise Systems Center, Lehigh University, where he mentors graduate and senior students on data analytics projects for industry and government. He also serves as Chair of the Board of Lehigh Valley Public Media, the non-profit home to PBS39, WLVR Radio, and LehighValleyNews.com.