Featured Session: How to Design a Company That AI Can’t Outpace

Event ID: PP1148488

Unknown Date | TBD

Venue: Hilton Grand Ballroom (Salon HJK) (Hilton Austin Downtown)

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Summary

Yes. We’re failing at AI. But it’s not because the tools aren’t good enough. We’re failing because we’re designing for a system that’s already obsolete. The winners of the AI era won’t be the fastest tool adopters, but the ones who redesign how work is organized, value is created, and ecosystems are navigated. In this session,, Ian shows you how to think and build like an AI-native and re-architect organizations, sharing a practical map and mindset shift to thrive in a future where what’s valued changes in real time.

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