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AM26: Scaling AI: Now Comes the Hard Part

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Agenda Dialogues
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Jan 20, 2026
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Summary

With $1.5 trillion in investment and nearly 60% of companies set to scale AI in 2025, the race to capture its full economic impact is accelerating. Yet scaling beyond pilots remains a major hurdle, requiring new strategies, capabilities and organizational designs. How can leaders unlock AI's true potential for complex tasks and long-term transformation? Speakers: Roy Jakobs President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Philips; Ryan McInerney, Chief Executive Officer, Visa; Mat Honan Editor-in-Chief, MIT - Technology Review; Amin Nasser President and Chief Executive Officer, Aramco. Julie Sweet This session was recorded at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, 20 January, 2026. Watch the full session here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/scaling-ai-now-comes-the-hard-part/ Learn more about this year's Annual Meeting in Davos here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/