Invitation-only executive roundtable

Practical AI implementation, discussed in confidence by senior executives.

AI Leadership Roundtable convenes academics and leaders from technology, finance, international institutions and industry for candid peer discussion on the implementation of artificial intelligence moderated by economist Fergus McCormick. The objective is to share information — selling is not permitted.

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Confidential exchange

Discussion is framed for candor: operational realities, constraints, and lessons that do not fit public conference formats.

Implementation-led

Sessions focus on AI operating models, deployment barriers, governance, data readiness, and organizational adoption.

Peer learning

Participants compare experience with leaders facing similar executive, operational, and technology decisions.

Current agenda

Questions senior leaders are already trying to answer.

Operations

Where AI changes operating rhythm

How leaders are redesigning workflows, exception handling, and decision rights once AI tools leave pilot environments.

Operations

Where AI changes operating rhythm

How leaders are redesigning workflows, exception handling, and decision rights once AI tools leave pilot environments.

Risk

Governance without paralysis

Balancing speed, accountability, model risk, procurement, and legal oversight in complex organizations.

Risk

Governance without paralysis

Balancing speed, accountability, model risk, procurement, and legal oversight in complex organizations.

Supply chain

AI in planning and resilience

What executives are learning about forecasting, scenario planning, supplier intelligence, and operations visibility.

Supply chain

AI in planning and resilience

What executives are learning about forecasting, scenario planning, supplier intelligence, and operations visibility.

Leadership

The executive adoption problem

How boards and senior teams develop literacy, set priorities, and avoid disconnected experimentation.

Leadership

The executive adoption problem

How boards and senior teams develop literacy, set priorities, and avoid disconnected experimentation.

Moderated by Fergus McCormick

An economist’s lens on executive AI decisions.

Fergus frames each discussion around incentives, constraints, implementation tradeoffs, and the practical consequences of technology choices for firms and markets.

About Fergus

Designed for decision-makers, not spectators.

AI Roundtable is kept intentionally small. Invitations prioritize executives responsible for strategy, implementation, operations, risk, or technology adoption inside substantial organizations.

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