How do you get value from AI with the right tech, teams and governance? Peter St
By Karen Fang Grant · September 24, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
How do you get value from AI with the right tech, teams and governance? Peter Strong leads a discussion with Ramesh Kollepara - Mars Snacking Jim Trahanas - Fruitist, and Michelle Mendoza - Associated Supermarket Group on how they are realizing value.
Key insights:
- First and foremost, you have to start with the business problem (not the tech). Intelligence is the infrastructure. It’s not just finding the data; it’s taking the action. It’s not how you use AI; it’s how the intelligence drives value across the enterprise.
- Part of the challenge in getting to value has been having the people and the processes documented to be able to transform
- The frontier models are not the differentiation; differentiation comes from the context, i.e., your proprietary data, your brand guidelines, your business process knowledge and SMEs).
- “AI is definitely a team sport” - technology sees what is possible; the business sees what is valuable. Co-creation across functions, data and tech drives success. There should be no difference between the understanding of the COO and the CTO.
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