Techstrong TV — Tue, Feb 17

Making AI Real: From Hype to Enterprise-Scale ROI in 2026

Alan

2026 will mark the inflection point where AI shifts from experimental hype to measurable business impact. After years of excitement driven by generative AI and early agents, enterprises will be forced to prove real return on investment by embedding AI and agentic systems into core workflows, data estates, and operating models. Drawing on market signals, compute trends, and enterprise adoption patterns, this session explores why AI’s next phase is defined by human-machine collaboration, workflow reinvention, and large-scale agent orchestration across cloud, platform, and SaaS layers. The winners will be organizations that move beyond one-off tools and “parlor trick” use cases to redesign processes for autonomy, scale, and continuous learning—turning AI from a novelty into a durable engine of productivity, growth, and competitive advantage.