Why AI Doesn’t (or Does) Scale 

What does your business look like in two years if AI materially changes the cost and speed of decision-making? 

Across industries, organizations are investing heavily in AI.

Yet most initiatives never scale beyond pilot.

 Not because the technology fails, but because the enterprise isn’t aligned to support it. 

The Conversation

 Most organizations are applying one operating model to three very different types of work: 

  • Explore — structured to learn
  • Expand — structured to scale
  • Expire — structured to stop

It doesn’t work.

AI exposes where things don’t line up, when strategy, technology, and data aren’t moving in the same direction, progress stalls.

This discussion is designed to explore where that breakdown actually happens and how leaders are beginning to rethink it.

What We’ll Discuss 

  • Where AI actually breaks inside the enterprise
  • Why most organizations aren’t structured to scale it
  • How misalignment shows up across strategy, technology, and data
  • What leaders are starting to change and what’s still unclear
This is not a presentation. It’s a working conversation. 

Event Details

Logistics

📅 Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
🕠 Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Location: The Star |  Dallas Cowboys headquarters, 1 Cowboys Way, Frisco, TX 75034 .

Format

  • 30–40 senior leaders
  • Brief framing to set context
  • Moderated discussion
  • Peer exchange of perspectives

This is intentionally not a traditional event, it’s a curated conversation among peers.


Request to Join

Seating is limited. Complete your registration form today.

We look forward to welcoming you for an evening of strategic insight and meaningful dialogue.

Questions? Reach out to Mark Renfro, Principal Consultant, SEI Dallas, mrenfro@sei.com