AI adoption is accelerating across every industry. Many organisations are investing in tools and pilots, yet few have redesigned governance, decision rights and delivery systems to operate as AI-native enterprises.
Technology alone will not deliver sustained advantage. Without executive fluency and structured guardrails, AI initiatives often create duplication, risk and fragmented outcomes rather than measurable performance improvement.
This workshop is designed for leaders who are accountable for AI outcomes and need practical executive frameworks to embed AI into strategy, governance and everyday decision making.
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Executive workshop format
- Half-day executive workshop
- Two Sydney and two Melbourne sessions only
- Small-group format
- Designed for C-suite and senior transformation leaders
Location: Sydney & Melbourne
Dates: May dates soon to be announced (Seats will be strictly limited)
About Laks Srinivasan
Laks Srinivasan is a globally recognised AI transformation strategist and founder of the Return on AI Institute. He works with executive teams and boards to help organisations move beyond AI experimentation and into structured, enterprise-wide capability.
With a background spanning technology, operating model design and large-scale organisational transformation, Laks specialises in helping leadership teams redesign governance, decision rights and delivery systems to operate as AI-Native enterprises. His work focuses on executive fluency, measurable value creation and responsible adoption at scale.
Laks has advised senior leaders across financial services, healthcare, technology and government on how to embed AI into strategy rather than treat it as a standalone initiative. He is known for translating complex AI concepts into practical executive frameworks that clarify risk, investment priorities and workforce implications.
Rather than focusing on tools alone, Laks helps organisations re-engineer how work flows, how decisions are made and how performance is measured in an AI-enabled environment. His approach combines strategic rigour with commercial pragmatism, ensuring AI investments are aligned to business outcomes, governance requirements and long-term competitive positioning.
Through executive workshops and advisory engagements, Laks equips leaders with the structure, language and confidence required to lead AI transformation responsibly and sustainably.
About Craig McGuire
AI strategist and former CEO
Craig McGuire is an experienced C-suite leader, AI strategist and executive adviser who works with boards and leadership teams to move organisations from AI experimentation to practical, accountable execution.
He advises enterprise leaders on designing human-centric, value-focused AI operating models that link strategy, governance, decision rights and organisational capability. His work helps organisations protect the core business while unlocking innovation, ensuring AI adoption translates into measurable performance rather than fragmented activity.
Drawing on more than 20 years of international experience across public and private sectors, Craig supports executive teams in building the fluency required to govern AI responsibly, embed clear accountability and redesign operating models for disciplined, scalable delivery.
He focuses on equipping leaders with a shared language and structured frameworks that connect intent to execution, enabling AI to operate as a managed enterprise capability rather than an isolated initiative.