Eighty-eight percent of organizations claim to use AI, yet only a third scale it beyond pilots. In this conversation, Amelia Green, founder of UBI and a 25-year veteran of AI and digital transformation, reveals why most organizations fail to move from experimentation to real business impact—and shares the exact framework that separates winners from the rest.
From the four-pillar roadmap that drives tens of millions in EBITDA uplift to the uncomfortable truth about workforce redesign, this episode cuts through AI hype to explore what actually works at scale, how leaders engage both top-down and bottom-up innovation, and why your unique human creativity remains irreplaceable in an AI-enabled world.
What You’ll Learn
- Why 88% of organizations have AI but only one-third scale it enterprise-wide—and what’s actually blocking them
- The four-pillar framework for moving beyond pilots: value portfolio, data infrastructure, operating model, and governance
- How successful organizations tie AI directly to EBITDA through lighthouse use cases
- Why AI is now a business imperative, not a technology project
- The workforce redesign playbook: automating routine work while redeploying talent to higher-value strategic roles
Key Discussion Topics
- Business imperative vs. technology tool: why AI is disrupting markets and competition
- The pilot trap: common mistakes organizations make when starting AI
- Designing for scale from day one: shared governance and common data platforms
- Measuring what matters: business value and EBITDA impact
- Bottom-up innovation: engaging junior talent to build organizational buy-in
- Skills for mid-career professionals: AI literacy, data comfort, and domain expertise
Guest Background
Amelia Green is the founder of UBI, an AI and data infrastructure platform enabling data monetization and EBITDA uplift. With 25+ years driving digital transformation for Fortune 500 companies and governments, she previously served as partner and managing director leading AI and data at AlixPartners and as chief digital officer at PwC Singapore. Amelia has helped organizations unlock over $4.2 billion in value through data and AI.
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