The AI transformation dilemma: AI for growth, not just efficiency.

A private executive roundtable dinner hosted by Monks Technology Services, in partnership with GlobalData
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 · Dallas

    
The Adolphus, Autograph Collection, Dallas

As organizations face persistent pressure on growth, margins and operating costs, AI is creating both new opportunities and difficult investment decisions. While businesses acknowledge AI’s potential, the challenge of moving from experimentation towards delivering measurable commercial value is becoming clearer.

For business leaders across sectors including financial and professional services, media and retail, the dilemma is becoming increasingly urgent: what level of AI investment should businesses make? What kind of return on that investment should they expect? And how can AI transformation—done in the right way—unlock new sources of revenue as well as create efficiencies?

At this executive roundtable dinner, we will bring together senior business leaders for an open and off-the-record discussion on the challenges and opportunities of AI transformation. We will explore how organizations can make smarter infrastructure modernization decisions, create business resilience and flexibility around vendors, and ultimately build a sustainable business case for AI at a time when traditional growth is proving difficult to achieve.

Among the topics we’ll discuss:

• Moving beyond AI experimentation to measurable business value and return on investment
• Funding AI transformation in a low-growth environment while protecting margins
• Balancing infrastructure modernization expenditure, operating costs and long-term scalability
• Identifying opportunities for AI to improve productivity, reshape operating models and unlock new revenue streams
• Assessing the financial, operational and strategic risks associated with AI adoption
• Aligning finance and technology leadership around transformation priorities

Join us for an evening of lively and informed discussion, and practical insights on the decisions shaping the next phase of AI transformation.

Agenda

6.30pm: Arrival, welcome and networking drinks

7pm:  Three-course dinner with roundtable discussion

9pm: Dinner ends, optional further networking

10pm: Event ends

Rena Bhattacharyya

Chief Analyst and Practice Lead, Enterprise Technology & Services at GlobalData