The AI Transformation Gap: Why Most Businesses Are Getting It Wrong

Most businesses are now using AI. Far fewer are transforming with it. 🤖

In this episode, I sit down with Tanuja Randery, VP and Managing Director of AWS EMEA, to unpack the findings of AWS's latest Unlocking Europe's AI Potential report, one of the most comprehensive studies of AI adoption across European businesses, and explore what the findings mean for business leaders everywhere.

We cover what the data actually shows about how companies are using AI, why most are stuck at the basic stage, and what it takes to move into truly transformative AI deployment. Tanuja shares real-world examples from companies like Ericsson and Debenhams, explains why agentic AI is the next major dividing line for businesses, and gives her honest assessment of the three barriers, skills gaps, regulatory fragmentation, and access to funding, that are holding organizations back from their full AI potential.

We also get practical. Tanuja shares her top advice for CEOs who want to scale AI successfully, including why top-down commitment is non-negotiable and why keeping AI separate from core business strategy is one of the most common and costly mistakes leaders make. 💡

Whether you're a business leader, a technology professional, or simply trying to understand where AI is heading in 2026, this conversation is packed with insight and real data.

🕐 What we cover: 

00:00 Introduction 
02:00 Why AI adoption has reached a tipping point 
05:00 The AI transformation gap and what it means for your business 
09:00 Real-world examples of advanced AI adoption 
13:00 Agentic AI and why it changes everything 
17:00 The three barriers holding businesses back 
22:00 What CEOs need to do to scale AI successfully

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👉 Read the full AWS Unlocking Europe's AI Potential 2026 report: https://www.unlockingeuropesaipotential.com

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