Breakfast Roundtable

Event

From Innovation Theatre to Enterprise Value

Wednesday 2 December 2026, 09:00 - 11:00am - The Fable, London

Breakfast Roundtable

Event

From Innovation Theatre to Enterprise Value

Wednesday 2 December 2026, 09:00 - 11:00am - The Fable, London

Breakfast Roundtable

Event

From Innovation Theatre to Enterprise Value

Across every enterprise, a new type of leader is emerging. Responsible for growth, innovation and performance. Accountable for results, not just ideas. Expected to move fast, but without breaking what already works. They sit between business ambition and technical reality. And that’s exactly where things get difficult.

Stop Measuring AI Activity.
Start Measuring Business Value.

An informal breakfast networking event at The Fable, Holborn

AI investment is accelerating across every industry. Yet many organisations still struggle to answer a simple board-level question:

What measurable business value are we creating?

Join us for a practical executive discussion on how leading organisations are aligning AI investment to commercial outcomes, reducing complexity and building sustainable competitive advantage.

The challenge facing leadership teams

Many organisations are experiencing:

  • Growing AI investment with unclear ROI

  • Multiple teams solving the same problem

  • Increasing technology complexity and technical debt

  • Pressure from boards to demonstrate business value

  • Innovation activity without measurable commercial impact

How many of these questions can you answer?

  • Which initiatives should be expanded, paused or stopped?

  • Can you prove which AI investments are delivering measurable business value?

  • Are departments solving the same challenge multiple times?

  • Is AI reducing complexity, or creating more of it?

  • What will truly differentiate your organisation when everyone has access to the same technology?

If these questions resonate, this session is for you.

What You'll Take Away

Strategic clarity

  • Why many AI programmes fail to deliver enterprise value

  • How competitive advantage is shifting from technology to organisational capability

A practical prioritisation framework

  • How to focus investment on initiatives that deliver measurable outcomes

  • How to identify and eliminate innovation theatre

Actionable leadership tools

  • Reduce fragmented innovation without slowing progress

  • Build organisational capability that scales

  • Create the foundations for sustainable competitive advantage

Who should attend

This session is designed for:

  • CEOs

  • Managing Directors

  • Chief Digital Officers

  • Chief Transformation Officers

  • CIOs and CTOs

  • Strategy and Operations Leaders

Attendance is limited to senior leaders responsible for organisational performance, transformation, and growth.

This discussion is designed for leaders responsible for growth, transformation, and organisational performance. 

No product demonstrations.
No vendor presentations.
No AI hype.

Just practical thinking, proven experience and a leadership system for turning technology investment into measurable business value.

If you're responsible for ensuring technology investment delivers measurable business outcomes, reserve your place today.

Stop measuring activity. Start creating value.

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Date: Wednesday 2nd December 2026
Time: 09:00 - 11:00am 
Venue: The Fable, Holborn, London EC1A 2BN

Complete the form and we'll be in touch to confirm your place.

Contributors

Tom Shepherd

Tom Shepherd

Business Development Director

Tom Shepherd 

Director of Business Development 

Tom helps enterprise organisations connect technology investment with measurable commercial outcomes by aligning strategy and delivery around business value. 

Mark Simpson

Mark Simpson

Chief AI Officer

Mark Simpson

Chief AI Officer

Mark leads Griffiths Waite's AI strategy, helping organisations build scalable enterprise capability that delivers measurable impact whilst reducing risk and complexity. 

Sophia Charters

Client Services Director

Liz Hemes

Senior Client Partner

Liz builds trusted relationships, leads high-performing teams and delivers lasting value. With experience across globally recognised brands, she combines commercial insight with a people-first approach to drive meaningful outcomes.

Leon Barrett

Head of Product

Leon Barrett

Head of Product

Leon helps enterprise organisations turn product strategy into measurable business impact, drawing on experience delivering customer-centric innovation at Amazon. 

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Ready to achieve AI advantage?

Turn AI ambition into products that deliver measurable business impact with confidence.

No obligation. A focused conversation to explore where AI can create real advantage in your organisation.

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Get in touch

Ready to achieve AI advantage?

Turn AI ambition into products that deliver measurable business impact with confidence.

No obligation. A focused conversation to explore where AI can create real advantage in your organisation.

Get in touch

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Get in touch

Ready to achieve AI advantage?

Turn AI ambition into products that deliver measurable business impact with confidence.

No obligation. A focused conversation to explore where AI can create real advantage in your organisation.

Get in touch