Triad Dev Connect

Title: Positioning AI for Success: Strategy and Governance in the Real World

Most everyone is using AI in some capacity these days. However, the value people get can vary dramatically. McKinsey recently found that while 88% of companies are using AI, only 6% are seeing a measurable impact on the bottom line.
We'll discuss a methodology to close that gap, looking at two things that are often overlooked but are extremely valuable.

1. Setting an AI strategy you can state in a few sentences
2. Governance that keeps AI safe to use without slowing everyone down

We'll also discuss where a human belongs in an AI workflow, and how to trust what the system produces.
The examples we'll talk about come from real work across industries like manufacturing, finance, healthcare, and nonprofit. We'll discuss a practical framework you can use, whatever your role, to get more value from the AI you're already using.

Speaker Bio:
Jeremy Fennema is a fractional CIO and CTO who helps growth-stage and mid-market companies get real business value from AI and technology. Through his practice, Fennema.io, he advises CEOs and founders on AI strategy, governance, and security. Across 25+ years in technology leadership he's served as CIO, CTO, and VP of technology, building and running global e-commerce platforms, ERP migrations, distribution operations, and enterprise AI programs. The bulk of his work has been in e-commerce, distribution, retail, and manufacturing, with additional experience in fintech, healthtech, and a variety of nonprofits. He's based in High Point, NC and writes regularly on putting AI to work.