
Listening in at Leaders Lab: AI strategy and adoption
AI has moved beyond experimentation, but turning ambition into genuine business value is proving much harder than switching on a new tool.
A community for tech-centric leaders navigating complex change
Built with input from the technology leadership community, NashTech Leaders Lab facilitates and encourages practical, honest, and useful conversations and connections between peers who want to share thinking, test ideas, and learn from others facing similar challenges through in-person events, networking, and online resources. Read our Leaders Lab FAQs below to find out more.
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AI has moved beyond experimentation, but turning ambition into genuine business value is proving much harder than switching on a new tool.
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Boards are increasingly expecting results from AI, but technology leaders are still working out which bets to make, where to invest, how to govern them and what readiness looks like when the technology changes every few months. This tension shaped the latest NashTech Leaders Lab roundtable in London, where 20 senior technology leaders from across the UK shared their experiences. This article captures just some of the discussion, which may help other CIOs and CTOs navigate the same decisions. Let’s dive into it.
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From AI execution and technology foundations to the changing shape of leadership, Chris Weston and Natalie Whittlesey share three conversations shaping the CIO agenda.
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AI initiatives often stall at pilot stage because organisations try to scale before the foundations are ready. In part one of this two-part series, we explore three common barriers: Data that is not AI-ready Limited internal AI expertise Integration debt that prevents AI from connecting with the wider business. The takeaway for technology leaders is that moving from pilot to production requires sustained investment in data, capability and connected technology foundations.
Read moreA fantastic session with vibrant discussion! Grateful to the NashTech team for arranging such a high‑impact event.
Paul Whiteside
CTO
Proper insightful full session with real conversation … thank you all
Phillip Liu
Director - Data & AI
Really enjoyed the session, topic, the networking opportunity and the engagement of the group.
Eoin O’Connell
Head of IT & Systems
Great event and a great community you brought together.
Jim Dolan
Chief Transformation & Technology Officer
Thank you for a really useful, enjoyable discussion
John Bovill
Advisor and CTO
Brilliant event! Thoroughly refreshing. I particularly enjoyed hearing from others
Mandie Beitner
CTrO

Natalie Whittlesey runs Leaders Lab, curating sessions and personally connecting with members. If you would like to become a member of the community and receive community updates, please submit the form opposite, and she'll be in touch.
It is designed for senior technology leaders and tech-centric business leaders, including CIOs, CTOs, Chief Digital Officers, IT Directors, Technology Directors, Product Directors, Engineering Directors, Digital Directors, Transformation Directors, MDs and CEOs.
Technology leaders are under increasing pressure to make the right calls on AI, modernisation, and transformation. Many of the leaders we work with tell us they lack honest peer input, cross-industry perspectives, and practical outputs they can act on. Leaders Lab was created in response - a space for senior technology leaders to step out of the noise, sense-check their thinking with peers, and leave with actionable ideas.
You can expect practical, honest, peer-led conversations, roundtables, articles, playbooks and insights shaped by the challenges senior technology leaders are facing now.
No, the focus is on useful conversations, shared learning, peer connection and practical outputs. NashTech facilitates the community, but the value comes from the people, perspectives and experiences within it.
Leaders Lab focuses on the issues senior technology leaders are navigating now, including AI, integration, modernisation, proving value quickly and making confident decisions in complex environments.
You can register your interest through the form on this page. Once you’ve registered your interest, our community manager, Natalie Whittlesey, will get in touch with you to make sure you get the most out of the community and that it’s a good fit for you.
Members will hear about roundtables, articles, playbooks and other community updates through Leaders Lab communications and our community manager, Natalie Whittlesey.
Yes. Leaders Lab is built around shared experience and practical peer input. Members may be able to contribute through roundtable discussions, feedback, articles, and by helping shape future topics.
If you have any further questions, our community manager, Natalie Whittlesey will be more than happy to answer them. You can get in touch with her via the form above.
It is designed for senior technology leaders and tech-centric business leaders, including CIOs, CTOs, Chief Digital Officers, IT Directors, Technology Directors, Product Directors, Engineering Directors, Digital Directors, Transformation Directors, MDs and CEOs.
Technology leaders are under increasing pressure to make the right calls on AI, modernisation, and transformation. Many of the leaders we work with tell us they lack honest peer input, cross-industry perspectives, and practical outputs they can act on. Leaders Lab was created in response - a space for senior technology leaders to step out of the noise, sense-check their thinking with peers, and leave with actionable ideas.
You can expect practical, honest, peer-led conversations, roundtables, articles, playbooks and insights shaped by the challenges senior technology leaders are facing now.
No, the focus is on useful conversations, shared learning, peer connection and practical outputs. NashTech facilitates the community, but the value comes from the people, perspectives and experiences within it.
Leaders Lab focuses on the issues senior technology leaders are navigating now, including AI, integration, modernisation, proving value quickly and making confident decisions in complex environments.
You can register your interest through the form on this page. Once you’ve registered your interest, our community manager, Natalie Whittlesey, will get in touch with you to make sure you get the most out of the community and that it’s a good fit for you.
Members will hear about roundtables, articles, playbooks and other community updates through Leaders Lab communications and our community manager, Natalie Whittlesey.
Yes. Leaders Lab is built around shared experience and practical peer input. Members may be able to contribute through roundtable discussions, feedback, articles, and by helping shape future topics.
If you have any further questions, our community manager, Natalie Whittlesey will be more than happy to answer them. You can get in touch with her via the form above.
It is designed for senior technology leaders and tech-centric business leaders, including CIOs, CTOs, Chief Digital Officers, IT Directors, Technology Directors, Product Directors, Engineering Directors, Digital Directors, Transformation Directors, MDs and CEOs.
Technology leaders are under increasing pressure to make the right calls on AI, modernisation, and transformation. Many of the leaders we work with tell us they lack honest peer input, cross-industry perspectives, and practical outputs they can act on. Leaders Lab was created in response - a space for senior technology leaders to step out of the noise, sense-check their thinking with peers, and leave with actionable ideas.
You can expect practical, honest, peer-led conversations, roundtables, articles, playbooks and insights shaped by the challenges senior technology leaders are facing now.
No, the focus is on useful conversations, shared learning, peer connection and practical outputs. NashTech facilitates the community, but the value comes from the people, perspectives and experiences within it.
Leaders Lab focuses on the issues senior technology leaders are navigating now, including AI, integration, modernisation, proving value quickly and making confident decisions in complex environments.
You can register your interest through the form on this page. Once you’ve registered your interest, our community manager, Natalie Whittlesey, will get in touch with you to make sure you get the most out of the community and that it’s a good fit for you.
Members will hear about roundtables, articles, playbooks and other community updates through Leaders Lab communications and our community manager, Natalie Whittlesey.
Yes. Leaders Lab is built around shared experience and practical peer input. Members may be able to contribute through roundtable discussions, feedback, articles, and by helping shape future topics.
If you have any further questions, our community manager, Natalie Whittlesey will be more than happy to answer them. You can get in touch with her via the form above.
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