GenAI ROI, INVESTMENTS, EXPECTATIONS: THE CEOs VIEW

Speakers: • Peggy Antonakou, General Manager Southeast Europe, Google • George Tsarouchas, Chief Executive Officer, Dialectica • Andreas Papadakis, CEO, Archeiothiki • Tey Bannerman, Former McKinsey Partner • Moderator: Pavlos Konstas, Fellow @ Harvard University / As.Partner @ IBM

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This reality-check panel dismantles GenAI hype by revealing that 46% of GenAI initiatives are killed before scaling. CEOs and business leaders provide unvarnished perspectives on what actually delivers return on investment, arguing that “safe ROI” lies in backend streamlining and cost-cutting rather than flashy revenue generation. The discussion moves from “vibe coding” to strategic deployment, with real examples of massive operational transformation.

Key Highlights: ✅ The Messy Middle: While macro statistics predict billions in productivity gains, operational reality is difficult. Most companies are stuck in hype rather than strategic deployment, with nearly half of initiatives failing to scale. ✅ Streamlining vs. Revenue: Safe returns come from backend automation and efficiency gains, not revenue generation. Moving from 93% to 95% accuracy is often pointless compared to massive volume automation that transforms operations. ✅ The Death of the POC: Leading companies like Dialectica stopped doing Proof of Concepts two years ago, focusing strictly on production value. Their Google cloud spend moved from “credit card” transactions to “wire transfers” due to volume. ✅ Workflow Redesign: Success requires fundamentally redesigning workflows, not automating legacy processes. Example: marketing shifting from copywriting to automated, behavioral-data-driven customer communication cycles. ✅ The One-Year KPI: The ultimate metric for success isn’t accuracy but: “How many problems are we solving today that we couldn’t solve 12 months ago?”

💬 Why Watch? Essential for CEOs, CFOs, and business leaders evaluating AI investments. This panel cuts through hype to reveal what actually works, what fails, and why. Learn from executives who have scaled AI successfully, understand the real failure rates, and discover why boring backend automation often delivers better returns than exciting customer-facing innovations.

📌 Notable Insights:

46% of enterprise GenAI initiatives were killed last year because they couldn’t scale or prove value—understanding why is critical.

User experience debate: 60% of chatbot conversations are users venting/seeking psychoanalysis, suggesting unexpected value beyond functional assistance.

Cloud infrastructure costs can explode from thousands to hundreds of thousands as AI scales—financial planning is essential.

The transition from POC to production requires different organizational capabilities, mindsets, and investment levels.

About the GenAI Summit:

Over 5,000 GenAI builders, technology executives, and political and business leaders convened on November 24 at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center for the 4th GenAI Summit, organized by 100mentors. Under the theme “From Chatbots to Agents,” the Summit captured the evolution of GenAI: from simple Q&A systems to autonomous platforms that plan and execute complex tasks. European product “premieres” and participation from leading international companies cemented the GenAI Summit’s position as Southeast Europe’s most influential artificial intelligence conference. Founded in 2023, GenAI Summit has established itself as Southeast Europe’s most influential AI event. It convenes researchers, entrepreneurs, and government leaders shaping GenAI’s future, connecting scientific research with practical implementation across enterprises and organizations. For more information: genaisummitseeurope.com

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