Скачать или смотреть Governance Beats Gadgets: Adamantia Velonis of L.E.K on Scaling Enterprise AI Right

Better for YouTube: "Most AI pilots fail — not because the tech doesn’t work, but because governance, strategy, and alignment are missing.

In this episode of Advising the Advisors, Adamantia Velonis of L.E.K. Consulting shares how to scale AI responsibly and get measurable results that stick."

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What You’ll Learn:
• Why “successful pilot” doesn’t mean scalable solution and how to tell the difference
• How lack of alignment between innovation teams and business strategy kills momentum
• The critical role of use case cataloguing in managing risk, ensuring governance, and driving results
• Why AI change management must be continuous, not one-off
• A real-world example of governance boosting proposal win rates by 10–12%
• How organizations can shift from chasing tools to rethinking entire workflows with AI

Adamantia Velonis is the Director of IT Strategy & Communications at L.E.K. Consulting, where she leads enterprise-wide transformation initiatives at the intersection of technology, law, and regulation. As an Australian-qualified lawyer with deep expertise in AI governance, change management, and IT strategy, she helps global firms adopt emerging technologies responsibly and at scale. Adamantia has designed AI governance frameworks, led regulatory readiness programs for the EU AI Act, and implemented risk-based assessment models to align innovation with compliance. Her work focuses on bridging business priorities with tech execution, ensuring that digital transformation doesn’t just move fast, but moves right.

Chapters:
[00:00] Intro
[00:48] What Adamantia Does at L.E.K. Consulting
[02:20] Why “What’s Your AI Strategy?” Is the Wrong Question
[03:34] Common Pitfalls in AI Pilots and Misaligned Innovation
[06:50] Build vs. Buy And Why DIY AI Has Hidden Costs
[07:41] What Real IT Governance Looks Like
[10:09] Why Cataloguing Use Cases Unlocks Strategy
[12:54] Continuous Change Management — Not a One-and-Done
[19:00] Human Skills Still Matter in the Age of AI
[21:04] Wrap-Up & Final Thoughts on What Hasn’t Changed

Episode Resources:
Adamantia Velonis on LinkedIn:   / ada-velonis  
L.E.K. Consulting Website: https://www.lek.com

For the audio version of the podcast, listen here:
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/5n8a8897
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/26urbmn4

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