Finance Leaders Share the Realities of Evaluating AI Investments
PepsiCo, OCS Group, SBI Canada Bank, and IQX Business Solutions
Finance Leaders Share the Realities of Evaluating AI Investments
PepsiCo, OCS Group, SBI Canada Bank, and IQX Business Solutions
From the Audience:
Why CapEx Evaluation Is Breaking Down for AI Investments
AI is reshaping capital-intensive industries but most organizations are still evaluating these investments using frameworks designed for predictable, asset-based projects.
The problem? AI investments don’t behave that way.
Costs evolve. Timelines shift. Value emerges over time, often beyond what traditional ROI models can capture. This creates a real challenge for finance leaders: How do you justify, prioritize, and govern AI investments when the numbers alone don’t tell the full story?
In this discussion, finance leaders from global organizations share how they are navigating this shift. From adapting business case logic to introducing staged investment models and balancing governance with urgency.
What You Will Learn
- Why AI investments don’t fit traditional CapEx evaluation models
- How finance leaders are making investment decisions under uncertainty
- When and how to apply staged, pilot-based funding approaches
- How to balance financial governance with the need to move quickly
- What factors beyond ROI are shaping approval decisions
- The most common mistakes in AI investment evaluation and how to avoid them
