Everyone Is Building AI. Who is Rebuilding Their Business? The Three Waves of AI Transformation and Where Value Moves
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 11:30 AM to 11:40 AM · 10 min. (US/Pacific)
Venetian Ballroom G
Solo Talk - Startup Stage
AI Startups & VCs
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Everyone is racing to build AI. Far fewer organizations are preparing for how AI will reshape where value is created and who captures it.
Most companies are still focused on AI's first wave: improving productivity. But every major technology shift changes the constraints that define value. As AI removes old constraints, new forms of scarcity emerge, shifting competitive advantage, business models, and ultimately entire industries.
In this thought-provoking session, Dr. Brandon Barnett introduces the Three Waves of AI Transformation and a practical framework for understanding how value migrates during disruption. You'll discover why strategic clarity—not AI adoption alone—is becoming the ultimate competitive advantage, and how leaders can use AI not just to automate work, but to rethink how their organization creates value in an AI-first world. The future won't belong to the organizations building the most AI. It will belong to the organizations building businesses around where value is moving.
Most companies are still focused on AI's first wave: improving productivity. But every major technology shift changes the constraints that define value. As AI removes old constraints, new forms of scarcity emerge, shifting competitive advantage, business models, and ultimately entire industries.
In this thought-provoking session, Dr. Brandon Barnett introduces the Three Waves of AI Transformation and a practical framework for understanding how value migrates during disruption. You'll discover why strategic clarity—not AI adoption alone—is becoming the ultimate competitive advantage, and how leaders can use AI not just to automate work, but to rethink how their organization creates value in an AI-first world. The future won't belong to the organizations building the most AI. It will belong to the organizations building businesses around where value is moving.
