Manitoba Chapter - No Foundation, No AI: How Global CIOs Are Building the Infrastructure AI Needs to Succeed

Description

Most AI initiatives do not fail because of the AI itself. They fail because the infrastructure and technology stack beneath it were never ready. This session examines the foundational but often overlooked prerequisites for AI success: clean asset and configuration data, reliable relationships across systems, strong governance, secure access controls, and disciplined integration practices.

Drawing on examples from organizations around the world, the session will show how CIOs are strengthening these foundations before scaling AI, and why the same failure patterns recur across markets. Attendees will leave with a practical readiness checklist to identify what to fix first, what can wait, and how to move from foundation to pilot to scale without turning the work into a massive transformation program.

Key takeaways from attending this session:

•    How strong is your foundation before you launch AI?

•    Operational trust – the limiting factor.

•    Why AI initiatives break.

•    The five foundations of operational AI.

•    A practical checklist sourced from global lessons.

Speaker: Rakesh Jayaprakash, Director of Product Management, ManageEngine

Rakesh Jayaprakash boasts over 16 years of experience in the IT industry. He leads the analytics initiatives and product lines at ManageEngine, steering analytics projects and its flagship decision intelligence platform, Analytics Plus. Additionally, as the Chief Analytics Evangelist at ManageEngine, he is dedicated to educating organizations on leveraging analytics platforms to address specific use cases. His efforts help IT teams demonstrate their efficiency and highlight their crucial role in supporting the business.

Agenda 

8:00 - 9:00am – Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00am – Presentation – Q & A

10:00 - 10:30pm – Networking

Full Breakfast will be provided (please arrive at 8:00am to allow for ordering)

Thank you to our sponsor

Open to CIOCAN Members & their *Qualified Non-Member Guests
(*CIO/CISO/Senior IT Executive in a Leadership role and their direct reports)