Nearly two-thirds of organizations are stuck in pilot purgatory—AI experiments that worked but never reached production. The problem isn't the technology. It's the lack of a clear path from demo to deployment.

This talk introduces an inverted 3 Horizons framework for scaling AI initiatives. Drawing from experience leading an AI Guild, you'll learn gate-based criteria for each stage, the traps that keep teams stuck, and why most pilots fail not because the tech didn't work—but because organizations weren't ready to absorb it.