May 11, 2026
AI enthusiasm has outpaced enterprise readiness, leaving many
organizations stuck with pilots that work in the lab but fail to
deliver meaningful value in production. In this episode, Lawrence
Whittle, Chief Strategy Officer at HTEC Group, joins Emerj’s
Marilie Fouché to examine how the gap between individual users,
isolated use cases, and true end‑to‑end sequences prevents
companies from moving beyond experimentation. He highlights the
practical shifts required — smaller real deployments, tighter
scopes, faster iteration cycles, and integrated expertise — to
build momentum and translate AI concepts into tangible business
results. This episode is sponsored by HTEC. Learn how brands work with Emerj and
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