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Why AI Procurement Succeeds But AI Transformation Fails

When a major Australian organisation rolled out AI tools to its 1,900-person workforce, the deployment was flawless. Security approved. Procurement negotiated. Governance signed off. And within weeks, staff were using unapproved tools anyway, because the approved ones didn't fit how they actually worked.

It's a pattern playing out across Australian government agencies, utilities, and resources companies, and it's putting A$142 billion in economic opportunity at risk.

The problem isn't awareness. 92% of organisations plan to increase AI investment. The problem is that procurement capability has raced ahead of organisational readiness, and most organisations don't realise it until after the contracts are signed.

In this one-hour session, Twenty2 Collective's Marcus Ward and AI Academy's Helin Yontar break down why this gap exists, what it actually costs, and how to close it. They'll draw on real examples from Australian mining, government, and energy sectors…