01 — AI agents in operations
Why Companies Are Switching Their AI Agents Off — And What Franchising Already Knows
Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects to be cancelled by the end of 2027 — on cost, unclear value and weak risk controls. The model is rarely the real problem; the missing piece is a shared way to measure what “good” looks like. Franchising has long turned one good store into a standard that can be checked, audited and rolled back across a whole network. This talk brings that discipline to AI agents.
Built for
Franchise associations, franchisors, multi-unit operators and event organisers whose members are piloting AI agents.
Walks away with
- Why agent projects stall: no agreed test of “good”, so nobody can prove the value or catch the drift.
- The network advantage: how a franchise system or association can share the cost of evaluating agents instead of every member paying alone.
- A starter kit to take home: a simple evaluation checklist and a rollback clause to agree before any agent goes live.
Formats
- Keynote 45–60′
- Association briefing 30′
- Workshop 3h