Keynote: Make AI Your Unfair Advantage: Turning Strategy into Intelligent Execution

Speaker: Patrick Thean

Most companies don’t fail because of poor strategy they fail because of poor execution. In this talk, Patrick Thean explores how AI is unlocking a new era of intelligent execution: helping teams move from static plans to dynamic, data-driven actions. He’ll reveal how forward-thinking companies are using AI to identify risks, accelerate alignment, and ensure strategic goals translate into frontline activity. Learn what your executive team needs to do today to stay competitive in an AI-powered world.

Key Learning:

• The top execution mistakes CEOs and their companies make and therefore fail to achieve their plan and goals AND how AI can solve that problem
• What successful companies get right when integrating AI into strategic planning
• Ensure your team is giving AI a seat at the table

Patrick is an award-winning entrepreneur, USA Today best-selling author and world-renowned strategy execution expert. He is the mastermind behind the Think Plan Do® process, a CEO coach, serial entrepreneur, and the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Rhythm Systems®. The Think Plan Do® process has empowered thousands of CEO’s to achieve remarkable results through exceptional execution, often boosting their valuations by as much as 10X year after year.

As a best-selling author on both USA Today and the Wall Street Journal’s best-selling books list, Patrick dedicates his time to helping CEOs succeed and achieve their dreams. He speaks and writes on topics such as leadership, strategic planning, and team accountability, in addition to coaching CEOs and their executive teams. An award-winning entrepreneur, he had previously founded and led Metasys, Inc., which earned the 151st spot on the Inc. 500 list. He was also a recipient of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award (North Carolina). His innovative tools and methods have been incorporated into the EO/MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Programme curriculum, where he served as Program co-chair for seven years, and he also contributed to Cornell University’s Family Business Initiative. Patrick holds both a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University.

Happily married for over thirty years, he enjoys being actively involved with his wife and two daughters as their family joyfully pursues their dreams.