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Breaking Through Pilot Purgatory: Scaling AI and Digital Innovation from Concept to Commercial Impact
AI investment is accelerating across the industry, yet many initiatives fail to translate early promise into results at scale. Drawing on experience leading digital transformation at FLSmidth and BHP, Mikko Tepponen unpacks what separates execution from experimentation and shares practical insights from delivering digital change in complex operating environments. This session looks beyond technology to focus on what really drives impact. co-creation models, production-first design, and aligned commercial incentives that enable adoption at scale and turn innovation into operational value across Australia’s mining sector.
Audit your current digital initiatives against the scaling framework presented. identify which projects are stuck in pilot purgatory and what needs to change to move them to production.
