SwedCham APAC Online: Unpacking Why 80+% of AI Projects Fail and What To Do About It

𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 – 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲? 

At times, the fields of artificial intelligence, business analytics, and data science are subject to extreme hype – including exaggerated promises of future technologies and extravagant claims of transforming the lives of consumers. These claims risk an erosion of trust in the data-driven approach to decision making and business transformation. This presentation offers a balanced perspective – acknowledging the future possibilities and tempering the hype that many data science projects fail to achieve their stated aims – perhaps as many as 80 percent – is the basic premise of the presentation. The presenter will share his learnings based on decades of real-world experience at leading organisations worldwide as well as years of thorough research on why data science projects fail and how to make them a success. There are lessons that all practitioners of business analytics and data science can learn from their experiences, and strategies that firms should adopt to maximise their return on their AI and analytics investments. 

Join us for a virtual session exploring the realities behind AI and data-driven transformation. While the potential of AI is widely recognised, many initiatives fall short—often due to overhype, misalignment, or lack of practical implementation strategies. 

In this session, 𝗗𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗫 (BCG’s Data Science and AI division), will share insights from decades of global experience and research, unpacking why up to 80% of AI and data science projects fail—and what organisations can do differently to succeed. The discussion will be led by 𝗔𝗹𝗱𝗼 𝗚𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘇, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗰𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹. 

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻: 

➤ A realistic perspective on AI beyond the hype 

➤ Key reasons why AI and data science projects fail 

➤ Practical strategies to improve success rates and ROI 

➤ Lessons from real-world implementations across industries 

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 (𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗖) 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖 

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: 

📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Friday, 22 May 2026 

⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 09:00 – 10:00 hrs 

📍𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: Online  

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: Free for SweCham and SACC Members  

15 AUD for Non Members  

This is an online event. Login details will be sent to registered participants prior to the event.