Webinar | Overcoming Challenges in the Move from AI Experimentation to Enterprise Deployment

Provided by Gartner | 2026 EDUCAUSE Mission Partner

This webinar is a part of the EDUCAUSE Industry Insights series.

Join us for a Gartner Consulting webinar designed for higher education CIOs and technology leaders navigating the complex transition from AI experimentation to enterprise deployment. Today, universities face a profound mismatch in AI expectations as rapid, bottom-up adoption outpaces top-down strategy, creating institutional risk and imposing a cost and productivity drag on students, faculty, and staff.

This session tackles the core tension at the heart of higher education: balancing centralized risk mitigation and operational scale with distributed academic innovation and autonomy. Drawing on recent Gartner insights, we will discuss the pivot from AI exploration to deliberate action.

Attendees will have the opportunity to listen to a peer discussion on the real-world challenges found in AI journeys, including adopting governance models, optimizing cost, and reducing risk--all while brainstorming KPIs to measure ROI. Join us for a collaborative discussion to address the barriers to AI maturity in higher education and architect a secure, scalable AI strategy for your campus.

Learning Outcomes:

• Frame AI challenges effectively: Apply research-based insights to clearly articulate your institution’s current AI challenges to leadership.
• Address adoption barriers: Identify common university barriers to AI adoption and practical approaches to overcome them.
• Prioritize AI maturity efforts: Understand key stages of AI maturity and the ability to focus on the highest-impact opportunities for your institution.

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