Technology Executives Review® Mid-June 2026 Edition Includes Special Segment: What Technology Leaders Are Really Concerned About with AI

Technology Executives Review® Mid-June 2026 Edition Includes Special Segment: What Technology Leaders Are Really Concerned About with AI Host: Alex Jarett, Founder, Technology Executives Club® Guest Analyst: Biff Myer, Director of Industry Solutions, CBTS AI in the Enterprise is moving quickly, but many Technology Leaders are still working through the practical realities of adoption, governance, cost, cybersecurity, and data readiness. In this segment from the Technology Executives Review® Mid-June 2026 Edition, Alex Jarett and Biff Myer discuss what Technology Leaders are actually concerned about as AI moves deeper into organizations. The discussion includes insights from the AI in the Enterprise Spring Summit and recent CBTS executive roundtables, where Technology Leaders raised real-world concerns about employee adoption, AI sprawl, rising token costs, cybersecurity friction, data governance, and the pressure to identify AI use cases that create measurable business value. In this episode:* Why many organizations are still struggling with employee AI adoption* How AI sprawl is becoming the next form of shadow IT* Why token costs and AI usage costs may become a bigger budget issue* How cybersecurity teams are being forced to rethink data access and control* Why data readiness remains one of the biggest barriers to enterprise AI success* Why successful AI initiatives need to start with business problems, not shiny toolsThe program also features insights from recent Technology Executives Club® Leadership Briefings, including: *️⃣ Josh Rose, Co-Founder & CEO, Zagger.aiHow organizations can make messy, unstructured business data accessible to AI and turn tribal knowledge into productive workflows *️⃣ Richard Doran, Founder & CEO, Sierra ITSWhy SAP and AI hiring require clearer scoping, faster decision-making, and stronger alignment with business outcomes *️⃣ Tim Walter, CIO & VP, Edward Don & CompanyWhy successful AI initiatives must begin with the business problem first, using his company’s successful AI-powered RFP project as an example *️⃣ Tory Bjorklund, Founder, Victoria Fide ConsultingWhy large technology projects fail, how big-bang approaches create risk, and why organizations need stronger project success assurance *️⃣ Dr. Amit Shah, Founder, GNS AI, LLCAI risks and boundaries in healthcare, where false signals, governance gaps, and execution failures can carry serious consequences *️⃣ Jeff Scheetz, CIO, City of AvondalePeople-centered governance and how Technology Leaders can build support for technology initiatives across the organization ➡️ Watch all of our Leadership Briefings and get weekly AI & Technology Leadership briefings plus exclusive invitations by joining the TEC Insiders Community: www.technologyexecutivesclub.com