AI as an Enabler of Sustainable Growth: Case Studies from Industry Leaders with Waterplan

Most complex business decisions hinge on the same question: how do you grow — build more, expand faster, serve more markets — while becoming more resilient to the resource and climate risks that are already reshaping the operating environment?

This session answers that question with evidence. Three companies, including Equinix and Colgate-Palmolive, will share how AI is giving them something they couldn’t get from traditional tools: decision-grade intelligence at the speed and scale their businesses actually require. Not dashboards. Not reports. Decisions — on where to build, how to invest, and how to protect what they’ve already built.

The session is designed for senior leaders who need to see what operational AI looks like from the inside. Each case study is specific, measurable, and grounded in real business outcomes — from site selection ROI to avoided climate losses to water replenishment at global scale.