# AI-First Enterprises

Exploring the next generation enterprise with innovative capabilities and practices for the intelligent age

[Apply now for Cohort 2](http://wefglobal.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a3hYQ75YLCtmEEm)


## Harnessing intelligence to redefine industries, skills, and growth

From breakthrough innovations to evolving ecosystems, this workstream spotlight how intelligence is accelerating value and transforming the global economy. By convening leading enterprises and experts, we surface best practices and transformative insights that guide adoption. This collaborative approach ensures AI-first models drive not only competitiveness and growth, but also responsible, sustainable impact.


## The Challenge

AI’s transformative potential is expected to drive ~$20T in economic value, create over 170M jobs by 2030 and is being leveraged to achieve moonshot ambitions. However, unlocking this value demands shifting how enterprises operate and innovate to an AI-first approach.


## How AI-first enterprises are transforming how organization operate:


**50% faster** time-to-market and 57% shorter innovation cycles, unlocking novel solutions

**30% of tasks** for 60% of U.S. jobs have become automated, reshaping workforce structure

**4x more likely** to redesign work around human x AI collaboration, delivering impact with 15%+ ROI


## Objectives


### Engage

Engage AI-First Innovation leaders from AI-native startup CEOs, industry pioneers c-suite, investor, and enterprise innovation experts to share best practices, accelerate transformation, and foster collaboration


### Generate

Generate transformative AI-first insights to uncover trends, model economic and operational impact, and develop practical tools that guide AI adoption


### AI-First

Identify AI-First operational areas such as emerging roles and skills, as well as showcase AI-First innovations and advancements, within AI-First ecosystems and enterprises and their impact in the global economy.


## The AI-First Operating System: A Blueprint for Operating and Business Model Innovation

In collaboration with Kearney, the report examines the significant investments made in AI in comparison to the incremental gains that companies are reporting. The paper, built on the insights of 50+ leading AI-first enterprises, presents five building blocks for operating andcreating value in the intelligent age.

[Read our report](https://wef.ch/AIenterprises26)