The era of free AI is ending, and the meter is now running. As providers such as Claude and Microsoft Copilot move towards consumption-based pricing, every prompt, document, and automated task carries a measurable cost. This leaves firms facing a simple but important question: Is AI delivering measurable business value?

To explore this challenge, Lanware has brought together an expert panel featuring Brad Dowden (The CIO Circle), Walid Al Saqqaf (Rebalance Earth), and Adrian Bolton (GHO Capital Partners). They will provide a commercial reality check on AI, examining its financial impact, the realities of pricing, and whether AI investments are generating a genuine return.

Join at 10:00 AM on Wednesday 23 September for practical insights into AI pricing, cost control, governance, and ROI, helping you build a sustainable and commercially realistic AI strategy.

The webinar will cover:

• Tokenomics: what usage-based pricing means for your cost base
• The free-to-metered transition and where AI pricing is heading next
• Value per token: separating productive spend from waste
• AI sprawl and uncontrolled usage: how costs quietly escalate
• Hidden costs including infrastructure, data, security, and governance
• Whether AI can genuinely be more cost-effective than people
• Building an AI strategy that balances innovation with commercial discipline

Register now to discover how to measure AI value, control costs, and ensure your AI investment delivers meaningful returns.

Speakers

Brad Dowden, Founder, CIO Circle

Brad is an experienced CIO, independent technology advisor and Founder of The CIO Circle, with over 27 years of experience helping organisations maximise technology investments. He advises organisations on the true cost of AI and how to ensure growing AI spend translates into measurable business outcomes.

Walid Al Saqqaf, Co-founder and CTO, Rebalance Earth

Walid leads the technology underpinning the firm's investment approach, including GPAP, its proprietary platform for identifying environmental risks, mapping investible opportunities and supporting evidence-led decisions. He brings deep experience applying digital technologies to complex challenges, ensuring the firm's work is scalable, data-driven and robust, aligning financial capital with the restoration of Nature.

Adrian Bolton, Head of IT, GHO Capital

Adrian is Head of IT at GHO Capital, Europe's leading investor in healthcare with EUR 10bn in AUM. He has over 25 years of experience in Financial Services Technology across a diverse range of financial services firms, including Investment Banking, Asset Finance, Wholesale Banking, M&A Advisory and Private Banking.

Henry Duncombe, Managing Director, Lanware

Henry is the Managing Director of Lanware and its vision to be the leading technology outsourcing partner to the financial services industry.

Dan O'Hara, Chief Technology Officer, Lanware

As the CTO of Lanware, Dan brings over a decade of experience in the design and delivery of IT technology, helping financial services organisations leverage the power of the cloud to drive innovation and growth.

Facilitator

Bryn Morgan, Head of Business Development, Lanware

Bryn runs business development and client relationships at Lanware with over 25 years of experience as both a client and provider of technology services. Bryn regularly speaks to COOs within investment management and acts as a strategic advisor to Lanware clients.