Vancouver, British Columbia, April 17, 2026 — A Vancouver GPS Summit session filled entirely with VPs and directors revealed that 80% had no formal AI accountability structure — and 80% were actively asking for AI leadership development. One manufacturing VP had already built the complete AI readiness foundation his peers lacked. Here's what that gap reveals about where your company's AI future actually gets decided.

Tucson, Arizona, March 24, 2026 — Tucson CEOs gave the GPS Summit a perfect 5/5 across every category — then their survey data revealed that 71% had no AI KPIs, 72% had no usable data for a pilot, and nearly half had no named AI owner. Here's what that combination of enthusiasm and honest self-assessment tells every business leader about where AI readiness actually stands.