How to Build vs. Buy AI Infrastructure – Highlights from Our September Webinar

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A Strategic Dialogue on Enterprise AI Readiness

In today’s rapidly evolving AI landscape, infrastructure decisions have become a defining factor in how organisations scale AI from pilot to production.

In our latest executive webinar, AI Infrastructure & Investment Decisions – Build vs. Buy vs. Partner, Nexus FrontierTech brought together key voices at the intersection of technology and business strategy:

▪️ Danny Goh, CEO & Founder, Nexus FrontierTech | Entrepreneurship Expert, Said Business School, University of Oxford
▪️ Mark Schlesinger, Former CIO & Advisor, Nexus FrontierTech
▪️ David Carle, Managing Partner, Americas, Nexus FrontierTech | Partner Capital Markets Advisors LLC (CMA) – AI & Data Innovation

The session offered enterprise leaders a candid look at how to approach AI infrastructure planning in a way that aligns with business goals, manages risk, and delivers long-term value.

Key Insights from the Conversation

Throughout the discussion, several themes stood out as critical to effective AI implementation:

Aligning business and IT goals is key to successful AI adoption
Data privacy and compliance (like GDPR) shape many infrastructure decisions
Launching with smaller, lower-risk projects helps build internal support and trust
Cross-functional or external partnerships accelerate implementation
Long-term contracts must address vendor lock-in and protect intellectual property (IP)

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Global Engagement Reflects Rising Urgency

The session drew strong participation from finance and technology professionals, particularly across the Americas, reflecting a growing appetite for practical, AI-native strategies. Whether managing legacy systems or building greenfield infrastructure, attendees echoed a shared priority: turning AI from experimentation into execution.