Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026 | 10:00–10:30 a.m.
Beyond the AI Paradox: Why AEC Firms Aren’t Seeing AI in the Bottom Line & How to Close the Gap
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Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026 | 10:00–10:30 a.m.
Speaker
Daniel Ahmoye
Partner
McKinsey
Daniel leads McKinsey’s service to engineering and construction companies, which includes advising leading AEC technology firms. His work focuses on integrating technology, data, and analytics to drive value creation and improve operational performance, helping transform the delivery of project-based organizations across a range of industries. He has served clients on a range of strategy and operational topics, including procurement, M&A, commercial, technology, operating model, megaproject execution and AI + data/analytics. Daniel joined McKinsey in 2017 with seven years of experience in the oil and gas industry across engineering and operations roles.
Daniel is a Professional Engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University at Kingston.
Daniel Ahmoye
Partner
ABOUT THE SESSION
Eighty percent of companies have deployed AI in at least one business function, but eighty percent of those companies still report no material contribution to EBIT from AI. A large contribution to this paradox in AEC firms is that AI is being applied sporadically instead of transforming the way work is delivered.
In this session, Daniel Ahmoye unpacks the critical elements AEC organizations need to get right in order to deliver value through AI. He discusses the opportunities and challenges, the shift toward hybrid human-agent teams and why roughly three-quarters of roles will need re-imagination in the future.
