Live at CES, I sat down with Tom Donaldson, Senior Vice President and Head of Creative Play Lab at LEGO Group, to unpack LEGO Smart Play—a new system that adds responsiveness, sound, light, and physical feedback to the LEGO brick universe without abandoning what made LEGO iconic in the first place.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not coming—it’s already here. And it’s moving faster than any technology in history. At Beyond the Black in Las Vegas, I had the privilege of addressing thousands of finance professionals about how AI is transforming the industry and what leaders must do to futureproof finance in this new era.

For two decades, I’ve advised global brands on how to adapt to generational shifts and emerging technologies. When I started, it was about Millennials—the first generation raised with the internet at home. Then came Gen Z—the iPhone generation—whose phones became appendages to their bodies and rewired culture. Now, a new generation is arriving: Generation Alpha, the AI generation.

But this conversation isn’t just about the next wave of consumers. It’s about how finance leaders today can harness AI to automate processes, unlock growth, and ensure they’re not left behind.