Radical operational pragmatism
If your data is chaos, AI just automates the chaos, faster. So we fix the foundations before a single tool goes in.
Companies buy AI tools before fixing their people, processes and data, so AI just automates the mess, faster.
We fix the foundations first.
We execute successful AI transformations.
STELAI is your strategic partner for your AI transformation.
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The real problem
AI transformation is still transformation. Companies aren’t lost on tools, but on readiness.
95%
of enterprise AI pilots deliver no measurable bottom-line impact. The cause isn’t model quality, but readiness.
MIT, State of AI in Business 2025
56%
of senior managers at large Czech firms say their data isn’t fit to build reliable AI on.
Adastra, 2025
~3×
more likely to see real financial returns, for companies that built strong AI foundations first.
PwC CEO Survey, 2026Why STELAI
Four reasons why companies choose us.
Proven, expert-led delivery
15+ years, 100+ experts and lecturers, 50+ transformations across three continents, at a 95% success rate.
We neutralise internal resistance
We turn fear into adoption, with communication and training from leading business personalities and lecturers.
Your operational partner
We don’t hand over a deck and leave. We stay your operational partner throughout the delivery.
What we do
Services
From the first assessment to running AI on your own. You can start anywhere, but most companies start with the plan.
AI Transformation Plan
In 3 to 5 weeks we analyse your AI readiness and hand you a risk assessment and a complete implementation plan.
See what it coversImplementation & deployment
We recommend the right technology based on our findings and guide its deployment, staying with you through the whole rollout.
See the four stagesTraining & lectures
Half day and full day sessions at your premises, plus open public events. We turn scepticism into everyday use.
See the formatsChange management & support
Communication, adoption and recruitment support, until your own team can run the next transformation without us.
Talk to usHow we work
The four stages of AI readiness.
We guide you through the entire AI implementation, from the very beginning to the end, so that you no longer need us.
Communicate
Awareness
We communicate and motivate your employees to become active participants in the transformation.
This is the stage most companies skip, and it is why their pilots stall. People who do not understand why AI is arriving will quietly work around it, so we start by winning them over, not by installing software.
Prepare
Foundations
We clean your data and fix your processes before launching any AI tools.
AI amplifies whatever it is given. Feed it undocumented processes and inconsistent data and it will only scale the mess faster, so we map how you actually work today and fix that first.
Implement
Deployment
We recommend the right technology based on our findings and guide its deployment.
The choice follows your environment and your business case, not a licence deal. And we stay through the rollout, which is exactly where most projects are handed over and quietly die.
Sustain
Independence
We train, support and help you recruit. The next AI transformation you will handle without us.
Our goal is to make ourselves unnecessary. The knowledge, the documentation and the people stay with you, so the next wave of AI tools is something your own team can absorb.
Where to begin
The AI Transformation Blueprint
In only 3–5 weeks we will analyse your AI readiness and hand you a risk assessment and a complete implementation plan.
We look at your company through four lenses
PeopleReadiness of your people and management for the AI transformation.
ProcessLess manual work and fewer inefficiencies.
DataData quality fit for reporting and decisions.
TechnologySystems, tools and integrations ready for the AI transformation.
How it runs
- Week 1Discovery
Business goals, interviews with key people, and gathering the inputs.
- Weeks 2–4Analysis
Map processes, systems and data; assess impact, effort and ROI.
- Weeks 4–5Blueprint
Prioritised roadmap, pilot proposals and the recommended path forward.
What you walk away with
- An AI-readiness overview of your company
- A map of concrete, ranked AI opportunities
- A risk assessment of the critical areas
- A prioritised AI roadmap with first pilot projects
- Process recommendations, a people training plan and change management
Scope3–5 weeks
Estimated paybackwithin 6 months
Start with a plan
Many of our services can be part-funded through the OP TAK programme.
Training & lectures
We come to you, train your people and get them on board.
AI adoption fails on people, not on tools. Our lecturers spend half a day or a full day at your premises, turning scepticism into confident, practical use. We also run open public events for individuals and smaller teams.
AI Awareness
Half-day lecture- Who it is for
- Management teams and whole departments meeting AI for the first time.
- What we cover
- Where AI genuinely helps and where it does not, live demonstrations on your own examples, and the risks worth taking seriously.
- You walk away with
- A room that understands what AI changes for them, and stops being afraid of it.
Practical AI
Full-day training- Who it is for
- Teams that will actually use AI in their daily work.
- What we cover
- Everything in the half day, plus hands-on practice, use cases by department, work with prompts and workflows, and an internal adoption plan.
- You walk away with
- People who can use AI on Monday morning, and a written list of the use cases to start with.
In your company
We come to your place of business. The content is tailored to your industry, your processes and the systems your people actually use, so the examples are yours and not generic screenshots.
Open events
Public lectures and workshops for individuals and smaller teams, including at Innovation Week, the largest AI event in Central Europe.
Topics we cover
- AI fundamentals for management
- Practical AI in everyday work
- Use cases by department: finance, HR, sales, operations
- Data quality and security basics
- Change management and adoption
- The EU AI Act and AI literacy obligations
Delivered by people who have done it
Sessions are led by our chief experts and a pool of more than 100 lecturers, including former Google and Microsoft country leaders and the author of the bestseller “Naked in the Age of AI”.
References & partners
Who we have worked with.
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Management & chief experts
Pavel Ohnoutka
Co-founder & CEO, StrategiX
A transformation expert in AI business transformation, digitalisation and crisis management, with over a decade of experience across 30+ companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Tsvetomir Todorov
Finance & Transformation Partner, StrategiX
A finance and business-performance leader who has partnered with C-suites and boards for a decade, from FP&A across 20+ EMEA markets to group-level transformation, strengthening cash governance and data-driven decisions.
Lukáš Sedláček
Founder & CEO, ELAI · Innovation Week
Founder of ELAI and Innovation Week, the largest AI event in Central Europe. Ex-President of the Oxford & Cambridge Alumni Society CZ and author of the bestseller “Naked in the Age of AI”, endorsed by representatives of the UN, OpenAI and Cambridge.
Tania le Moigne
AI Transformation Expert
Former Country Manager of Google for the Czech Republic (18 years), Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. Over 35 years of leadership and management across international tech companies, including Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard.
Daniel Franc
AI Implementation & Delivery
An experienced AI implementation, project-management and IT expert. Founded one of the world’s largest developer-community initiatives (Google Developer Groups) and served 13 years as a Global Program Manager at Google.
Partners
StrategiX
Transformation consultancy. Finance, operations and digital transformation across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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European Leadership & Academic Institute. Innovation education and the organiser of Innovation Week.
elai.czInnovation Week
The largest AI and innovation event in Central Europe, held annually in Prague.
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Become genuinely AI-ready.
Book an AI-readiness diagnostic, or a lecture for your team. We’ll show you where AI will move the needle and where it won’t, before you spend on tools.
- Rapid, self-contained assessment in 3 to 5 weeks
- Half-day and full-day training at your premises
- Part-funding possible via the OP TAK programme