At an ET Power Table dialogue in Bengaluru titled ‘AI as a Board‑Level Imperative: How CXOs are Managing Leadership Expectations while Driving Adoption from the Ground Up,’ senior executives from disparate sectors, from garments to retail, IT services, and wealth management, showed that artificial intelligence (AI) is already reshaping operations, even if it has not yet become the core of Indian business. Their examples sketch a sector‑by‑sector map of where AI is already delivering value, and where executives see it going next.