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Victoria Meyer discusses the state of AI in the chemical industry with Kendall Justiniano, focusing on achieving real business value and overcoming barriers to ROI.

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas . Visit thechemicalsummit.com On this episode of The Chemical Show, Victoria Meyer talks with Kendall Justiniano , Managing Director of Growth Arc Advisors , about the state of AI in the chemical industry. Kendall argues that the “exploratory phase” is over, and the focus must now shift to achieving real business value. They discuss why many companies remain stuck in experimentation mode and what it takes to move beyond isolated pilots to deliver ROI. The conversation covers key ingredients for effective AI use: governance, connected systems, and building internal expertise. Victoria and Kendall explore practical barriers like security and data silos, outline where ROI is taking shape in commercial and document-heavy processes, and examine how companies can build context-rich systems for long-term competitive advantage. Topics covered this week: AI Maturity Curve: Why has the exploratory phase ended? Adoption vs. ROI: Where chemical companies are seeing returns—and where they aren’t Generative AI beyond chat prompts: Building connections with data systems The Governance Imperative: Data…

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Host: Victoria Meyer

Guest: Kendall Justiniano

Topics covered

• AI in chemicals
• business value
• AI maturity curve
• data governance
• commercial applications
• context-rich systems

Keywords

• AI
• chemicals
• ROI
• data silos
• governance
• commercial processes
• internal expertise

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Organizations: Growth Arc Advisors

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