Lunch @ Taverna, Palo Alto
Thursday, October 16th
@ 12:00 – 2:00 PT
The Enterprise Compute Advantage: Enabling Agentic AI
The Enterprise Compute Advantage: Enabling Agentic AI
Lunch @ Taverna, Palo Alto
Thursday, October 16th
@ 12:00 – 2:00 PT
Join HPE, NVIDIA, and top enterprise AI, data, and tech leaders from finance and insurance for a peer-to-peer lunch on AI’s next evolution.
Moderator & Panel
Menaka Sundar
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Sagar Baliyara
NVIDIA
Fotis Stamatelopoulos
Upwork
Jianpeng Mo
TikTok
Ramprasad Rai
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Vijay Narayanan
U.S. Bank
About the Content
Enterprises are entering a new era where AI is no longer just predictive—it’s agentic, capable of autonomous reasoning, decision-making, and taking complex actions at scale. Powered by next-generation compute from HPE and accelerated AI platforms from NVIDIA, agentic AI is enabling organizations to unlock transformative business outcomes across industries.
Join an exclusive group of senior technology leaders for a private afternoon of peer-to-peer learning and fine dining. Together, we will explore how enterprises can build scalable, secure, and high-performance infrastructures that deliver on the promise of agentic AI—while managing complexity, ensuring governance, and driving ROI.
Discussion Topics
- Defining Agentic AI for the Enterprise – What differentiates agentic AI from traditional AI, and what real-world use cases are leading the way?
- The Compute & Hybrid Imperative – How modern high-performance, hybrid, and edge compute architectures from HPE and NVIDIA are enabling AI agents to accelerate innovation and operate at scale.
- Infrastructure for Autonomy – Best practices for architecting secure, low-latency, and scalable environments for autonomous AI systems.
- Governance & Trust – Ensuring transparency, compliance, and ethical alignment when deploying AI agents in mission-critical workflows.
- Measuring Value & Impact – Frameworks for tracking the ROI of AI agent deployments and ensuring alignment with business outcomes.
Agenda (in PT)
12:00 Registration & Networking
12:15 Introduction of all Participants
12:30 Moderated Panel, Audience Q/A & Lunch is Served
1:15 Interactive Peer-to-Peer Roundtable Discussion
12:00
Registration & Networking
12:15
Introduction of all participants
12:30
Moderated Panel, Audience Q/A & Lunch is Served
1:15
Interactive Peer-to-Peer Roundtable Discussion
Who's Attending
An invitation-only group of enterprise technology, data, and AI leaders from major financial and insurance institutions in the Palo Alto area
Objectives
- Gain insights into Agentic AI and open-source models like DeepSeek, and understand their impact on enterprise AI strategies, cost, and innovation.
- Connect and learn from peers facing the same real-life challenges as you
- Ask our panelists and speakers your most pressing questions
About the Venue
Taverna, Palo Alto
800 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Taverna in Palo Alto offers an inviting atmosphere where modern Mediterranean cuisine meets the charm of a neighborhood gathering place. Known for its farm-to-table approach, Taverna crafts dishes using locally sourced ingredients, emphasizing the rich flavors of Greece with a contemporary twist. Whether you’re enjoying a business lunch, an intimate dinner, or a celebratory gathering, Taverna’s warm ambiance, attentive service, and carefully curated wine selection make it an ideal setting for memorable dining experiences. Free parking at the municipal parking is located within close walking distance.
Sponsors
Unlock your boldest ambitions with HPE, your essential partner for the AI era. HPE uses the power of AI, cloud, and networking to help you move faster, work smarter, and achieve more. With deep expertise and bold ingenuity, we empower organizations to turn data into foresight, elevate performance, and drive real-world impact—at scale. Rooted in decades of innovation, we focus on helping companies adapt, grow, lead, and challenge the limits of what’s possible. www.hpe.com
NVIDIA Corporation is a market leader in visual computing technology dedicated to creating products that enhance the interactive experience on consumer and professional computing platforms. Its graphics and communications processors have broad market reach and are incorporated into a wide variety of computing platforms, including consumer PCs, enterprise PCs, notebook PCs, professional workstations, handhelds, and video game consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 1,900 people worldwide. For more information, visit the Company’s Web site at www.nvidia.com.
Organizer
Business Development Institute (BDI) is an award-winning event marketing agency specializing in producing invitation-only, thought leadership driven, custom events on the most impactful topics. BDI’s programs create an interactive peer learning experience while providing a rare networking opportunity for like-minded leaders. Learn more at bdionline.com.
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