Dinner & Wine Tasting @ Butter, NYC
Wednesday, March 4th
@ 5:30 – 8:00 ET
Operationalizing AI at Scale:
The Enterprise AI Factory Playbook for Financial Institutions
Operationalizing AI at Scale: The Enterprise AI Factory Playbook for Financial Institutions
Dinner & Wine Tasting @ Butter, NYC
Wednesday, March 4th
@ 5:30 – 8:00 ET
Dinner & Wine Tasting @ Butter, NYC
Join us to gain fresh perspectives, build valuable connections, and leave inspired to lead your organization into the future of data and AI.
About the Content
Most large financial institutions now have dozens of AI initiatives underway, yet many struggle to move beyond pilots to deliver consistent, enterprise-wide impact. As AI becomes embedded in core functions, from risk and compliance to operations and customer experience, leaders are rethinking how AI is designed, deployed, governed, and scaled.
This peer discussion explores how financial institutions are evolving from fragmented experimentation to an “AI factory” operating model, one that standardizes platforms, architectures, and processes while balancing innovation, security, regulatory requirements, and business outcomes. The conversation will focus on practical lessons for operationalizing AI reliably and repeatedly across the enterprise.
Discussion Topics
- Why AI Pilots Stall at Scale and How the AI Factory Model Addresses It – Structural and organizational barriers that prevent AI from moving into production, and how shared platforms and repeatable processes change the equation.
- Defining the Core Building Blocks of an Enterprise AI Factory – What should be standardized across infrastructure, data access, tooling, governance, and workflows, and where flexibility still matters.
- Enabling Innovation Without Compromising Control – How financial institutions separate experimentation from production to move quickly while meeting security, risk, and regulatory expectations.
- Operating Models for Scaled AI: Roles, Ownership, and Decision Rights – How responsibilities evolve across technology, data, security, and business teams as AI becomes a core enterprise capability.
- Measuring What Matters at the Executive Level – Moving beyond model performance to metrics such as time-to-value, reliability, reuse, cost efficiency, risk reduction, and measurable business impact.
Agenda (in ET)
5:30 Registration and Networking Reception
6:00 Welcome Remarks
6:05 Wine Tasting
6:30 First Course & Networking
7:00 Moderated Industry Panel, Q/A, Dinner, Dessert, and Coffee
5:30
Registration & Networking Reception
6:00
Welcome Remarks
6:05
Wine Tasting
6:30
First Course and Networking
7:00
Moderated Industry Panel, Q/A, Dinner, Dessert, and Coffee
Who's Attending
An invitation-only group of enterprise technology, data, and AI leaders from major financial and insurance institutions in the New York metro area
Objectives
- Gain actionable insights from industry experts on how to operationalize AI across the enterprise.
- Exchange ideas with peers facing similar challenges and uncover innovative solutions.
- Enjoy an exquisite, private dining experience that sets the stage for meaningful networking and collaboration
About the Venue
Butter, New York City
70 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036
Butter Restaurant has maintained an exclusive niche restaurant scene for stylish Manhattanites since its initial inception on Lafayette Street in 2002. The American restaurant is helmed by Food Network star and Executive Chef Alex Guarnaschelli, who uses greenmarket offerings to create a seasonal menu.
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Sponsors
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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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