Lunch @ The Capital Grille, Buckhead, ATL
Thursday, March 26th
@ 12:00 – 2:00 ET
Operationalizing AI at Scale: The Enterprise AI Factory Playbook
Operationalizing AI at Scale: The Enterprise AI Factory Playbook
Lunch @ The Capital Grille, Buckhead, ATL
Thursday, March 26th
@ 12:00 – 2:00 ET
Lunch @ The Capital Grille, Buckhead, ATL
Join us to gain fresh perspectives, build valuable connections, and leave inspired to lead your organization into the future of data and AI.
Moderator & Panel
Chad Smykay
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Kun Zhu
NCR Voyix
Anoop Cholayil
Ford Motor Company
George Seib
JPMorganChase
Ashley Beam
2U
About the Content
Most enterprises now have dozens of AI initiatives but few have a repeatable way to move from pilot to production at scale. As AI becomes embedded in core business processes, leading organizations are shifting from project-based experimentation to a standardized enterprise AI factory operating model.
This peer discussion explores how large enterprises are designing AI factories that balance speed, governance, and reliability—using shared infrastructure, validated architectures, and clear operating models to deliver AI outcomes consistently across the organization.
Discussion Topics
- Why AI Pilots Don’t Scale—and What the Factory Model Changes – Common failure patterns in enterprise AI programs and how standardized pipelines and environments break the cycle.
- What Belongs in the AI Factory (and What Doesn’t) – Defining the right level of standardization across infrastructure, data access, tooling, governance, and workflows.
- Separating Innovation from Production Without Slowing Either – How enterprises create fast experimentation lanes while maintaining strict controls in production environments.
- Operating the AI Factory: Ownership, Governance, and Accountability – Who owns what across IT, data, security, and the business, and how operating models evolve as AI scales.
- Measuring Success Beyond Models and Accuracy – Metrics executives actually care about: time-to-value, reliability, reuse, cost efficiency, and business impact.
Agenda (in ET)
12:00 Registration and networking reception
12:15 Introduction of all participants
12:30 Moderated panel, audience Q&A, lunch served
1:15 Interactive peer-to-peer roundtable discussion
2:00 Event concludes
12:00
Registration & Networking Reception
12:15
Introduction of all Participants
12:30
Moderated Panel, Audience Q/A & Lunch is Served
1:15
Interactive Peer-to-Peer Roundtable Discussion
2:00
Event concludes
Who's Attending
An invitation-only group of enterprise technology, data, and AI leaders from major companies in the Atlanta 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
The Capital Grille, Buckhead ATL
255 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
Fine dining, world-class wines, and valet parking await. From the moment you step into The Capital Grille, the experience is one of comfortable elegance. African mahogany paneling and Art Deco chandeliers provide a warm, stately setting for their nationally renowned dry-aged steaks, fresh seafood, and acclaimed world-class wines. With service as gracious as it is attentive, The Capital Grille looks forward to impressing you.
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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 is a full‑stack, accelerated computing company that delivers the AI infrastructure and software powering the world’s most demanding enterprises, from cloud to data center to factory floor. We combine industry‑leading GPUs, high‑performance networking, and optimized software into integrated platforms that enable you to build, deploy, and scale generative AI, digital twins, and advanced analytics with unmatched performance and efficiency. As the engine behind many of the world’s largest clouds and AI initiatives, NVIDIA helps organizations transform their data into a competitive advantage, modernize their core systems, and accelerate innovation while reducing total cost of ownership and time to value.
Organizer
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