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SUMMARY:From Decision to Outcome: Competing at the Speed of Opportunity with AI
DESCRIPTION:Event Recap: Building the Enterprise AI Factory: From Experimentation to Execution				\n				\n				\n				\n									Palo Alto\, CA | The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse | June 11th\, 2026 								\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Moderator & Panel				\n				\n		\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Kennith Jackson							\n						\n													\n								Andela							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							SVP AI Solutions & Operations						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Sushant Hiray							\n						\n													\n								RingCentral							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Senior Director of Machine Learning						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Sridevi Gouni							\n						\n													\n								Kinship							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Head of Engineering						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Jianpeng Mo							\n						\n													\n								TikTok							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Director of Engineering\, Privacy						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n							\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Executive Summary				\n				\n				\n				\n									Enterprise leaders are moving beyond the familiar conversation of AI pilots and focusing on what must change inside the organization to make AI repeatable\, scalable\, and operationally useful. The discussion emphasized that AI does not scale through technology alone. It requires new operating models\, stronger governance\, better data context\, cross-functional teams\, and clear decision-making rhythms that connect AI initiatives to measurable business outcomes. A recurring theme was that organizations are beginning to treat AI less as an innovation project and more as a core business capability. Successful companies are building reusable systems instead of one-off solutions\, forming teams around outcomes rather than isolated experimentation\, and embedding AI into existing software development\, customer support\, privacy\, and operational workflows. However\, many enterprises still struggle to measure productivity gains\, prioritize use cases\, and determine which initiatives deserve production-level investment. The conversation also reinforced the continuing importance of human expertise. AI can accelerate coding\, testing\, service workflows\, and knowledge work\, but humans remain essential for judgment\, context\, architecture\, governance\, and accountability. As AI becomes more capable\, organizations will need to rethink how they train junior talent\, preserve institutional knowledge\, and prepare employees to supervise increasingly autonomous systems. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Key Themes				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n\n\n  \n    \n      From AI pilots to operating capacity.\n      Organizations making progress are moving away from isolated experiments and toward repeatable AI systems that support multiple use cases across the business.\n    \n\n    \n      AI governance as an enabler of scale.\n      Governance should not function as a blocker. When designed well\, it creates clarity\, confidence\, and repeatable guardrails that help teams deploy AI faster and more safely.\n    \n\n    \n      Human readiness and organizational adoption.\n      The limiting factor is often not the model or tooling\, but whether teams understand how to use AI\, trust its outputs\, and adapt their workflows around it.\n    \n\n    \n      Prioritization based on business value.\n      Enterprises face pressure to pursue many AI use cases at once\, but production investment should be reserved for initiatives with clear value\, operational feasibility\, and repeatable impact.\n    \n\n    \n      The future of human-in-the-loop work.\n      As AI takes on more execution tasks\, organizations must still develop people who understand systems deeply enough to supervise\, question\, and guide AI outputs.\n    \n  \n\n  Read more\n\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Actionable Takeaways for Enterprise Leaders\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n  \n    \n      Build AI platforms\, not one-off solutions.\n      Design systems that can support multiple use cases\, business units\, and workflows rather than building isolated pilots that are difficult to scale.\n    \n\n    \n      Organize teams around outcomes.\n      Bring together engineering\, business\, governance\, and domain experts around measurable business problems instead of separating AI into standalone innovation groups.\n    \n\n    \n      Define governance before production deployment.\n      Establish clear guardrails\, evaluation criteria\, risk thresholds\, and approval paths so teams know what is allowed and how to move forward.\n    \n\n    \n      Measure value beyond tool usage.\n      Track business outcomes\, cycle-time improvements\, quality gains\, deployment velocity\, customer impact\, and risk reduction rather than relying only on usage metrics.\n    \n\n    \n      Avoid misleading productivity metrics.\n      Lines of code\, pull requests\, or tool logins can create the wrong incentives. Measure end-to-end delivery impact instead.\n    \n\n    \n      Prioritize use cases with repeatable value.\n      Invest in AI initiatives that solve meaningful business problems\, can be operationalized in real workflows\, and can be extended across teams or functions.\n    \n\n    \n      Strengthen the organizational context layer.\n      Improve knowledge management\, documentation\, data quality\, and internal context so AI systems can produce more reliable and relevant outputs.\n    \n\n    \n      Embed AI into development and delivery workflows.\n      Integrate AI into CI/CD\, testing\, monitoring\, feedback loops\, and production processes rather than treating it as a separate layer.\n    \n\n    \n      Use AI for governance where appropriate.\n      Apply AI to improve compliance monitoring\, privacy protection\, anomaly detection\, and risk evaluation\, while maintaining human accountability.\n    \n\n    \n      Train employees to supervise AI\, not just use it.\n      Build skills in system design\, critical thinking\, architecture\, evaluation\, and domain judgment so teams can manage AI outputs effectively.\n    \n\n    \n      Protect junior talent development.\n      Create training paths that allow early-career employees to build foundational expertise\, even as AI automates more entry-level tasks.\n    \n\n    \n      Maintain human accountability for high-impact decisions.\n      Use AI to accelerate execution\, but keep humans responsible for judgment\, prioritization\, escalation\, and final accountability in sensitive workflows.\n    \n  \n\n  Read more\n\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n							\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									EVENT PHOTOS 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n					\n					\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Sponsor				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Andela is an AI-native data + services company\, powering AI transformation for global enterprises. By combining continuous assessment and always-on upskilling\, Andela helps enterprises hire and deploy AI engineers at scale\, build AI solutions\, and upskill teams on emerging technologies. Andela’s diverse talent ecosystem spans over 135 countries and is highly skilled in advanced technologies to support Application Development\, Artificial Intelligence\, Cloud & DevOps\, Data Engineering\, and more. The world’s best brands trust Andela\, including GitHub\, Mastercard\, and Mindshare. Learn more at Andela.com
URL:https://bdionline.com/event/062326/
LOCATION:RPM Events\, 317 N Clark St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60654
CATEGORIES:Event Calendar,No Header
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SUMMARY:From AI Pilots to Production: Building a Hybrid Cloud Foundation with HPE GreenLake
DESCRIPTION:Event Recap: Building the Enterprise AI Factory: From Experimentation to Execution				\n				\n				\n				\n									Palo Alto\, CA | The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse | June 11th\, 2026 								\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Moderator & Panel				\n				\n		\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Kennith Jackson							\n						\n													\n								Andela							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							SVP AI Solutions & Operations						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Sushant Hiray							\n						\n													\n								RingCentral							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Senior Director of Machine Learning						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Sridevi Gouni							\n						\n													\n								Kinship							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Head of Engineering						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Jianpeng Mo							\n						\n													\n								TikTok							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Director of Engineering\, Privacy						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n							\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Executive Summary				\n				\n				\n				\n									Enterprise leaders are moving beyond the familiar conversation of AI pilots and focusing on what must change inside the organization to make AI repeatable\, scalable\, and operationally useful. The discussion emphasized that AI does not scale through technology alone. It requires new operating models\, stronger governance\, better data context\, cross-functional teams\, and clear decision-making rhythms that connect AI initiatives to measurable business outcomes. A recurring theme was that organizations are beginning to treat AI less as an innovation project and more as a core business capability. Successful companies are building reusable systems instead of one-off solutions\, forming teams around outcomes rather than isolated experimentation\, and embedding AI into existing software development\, customer support\, privacy\, and operational workflows. However\, many enterprises still struggle to measure productivity gains\, prioritize use cases\, and determine which initiatives deserve production-level investment. The conversation also reinforced the continuing importance of human expertise. AI can accelerate coding\, testing\, service workflows\, and knowledge work\, but humans remain essential for judgment\, context\, architecture\, governance\, and accountability. As AI becomes more capable\, organizations will need to rethink how they train junior talent\, preserve institutional knowledge\, and prepare employees to supervise increasingly autonomous systems. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Key Themes				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n\n\n  \n    \n      From AI pilots to operating capacity.\n      Organizations making progress are moving away from isolated experiments and toward repeatable AI systems that support multiple use cases across the business.\n    \n\n    \n      AI governance as an enabler of scale.\n      Governance should not function as a blocker. When designed well\, it creates clarity\, confidence\, and repeatable guardrails that help teams deploy AI faster and more safely.\n    \n\n    \n      Human readiness and organizational adoption.\n      The limiting factor is often not the model or tooling\, but whether teams understand how to use AI\, trust its outputs\, and adapt their workflows around it.\n    \n\n    \n      Prioritization based on business value.\n      Enterprises face pressure to pursue many AI use cases at once\, but production investment should be reserved for initiatives with clear value\, operational feasibility\, and repeatable impact.\n    \n\n    \n      The future of human-in-the-loop work.\n      As AI takes on more execution tasks\, organizations must still develop people who understand systems deeply enough to supervise\, question\, and guide AI outputs.\n    \n  \n\n  Read more\n\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Actionable Takeaways for Enterprise Leaders\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n  \n    \n      Build AI platforms\, not one-off solutions.\n      Design systems that can support multiple use cases\, business units\, and workflows rather than building isolated pilots that are difficult to scale.\n    \n\n    \n      Organize teams around outcomes.\n      Bring together engineering\, business\, governance\, and domain experts around measurable business problems instead of separating AI into standalone innovation groups.\n    \n\n    \n      Define governance before production deployment.\n      Establish clear guardrails\, evaluation criteria\, risk thresholds\, and approval paths so teams know what is allowed and how to move forward.\n    \n\n    \n      Measure value beyond tool usage.\n      Track business outcomes\, cycle-time improvements\, quality gains\, deployment velocity\, customer impact\, and risk reduction rather than relying only on usage metrics.\n    \n\n    \n      Avoid misleading productivity metrics.\n      Lines of code\, pull requests\, or tool logins can create the wrong incentives. Measure end-to-end delivery impact instead.\n    \n\n    \n      Prioritize use cases with repeatable value.\n      Invest in AI initiatives that solve meaningful business problems\, can be operationalized in real workflows\, and can be extended across teams or functions.\n    \n\n    \n      Strengthen the organizational context layer.\n      Improve knowledge management\, documentation\, data quality\, and internal context so AI systems can produce more reliable and relevant outputs.\n    \n\n    \n      Embed AI into development and delivery workflows.\n      Integrate AI into CI/CD\, testing\, monitoring\, feedback loops\, and production processes rather than treating it as a separate layer.\n    \n\n    \n      Use AI for governance where appropriate.\n      Apply AI to improve compliance monitoring\, privacy protection\, anomaly detection\, and risk evaluation\, while maintaining human accountability.\n    \n\n    \n      Train employees to supervise AI\, not just use it.\n      Build skills in system design\, critical thinking\, architecture\, evaluation\, and domain judgment so teams can manage AI outputs effectively.\n    \n\n    \n      Protect junior talent development.\n      Create training paths that allow early-career employees to build foundational expertise\, even as AI automates more entry-level tasks.\n    \n\n    \n      Maintain human accountability for high-impact decisions.\n      Use AI to accelerate execution\, but keep humans responsible for judgment\, prioritization\, escalation\, and final accountability in sensitive workflows.\n    \n  \n\n  Read more\n\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n							\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									EVENT PHOTOS 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n					\n					\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Sponsor				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Andela is an AI-native data + services company\, powering AI transformation for global enterprises. By combining continuous assessment and always-on upskilling\, Andela helps enterprises hire and deploy AI engineers at scale\, build AI solutions\, and upskill teams on emerging technologies. Andela’s diverse talent ecosystem spans over 135 countries and is highly skilled in advanced technologies to support Application Development\, Artificial Intelligence\, Cloud & DevOps\, Data Engineering\, and more. The world’s best brands trust Andela\, including GitHub\, Mastercard\, and Mindshare. Learn more at Andela.com
URL:https://bdionline.com/event/072126/
LOCATION:The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse\, 4269 W El Camino Real\, Palo Alto\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Calendar,No Header
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SUMMARY:Building the Enterprise AI Factory for Financial Services
DESCRIPTION:Event Recap: Building the Enterprise AI Factory: From Experimentation to Execution				\n				\n				\n				\n									Palo Alto\, CA | The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse | June 11th\, 2026 								\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Moderator & Panel				\n				\n		\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Kennith Jackson							\n						\n													\n								Andela							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							SVP AI Solutions & Operations						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Sushant Hiray							\n						\n													\n								RingCentral							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Senior Director of Machine Learning						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Sridevi Gouni							\n						\n													\n								Kinship							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Head of Engineering						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Jianpeng Mo							\n						\n													\n								TikTok							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Director of Engineering\, Privacy						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n							\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Executive Summary				\n				\n				\n				\n									Enterprise leaders are moving beyond the familiar conversation of AI pilots and focusing on what must change inside the organization to make AI repeatable\, scalable\, and operationally useful. The discussion emphasized that AI does not scale through technology alone. It requires new operating models\, stronger governance\, better data context\, cross-functional teams\, and clear decision-making rhythms that connect AI initiatives to measurable business outcomes. A recurring theme was that organizations are beginning to treat AI less as an innovation project and more as a core business capability. Successful companies are building reusable systems instead of one-off solutions\, forming teams around outcomes rather than isolated experimentation\, and embedding AI into existing software development\, customer support\, privacy\, and operational workflows. However\, many enterprises still struggle to measure productivity gains\, prioritize use cases\, and determine which initiatives deserve production-level investment. The conversation also reinforced the continuing importance of human expertise. AI can accelerate coding\, testing\, service workflows\, and knowledge work\, but humans remain essential for judgment\, context\, architecture\, governance\, and accountability. As AI becomes more capable\, organizations will need to rethink how they train junior talent\, preserve institutional knowledge\, and prepare employees to supervise increasingly autonomous systems. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Key Themes				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n\n\n  \n    \n      From AI pilots to operating capacity.\n      Organizations making progress are moving away from isolated experiments and toward repeatable AI systems that support multiple use cases across the business.\n    \n\n    \n      AI governance as an enabler of scale.\n      Governance should not function as a blocker. When designed well\, it creates clarity\, confidence\, and repeatable guardrails that help teams deploy AI faster and more safely.\n    \n\n    \n      Human readiness and organizational adoption.\n      The limiting factor is often not the model or tooling\, but whether teams understand how to use AI\, trust its outputs\, and adapt their workflows around it.\n    \n\n    \n      Prioritization based on business value.\n      Enterprises face pressure to pursue many AI use cases at once\, but production investment should be reserved for initiatives with clear value\, operational feasibility\, and repeatable impact.\n    \n\n    \n      The future of human-in-the-loop work.\n      As AI takes on more execution tasks\, organizations must still develop people who understand systems deeply enough to supervise\, question\, and guide AI outputs.\n    \n  \n\n  Read more\n\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Actionable Takeaways for Enterprise Leaders\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n  \n    \n      Build AI platforms\, not one-off solutions.\n      Design systems that can support multiple use cases\, business units\, and workflows rather than building isolated pilots that are difficult to scale.\n    \n\n    \n      Organize teams around outcomes.\n      Bring together engineering\, business\, governance\, and domain experts around measurable business problems instead of separating AI into standalone innovation groups.\n    \n\n    \n      Define governance before production deployment.\n      Establish clear guardrails\, evaluation criteria\, risk thresholds\, and approval paths so teams know what is allowed and how to move forward.\n    \n\n    \n      Measure value beyond tool usage.\n      Track business outcomes\, cycle-time improvements\, quality gains\, deployment velocity\, customer impact\, and risk reduction rather than relying only on usage metrics.\n    \n\n    \n      Avoid misleading productivity metrics.\n      Lines of code\, pull requests\, or tool logins can create the wrong incentives. Measure end-to-end delivery impact instead.\n    \n\n    \n      Prioritize use cases with repeatable value.\n      Invest in AI initiatives that solve meaningful business problems\, can be operationalized in real workflows\, and can be extended across teams or functions.\n    \n\n    \n      Strengthen the organizational context layer.\n      Improve knowledge management\, documentation\, data quality\, and internal context so AI systems can produce more reliable and relevant outputs.\n    \n\n    \n      Embed AI into development and delivery workflows.\n      Integrate AI into CI/CD\, testing\, monitoring\, feedback loops\, and production processes rather than treating it as a separate layer.\n    \n\n    \n      Use AI for governance where appropriate.\n      Apply AI to improve compliance monitoring\, privacy protection\, anomaly detection\, and risk evaluation\, while maintaining human accountability.\n    \n\n    \n      Train employees to supervise AI\, not just use it.\n      Build skills in system design\, critical thinking\, architecture\, evaluation\, and domain judgment so teams can manage AI outputs effectively.\n    \n\n    \n      Protect junior talent development.\n      Create training paths that allow early-career employees to build foundational expertise\, even as AI automates more entry-level tasks.\n    \n\n    \n      Maintain human accountability for high-impact decisions.\n      Use AI to accelerate execution\, but keep humans responsible for judgment\, prioritization\, escalation\, and final accountability in sensitive workflows.\n    \n  \n\n  Read more\n\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n							\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									EVENT PHOTOS 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n					\n					\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Sponsor				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Andela is an AI-native data + services company\, powering AI transformation for global enterprises. By combining continuous assessment and always-on upskilling\, Andela helps enterprises hire and deploy AI engineers at scale\, build AI solutions\, and upskill teams on emerging technologies. Andela’s diverse talent ecosystem spans over 135 countries and is highly skilled in advanced technologies to support Application Development\, Artificial Intelligence\, Cloud & DevOps\, Data Engineering\, and more. The world’s best brands trust Andela\, including GitHub\, Mastercard\, and Mindshare. Learn more at Andela.com
URL:https://bdionline.com/event/072326/
LOCATION:Oceana\, 120 W 49th St\, New York\, NY\, 10020\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Calendar,No Header
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CREATED:20260601T222630Z
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SUMMARY:From AI Pilots to Production: Building a Hybrid Cloud Foundation with HPE GreenLake
DESCRIPTION:Event Recap: Building the Enterprise AI Factory: From Experimentation to Execution				\n				\n				\n				\n									Palo Alto\, CA | The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse | June 11th\, 2026 								\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Moderator & Panel				\n				\n		\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Kennith Jackson							\n						\n													\n								Andela							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							SVP AI Solutions & Operations						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Sushant Hiray							\n						\n													\n								RingCentral							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Senior Director of Machine Learning						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Sridevi Gouni							\n						\n													\n								Kinship							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Head of Engineering						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Jianpeng Mo							\n						\n													\n								TikTok							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Director of Engineering\, Privacy						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n							\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Executive Summary				\n				\n				\n				\n									Enterprise leaders are moving beyond the familiar conversation of AI pilots and focusing on what must change inside the organization to make AI repeatable\, scalable\, and operationally useful. The discussion emphasized that AI does not scale through technology alone. It requires new operating models\, stronger governance\, better data context\, cross-functional teams\, and clear decision-making rhythms that connect AI initiatives to measurable business outcomes. A recurring theme was that organizations are beginning to treat AI less as an innovation project and more as a core business capability. Successful companies are building reusable systems instead of one-off solutions\, forming teams around outcomes rather than isolated experimentation\, and embedding AI into existing software development\, customer support\, privacy\, and operational workflows. However\, many enterprises still struggle to measure productivity gains\, prioritize use cases\, and determine which initiatives deserve production-level investment. The conversation also reinforced the continuing importance of human expertise. AI can accelerate coding\, testing\, service workflows\, and knowledge work\, but humans remain essential for judgment\, context\, architecture\, governance\, and accountability. As AI becomes more capable\, organizations will need to rethink how they train junior talent\, preserve institutional knowledge\, and prepare employees to supervise increasingly autonomous systems. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Key Themes				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n\n\n  \n    \n      From AI pilots to operating capacity.\n      Organizations making progress are moving away from isolated experiments and toward repeatable AI systems that support multiple use cases across the business.\n    \n\n    \n      AI governance as an enabler of scale.\n      Governance should not function as a blocker. When designed well\, it creates clarity\, confidence\, and repeatable guardrails that help teams deploy AI faster and more safely.\n    \n\n    \n      Human readiness and organizational adoption.\n      The limiting factor is often not the model or tooling\, but whether teams understand how to use AI\, trust its outputs\, and adapt their workflows around it.\n    \n\n    \n      Prioritization based on business value.\n      Enterprises face pressure to pursue many AI use cases at once\, but production investment should be reserved for initiatives with clear value\, operational feasibility\, and repeatable impact.\n    \n\n    \n      The future of human-in-the-loop work.\n      As AI takes on more execution tasks\, organizations must still develop people who understand systems deeply enough to supervise\, question\, and guide AI outputs.\n    \n  \n\n  Read more\n\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Actionable Takeaways for Enterprise Leaders\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n  \n    \n      Build AI platforms\, not one-off solutions.\n      Design systems that can support multiple use cases\, business units\, and workflows rather than building isolated pilots that are difficult to scale.\n    \n\n    \n      Organize teams around outcomes.\n      Bring together engineering\, business\, governance\, and domain experts around measurable business problems instead of separating AI into standalone innovation groups.\n    \n\n    \n      Define governance before production deployment.\n      Establish clear guardrails\, evaluation criteria\, risk thresholds\, and approval paths so teams know what is allowed and how to move forward.\n    \n\n    \n      Measure value beyond tool usage.\n      Track business outcomes\, cycle-time improvements\, quality gains\, deployment velocity\, customer impact\, and risk reduction rather than relying only on usage metrics.\n    \n\n    \n      Avoid misleading productivity metrics.\n      Lines of code\, pull requests\, or tool logins can create the wrong incentives. Measure end-to-end delivery impact instead.\n    \n\n    \n      Prioritize use cases with repeatable value.\n      Invest in AI initiatives that solve meaningful business problems\, can be operationalized in real workflows\, and can be extended across teams or functions.\n    \n\n    \n      Strengthen the organizational context layer.\n      Improve knowledge management\, documentation\, data quality\, and internal context so AI systems can produce more reliable and relevant outputs.\n    \n\n    \n      Embed AI into development and delivery workflows.\n      Integrate AI into CI/CD\, testing\, monitoring\, feedback loops\, and production processes rather than treating it as a separate layer.\n    \n\n    \n      Use AI for governance where appropriate.\n      Apply AI to improve compliance monitoring\, privacy protection\, anomaly detection\, and risk evaluation\, while maintaining human accountability.\n    \n\n    \n      Train employees to supervise AI\, not just use it.\n      Build skills in system design\, critical thinking\, architecture\, evaluation\, and domain judgment so teams can manage AI outputs effectively.\n    \n\n    \n      Protect junior talent development.\n      Create training paths that allow early-career employees to build foundational expertise\, even as AI automates more entry-level tasks.\n    \n\n    \n      Maintain human accountability for high-impact decisions.\n      Use AI to accelerate execution\, but keep humans responsible for judgment\, prioritization\, escalation\, and final accountability in sensitive workflows.\n    \n  \n\n  Read more\n\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n							\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									EVENT PHOTOS 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n					\n					\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Sponsor				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Andela is an AI-native data + services company\, powering AI transformation for global enterprises. By combining continuous assessment and always-on upskilling\, Andela helps enterprises hire and deploy AI engineers at scale\, build AI solutions\, and upskill teams on emerging technologies. Andela’s diverse talent ecosystem spans over 135 countries and is highly skilled in advanced technologies to support Application Development\, Artificial Intelligence\, Cloud & DevOps\, Data Engineering\, and more. The world’s best brands trust Andela\, including GitHub\, Mastercard\, and Mindshare. Learn more at Andela.com
URL:https://bdionline.com/event/072826/
LOCATION:Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse – Plano\, 7250 Dallas Pkwy Suite 110\, Plano\, TX 75024\, Plano\, TX\, 75024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Calendar,No Header
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T200000
DTSTAMP:20260614T151306
CREATED:20260602T174204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T170803Z
UID:122311-1785346200-1785355200@bdionline.com
SUMMARY:From AI Pilots to Production: Building a Hybrid Cloud Foundation with HPE GreenLake
DESCRIPTION:Event Recap: Building the Enterprise AI Factory: From Experimentation to Execution				\n				\n				\n				\n									Palo Alto\, CA | The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse | June 11th\, 2026 								\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Moderator & Panel				\n				\n		\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Kennith Jackson							\n						\n													\n								Andela							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							SVP AI Solutions & Operations						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Sushant Hiray							\n						\n													\n								RingCentral							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Senior Director of Machine Learning						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Sridevi Gouni							\n						\n													\n								Kinship							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Head of Engineering						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Jianpeng Mo							\n						\n													\n								TikTok							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Director of Engineering\, Privacy						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n							\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Executive Summary				\n				\n				\n				\n									Enterprise leaders are moving beyond the familiar conversation of AI pilots and focusing on what must change inside the organization to make AI repeatable\, scalable\, and operationally useful. The discussion emphasized that AI does not scale through technology alone. It requires new operating models\, stronger governance\, better data context\, cross-functional teams\, and clear decision-making rhythms that connect AI initiatives to measurable business outcomes. A recurring theme was that organizations are beginning to treat AI less as an innovation project and more as a core business capability. Successful companies are building reusable systems instead of one-off solutions\, forming teams around outcomes rather than isolated experimentation\, and embedding AI into existing software development\, customer support\, privacy\, and operational workflows. However\, many enterprises still struggle to measure productivity gains\, prioritize use cases\, and determine which initiatives deserve production-level investment. The conversation also reinforced the continuing importance of human expertise. AI can accelerate coding\, testing\, service workflows\, and knowledge work\, but humans remain essential for judgment\, context\, architecture\, governance\, and accountability. As AI becomes more capable\, organizations will need to rethink how they train junior talent\, preserve institutional knowledge\, and prepare employees to supervise increasingly autonomous systems. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Key Themes				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n\n\n  \n    \n      From AI pilots to operating capacity.\n      Organizations making progress are moving away from isolated experiments and toward repeatable AI systems that support multiple use cases across the business.\n    \n\n    \n      AI governance as an enabler of scale.\n      Governance should not function as a blocker. When designed well\, it creates clarity\, confidence\, and repeatable guardrails that help teams deploy AI faster and more safely.\n    \n\n    \n      Human readiness and organizational adoption.\n      The limiting factor is often not the model or tooling\, but whether teams understand how to use AI\, trust its outputs\, and adapt their workflows around it.\n    \n\n    \n      Prioritization based on business value.\n      Enterprises face pressure to pursue many AI use cases at once\, but production investment should be reserved for initiatives with clear value\, operational feasibility\, and repeatable impact.\n    \n\n    \n      The future of human-in-the-loop work.\n      As AI takes on more execution tasks\, organizations must still develop people who understand systems deeply enough to supervise\, question\, and guide AI outputs.\n    \n  \n\n  Read more\n\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Actionable Takeaways for Enterprise Leaders\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n  \n    \n      Build AI platforms\, not one-off solutions.\n      Design systems that can support multiple use cases\, business units\, and workflows rather than building isolated pilots that are difficult to scale.\n    \n\n    \n      Organize teams around outcomes.\n      Bring together engineering\, business\, governance\, and domain experts around measurable business problems instead of separating AI into standalone innovation groups.\n    \n\n    \n      Define governance before production deployment.\n      Establish clear guardrails\, evaluation criteria\, risk thresholds\, and approval paths so teams know what is allowed and how to move forward.\n    \n\n    \n      Measure value beyond tool usage.\n      Track business outcomes\, cycle-time improvements\, quality gains\, deployment velocity\, customer impact\, and risk reduction rather than relying only on usage metrics.\n    \n\n    \n      Avoid misleading productivity metrics.\n      Lines of code\, pull requests\, or tool logins can create the wrong incentives. Measure end-to-end delivery impact instead.\n    \n\n    \n      Prioritize use cases with repeatable value.\n      Invest in AI initiatives that solve meaningful business problems\, can be operationalized in real workflows\, and can be extended across teams or functions.\n    \n\n    \n      Strengthen the organizational context layer.\n      Improve knowledge management\, documentation\, data quality\, and internal context so AI systems can produce more reliable and relevant outputs.\n    \n\n    \n      Embed AI into development and delivery workflows.\n      Integrate AI into CI/CD\, testing\, monitoring\, feedback loops\, and production processes rather than treating it as a separate layer.\n    \n\n    \n      Use AI for governance where appropriate.\n      Apply AI to improve compliance monitoring\, privacy protection\, anomaly detection\, and risk evaluation\, while maintaining human accountability.\n    \n\n    \n      Train employees to supervise AI\, not just use it.\n      Build skills in system design\, critical thinking\, architecture\, evaluation\, and domain judgment so teams can manage AI outputs effectively.\n    \n\n    \n      Protect junior talent development.\n      Create training paths that allow early-career employees to build foundational expertise\, even as AI automates more entry-level tasks.\n    \n\n    \n      Maintain human accountability for high-impact decisions.\n      Use AI to accelerate execution\, but keep humans responsible for judgment\, prioritization\, escalation\, and final accountability in sensitive workflows.\n    \n  \n\n  Read more\n\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n							\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									EVENT PHOTOS 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n					\n					\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Sponsor				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Andela is an AI-native data + services company\, powering AI transformation for global enterprises. By combining continuous assessment and always-on upskilling\, Andela helps enterprises hire and deploy AI engineers at scale\, build AI solutions\, and upskill teams on emerging technologies. Andela’s diverse talent ecosystem spans over 135 countries and is highly skilled in advanced technologies to support Application Development\, Artificial Intelligence\, Cloud & DevOps\, Data Engineering\, and more. The world’s best brands trust Andela\, including GitHub\, Mastercard\, and Mindshare. Learn more at Andela.com
URL:https://bdionline.com/event/072926/
LOCATION:Harry Caray’s\, 33 W. KINZIE STREET\, CHICAGO\, IL\, 60654\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Calendar,No Header
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T173000
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SUMMARY:From AI Pilots to Production: Building a Hybrid Cloud Foundation with HPE GreenLake
DESCRIPTION:Event Recap: Building the Enterprise AI Factory: From Experimentation to Execution				\n				\n				\n				\n									Palo Alto\, CA | The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse | June 11th\, 2026 								\n				\n				\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Moderator & Panel				\n				\n		\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Kennith Jackson							\n						\n													\n								Andela							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							SVP AI Solutions & Operations						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Sushant Hiray							\n						\n													\n								RingCentral							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Senior Director of Machine Learning						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Sridevi Gouni							\n						\n													\n								Kinship							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Head of Engineering						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n				\n					\n						\n													\n								Jianpeng Mo							\n						\n													\n								TikTok							\n											\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n											\n							Director of Engineering\, Privacy						\n					\n											\n													\n					\n											\n							LinkedIn						\n								\n		\n		\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n							\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Executive Summary				\n				\n				\n				\n									Enterprise leaders are moving beyond the familiar conversation of AI pilots and focusing on what must change inside the organization to make AI repeatable\, scalable\, and operationally useful. The discussion emphasized that AI does not scale through technology alone. It requires new operating models\, stronger governance\, better data context\, cross-functional teams\, and clear decision-making rhythms that connect AI initiatives to measurable business outcomes. A recurring theme was that organizations are beginning to treat AI less as an innovation project and more as a core business capability. Successful companies are building reusable systems instead of one-off solutions\, forming teams around outcomes rather than isolated experimentation\, and embedding AI into existing software development\, customer support\, privacy\, and operational workflows. However\, many enterprises still struggle to measure productivity gains\, prioritize use cases\, and determine which initiatives deserve production-level investment. The conversation also reinforced the continuing importance of human expertise. AI can accelerate coding\, testing\, service workflows\, and knowledge work\, but humans remain essential for judgment\, context\, architecture\, governance\, and accountability. As AI becomes more capable\, organizations will need to rethink how they train junior talent\, preserve institutional knowledge\, and prepare employees to supervise increasingly autonomous systems. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Key Themes				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n\n\n  \n    \n      From AI pilots to operating capacity.\n      Organizations making progress are moving away from isolated experiments and toward repeatable AI systems that support multiple use cases across the business.\n    \n\n    \n      AI governance as an enabler of scale.\n      Governance should not function as a blocker. When designed well\, it creates clarity\, confidence\, and repeatable guardrails that help teams deploy AI faster and more safely.\n    \n\n    \n      Human readiness and organizational adoption.\n      The limiting factor is often not the model or tooling\, but whether teams understand how to use AI\, trust its outputs\, and adapt their workflows around it.\n    \n\n    \n      Prioritization based on business value.\n      Enterprises face pressure to pursue many AI use cases at once\, but production investment should be reserved for initiatives with clear value\, operational feasibility\, and repeatable impact.\n    \n\n    \n      The future of human-in-the-loop work.\n      As AI takes on more execution tasks\, organizations must still develop people who understand systems deeply enough to supervise\, question\, and guide AI outputs.\n    \n  \n\n  Read more\n\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Actionable Takeaways for Enterprise Leaders\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n  \n    \n      Build AI platforms\, not one-off solutions.\n      Design systems that can support multiple use cases\, business units\, and workflows rather than building isolated pilots that are difficult to scale.\n    \n\n    \n      Organize teams around outcomes.\n      Bring together engineering\, business\, governance\, and domain experts around measurable business problems instead of separating AI into standalone innovation groups.\n    \n\n    \n      Define governance before production deployment.\n      Establish clear guardrails\, evaluation criteria\, risk thresholds\, and approval paths so teams know what is allowed and how to move forward.\n    \n\n    \n      Measure value beyond tool usage.\n      Track business outcomes\, cycle-time improvements\, quality gains\, deployment velocity\, customer impact\, and risk reduction rather than relying only on usage metrics.\n    \n\n    \n      Avoid misleading productivity metrics.\n      Lines of code\, pull requests\, or tool logins can create the wrong incentives. Measure end-to-end delivery impact instead.\n    \n\n    \n      Prioritize use cases with repeatable value.\n      Invest in AI initiatives that solve meaningful business problems\, can be operationalized in real workflows\, and can be extended across teams or functions.\n    \n\n    \n      Strengthen the organizational context layer.\n      Improve knowledge management\, documentation\, data quality\, and internal context so AI systems can produce more reliable and relevant outputs.\n    \n\n    \n      Embed AI into development and delivery workflows.\n      Integrate AI into CI/CD\, testing\, monitoring\, feedback loops\, and production processes rather than treating it as a separate layer.\n    \n\n    \n      Use AI for governance where appropriate.\n      Apply AI to improve compliance monitoring\, privacy protection\, anomaly detection\, and risk evaluation\, while maintaining human accountability.\n    \n\n    \n      Train employees to supervise AI\, not just use it.\n      Build skills in system design\, critical thinking\, architecture\, evaluation\, and domain judgment so teams can manage AI outputs effectively.\n    \n\n    \n      Protect junior talent development.\n      Create training paths that allow early-career employees to build foundational expertise\, even as AI automates more entry-level tasks.\n    \n\n    \n      Maintain human accountability for high-impact decisions.\n      Use AI to accelerate execution\, but keep humans responsible for judgment\, prioritization\, escalation\, and final accountability in sensitive workflows.\n    \n  \n\n  Read more\n\n				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n							\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									EVENT PHOTOS 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n							\n					\n											\n														\n					\n					\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					Sponsor				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Andela is an AI-native data + services company\, powering AI transformation for global enterprises. By combining continuous assessment and always-on upskilling\, Andela helps enterprises hire and deploy AI engineers at scale\, build AI solutions\, and upskill teams on emerging technologies. Andela’s diverse talent ecosystem spans over 135 countries and is highly skilled in advanced technologies to support Application Development\, Artificial Intelligence\, Cloud & DevOps\, Data Engineering\, and more. The world’s best brands trust Andela\, including GitHub\, Mastercard\, and Mindshare. Learn more at Andela.com
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