Business Development Institute (BDI)

Operationalizing AI at Scale: The Enterprise AI Factory Playbook for Financial Institutions
2026-03-04 17:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Butter, 70 W 45th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
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
Wednesday, March 4th
@ 5:30 – 8:00 ET

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Moderator & Panel

Clyde Gillard

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

North American AI GTM Leader

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Hunter Almgren

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Distinguished Technologist

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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. www.butter.com

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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.

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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.
