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Upcoming Executive Events

Each program is intentionally small, privately hosted, and curated around the leaders and business questions most relevant to the discussion.

Sep 15 Plano
Dinner & Wine Tasting 5:30 pm–8:30 pm AI & Data

Beyond the Pilot: Operationalizing Agentic AI

Agentic AI has moved past the pilot stage. Enterprise IT, Engineering, AI, and Data leaders are no longer asking whether to deploy autonomous agents — they're managing them in production, and running…

Sep 17 Palo Alto
Dinner & Wine Tasting 5:30 pm–8:30 pm AI & Data

Beyond the Pilot: Operationalizing Agentic AI

Agentic AI has moved past the pilot stage. Enterprise IT, Engineering, AI, and Data leaders are no longer asking whether to deploy autonomous agents — they're managing them in production, and running…

Oct 6 Scottsdale
Private Lunch 12:00 pm–2:00 pm AI & Data

The Infrastructure Supercycle: Navigating Cost, Capacity and Vendor Risk

AI-driven data-center expansion is placing unprecedented pressure on the market for memory, storage and compute infrastructure. As supply tightens, prices fluctuate and delivery timelines become less predictable, enterprise leaders must determine how…

Oct 6 Rosemont
Dinner & Wine Tasting 5:30 pm–8:00 pm AI & Data

Beyond the Pilot: Operationalizing Agentic AI

Agentic AI has moved past the pilot stage. Enterprise IT, engineering, AI, and data leaders are no longer asking whether to deploy autonomous agents—they are managing them in production and confronting the…

Oct 7 New York
Dinner & Wine Tasting 5:30 pm–8:00 pm AI & DataFinancial Services

From Pilot to Production: Operationalizing Agentic AI in Financial Services

Financial institutions are moving beyond AI experimentation and confronting the realities of deploying agentic AI across highly regulated, data-intensive environments. Join senior technology, AI, data, security, and infrastructure leaders from banking, capital…

Oct 8 Kansas City
Private Lunch 12:00 pm–2:00 pm AI & Data

The Infrastructure Supercycle: Navigating Cost, Capacity and Vendor Risk

AI-driven data-center expansion is placing unprecedented pressure on the market for memory, storage and compute infrastructure. As supply tightens, prices fluctuate and delivery timelines become less predictable, enterprise leaders must determine how…

Oct 28 Seattle
Private Lunch & Workshop 12:00 pm–2:30 pm AI & Data

The Agentic Enterprise: Unlocking AI Value Without Breaking the Token Budget or the Trust Boundary

As enterprises move beyond AI experimentation into large-scale deployment, success is no longer defined by model accuracy alone. Organizations must balance performance, cost, governance, and operational complexity while preparing for the next…

Nov 12 Rosemont
Private Lunch 12:00 pm–2:00 pm Risk & Security

Building the Modern Security Operation: Visibility, Intelligence, and Resilience

Physical security is evolving. Security teams are responsible for increasingly complex and distributed environments, while the range of risks they are expected to anticipate, assess, and respond to continues to grow. At…

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Past Programs

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Jul 29 2026
Falls Church AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

From AI Pilots to Production: Building a Hybrid Cloud Foundation with HPE GreenLake

HPE invites you to a private executive discussion on how enterprise leaders are moving AI from pilots to production. Scaling AI requires more than models - it demands a modern infrastructure foundation…

Jul 29 2026
CHICAGO AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

From AI Pilots to Production: Building a Hybrid Cloud Foundation with HPE GreenLake

HPE invites you to a private executive discussion on how enterprise leaders are moving AI from pilots to production. Scaling AI requires more than models - it demands a modern infrastructure foundation…

Jul 28 2026
Plano AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

From AI Pilots to Production: Building a Hybrid Cloud Foundation with HPE GreenLake

HPE invites you to a private executive discussion on how enterprise leaders are moving AI from pilots to production. Scaling AI requires more than models - it demands a modern infrastructure foundation…

Jul 23 2026
New York AI & DataFinancial Services

Building the Enterprise AI Factory for Financial Services

Andela invites you to join a private executive dinner and panel discussion focused on what it really takes to scale AI beyond experimentation. Many enterprises have launched pilots, tested tools, and explored…

Jul 22 2026
San Francisco AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Building the AI Foundation Advantage: How Open Infrastructure and Strategic Partnerships Accelerate Enterprise AI

Deploying AI at scale requires more than powerful models. It requires the right ecosystem. As enterprises move from pilots to production, success increasingly depends on how effectively they connect infrastructure, software, cloud…

Jul 21 2026
Palo Alto AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

From AI Pilots to Production: Building a Hybrid Cloud Foundation with HPE GreenLake

HPE invites you to a private executive discussion on how enterprise leaders are moving AI from pilots to production. Scaling AI requires more than models - it demands a modern infrastructure foundation…

Jun 23 2026
Chicago AI & Data

From Decision to Outcome: Competing at the Speed of Opportunity with AI

For CSCOs, COOs, and senior operations and supply chain leaders, the challenge goes far beyond making better decisions—it’s ensuring those decisions translate into real outcomes. Ongoing volatility—from trade shifts and demand fluctuations…

Jun 11 2026
Palo Alto AI & Data

Building the Enterprise AI Factory: From Experimentation to Execution

Andela invites you to join a private executive dinner and panel discussion focused on what it really takes to scale AI beyond experimentation. Many enterprises have launched pilots, tested tools, and explored…

Jun 4 2026
New York City AI & DataFinancial Services

The Rise of Agentic Financial Operations

Join our panel of finance leaders as they discuss how AI is evolving from providing insights to driving execution. In this session, you'll discover how Agentic Financial Operations can transform your finance…

Jun 3 2026
Boston Risk & Security

Managing Risk Beyond the Traditional Perimeter: Building Consistent Controls Across Physical and Digital Environments

Risk is no longer siloed. Gaps across physical security, cybersecurity, and compliance directly impact business continuity, regulatory exposure, and board-level risk reporting. As organizations scale across distributed locations, support hybrid work, and…

Jun 2 2026
Chicago AI & DataPeople & Culture

Ignoring Culture in the Age of AI: The Hidden Cost During Times of Uncertainty

In high-stakes moments, leaders don’t fail because they lack data. They fail because they lack visibility into the signals that matter most. As economic pressure rises and AI accelerates change, decisions are…

May 20 2026
CHICAGO AI & Data

Operationalizing AI at Scale: Moving Enterprise AI from Pilot to Production

HPE and NVIDIA invite you to join a private executive dinner and panel discussion exploring how leading organizations are moving AI from pilots to production. As AI becomes embedded in core business…

May 19 2026
Minneapolis Risk & Security

Managing Risk Beyond the Traditional Perimeter: Building Consistent Controls Across Physical and Digital Environments

Risk is no longer siloed. Gaps across physical security, cybersecurity, and compliance directly impact business continuity, regulatory exposure, and board-level risk reporting. As organizations scale across distributed locations, support hybrid work, and…

May 14 2026
Philadelphia AI & Data

Operationalizing AI at Scale: Moving Enterprise AI from Pilot to Production

HPE and NVIDIA invite you to join a private executive dinner and panel discussion exploring how leading organizations are moving AI from pilots to production. As AI becomes embedded in core business…

May 5 2026
Boston AI & Data

Operationalizing AI at Scale: Moving Enterprise AI from Pilot to Production

HPE and NVIDIA invite you to join a private executive dinner and panel discussion exploring how leading organizations are moving AI from pilots to production. As AI becomes embedded in core business…

Apr 30 2026
New York AI & DataRisk & Security

AI Agent Identity Security: Governing Autonomous Access Across the Enterprise

AI agents are quickly becoming a new class of enterprise identity. They write code, execute workflows, access data, and interact with systems across cloud and SaaS environments, often autonomously. At the same…

Apr 23 2026
Denver AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Virtualization in the Age of AI: Building a Flexible Hybrid Cloud Foundation

As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, traditional virtualization models are being pushed to their limits by rising costs, growing data demands, and the need for greater flexibility across hybrid environments.

Apr 16 2026
Rosemont AI & Data

Operationalizing AI at Scale: The Enterprise AI Factory Playbook

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…

Apr 15 2026
New York City AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Virtualization in the Age of AI: Building a Flexible Hybrid Cloud Foundation

As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, traditional virtualization models are being pushed to their limits by rising costs, growing data demands, and the need for greater flexibility across hybrid environments.

Apr 14 2026
Palo Alto AI & Data

Operationalizing AI at Scale: The Enterprise AI Factory Playbook

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…

Mar 31 2026
Chicago AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Virtualization in the Age of AI: Building a Flexible Hybrid Cloud Foundation

As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, traditional virtualization models are being pushed to their limits by rising costs, growing data demands, and the need for greater flexibility across hybrid environments.

Mar 31 2026
New York AI & DataPeople & Culture

From Insight to Foresight: How Senior HR Leaders Are Using AI to Anticipate Change and Shape Culture

AI is accelerating change across the world of work, but for senior HR leaders, the real opportunity goes beyond automation; it’s about foresight. This peer discussion explores how HR and People leaders…

Mar 26 2026
Atlanta AI & Data

Operationalizing AI at Scale: The Enterprise AI Factory Playbook

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…

Mar 25 2026
Plano AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Virtualization in the Age of AI: Building a Flexible Hybrid Cloud Foundation

As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, traditional virtualization models are being pushed to their limits by rising costs, growing data demands, and the need for greater flexibility across hybrid environments. This peer-to-peer lunch…

Mar 4 2026
New York AI & DataFinancial Services

Operationalizing AI at Scale: The Enterprise AI Factory Playbook for Financial Institutions

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…

Jan 22 2026
Plano Risk & Security

The Hidden Cost of Risk: Eliminating Security and Compliance Blind Spots

Risk today shows up in more places than just compliance checklists. A single oversight—an unvetted visitor, an unmonitored door, or an incomplete log—can lead to breaches, shutdowns, reputational damage, or even safety…

Dec 2 2025
Basking Ridge AI & Data

AI-Powered Creativity: Elevating Brand Experiences with Adobe

Join Adobe at an exclusive executive dinner and wine tasting event at Toca Vez in Basking Ridge, NJ. This intimate gathering brings together leaders in brand strategy, marketing, events, digital, social, and…

Nov 20 2025
New York AI & Data

AI & ERP – From Hype to Impact

Midsize Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, High Tech, Chemicals, and Wholesale Distribution companies face mounting pressure to deliver growth while navigating supply chain fragility, rising costs, and shifting consumer expectations. At the center of…

Nov 19 2025
Plano AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

The Enterprise Compute Advantage: Enabling Agentic AI

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 tailored compute solutions from HPE…

Nov 18 2025
Plano AI & Data

Beyond Silos: Unifying ERP & AI for Smarter Business

Imagine your business operating as one living, breathing system — where finance has full visibility into the warehouse, sales knows what’s happening on the production floor, and AI enables leaders to act…

Nov 13 2025
Rosemont AI & Data

From Disruption to Advantage: AI-Powered Resilience in Supply Chains

Organizations across industries are constantly navigating change, including global disruptions, shifting customer demand, inflationary pressures, and sustainability mandates. In this environment, resilience isn’t just a defensive strategy. It’s a competitive advantage. Join…

Nov 12 2025
Chicago AI & Data

Reimagining the Digital Core: AI-Powered Transformation for the Enterprise

Legacy ERP systems can’t keep pace with modern business demands. To scale and compete, enterprises need a digital core that integrates finance, supply chain, procurement, HR, and customer management—while unlocking the power…

Nov 12 2025
Minneapolis AI & Data

AI-Powered Creativity: Elevating Brand Experiences with Adobe

Join Adobe at an exclusive executive lunch event at Owamni Restaurant in Minneapolis. This intimate gathering brings together leaders in brand strategy, marketing, events, digital, social, and creative to discuss how AI…

Nov 6 2025
Boston AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Equinix Engage – Reimagining IT: From cost center to growth engine with Distributed AI

AI is reshaping enterprise landscapes and visionary leaders are rethinking IT infrastructure to fuel agility, spark innovation and unlock new revenue streams. At this Engage event, you’ll gain practical insights into how…

Nov 6 2025
Palo Alto AI & Data

Agents, Autonomy, and the Future of Enterprise AI

2025 marks a turning point: enterprises are moving beyond AI copilots into the era of autonomous agents—systems that plan, act, and adapt with minimal human input. The promise is massive, but so…

Nov 5 2025
Fort Lauderdale AI & Data

Equinix Engage: Real-World Insights From Today’s Leaders in AI

While many enterprises are investing heavily in AI, a select group of leaders have truly capitalized on the opportunity. These innovators have transformed their approach to critical infrastructure, shifting IT from a…

Oct 28 2025
New York AI & Data

GenAI Roundtable for Enterprise Innovation – An Executive Dinner & Wine Tasting for Technology Leaders

Generative AI is rapidly becoming a critical tool for technology leaders aiming to propel their organizations into the future. This exclusive executive roundtable, limited to 15 senior leaders, will foster a highly…

Oct 22 2025
Charlotte AI & Data

Equinix Engage: Real-World Insights From Today’s Leaders in AI

While many enterprises are investing heavily in AI, a select group of leaders have truly capitalized on the opportunity. These innovators have transformed their approach to critical infrastructure, shifting IT from a…

Oct 21 2025
Toronto AI & Data

GenAI Roundtable for Enterprise Innovation – An Executive Dinner & Wine Tasting for Technology Leaders

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems sit at the core of the finance function, and today they are being reshaped by Generative AI. From accelerating the migration to next-generation ERP platforms to automating…

Oct 21 2025
New York AI & DataFinancial Services

Finance & ERP Transformation in the Age of Gen AI: Driving Innovation, Governance, and Change

The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry is constantly navigating change, including global supply chain disruptions, shifting consumer demand, inflationary pressures and sustainability mandates. In this environment, resilience isn’t just a defensive strategy.…

Oct 16 2025
Palo Alto AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

The Enterprise Compute Advantage: Enabling Agentic AI

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 tailored compute solutions from HPE…

Oct 15 2025
Plano AI & Data

GenAI Roundtable For Enterprise Innovation – An Executive Dinner & Wine Tasting For Technology Leaders

technology leaders aiming to propel their organizations into the future. This exclusive executive roundtable, limited to 15 senior leaders, will foster a highly interactive peer-to-peer discussion about the strategic role of generative…

Oct 14 2025
Rosemont AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

The Enterprise Compute Advantage: Enabling Agentic AI

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 tailored compute solutions from HPE…

Oct 9 2025
Basking Ridge AI & Data

AI at the Core: Powering the Future of Drug Discovery & Manufacturing

AI is transforming life sciences—from speeding up drug discovery to optimizing manufacturing. But realizing its full potential requires modern infrastructure capable of handling massive compute and data demands.

Oct 8 2025
New York AI & DataRisk & Security

The Future of Enterprise Data Security in the Age of AI

As AI rapidly transforms the way enterprises generate, store, and act on data, cybersecurity strategies are under growing pressure to evolve. From ransomware threats to AI-driven attacks and regulatory shifts, security leaders…

Oct 7 2025
Boston AI & DataFinancial Services

Agentic AI in Action: Autonomous Systems & Intelligent Workflows for Financial Services

Join HPE, ConRes, and a curated group of enterprise AI, data, and technology leaders for a high-impact peer-to-peer lunch exploring the real-world application of Agentic AI in financial services. As financial institutions…

Sep 18 2025
New York AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Strategic AI Workload Placement: Infrastructure Decisions for Performance, Scale, and Trust

The race to unlock AI’s full potential is on — but where you run it matters. As AI and massive data flows reshape the enterprise, placing your workloads in the right environments…

Sep 17 2025
Atlanta AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Enabling AI-Powered Innovation at Scale: An API-First Future

As AI adoption accelerates, enterprises face a defining challenge: how to securely integrate and scale AI while delivering seamless, high-performance digital experiences. The key to success? A robust API-first strategy that enhances…

Sep 17 2025
New York AI & Data

Reimagining Product Innovation with AI: Driving Speed, Precision & Creativity

As fashion, luxury, retail, and lifestyle brands face rising complexity, shrinking timelines, and shifting consumer demands, the question is no longer if AI will impact your business—but how fast you can adapt.…

Sep 16 2025
Palo Alto AI & Data

GenAI Roundtable for Enterprise Innovation – An Executive Dinner & Wine Tasting for Technology Leaders

Generative AI is rapidly becoming a critical tool for technology leaders aiming to propel their organizations into the future. This exclusive executive roundtable, limited to 15 senior leaders, will foster a highly…

Sep 11 2025
AI & Data

Leading Through Disruption: AI & Social Shifts in Pharma

Life sciences marketing is undergoing a seismic transformation. Traditional social media targeting is collapsing under new platform restrictions, while AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google’s AI Overviews are becoming the dominant…

Sep 9 2025
AI & Data

Reimagining Product Innovation with AI: Driving Speed, Precision & Creativity

As consumer expectations shift by the minute and product cycles are shorter than ever, AI is emerging as a powerful ally for product innovation teams, as well as for quality, compliance, regulatory,…

Aug 27 2025
Palo Alto AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Enabling AI-Powered Innovation at Scale: An API-First Future

As AI adoption accelerates, enterprises face a defining challenge: how to securely integrate and scale AI while delivering seamless, high-performance digital experiences. The key to success? A robust API-first strategy that enhances…

Jul 30 2025
New York AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Executive Wine Tasting & Dinner – Scalable AI in the Enterprise: Accelerating Innovation Through Infrastructure & Partnership

This private, peer-to-peer gathering brings together senior IT, data, and infrastructure leaders for an evening of candid conversation, world-class wine tasting, and fine dining. The discussion will explore how the combined strengths…

Jul 23 2025
Rosemont AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Executive Wine Tasting & Dinner – Scalable AI in the Enterprise: Accelerating Innovation Through Infrastructure & Partnership

This private, peer-to-peer gathering brings together senior IT, data, and infrastructure leaders for an evening of candid conversation, world-class wine tasting, and fine dining. The discussion will explore how the combined strengths…

Jul 22 2025
Chicago AI & Data

Unlocking Agility And Scale In Marketing With AI

As the digital content landscape continually evolves, traditional methods often fall short in keeping pace. To thrive, organizations must rethink their workflows, team dynamics, and decision-making processes. This discussion will delve into…

Jul 17 2025
Boston AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Executive Wine Tasting & Dinner –  Scalable AI in the Enterprise: Accelerating Innovation Through Infrastructure & Partnership

As artificial intelligence moves from pilot programs to enterprise-wide deployment, leaders face increasing pressure to deliver secure, high-performance AI at scale. Yet many organizations are constrained by fragmented infrastructure, data silos, and…

Jun 12 2025
Beverly Hills AI & Data

Equinix Engage: Real-World Insights From Today’s Leaders in AI

While many enterprises are investing heavily in AI, a select group of leaders have truly capitalized on the opportunity. These innovators have transformed their approach to critical infrastructure, shifting IT from a…

Jun 11 2025
CAMPBELL AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Advancing AI Executive Dinner & Winetasting: Building the Future of Enterprise Innovation

In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, innovation must move as fast as your ambition. Advancing AI offers a unique opportunity to explore how to architect scalable, secure, and high-performance AI infrastructure—while enjoying…

Jun 11 2025
San Jose AI & DataCloud & Infrastructure

Advancing AI Executive Dinner & Winetasting: Building the Future of Enterprise Innovation with AMD & Lenovo

In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, innovation must move as fast as your ambition. Advancing AI offers a unique opportunity to explore how to architect scalable, secure, and high-performance AI infrastructure—while enjoying…

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