| Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8:30 AM - 9:20 AM | This panel will explore what it takes to move beyond pilots and proofs of concept to operationalizing AI responsibly -across architecture, governance, security, data strategy, and business alignment. Leaders will discuss the technical, organizational, and risk-management challenges that emerge as AI adoption scales across the enterprise. Al Lindseth - Principal, CI5O Advisory Amit Mathur - Sr Director/Head of AI COE (CAIO)/ Head of Global Systems, Nabors Industries Anthony Richardson, Ed.D, M.B.A., M.P.A. - Sr. Manager, UT Southwestern Brendon McCaulley - Chief Security and AI Enablement Officer, ConnexPay Anurag Bihani - Data Scientist, SLB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:20 AM - 10:10 AM | Top CISOs and CIOs will distill the most important lessons from today’s threat landscape - and what technology leaders can do to improve resilience, governance, and operational control without slowing innovation or business performance. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM | As organizations accelerate AI adoption, leaders need a clear framework for understanding when harness engineering becomes a competitive advantage. This session reveals how market leaders approach harness engineering strategically, provides decision frameworks and warning signals to watch for, and outlines concrete first steps to build trust and resilience in your AI journey. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10:55 AM - 11:45 AM | This panel will explore how AI agents are reshaping workflows, decision-making, operating models, and workforce expectations. Leaders will discuss where agentic AI is creating real enterprise value, where organizations are overestimating readiness, and what must change to scale these capabilities responsibly. Al Lindseth - Principal, CI5O Advisory Konrad Konarski - Chairperson, AI Applied Consortium Joe Johnson - VP, AI & Customer Experience Technology, Perry Homes Andrew Lang, PhD - Dean, College of Science and Engineering, Oral Roberts University Muneeb Ahsan Mian - Data & Artificial Intelligence Management and Delivery Lead, AltaGas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | As organizations accelerate modernization and AI adoption, leaders face increasing pressure to innovate faster while managing cyber risk, operational complexity, talent shortages, and economic uncertainty (e.g. cloud costs). This panel will explore how top organizations are making investment decisions, prioritizing initiatives, and aligning technology strategies to measurable business outcomes. Konrad Konarski - Chairperson, AI Applied Consortium Al Lindseth - Principal, CI5O Advisory Michael Mathews - VP of Global Learning and Innovation, ORU Wayne Sadin - Technology Advisor and Former Interim EVP/CIO, PriceSmart Sachin Ghumre - Enterprise Transformation CIO, McKesson | Boeing | Procter & Gamble | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||



