The AI Leadership Summit

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM ET

Breakfast and Registration

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM ET

Opening Remarks: Grounding in The Conference Board Insights

Ivan Pollard, Marketing & Communications Center Leader, The Conference Board

09:20 AM - 09:40 AM ET

AI Leadership Fireside Chat: Leading Xerox Through Transformation

Xerox CEO Steve Bandrowczak joins The Conference Board for a revealing conversation about how one of the most iconic companies in American business is navigating digital transformation and evolving in the AI age. From reimagining legacy systems, assessing ROI, and embracing AI-driven solutions, this session will explore what it takes to lead advanced enterprise systems-wide innovation at scale.

Steve Bandrowczak, CEO, Xerox

09:45 AM - 10:15 AM ET

From Pilot to Production: Scaling AI Agents Responsibly

Join us for a dynamic conversation with Kimberly Ryan and Katie Boswell, two leaders at the forefront of integrating autonomous agents into their organizations. This session will explore the real-world challenges and breakthroughs organizations face as they move from experimentation to scale. We’ll dive into practical strategies for implementation—from building data readiness and evolving talent models to establishing governance and ethical oversight. As AI agents become increasingly embedded in workflows, Kimberly and Katie will share candid insights and lessons learned on what it takes to build systems that are not only powerful, but trustworthy. Expect actionable advice for unlocking the full potential of agentic AI, while keeping humans firmly in control.

Katie Boswell, Managing Director, Cyber Security & Tech Risk Management, KPMG LLP

Kim Ryan, Head of Data Defense Office, Vanguard

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM ET

The Art of Agility - 10 Steps Every Organization Can Take Today

In a post-AI age, large organizations must master scale and speed. Sheila Jordan will share Honeywell's approach to building organizational agility while embracing GenAI evolution, demonstrating how strategic governance can drive innovation, productivity, and growth simultaneously. Through real-world use cases and concrete results, she'll showcase how AI becomes a powerful revenue generator. Attendees will leave with 10 actionable strategies to unleash agility within their own organizations, regardless of size or complexity.

Sheila Jordan, Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Technology Officer, Honeywell

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM ET

Charting Your AI Journey: Part One - Laying the Foundation

Join Sudeep Kesh, Managing Director, Innovation and Disruptive Technology of S&P Global Ratings, for a dynamic and interactive workshop designed to equip leaders with the tools, considerations, and relevant risks to develop their own, personalized strategic AI roadmaps. In this first session, participants will engage in facilitated discussions on foundational AI issues, including innovation and ideation, implementation and operations, and risk management and governance considerations. Through collaborative exercises and discussions, each leader will begin drafting a customized AI action plan aligned with their organization’s goals and challenges. This session sets the groundwork for deeper reflection and refinement on day two.

Sudeep Kesh, Managing Director and Analytical Lead-Innovation and Disruptive Technology, S&P Global Ratings

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM ET

Morning Networking Break

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM ET

Measuring ROI on AI Investments - What Are the Metrics to the Madness?

In this session, enterprise leaders will share quantifiable frameworks for measuring artificial intelligence ROI beyond theoretical promises. Discover how forward-thinking organizations are tracking both direct metrics and indirect indicators to create compelling business cases that can satisfy even the most skeptical naysayers. You’ll take away actionable strategies for communicating strategic funding approaches that balance short-term spending with long-term value creation from leaders that have successfully secured continued investment in enterprise AI initiatives.

Sarah Youngwood, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Nasdaq

Denise Dahlhoff, PhD, Director, Marketing & Communications Research, The Conference Board

11:55 AM - 12:15 PM ET

PANEL: Scaling AI For Real Returns

As AI investments increase, the pressure to show meaningful impact grows with them. Companies that move beyond early wins are reallocating resources, aligning teams more deliberately, and building systems to track outcomes that matter. The goal is not just expansion but integration that changes how decisions get made and how work gets done. Attendees will leave with practical examples of what successful scaling looks like and a clearer sense of where to focus their efforts next.

Susannah Greenberg, Chief Information Officer, L'Oréal Americas

Nicholas Beaudoin, Director of AI Programs, Caltech CTME

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM ET

From Transactions to Intelligence: AI Agents for Trusted, Consistent Pay

Every pay decision is more than a transaction; it’s a signal that shapes culture, performance, and cost. Yet most remain fragmented and slow, disconnected from strategy. This session shows how Decision Intelligence for Pay transforms HR’s biggest investment into a more dependable performance system: delivering precise, explainable decisions in minutes, reducing costly waste, and strengthening trust at scale.

Maria Colacurcio, CEO, Syndio

12:35 PM - 01:45 PM ET

General Lunch

Networking Lunch for all attendees.

12:35 PM - 01:45 PM ET

VIP Lunch & Learn (Registration Required): Navigating AI’s Biggest Questions–What Boards Are Really Asking Today

Take a seat with boardroom experts Virginia Gambale, Board Director and technology advisor, and Maria Colacurcio, CEO of Syndio, alongside The Conference Board’s Diana Scott, for an off-the-record discussion on how boards are grappling with AI’s rapid pace of change. These candid conversations, rarely found in public statements or strategy documents, reveal the hard questions being asked at the highest levels as leaders weigh innovation against risk to decide when to move forward and when to hold back. Attendees will leave with clarity and foresight for guiding AI strategy in a time of rapid change.

Maria Colacurcio, CEO, Syndio

Virginia Gambale, Chair of the Board Nutanix, Technology Leader, Investor and Board Director, Nutanix

Diana Scott, US Human Capital Center Leader, The Conference Board

01:45 PM - 02:15 PM ET

A1 | Best Practices for Engineering a Resilient Supply Chain with AI

Engage with executives who have transformed their networks into AI-powered, resilient ecosystems capable of anticipating disruptions before they occur. Speakers will demonstrate how their integrated frameworks leverage today’s cutting edge predictive analytics to identify weak points before they cascade into systemic headaches, and maximize productivity, efficiency, and operational excellence.

01:45 PM - 02:15 PM ET

A2 | From Lab to Launch: Inside The R&D Engines Redefining AI-Accelerated Innovation

With AI fully integrated into many product development life cycles today it’s important to stay on top of the latest innovations that can dramatically compress time-to-market without sacrificing quality or creativity. These leaders will demonstrate how they've deployed AI systems that generate and evaluate product concepts, identify optimization opportunities, and predict emerging customer needs. Attendees will gain practical frameworks for restructuring R&D teams around AI capabilities and exposure to the metrics used to evaluate AI-powered success.

02:20 PM - 02:50 PM ET

B1 | Next Generation AI for Executive Strategic Growth Decisions

AI is good at a lot of things - like creating novel content, streamlining creative processes, and automating tasks. But it still can’t answer the most important question that a C-suite leader faces today: what should we do next? In this session, Miro Dimitrov, CEO of Growth Protocol and a Fortune 500 CTO, will share how neuro-symbolic AI is helping leaders transform their early AI experiments into executable growth strategies by turning data into confident, causal decisions that scale and create value.

Miro Dimitrov, CEO, Growth Protocol

02:20 PM - 02:50 PM ET

B2 | How Market Leaders Are Transforming Customer Experience with AI

Get into the war room with pioneering companies that have revolutionized their customer engagement through advanced AI applications. These industry leaders will demonstrate how they've deployed AI to anticipate customer needs and create seamless, personalized experiences. Whether personalizing interactions in real-time or dramatically reducing resolution times, participants will learn the practical implementation strategies for AI-powered customer journey enhancements that deliver measurable ROI.

Denise Dahlhoff, PhD, Director, Marketing & Communications Research, The Conference Board

02:50 PM - 03:10 PM ET

Afternoon Networking Break

03:10 PM - 03:25 PM ET

Redesigning Work for AI: New Research Insights

AI is already reshaping business strategy, organizational structures, and internal processes, and leaders must rethink design to capture its full value. In this session, Matt Rosenbaum will share new research from The Conference Board on how enterprises are adapting today, the pivotal role HR and CHROs play in enabling change, and what experts expect over the next 1-2 years, offering practical steps to prepare organizations for the future.

Matt Rosenbaum, Principal Researcher, Human Capital, The Conference Board

03:30 PM - 03:55 PM ET

PANEL: Rethinking Work in The Age of AI: From Skills to Talent Strategy

AI is not just automating tasks, it's fundamentally changing how work gets done, who does it, and where value is created across the enterprise. This panel brings together transformation leaders, product innovators, and HR strategists to explore how leading enterprises are using skill- and task-level intelligence and AI impact modeling to power new approaches to strategic workforce planning. Through real-world examples, you’ll learn how to identify and eliminate role and task fragmentation, align talent strategy with business needs and AI automation, build visibility that empowers both executives and functional leaders, and move from reactive workforce change to proactive org design.

Prerna Ajmera, GM, HR Digital Strategy & Innovation, Microsoft

Mikaël Wornoo, Co-Founder and President, TechWolf

Susan Youngblood, Operating Advisor, Bessemer Venture Partners

Diana Scott, US Human Capital Center Leader, The Conference Board

04:15 PM - 04:40 PM ET

The Corporation of the Future: How AI Will Tear Up the Org Design Rulebook

The continued rise of AI is enabling companies to think bigger and create entirely new rulebooks for organizational structure. Building agile and resilient businesses of the future is now within our grasp as humans and technology work side by side to generate business value. Instead of automating existing processes, what if we could eliminate or redesign them entirely? As business leaders are challenged to wade through the hype and identify the most practical AI strategies, this session will explore the "what if?" questions and offer strategic, actionable guidance for executives on where to start as they build their own corporations of the future.

Hoyoung Pak, Chief AI Officer, AlixPartners

Ivan Pollard, Marketing & Communications Center Leader, The Conference Board

04:45 PM - 05:00 PM ET

Enabling AI-First HR with Purpose-Built Agents

How can AI agents transform HR service delivery without losing human touch? In this session, Ana-Maria Constantin, CEO and Co-founder of Cascade AI, and Brian Conner, VP of Total Rewards at Boomi, will share the journey of using AI to support 3,000 employees across 25 countries at a leading global software company. Attendees will gain insight into how Boomi automated 96% of benefits inquiries during Open Enrollment while maintaining employee trust and satisfaction, the role multilingual agents who were available 24/7 played in elevating the employee experience around the globe, and the practical steps HR leaders can take to free their teams from repetitive inquiries so they can focus on more strategic work. The discussion will also highlight how Boomi is laying the groundwork for an AI-first HR function that scales across every pillar of HR, offering participants a clear roadmap for how to expand support globally and prepare their organizations for the future of AI-enabled HR.

Ana-Maria Constantin, CEO and Co-founder, Cascade AI

05:05 PM - 05:20 PM ET

Innovative Strategies for Leveraging Generative AI Agents

Ben Moskowitz, Vice President, Innovation Lab at Consumer Reports, will demonstrate how Consumer Reports has been experimenting with and integrating AI into its innovation pipeline. You’ll get an up-close look at AskCR, an AI-powered advisor that gives its users targeted access to Consumer Reports’ enormous arsenal of trusted research and product data. He will share insight into how this independent nonprofit evolved to embrace AI and how it plans to integrate tech further into its future.

Benjamin Moskowitz, Vice President, Innovation Lab, Consumer Reports

05:20 PM - 05:30 PM ET

Day One Recap and Day Two Preview

Ivan Pollard, Marketing & Communications Center Leader, The Conference Board

05:30 PM - 06:30 PM ET

Networking Reception