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From Legacy to Leadership: CIO Integration Pathways for AI at Scale

Name: From Legacy to Leadership: CIO Integration Pathways for AI at Scale
Start: 2026-09-24T12:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-09-24T15:00:00-06:00
Location: Atlanta, TBD

Join senior technology leaders in Atlanta for an interactive executive workshop hosted by Blend, IBM, and AWS. Explore how to modernize integration architecture, strengthen governance, and build AI-ready operating models that enable enterprise AI and prepare organizations for the agentic future.

Atlanta, TBD

September 24, 2026

to September 24, 2026

12:00 pm

- 3:00 pm

About this event

AI is no longer limited by ambition – it’s limited by architecture.

For many CIOs, the challenge isn’t identifying AI use cases. It’s building the operational foundation required to scale them across fragmented systems, siloed data environments, and increasingly complex hybrid infrastructures.

This executive workshop, hosted by Blend in partnership with IBM and AWS, brings together senior technology leaders for a highly interactive working session focused on one critical question: How do you modernize integration and operational architecture fast enough to support enterprise AI and ultimately, agentic AI?

Through facilitated peer discussion, collaborative exercises, and practical architecture conversations, attendees will explore how leading organizations are:

Simplifying integration landscapes

Strengthening governance and trust

Building AI-ready operational models

Preparing for autonomous and agentic workflows

Translating modernization into measurable business outcomes

This is not a presentation-heavy session. It is designed as an active executive workshop focused on practical insight-sharing, problem-solving, and peer exchange.

Our speakers

Colin Cosell

Head of Community - New York & Boston

Colin Cosell is a professional emcee, announcer, and executive communications expert with more than 25 years of experience across television, radio, film, stage, and corporate events. When he’s not at the lectern or moderating executive panels, Colin serves as the Public Address Announcer for the New York Mets, Army Football, the Premier Lacrosse League, and numerous other professional and collegiate teams. Over the course of his career, Colin has earned three Emmy Awards and has announced to more than 30 million attendees worldwide. His greatest source of pride, however, are his wife, Julia, and their little girl, Eloise.

Key themes & discussion topics

Closing the AI Scale Gap
Explore why AI initiatives continue to stall despite significant investment, and identify the architectural, governance, and operational barriers preventing enterprise-wide adoption.

Building an AI-Ready Integration Backbone
Discuss how leading organizations are simplifying complex integration landscapes, improving data trust, and creating the connected foundation required for AI at scale.

Modernizing Operations Without Disruption
Share practical approaches to modernizing legacy environments while balancing speed, resilience, governance, and business continuity across hybrid infrastructures.

Preparing for Agentic AI
Examine what organizations need in place before autonomous AI becomes a reality, including governance frameworks, human oversight, trust models, and operational accountability.

Event agenda

Welcome drinks & networking

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Opening remarks & welcome address

1:00 – 1:15 PM

Workshops

1:15 – 2:45 PM

Event wrap-up & group reflection

2:45 – 3:00 PM

Why should you attend?

Learn how enterprise technology leaders are overcoming integration complexity to move AI initiatives from isolated pilots to scalable business capabilities.

Exchange practical strategies with senior peers tackling legacy modernization, hybrid architecture, and AI governance across large organizations.

Take part in interactive workshop exercises designed to uncover common architectural challenges and generate practical, experience-led solutions.

Gain actionable insights from IBM and AWS on building the operational foundations needed to support enterprise AI today and agentic AI tomorrow.

Who should attend

This event is designed for enterprise technology and data leaders responsible for enabling AI, integration, and operational transformation, as well as for leaders navigating legacy modernization, integration complexity, and the transition from AI pilots to scalable, production-ready systems.

Venue

Atlanta, TBD

N/A

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