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Adaptive Leadership: Aligning AI, Resilience, and Enterprise Strategy in 2026

Name: Adaptive Leadership: Aligning AI, Resilience, and Enterprise Strategy in 2026
Start: 2026-02-19T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-19T21:00:00-05:00
Location: The Americano

This Blend private dinner partners with UKG to gather a select group of leaders from across industry and function who are all navigating the same pressures.

The Americano

February 19, 2026

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

About this event

As enterprises accelerate AI adoption and digital transformation, many initiatives fail to deliver sustained value. If anything, they introduce new operational and regulatory risk. Gartner research shows that only a subset of organizations successfully achieve digital outcomes, underscoring a core challenge: transformation efforts often outpace data readiness and organizational alignment.

This private executive dinner hosted by Blend and UKG will examine why AI success depends less on algorithms and more on trusted workforce data, clear ownership, and an AI-ready organization. AI does not correct poor data or unclear governance, it amplifies them. Leaders must ensure that data integrity, workforce understanding, and accountability are in place before scaling AI-driven decisions.

Designed for senior executives, this discussion will focus on how adaptive leadership and disciplined data strategy enable organizations to deploy AI responsibly, driving growth, resilience, and trust while reducing enterprise risk.

Our speakers

Brent Kenneway

Group Vice President, UKG

Coming soon.

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

Adaptive leadership in the AI era

Building trust in workforce data

Scaling AI responsibly

Enterprise resilience through transformation

Event agenda

Cocktails & networking

6:00 – 6:30 PM

Opening remarks & panel discussion

6:30 – 7:15 PM

Dinner & guided discussion

7:15 – 8:45

Event wrap-up & group reflection

8:45 – 9:00PM

Why should you attend?

Learn how AI impacts frontline and strategic decisions.

Understand the role of trusted workforce data in digital transformation.

Gain actionable insights on reducing operational and compliance risk.

Exchange perspectives with senior peers facing similar challenges.

Who should attend

CxOs responsible for digital transformation initiatives.

Senior HR and Operations leaders driving workforce strategy.

Content

Executives accountable for AI governance and data quality.

Content

Leaders seeking to enhance enterprise resilience and adaptive capacity.

Venue

The Americano

3315 Peachtree Rd NE
Atlanta
GA
GA 30326
United States

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