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From AI Pilots to AI Performance: Building Secure, Resilient Operating Models for Enterprise AI

Enterprise AI success depends on more than powerful models. Join Blend and Rackspace Technology to discuss how leading organizations are building secure, resilient operating models that support governance, cloud strategy, cyber resilience, and long-term business value as AI moves from experimentation into enterprise-scale production.
Event Location
Rochambeau
Event Date
September 17, 2026
to September 17, 2026
Event Time
6:00 pm
- 9:00 pm
About this event

Enterprise AI has crossed an important threshold. Across industries, organizations are moving beyond experimentation and investing heavily in AI-powered transformation. Yet despite growing adoption, many initiatives continue to struggle to deliver measurable business value. The challenge is no longer choosing the right model – it’s building the operating model that allows AI to scale successfully.

As AI becomes embedded within critical business processes, leaders are confronting a new set of questions. How do you govern AI responsibly? Where should workloads run? How do you balance cloud economics with performance? What data foundations are required? And as AI becomes increasingly business-critical, how do you ensure the resilience, protection, and recoverability of the systems and data it depends upon? Organizations are recognizing that governance, cyber resilience, and operational readiness must evolve together if AI is to deliver long-term value.

Join Blend and Rackspace Technology for an executive dinner bringing together senior technology leaders to explore what it truly takes to operationalize AI at enterprise scale. Through candid peer discussion, attendees will examine how leading organizations are modernizing infrastructure, strengthening governance, improving cyber resilience, managing cost, and building resilient operating models that allow AI to move from isolated pilots to lasting business value.

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

Building Enterprise AI Operating Models
Explore how organizations are evolving beyond isolated AI pilots by creating scalable operating models that support long-term business value.

AI Governance, Security, and Cyber Resilience
Discuss how leaders are embedding governance, cyber resilience, and recovery capabilities into AI initiatives to enable trusted deployment at scale.

Infrastructure, Cloud Strategy, and Performance
Examine how enterprises are balancing cloud economics, infrastructure flexibility, and workload placement to optimize AI performance and resilience.

Driving Sustainable AI Transformation
Share strategies for overcoming organizational, operational, and data challenges that determine whether AI initiatives deliver measurable business outcomes.

Event agenda
01
Cocktails & networking

6:00 – 6:30 PM

02
Opening remarks & panel discussion

6:30 – 7:15 PM

03
Dinner & guided discussion

7:15 – 8:45

04
Event wrap-up & group reflection

8:45 – 9:00PM

Why should you attend?

Learn how leading enterprises are scaling AI beyond proof of concept by building operating models that deliver measurable business value.

Gain practical insights into AI governance and cyber resilience from peers navigating the challenges of securing mission-critical AI environments.

Discover how organizations are optimizing cloud and infrastructure strategies to improve AI performance while balancing cost, flexibility, and resilience.

Connect with senior technology leaders to exchange real-world experiences and best practices for operationalizing enterprise AI successfully.

Who should attend
This dinner is designed for senior technology executives responsible for enterprise AI, cloud strategy, digital transformation, infrastructure, and operations. The discussion is particularly valuable for leaders responsible for moving AI from proof of concept to enterprise-scale production while balancing governance, cost, resilience, and operational complexity.
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Venue
Event Location Light
Rochambeau
900 Boylston St
Boston
MA 02115
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