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Grounding Agentic AI in Enterprise Reality

Name: Grounding Agentic AI in Enterprise Reality
Start: 2026-10-13T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-10-13T21:00:00-06:00
Location: Chicago Firehouse

Join Blend, Google Cloud and SAP for an executive dinner exploring how organizations can ground agentic AI in enterprise reality, connecting intelligence with the data, systems and processes needed to drive meaningful business outcomes.

Chicago Firehouse

October 13, 2026

to October 13, 2026

6:00 pm

- 9:00 pm

About this event

Organizations have made remarkable progress adopting AI, but many are discovering that intelligence alone doesn’t create business value. The next frontier isn’t simply generating better insights – it’s connecting AI directly to the operational systems, processes, and decisions that drive the enterprise.

As organizations deploy AI agents across business functions, they face a new challenge: ensuring those agents have the context, governance, and operational understanding required to act responsibly and deliver measurable outcomes. Generic AI may answer questions, but enterprise AI must understand the unique processes, data, and systems that power the business. Success will depend on bridging the gap between intelligence and execution.

Join Blend, Google Cloud, and SAP for an executive dinner exploring how leading organizations are grounding agentic AI in enterprise reality. Through candid peer discussion, attendees will examine how AI can move beyond isolated recommendations to orchestrate meaningful business actions across finance, supply chain, operations, and customer experiences – while maintaining trust, governance, and flexibility.

Our speakers

Colin Cosell

Head of New York & Boston Community | Blend

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

From Intelligence to Action
What it takes to move AI beyond generating insights and recommendations to actively participating in core business workflows and driving operational outcomes.

Grounding AI in Enterprise Context
How trusted enterprise data, systems of record and operational context can give AI agents the understanding required to make useful, responsible decisions at scale.

Reimagining Enterprise Processes
Where agentic AI could fundamentally transform how work gets done across finance, operations, supply chain and customer experiences — rather than simply automating existing tasks.

Balancing Autonomy with Accountability
How organizations can give AI greater operational autonomy while maintaining governance, transparency, accountability and appropriate human oversight.

Event agenda

Cocktails & networking

6:00 – 6:30 PM

Welcome remarks

6:30 – 6:45 PM

Workshop session #1

6:45 – 7:15 PM

Dinner & table discussions

7:15 – 8:15 PM

Workshop session #2

8:15 – 8:45 PM

Desserts, event wrap-up & closing remarks

8:45 – 9:00 PM

Why should you attend?

Move AI from insight to impact. Explore how agentic AI can evolve from an intelligent assistant into an operational capability that delivers measurable business outcomes.

Learn how to build trust in AI-driven action. Discuss the data, context and governance AI needs before it can be trusted to influence critical enterprise decisions.

Discover where agentic AI could create the greatest value. Examine opportunities to rethink processes and connect intelligence across finance, operations, supply chain and customer experiences.

Exchange perspectives with fellow senior leaders. Join Blend, Google Cloud and SAP for candid peer discussion on what it will take to successfully embed agentic AI into the everyday enterprise.

Who should attend

This event is designed for senior executives responsible for enterprise AI, digital transformation, business operations, and data strategy. The discussion will be particularly valuable for leaders looking to embed AI into core business processes while balancing innovation, governance, and measurable business value. Together, we'll explore what it takes to transform AI from an intelligent assistant into an operational capability that drives measurable business outcomes.

Venue

Chicago Firehouse

1401 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605, United States
Chicago
IL
IL 60605
United States

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