PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The conversation around artificial intelligence has shifted from “What’s possible?” to “What’s working?”
Join CFOs, CEOs, and AI practitioners for a candid discussion on how organizations are successfully implementing AI to improve decision-making, increase productivity, and drive measurable business results. Through real-world case studies, panelists will share where AI is creating value, how they’re integrating it into daily operations, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Beyond the technology, the discussion will explore the human side of AI—including change management, workforce adoption, governance, and building a culture that embraces innovation while managing risk.
Whether your organization is just beginning its AI journey or scaling enterprise-wide initiatives, you’ll leave with practical insights and ideas you can apply immediately.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Learn how leading organizations are using AI to solve real business challenges and improve operational performance.
- Explore practical AI use cases across finance, operations, customer service, sales, and decision-making.
- Understand how CFOs and CEOs are leading AI adoption while managing organizational change.
- Discover strategies for preparing and engaging your workforce for successful AI integration.
- Gain insights into governance, risk management, and measuring the return on AI investments.
SPEAKERS
Moderator: Clyde Calhoun | CEO | Root Idea
Clyde Calhoun is Founder and CEO of Root Idea, a consulting firm helping organizations translate AI into business value. With three decades of Fortune 500 leadership experience, Clyde advises CFOs and other C-suite executives on AI strategy, adoption, decision governance, and financial controls. An inventor and patent holder, he has led global teams and delivered more than $65 million in business value.
Today, his work focuses on helping executives identify where AI can create competitive advantage while building the oversight and organizational capabilities required to use it responsibly. Clyde is a recognized speaker and advisor on the rapidly evolving role of AI in business.
Beckett Eisenreich | CFO | Abrigo
As CFO of Abrigo, Eisenreich leverages 30 years of experience, public and private financial expertise, and a proven track record building and leading teams. He most recently served as the SVP and CFO of the Payments Division at FIS Global, after starting his tenure there as CFO of the company’s Financial Institution Payments division and Divisional Controller of Card Solutions. Before FIS, Beckett held various financial leadership roles at Monster.com, Harley-Davidson, Ford Motor Co., and The Chicago Sun-Times. He also spent 10 years in financial leadership as a consultant for small business owners. Beckett holds a bachelor’s degree in history and business from Marquette University and an MBA in finance and organizational design from Vanderbilt University.
Cristina Hanson | Director of AI | Victra
Cristina Hanson, PMP, is Director of AI & Product Management at Victra, the nation’s largest Verizon authorized retailer, where she leads enterprise AI strategy, product vision, and low-code enablement across more than 1,800 locations. She built the role before she held it: two decades in retail operations and asset protection, teaching herself to turn paper checklists into digital tools and manual processes into automation, earning a reputation as a finder of solutions, not just a fixer of problems. She bet early that AI would change everyone’s work, and has trained hundreds to prove it. A co-founder of WE@V, Victra’s women’s leadership group, she holds an MS in criminal justice from Cal State Long Beach. Outside Victra, she founded Key Piece Innovations (KPI), LLC, helping people and businesses put AI and automation to work through enablement, education, and hands-on execution. She lives in Raleigh, happiest fishing or behind a camera.
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