Northeast Executive AI Summit 2024
Navigating Future-State Relationships
with AI-Enabled IT Suppliers
Thursday, November 7th, 2024
Boston, MA
Our Northeast Executive AI Summit is a premier, executive-level event designed exclusively for CIOs and Digital Transformation leaders navigating the dynamic and ever-evolving IT market landscape. As top vendors like SAP, Accenture, Deloitte, PwC, IBM, Microsoft, Workday and ServiceNow harness generative AI to boost their efficiency, the challenge for C-suite executives lies in extracting true value and cost savings from these advancements.
Join us for a highly interactive day of networking where industry experts, AI thought leaders, and peers converge to explore strategies for managing the pressing issue of AI and its impact on procurement and ERP implementations. Hosted by UpperEdge, this complimentary event will offer a blend of expert sessions, networking opportunities, and actionable takeaways for maximizing the value of your AI-enabled IT suppliers.
Discussion Topics
Strategic Foundations:
Decoding Generative AI Technologies:
Transforming IT Services with Generative AI:
Crafting Your Generative AI Strategy:
Discussion Topics
Strategic Foundations:
IT Sourcing and Procurement Challenges in the Era of Generative AI
This session will lay the groundwork for navigating the evolving procurement landscape shaped by Generative AI. We will explore eight critical challenges that CIOs and IT procurement leaders face, from integrating AI into procurement processes to managing vendor relationships, ensuring compliance, and sourcing quality data. This discussion will provide a strategic framework to discuss these challenges, setting the stage for deeper dives in subsequent sessions.
Decoding Generative AI Technologies:
Foundations, Platforms, and Pricing Strategies
A framework of foundational components will be presented along with the major providers and current pricing strategies. In addition, we will discuss how the major ERP platform providers are introducing AI capabilities and considerations for sourcing and procurement.
Transforming IT Services with Generative AI: Navigating Market Changes and Service Innovation
Major services providers are dealing with major delivery impacts as generative AI strikes at the heart of their value prop. Discussion will focus on impact on the market, efficiency expectations for existing services, how generative AI services are marketed by major SIs.
Crafting Your Generative AI Strategy: Leveraging IT Partners to Drive Enterprise-Wide Transformation
Introduce a strategy for engaging your existing IT supply base in the development of your Gen AI enterprise strategy. Focus will be on addressing new risks and the big decisions that need to be addressed, and how leveraging your current IT partners to complement SI consulting services may be an effective strategy.
Why Attend?
Executive-Level Networking
Unrivaled Insights
Interactive Sessions
Location
Boston, MA
Venue details to be announced which will include a complimentary networking dinner at one of Boston’s finest restaurants.
Agenda
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. – Event Starts
12:45 – 1:30 p.m. – Complimentary Lunch
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. – Event Closes
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. – Networking Dinner
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UpperEdge empowers companies with insights to develop and execute fact-based sourcing, negotiation, and project execution strategies that maximize key IT supplier value.
