The SMB AI Growth Advantage

How Business Leaders Are Using AI to Drive Revenue, Efficiency and Smarter Decisions

​AI is already changing how companies sell, operate, serve customers, manage supply chains and make decisions.

​For small and mid-sized business leaders, the challenge is not understanding that AI matters. It is knowing where to apply it, what is realistic for the business and how to move from experimentation to measurable value.

​The AI Growth Advantage is a private, half-day executive summit for CEOs, founders and business leaders who want practical guidance from experienced operators who have led technology, finance, architecture, procurement and business transformation inside complex organizations.

​You will hear what these leaders are seeing, what companies are getting right and wrong, and which lessons smaller businesses can apply without large teams or transformation budgets.

​The summit will conclude with a structured working session to help attendees identify their most valuable AI opportunities and create a focused 90-day action plan.

​What You Will Gain

• ​A clearer understanding of where AI is creating business value and guidance on prioritizing realistic AI opportunities.
• ​Practical lessons from experienced enterprise leaders and SMB leaders who are using AI today.
• ​Direct access to executives already leading transformation.

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​The AI Growth Imperative

​A practical opening on how AI is changing the economics of running a business and where small and mid-sized companies can create an advantage.

​Keynote: Building the AI-Native Business

​Dan Turchin

Founder and CEO, PeopleReign
Host, AI and the Future of Work

​Dan will examine how AI agents are changing the design of work and how businesses can move from isolated tools to scalable, AI-enabled operations.

​Executive Conversation: Business Leaders in Action

​Geeta Pyne Former Chief Architect, TIAA and Kumud Kokal Chief Information Officer, Kiteworks

​This candid conversation will explore what AI transformation looks like from inside an organization.

​Geeta and Kumud will discuss how leaders identify valuable use cases, work through data and systems constraints, manage security and governance, and turn technology investment into measurable business outcomes.

​The discussion will also examine which enterprise lessons can be adapted by small and mid-sized businesses without introducing unnecessary cost or complexity.

​The Buyer’s Perspective

​Linda Chuan (Chief Value Officer and Chief of Staff, Office of the CFO, Box) and Justin Sullivan (Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Procurement Officer, Supply Chain Management University of California, San Francisco)

​AI is changing what enterprise buyers expect from vendors, partners and service providers.

​Linda and Justin will discuss how buyers evaluate AI-enabled solutions, what creates credibility, where vendors lose trust and how smaller companies can position themselves more effectively.

​Building the AI-Augmented Business

​Jennifer Harrington (Founder, CorecTel) and Michael DeFloremonte ( Founder, Bay Area Registry)

​A practical conversation with SMB leaders using AI to improve how their businesses operate.

​Jennifer and Michael will share how they are redesigning workflows, reducing manual effort and using AI to expand capacity, improve decision-making and support business growth.

​The discussion will focus on what they are implementing, what they are learning and what other SMB leaders can apply inside their own organizations.

​Working Session: Build Your AI Growth Map

Attendees will identify one priority business problem, evaluate potential AI opportunities, select a realistic first use case and build a focused 90-day action plan.

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Ticket Purchases

Special invitation to OLCC members please use the following discount code: PGEPASS