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ALL THINGS AI 2026

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64 sessions

Day 1

Monday, March 23

BJ HargraveBuilding Agents with Granite
Workshop Recording

Building Agents with Granite

BJ Hargrave

In this workshop, we will explore writing AI agents using IBM Granite AI models. We will touch on what are AI agents and explore some different designs for agent development. These designs are informed by the experiences of IBMers in developing agents. Our first agent will be a basic Function Calling Agent where we will build the agent from scratch to learn how agents work. We will then explore other agent designs such as Plan-and-Solve, Route-and-Solve, ToolRAG, and ReAct. The workshop agents will use LangGraph with LangChain in their implementations and use IBM Granite as the language model. This event is conducted in partnership with IBM, All Things Open, and The AIE Network.

March 23, 2026

12:00 PM EDT – 1:00 PM EDT

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Briana FaulkNext-Level AI: How Infrastructure Engineers Unlock True Enterprise Value
Deep Thoughts Slides Recording

Next-Level AI: How Infrastructure Engineers Unlock True Enterprise Value

Briana Faulk

Data Scientists build the brain (the model); Infrastructure Engineers build the nervous system (the data pipelines and operating environment). Without a robust nervous system, the brain’s decisions will be slow, inconsistent, and often wrong.

March 23, 2026

12:15 PM EDT – 1:15 PM EDT

Fletcher Hall

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Day 2

Tuesday, March 24

Don ShinEnterprise AI, Right-Sized: Why Small Language Models (SLMs) Deserve Serious Attention
AI in the Enterprise Recording

Enterprise AI, Right-Sized: Why Small Language Models (SLMs) Deserve Serious Attention

Don Shin

As enterprises move from experimentation to operational AI, many are encountering a painful mismatch: oversized models, over-budget deployments, and underwhelming results. This session makes the case for Small Language Models as a strategic choice.

March 24, 2026

10:30 AM EDT – 11:00 AM EDT

Junior Ballroom A

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Greg BooneAI at the Speed of Trust
AI Executives Recording

AI at the Speed of Trust

Greg Boone

AI at the Speed of Trust positions artificial intelligence as a market literacy challenge as much as a technical one, arguing that without AI fluency leaders can not sell products, services, or ideas their customers do not yet know how to consume.

March 24, 2026

11:15 AM EDT – 11:45 AM EDT

Grand Ballroom 2

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Brian MoynihanDesigning an AI & Automation Portfolio That Puts People First: Lessons from Duke University
AI Governance, Security & Compliance Slides Recording

Designing an AI & Automation Portfolio That Puts People First: Lessons from Duke University

Brian Moynihan

How do you move from scattered AI experiments to a sustainable, human-centered portfolio of AI and automation initiatives? Lessons from Duke University on designing portfolios that put people first.

March 24, 2026

11:15 AM EDT – 11:45 AM EDT

Junior Ballroom D

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Dena GuvetisCommunity is Infrastructure in the Age of AI
Deep Thoughts Slides Recording

Community is Infrastructure in the Age of AI

Dena Guvetis

We’re living in a moment where anyone can build with AI. You can launch faster than ever. Automate more. Work from anywhere. If speed is no longer the differentiator, what is? The most successful companies in the Triangle weren’t built by lone visionaries. They were built in community.

March 24, 2026

1:00 PM EDT – 2:25 PM EDT

Grand Ballroom 3

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Building AI Champions: How Executive Fluency and Ground-Level Expertise Create Lasting AI Capability
Deep Thoughts Slides Recording

Building AI Champions: How Executive Fluency and Ground-Level Expertise Create Lasting AI Capability

Boz Vitanova

The biggest AI breakthroughs inside enterprise organizations are coming from a handful of people who’ve never written a line of code. They’re called AI Champions. AI Champions are non-technical subject matter experts who already know how to reach a goal without AI.

March 24, 2026

1:00 PM EDT – 2:25 PM EDT

Grand Ballroom 3

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Nyah MacklinI Don't Know, The AI Said So Isn't Going to Cut It. Here's How to Build Auditable AI Agents Using Context Graphs.
AI Executives Slides Recording

I Don't Know, The AI Said So Isn't Going to Cut It. Here's How to Build Auditable AI Agents Using Context Graphs.

Nyah Macklin

Your AI agent just denied someone’s loan application. Or it approved a $100K credit line increase. Or it rejected a prior authorization for medical treatment. Now you’re in court. And someone asks you to explain its decision.

March 24, 2026

1:00 PM EDT – 2:15 PM EDT

Grand Ballroom 2

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Keith BergeltOpen Source Meets AI — Navigating Increased Patent Litigation Vulnerabilities
Deep Thoughts Slides Recording

Open Source Meets AI — Navigating Increased Patent Litigation Vulnerabilities

Keith Bergelt

As Open Source & AI converge, organizations are navigating not only unprecedented innovation, but new dimensions of governance, accountability & Intellectual Property (IP) risk. By 2025, the global AI market is projected to reach $750 billion (USD).

March 24, 2026

1:00 PM EDT – 2:25 PM EDT

Grand Ballroom 3

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Chisa Pennix-BrownWTF AI
Deep Thoughts Slides Recording

WTF AI

Chisa Pennix-Brown

AI is a scary topic for most people. The average person wants to learn how it works and how it can save them time and money. This session cuts through the noise. Write. Think. Flow. is a human-centered crash course for people who want AI to actually make their lives easier so they can use...

March 24, 2026

1:00 PM EDT – 2:25 PM EDT

Grand Ballroom 3

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Tanvi TyagiAI That Acts: Orchestrating Agents in Modern Developer Workflows
AI Governance, Security & Compliance Recording

AI That Acts: Orchestrating Agents in Modern Developer Workflows

Tanvi Tyagi

AI in software development is rapidly shifting from autocomplete to action. With tools like GitHub Copilot CLI, developers can now delegate real tasks from the terminal refactoring code, generating tests, explaining diffs, and orchestrating multi-step changes across a repo using natural language.

March 24, 2026

2:30 PM EDT – 3:00 PM EDT

Junior Ballroom D

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Owen ChenTo RAG or Not to RAG?
AI in the Enterprise Recording

To RAG or Not to RAG?

Owen Chen

There is a debate on whether to use retrieval augmented generation (RAG) or provide a full context to LLM. In this talk, I will discuss the different approaches on building an enterprise AI solution that leverages an internal enterprise knowledge.

March 24, 2026

2:30 PM EDT – 3:00 PM EDT

Junior Ballroom A

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Aaron DelpBuilding with Mistral: Open, Powerful, and Ready to Scale
AI Executives

Building with Mistral: Open, Powerful, and Ready to Scale

Aaron Delp

This will be an insightful session on developing and deploying Enterprise AI applications using Mistral AI. Discover the spectrum of Mistral’s models, from Large to Small, and everything in between. Learn about Mistral AI Studio and how to start developing and tailoring your AI applications.

March 24, 2026

2:30 PM EDT – 3:00 PM EDT

Grand Ballroom 2

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Mary GrygleskiHarnessing Event-Driven and Multi-Agent Architectures for Complex Workflows in Generative AI
AI Engineers Recording

Harnessing Event-Driven and Multi-Agent Architectures for Complex Workflows in Generative AI

Mary Grygleski

Generative AI applications, in general, excel in zero-shot and one-shot types of specific tasks. However, we live in a complicated world and we are beginning to see that today’s generative AI systems are simply not well equipped to handle the increased complexity that is found especially in busin...

March 24, 2026

2:30 PM EDT – 3:00 PM EDT

Grand Ballroom 3

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Victoria VojnovichThe Agentic AI Transformation is More Than A Technology Revolution – It's a Leadership Evolution
Case Study/Demo Recording

The Agentic AI Transformation is More Than A Technology Revolution – It's a Leadership Evolution

Victoria Vojnovich

The rise of agentic AI marks a significant technological breakthrough with profound implications for leadership. This session explores why the agentic AI transformation is more than a technology revolution.

March 24, 2026

3:15 PM EDT – 3:45 PM EDT

Fletcher Hall

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Joe OnisickTruth Before Inference: Fixing 'Stupid Data' Before Delivering Enterprise Fail
AI Users Recording

Truth Before Inference: Fixing 'Stupid Data' Before Delivering Enterprise Fail

Joe Onisick

Your AI projects are built to fail. Despite the massive hype, the industry is hitting a wall because 80% of enterprise AI pilots ignore a fundamental truth: AI cannot create intelligent answers out of stupid data, and undocumented process.

March 24, 2026

4:00 PM EDT – 4:30 PM EDT

Grand Ballroom 1

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John WillisWhy the Next AI Risk Is Not Intelligence — It's Authority
AI Executives Recording

Why the Next AI Risk Is Not Intelligence — It's Authority

John Willis

AI agents are rapidly moving from experimentation to operational deployment inside enterprise systems. They are now capable of reading information, making decisions, and executing actions across infrastructure, APIs, and business systems. This shift introduces a new category of operational risk.

March 24, 2026

4:00 PM EDT – 4:30 PM EDT

Grand Ballroom 2

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