Dinner for Charlotte IT Leaders

It’s Time for AI-nomics: Navigating Hybrid AI for Business Outcomes

Date

Tue, April 22, 2025

Time

5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. ET

CIOs have a unique vantage point across the enterprise, making them critical drivers of business transformation. AI presents an unprecedented opportunity to create competitive advantages and enhance customer experiences—but how do you effectively navigate the complex landscape of Hybrid AI adoption?

Join Lenovo and experts for an interactive dinner discussion as we break down key insights from IDC’s latest AI research. This session will help CIOs and IT leaders explore the evolving AI landscape, gain practical insights, and determine the next steps in their AI adoption journey.

DINNER AGENDA

5:00 PM ET Welcome Reception and Arrivals with Refreshments

6:00 PM ET Leadership Discussion

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    The peer executive will engage the audience for brief introductions and discuss the format and key takeaways from the guided interaction conversation and dinner discussions.
  • Guided Interactive Conversation (25 mins) – Topics include:
    • Being the AI orchestrator
    • Using AI to improve productivity in the short-term and long-term
    • Data as a differentiator
    • Investing in your people
  • Open Forum Discussion (30 mins) – This discussion will be based on the list of challenges discussed already and will take the format of group brainstorming and open discussion to come up with suggestions and solutions to common challenges at the executive level.

7:15 PM ET Dinner Service

9:00 PM ET Conclusion

Speaker

John Encizo

Field CTO Americas

ISG Lenovo

Speaker

Troy Tiner

BU Sales Director HCI and Software & NA Director of Sales Engineers and Architects

ISG Lenovo

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About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a US$62 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #217 in the Fortune Global 500, employing 77,000 people around the world, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver smarter technology for all, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company by further expanding into growth areas that fuel the advancement of ‘New IT’ technologies (client, edge, cloud, network, and intelligence) including server, storage, mobile, software, solutions, and services. This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit https://www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.