Exploring the Potential of Building Software and Applications with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Your Business

Executive Dinner

November 21, 2024 - Dallas, TX

Visionaries

Vahé Torossian Builder.ai
Vahé Torossian

President & Chief Partner Officer

Builder.ai

Jared Ambra Highland Homes
Jared Ambra

Director IT Enterprise Operations & Support

Highland Homes

Terry Roberts
Terry Roberts

VP BI & Analytics

McClatchy

Eric Poon PepsiCo
Eric Poon

CTO Senior Leader Strategy & AI

PepsiCo

About Me

Eric Poon is currently in the Office of the CTO at a Fortune 500 company, where he leads the strategic analysis, planning, and project execution for global IT. Prior to that, Eric was the Director of IT Supply Chain and Manufacturing Systems at Peloton and Global IT Manufacturing Infrastructure leader at Tesla. During his tenure with these firms, Eric assisted with the greenfield build of several factories and transformed the global supply chain to deliver the technology needed to support the construction of new manufacturing lines in record time. Eric has a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from Santa Clara University.
John Henthorne DeGolyer and MacNaughton
John Henthorne

Senior VP & CIO

DeGolyer and MacNaughton

Rameshwar Balanagu UNFI
Rameshwar Balanagu

Chief Enterprise Architect

UNFI

About Me

Rameshwar Balanagu is the Chief Enterprise Architect at UNFI and a globally recognized tech executive with over 20 years of experience driving Fortune 500 digital transformations. A Carnegie Mellon alumnus and Forbes Technology Council member, Rameshwar specializes in turning IT into a revenue engine. He famously achieved a 60% reduction in application footprint at UNFI by consolidating silos into a modern Lakehouse and has delivered over $15 million in operational benefits through optimized infrastructure. Beyond his technical mastery in AI, Quantum, and NIST-compliant cybersecurity, Rameshwar is a distinguished public speaker who connects ancient wisdom with modern technology. He is a trusted advisor to CEOs and Boards, offering a unique "5 Steps Framework" for scaling responsible AI and building resilient, future-ready cultures. A dedicated mentor, he is renowned for grooming the next generation of leaders, ensuring that enterprise innovation is always grounded in human insight and strategic integrity.
Willem Jan van der Ven Leeward Renewable Energy
Willem Jan van der Ven

COO

Leeward Renewable Energy

Kris Davis BrightStar Care
Kris Davis

Managing Partner/Owner

BrightStar Care

Steve Jensen BioTouch
Steve Jensen

CIO

BioTouch

Chris Brown National Write Your Congressman
Chris Brown

CTO

National Write Your Congressman

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Agenda

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5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Exploring the Potential of Building Software and Applications with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Your Business

Are you a technology forward business owner with questions about how AI can help your business? Are you looking for ways to utilize software and applications to improve how you interact with customers and grow your business? As many leaders grapple with fear and doubt surrounding AI, this event aims to separate fact from fiction. Join us for an exclusive dinner with a select group of fellow business owners to hear real world examples of how Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way businesses build software and customer facing applications to enhance customer experiences, fuel efficiency, and ultimately drive revenue. At this invite-only event you’ll also hear from technology industry veterans who are using AI to revolutionize and disrupt conventional wisdom in custom software development, and helping SMBs transform their ideas into reality with ease. This is your chance to network with fellow business owners, share best practices, and ask the tough questions about what’s hype and what’s reality. Most importantly, you’ll walk away with concrete steps of how you can leverage AI as a strategic ally in your business.

Together With

Builder.ai
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Attended the C-Vision International CISO Dinner last night and to sum it up in one word, "Wow!" Incredibly well moderated discussion and investigation into different viewpoints. I appreciate the openness of all the attendees to share their unique experiences and perspectives. I learned a lot, had a ton of fun, and look forward to further events like this!

Tory Knapp

Director of Strategic Accounts, IL Enterprise

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Recently updated my "event vendors I will NEVER work with again" list, DM me if you're interested in the names and stories. On the other hand, I want to recommend Nelson Soares and C-Vision International who are true partners to our success, and I really enjoy working with. Happy to also share the great list of vendors we liked, as there are many of them, and we've recently had the pleasure of joining wonderful events, which we immediately renewed.

Lior Yaari

CEO and Co-founder

Martin

The day was awesome and the evening exceeded my wildest expectations. I've never been to a dinner like that where a table with 12 CIOs/CISOs was focused exclusively on Netskope. Just fantastic.
Thank you for including me!
I look forward to the next time we have the opportunity to meet

Martin tePoele

Regional Sales Manager

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I had the pleasure of joining the C-Vision International, Nordics CISO Council Roundtable with a wonderful group of cyber executives. We had a wonderful, insightful conversation and the whole experience was enjoyable. I made great new contacts and reconnected with existing contacts on really important topics that matter to CISO’s and all in cybersecurity. I’d highly recommend joining in any C-Vision event.

Connie McIntosh

Head of Security Assurance & Head of Solution Security

Maarten Ectors

Intimate, immersive experiences provided by a group of individuals always available to support our needs. Fantastic organization and very high-level executives. The promise was delivered!

Maarten Ectors

Chief Innovation Officer

Bjorn Watne

C-vision's events combine relevant topics with a suitable audience. I found great value at my last attendance, and would definitely consider upcoming events.

Bjørn R. Watne

SVP & CISO

Larry Whiteside

A group very focused in bringing diversity to the discussion table

Larry Whiteside Jr.

CISO

Jeff Vinson 1

I love the engaging format of the councils. Very high level discussions and never a sales pitch. The C-Vision staff members are amazing.

Jeffrey Vinson

SVP CISO

Allison Miller

A very warm welcome and interesting speakers. I was very pleased to be among such a dynamic group.

Allison Miller

CISO

Paige Adams

The process was very well organized by C-Vision. Perfect organization, honest and authentic speakers of high level.

Paige Adams

Group CISO