CTO to CTO: What Actually Works with AI
This is not a webinar and not another AI demo.
It’s a live conversation between senior technology leaders who are directly accountable for delivery, risk, cost, and business outcomes.
We’ll talk honestly about what GenAI actually changed in software delivery and where it created new operational challenges once systems hit production. Then we look ahead at the coming shift toward agentic AI, where planning, memory, and more efficient predictive architectures offer an alternative to expensive token loops and brittle chat interfaces.
No hype. No tool theatrics. Just real trade-offs, lessons from production, and CTO-to-CTO perspectives grounded in ROI and delivery economics.
What we’ll cover:
1. GenAI’s impact on delivery, cost, and outcomes
What worked, what didn’t, and the economic friction points at scale.
2. Delivery and ROI
How AI changes planning, budgeting, and measurable business outcomes.
3. Control and compliance
Managing shadow AI, IP exposure, vendor contracts, and data rights.
4. Beyond chat interfaces
The coming shift toward agentic systems with planning, memory, and more efficient architectures for 2026 and beyond.
Why attend
If you’re responsible for engineering outcomes, budgets, and delivery reliability, not proof-of-concept experiments, this conversation is designed for you.
Speakers
Alex Barenboim
CTO at Svitla Systems. 25+ years leading enterprise-scale engineering, global delivery, and mission-critical platforms across IBM, Verizon, ADT, and Bankrate.
Johann Beukes
Managing Partner & CTO at 11.2 Ventures, LLC. Angel investor helping companies turn AI from experiments into shipped products with real ROI
