How sales leaders turn AI potential into business performance

September 24th 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM New York, NY
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AI is everywhere, but many organizations are still working to turn interest into impact. Join an executive discussion on building AI-enabled cultures, understanding how AI is reshaping employee behavior, and exploring strategies to address adoption challenges. Then learn how sales incentives can drive the behaviors that accelerate business results.

What we'll cover:

  • Separate hype from reality: Understand where AI delivers value and what leaders need to know about emerging technologies and risks.
  • Build an AI-enabled culture: Understand how AI is reshaping employee behavior and learn how leaders can drive healthy adoption.
  • Motivate performance at scale: Discover how sales incentives can inspire desired behaviors and accelerate business outcomes.

 

Details

📍 IBM Innovation Studio, One Madison Ave., Building 2, New York, NY
📅 Thursday, September 24, 2026
⏰ 2:00 - 6:00pm
📋 Agenda

  • 2:00 - 2:30: check-in
  • 2:30 - 3:30: AI experience and Innovation Studio tour
  • 3:30 - 5:00: IBM and BIW presentation
  • 5:00: reception

Our speakers

Pravar Bhandari

Account Technical Leader
IBM

Pravar is an AI Forward Deployed Engineer at IBM, where he helps enterprises turn AI ambitions into systems that actually ship. He's spent his entire career in the data science, machine learning, and GenAI space, with one stubborn focus: building AI that delivers real value in production.

Kurt Nelson

President and Founder
The Lantern Group

With more than 28 years of experience in behavioral science and organizational transformation, Kurt helps organizations create lasting behavior change, strengthen culture, and improve engagement. His work focuses on making the human side of AI practical, meaningful, and effective.

Biz Dziarmaga

Vice President, Build Americas Sales & AI Partnerships
IBM

Biz is a trusted sales leader with a strong track record of developing teams, creating business value and executing strategies that drive revenue and profit growth.  She is passionate about AI and delighting clients.

Bill Riddle

Regional Vice President
BI WORLDWIDE

Bill leads one of BI WORLDWIDE's business development teams in the NYC Metro market. Over his career, he has held various business development and leadership roles for BI WORLDWIDE, Johnson and Johnson, and the U.S. Army.
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How sales leaders turn AI potential into business performance