Exclusive leadership guidance to amplify AI results in 2026.
2026 is a landmark year for AI transformation.
Experimentation is over. Companies are now calling in receipts for their AI investments, and leaders must be ready.
In this webinar, you’ll learn what meaningful AI progress looks like and how to achieve it from strategy through results:
- 5 barriers that stall AI strategies in early execution and how to overcome them
- What an AI-ready team looks like and how to optimize yours
- 5 AI results leaders need to show by year-end and which to prioritize
Speakers
Don Baham
CISO | Rubicon Founders
Don Baham is the Chief Information & Security Officer at Rubicon Founders, where he leads technology strategy, security, and AI governance across the firm and its portfolio. He brings 25+ years of enterprise technology and cybersecurity experience, and holds a degree in IT Management and a Chief Information and Digital Officer certificate from Carnegie Mellon University.
Eduard de Vries Sands
CIO & AI Executive Advisor | Eduard de Vries Advisory
Eduard de Vries Sands is AI Executive Advisor at PatientPoint, an Advent International portfolio company, and continues to support Avantik in a fractional CIO capacity. He previously served as CIO at EVERSANA and held senior technology leadership roles at Axia Women’s Health, SSM Health, and IDEXX Laboratories. Eduard holds an MBA from Nyenrode Business University and an MS in Applied Analytics from Saint Louis University.
Rebecca Bagdy
Executive Director, Academy & Operational AI | Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Rebecca Bagdy is Executive Director of the Academy and AI Operations at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, where she leads education initiatives and drives the strategic integration of AI into clinical and operational workflows. She joined in 2015 and holds a BA from Cornell University and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
Jace Mouse
President & CTO | RxSaveCard
Jace Mouse is President and CTO of RxSaveCard, a healthcare technology company helping employers and their people save money on prescription medications. He leads the company’s technology and product strategy, where the company applies AI technology in product development, operations, and data analysis to help its clients access the fairest prices possible for prescription medications via manufacturers, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs, and TrumpRx.
Ryan Kurt
Founder & CEO | The AI Lab
Ryan Kurt is the Founder and CEO of The AI Lab, where he helps organizations transition from early AI experimentation to full-scale, sustainable transformation. A recognized thought leader with over a decade of experience in large language models, Ryan advises executives on AI strategy and workforce reskilling while partnering with top universities to prepare the next generation of business leaders for an AI-driven economy.
