The hidden future of AI

The three hardest truths shaping enterprise AI in 2026

This session reveals the three critical shifts that determine who wins:

• The great AI ROI reckoning: If you can't show business impact in three to six months, you're done.
• The rise of true autonomous agents: Agents now make decisions and adapt without a human script.
• The forward-deployed engineer noom: FDEs will be the highest-paid talent for integrating AI with legacy systems.
  

Five bold predictions shaping R&D and compliance in 2026

AI will accelerate discovery, streamline development, and transform compliance in the year ahead. In this session, you’ll hear predictions on:

• The innovations poised to reshape early R&D and preclinical science.
• How emerging AI systems could change clinical trial design and execution.
• The new governance standards that will unify analytics and ensure trust in AI across the enterprise.

Five predictions transforming banking and insurance in 2026

AI will upend how financial institutions assess risk, detect fraud, and manage portfolios in the year ahead. In this session, you’ll hear predictions on:

• How the shift from AI experimentation to measurement will drive efficiency and ROI.
• Why unified risk and model governance will define the industry’s next competitive edge.
• How disruption in credit, fraud, and climate modeling will reshape the future of finance.

Redefining how public sector leads in the age of AI

AI will redefine how government agencies innovate, govern, and deploy mission-critical systems in the year ahead. You’ll hear predictions on:

• How AI governance is evolving from a compliance checkbox into a strategic enabler of trust, funding, and mission outcomes.
• Why forward-deployed engineering will transform how defense, intelligence, and federal communities build and operationalize AI in the field.
• How a surge of new AI talent and cross-sector collaboration will expand the government ecosystem, unlocking faster innovation, interoperability, and mission readiness.