The AI Reality Check: Balancing Autonomy, Governance, and Enterprise Value

VIP Dinner - New York City, NY

Oct 29, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM EST

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Event Description

Having AI draft emails or summarize notes is one thing; letting it act autonomously is another. But as organizations grant AI more authority, leaders face a critical financial reality: if employees must constantly review, correct, and supervise AI outputs, the hidden human oversight costs quickly erode expected returns.

Legacy governance models built for human decisions were not designed for autonomous systems acting in real time. Too much manual oversight creates operational bottlenecks and drains ROI, while too little oversight exposes the business to unmitigated risk. The challenge is building the right guardrails, accountability, and controls to move at the speed of AI without sacrificing trust or budget.

Join is for an interactive discussion on moving beyond soft productivity gains, establishing trustworthy governance, and determining where autonomous AI can drive real P&L impact.

BWG Connect, Insight Enterprises & Google invite you to join us for an interactive discussion over drinks and dinner with your peers! We'll explore the latest trends in the space and get your questions answered.

As always, there will be no sales pitches and dinner is complimentary.

Seating is limited, and RSVP is required.

Discussion Topics

  • Balancing AI Autonomy and Governance: Exploring how to move beyond soft productivity gains while establishing trustworthy governance, guardrails, accountability, and controls.
  • Human Oversight Costs: Examining the financial reality of hidden human supervision costs and how constant reviewing and correcting of AI outputs can erode expected returns and ROI.
  • Legacy vs. Real-Time Models: Addressing the limitations of legacy governance models built for human decisions when applied to autonomous systems acting in real time.
  • Enterprise Value and P&L Impact: Determining where autonomous AI can drive real P&L impact without sacrificing trust, budget, or exposing the business to unmitigated risk.

Event Partners

Insight Enterprises

Insight Enterprises, Inc. is a Fortune 500 solutions integrator helping organizations accelerate their digital journey to modernize their business and maximize the value of technology. Insight’s technical expertise spans cloud and edge-based transformation solutions, with global scale and optimization built on 33+ years of deep partnerships with the world’s leading and emerging technology providers.

Google

Google is a global technology leader helping organizations innovate, modernize, and solve complex business challenges through cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and data-driven solutions. Through Google Cloud, the company provides enterprise-grade infrastructure, advanced analytics, cybersecurity, and AI capabilities that enable businesses to accelerate innovation and improve operational efficiency. With technologies including Gemini and Vertex AI, Google helps enterprises move AI initiatives into production, establish responsible governance and security controls, and translate emerging AI capabilities into measurable business value.

Guest Speaker

BWG Connect

Enterprise IT Subject Matter Expert

Our moderator brings decades of experience leading infrastructure, cloud transformation, and enterprise technology strategy across finance, media, publishing, and healthcare sectors. They have overseen IT infrastructure, large-scale digital transformation, and DevOps initiatives for some of the world’s most complex enterprise organizations, bridging strategy and execution to deliver measurable business impact. Their deep expertise ensures every discussion is grounded in real-world insight and informed by a career at the forefront of technological change.

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VP of Enterprise Sales at Insight Enterprises

Event Moderator

BWG Connect

Enterprise IT Subject Matter Expert

Our moderator brings decades of experience leading infrastructure, cloud transformation, and enterprise technology strategy across finance, media, publishing, and healthcare sectors. They have overseen IT infrastructure, large-scale digital transformation, and DevOps initiatives for some of the world’s most complex enterprise organizations, bridging strategy and execution to deliver measurable business impact. Their deep expertise ensures every discussion is grounded in real-world insight and informed by a career at the forefront of technological change.

John Veltri LinkedIn

VP of Enterprise Sales at Insight Enterprises

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