Preparing for AI at Scale

VIP Dinner - New York City, NY (AWS Conference)

Jun 16, 2026 6:00 PM8:30 PM EST

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Here's what we talked about

  • A pre-Summit executive conversation: Join peers the night before AWS Summit NYC to align on the key cloud and AI themes you’ll hear about on the Summit stage—and how to apply them in your own organization.
  • From hype to execution in AI: Discuss how enterprises are preparing to scale GenAI and agentic AI on AWS, with the right data foundations, operating models, and guardrails.
  • AI-ready cloud foundations: What needs to be modernized—applications, platforms, and architectures—to support secure, scalable AI workloads on AWS.
  • Security, governance, and trust: How leaders are thinking about responsible AI, data protection, and risk management before AI initiatives move into production.
  • Cost, value, and outcomes: Framing AI investments with a FinOps and outcomes-driven mindset—prioritizing use cases that drive measurable business impact.

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.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis. These cloud computing web services provide distributed computing processing capacity and software tools via AWS server farms.

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.

Meagan Gentry LinkedIn

AI Practice Lead at Insight Enterprises

Meagan Gentry is a Senior Manager of Services in Insight’s Data & AI practice, where she leads the U.S. National AI Practice. With over a decade of experience in data science and machine learning, she specializes in helping organizations translate AI strategy into measurable business outcomes, from operating model design through production deployment.

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.

Meagan Gentry LinkedIn

AI Practice Lead at Insight Enterprises

Meagan Gentry is a Senior Manager of Services in Insight’s Data & AI practice, where she leads the U.S. National AI Practice. With over a decade of experience in data science and machine learning, she specializes in helping organizations translate AI strategy into measurable business outcomes, from operating model design through production deployment.

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