Applied AI: From Promise to Action

Applied AI

The Applied AI track at TiEcon 2026 is dedicated to the architects of the new economy—those moving beyond hype to deliver measurable ROI, resilient infrastructure, and scalable B2B solutions by discussing what’s in practice today. Centered on enterprise and B2B use cases, the track examines how organizations build, adopt, and scale AI across products, platforms, and business operations.

Enterprise AI is entering a decisive phase - where vision meets execution. This track brings together entrepreneurs, enterprise leaders, and investors to explore the real opportunities AI creates, and the hard realities of deploying it at scale. Through a keynote and panels spanning startups and large organizations, we’ll examine where founders can build durable value, how enterprises are adopting AI today, and what it truly takes to move from promise to production. Expect practical insights, honest lessons, and an action-oriented perspective grounded in the real world.

We bridge the gap between those building the technology and those deploying it, examining how the entire ecosystem—startups, model producers, software ISVs, Enterprises and system integrators—is collaborating to turn algorithmic potential into operational reality.

Sessions:

Opening Fireside Chat

The session will feature one of the pioneering voices in AI - a leader who is helping organizations move beyond experimentation to deliver measurable business results.

Esteemed Speaker:
Steve Lucas (Chairman & CEO, Boomi)
Shivani Govil (Senior Advisor, McKinsey) - Moderator

Founder Panel Discussion

A conversation with leading startup founders building the next generation of AI-driven applications and platforms.
The Founder Panel is designed to be a conversation with leading startup founders building the next generation of AI-driven applications and platforms. Some of the issues they will discuss include the opportunities they are seeing in the applied AI landscape, the challenges faced by founders in building and scaling AI businesses, the business models and go-to-market approaches they adopted, and practical advice for entrepreneurs building AI-first companies.

It covers:
• How AI companies are taking products to market
• Challenges faced by founders building and scaling AI businesses
• Business models, go-to-market approaches, and early traction
• Opportunities founders are seeing in the applied AI landscape
• Practical advice for entrepreneurs building AI-first companies

Esteemed Speakers:
Manoj Agarwal (Co-Founder and President, DevRev)
Sunita Verma (Chief Technology Officer, Ironclad)
Sandeep Chopra (Co-Founder, Everest Systems)
Sylvain Tremblay (Chief Development Officer Uniphore)
Jishnu Bhattacharjee (General Partner, Nexus Venture Partner) - Moderator

Enterprise Panel Discussion

A discussion with senior executives deploying AI at scale inside large organizations, sharing lessons from moving AI initiatives from pilot to enterprise-wide adoption.
The Enterprise Panel is a candid discussion with senior executives deploying AI at scale inside large organizations, sharing lessons from moving AI initiatives from pilot to enterprise-wide adoption. The panel discussion will explore what it truly takes to move from pilots to production—covering ROI, governance, and usability factors in enterprises.

It covers:
• How enterprises are integrating AI into products, workflows, and operations
• Where organizations are seeing measurable ROI
• Where adoption is challenging or value is still unclear
• The role of system integrators (SIs) in AI adoption and scaling
• AI is both a technology and an organizational change problem

Esteemed Speakers:
Astha Malik (Chief Business Officer, Braze)
Martin Harrysson (Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company)
Shashi Thakur (VP & GM - Advertising, Google)
Sineesh Keshav (Chief Technology Officer, Prologis)
Smita Hashim (Advisor & Board Member | Former CPO, Zoom) - Moderator

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  Fri, 05/01/2026

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  2:30 PM – 4:00 PM