AITEC AI Leadership Dinner - NYC (*Registration Full*)
Empire Steak House West - 237 W 54th St
* Registration open until 4/28/26 at 12:00 AM (EDT)
Event Details
We are bringing the AITEC community together for what is shaping up to be our largest and most dynamic dinner to date, and one you will not want to miss.
This is not a vendor pitch event. It is a peer-driven, executive-level discussion focused on how AI is actually being deployed inside investment firms today, where it is delivering value, and where it is creating new risk.
What to expect:
- Cocktail reception followed by a high-caliber panel discussion
- Perspectives from a panel of leading practitioners and innovators, including:
- Raj Bakhru, CEO & Co-Founder, BlueFlame
- Eleanor Dorfman – GTM Leadership, Anthropic
- Daniel Kwak - VP of Finance Services, Perplexity
- Anthony Ding – Product Manager, Perplexity
- Head of AI & Technology Risk (TBD), LPL Financial (via Clarier)
- Chris Coulthrust, Microsoft Data & AI Specialist (via ECI)
Why attend, the business value:
- Cut through the noise: Move beyond hype and understand what is working in production environments
- Adoption playbook: Learn how firms are overcoming internal resistance and driving real usage across teams
- Risk and governance: Hear how your peers are addressing compliance, legal, and control frameworks in an AI-first world
- Speed vs. hesitation: Understand the competitive risk of waiting versus moving now
- AI in development: Explore how AI is accelerating coding, engineering productivity, and time to market
- Market direction: Gain insight into how quickly LLMs and AI capabilities are evolving and what that means for your roadmap
Who should attend:
This is an executive-level conversation designed for CTOs, CIOs, CISOs, COOs, CFOs, and senior leaders navigating AI strategy and implementation.
We have a few guest slots available for Members who wish to invite key colleagues, such as: Research, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Risk and Governance teams.
Capacity is limited to 100 attendees, and we fully expect this event to reach capacity with a waitlist.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
For More Information:
This event is open to AITEC members and their invited peers. No vendors please.