Agentic AI Exchange
From Pilot to Production: Turning Agentic AI Vision into Governed, Scalable, Measurable Reality
San Diego, California | April 29 - May 1, 2026
Neil Aronson
Global Head and Senior Director Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Risk CoinbaseNeil Aronson is the Head of Global Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Risk Management, leading the enterprise-wide sourcing transformation for all expenditures at Coinbase, Inc. Mr. Aronson joined Coinbase in 2024 after serving as Senior Director, Global Sourcing, Supply Chain and Logistics at Uber Technologies for ~ 9 years.
Mr. Aronson is a founding member of the Silicon Valley Sourcing Leaders (SVS Leaders), a Bay Area professional group for Silicon Valley based sourcing professionals looking to challenge the status quo by applying new learnings that help organizations make better strategic spend decisions.
Agenda Day 1
3:20 PM ROUNDTABLES
1.ROUNDTABLE: Innovate Boldly, Govern Carefully: Navigating Vendor Risk in Agentic AI
Led by Neil Aronson, Global Head and Senior Director Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Risk Management, Coinbase
As organizations rapidly adopt agentic AI, expanding the vendor ecosystem can accelerate innovation, but also introduce new layers of risk. This roundtable explores how leaders can balance speed to market with responsible vendor selection, governance, and oversight. Participants will discuss practical approaches to evaluating AI vendors, managing security and compliance, and avoiding vendor lock-in without slowing progress. Join peers to share real-world lessons on building a resilient, scalable, and trusted AI partner ecosystem.
2. ROUNDTABLE: Evolving Team Structures for the Age of Agentic AI
Led by Ahmad Fattahi, Executive Director, Gen AI, Genentech
As agentic AI systems move from copilots to autonomous collaborators, organizations must rethink how teams are structured, managed, and scaled. This roundtable explores how to prepare an organization culturally for these changes. Join fellow leaders to discuss role redesign, decision rights, governance, and performance metrics.
3. ROUNDTABLE: Trust at Scale: The Human Architecture Behind Enterprise Agentic AI
Led by Gopal Renganathan, Senior Director, Data & Analytics, Compass International Holdings
This roundtable explores the full lifecycle of human oversight in agentic AI systems from initial training and evaluation to real-time monitoring, correction, and retraining to measurement of human judgement. We'll assess oversight models by risk profile, organizational readiness of roles, tools and thresholds for human intervention, as well as impact of human oversight on enterprise confidence, compliance and time to value. Join other practitioners discussing regulatory and audit expectations, and alignment of enterprise governance with standards and risk frameworks. Walk away with practical insights on how to quantify human error risk and design of oversight workflows to minimize it.
4. ROUNDTABLE: How to Build the Business Case and ROI Payback Timeline for Agentic AI
Led by Ajay Kumar, CIO, Zero Motorcycles
Agenda Day 3
8:35 AM FIRESIDE CHAT: Leveraging Agentic AI Within Automation Programs for Maximum Efficiency Gains
• How agentic AI is reshaping Uber’s automation ecosystem, moving from scripted workflows to intelligent, self-optimizing systems.
• Practical lessons on designing, deploying, and governing agent-driven automation that balances autonomy with oversight
• Tangible business outcomes Uber has realized, from reduced operational friction to improved customer and partner experiences
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