Hani Batla

Hani Batla

CIO/CTO Adorama 

Hani Batla is the CIO/CTO at Adorama, a specialty retailer and ecommerce company based in New York City, dedicated to serving the community of creators and adventurers for almost 50 years. Prior to Adorama, Hani built beautiful products at Verizon, Comcast & Ericsson. At his core, he is an innovative, technical product leader, design focused, data-driven, champion of end-users and creator of innovative technologies. Hani’s greatest joy comes from being the father of two beautiful girls (ages 11 and 9), and a loving husband. He is a deeply passionate, extremely curious consumer of all things marked “New & Improved” and has loved technology ever since he got his first computer, a Commodore 64, at age 10. In his spare time, he loves to fly drones, cook, drink craft beers, travel, read, watch movies, play Xbox, and indulge his love of Star Wars & all things geek

Agenda Day 1

1:00 PM OPENING PANEL: Discussing Real-World Learnings from Deploying AI Agents and Key Considerations for Getting Started with Multi-Agent Systems

As the next wave of AI innovation moves beyond individual models to coordinated ecosystems of intelligent agents, multi-agent systems (MAS) are emerging as a strategic frontier. Understanding the opportunities, risks, and architectural implications of MAS is becoming increasingly critical. 


This executive-level panel brings together leaders and experts to discuss learnings from deploying AI agents across industries and unpack what organizations need to consider before leveling up to multi-agent systems. 


  • Assessing learnings from deploying individual AI agents 
  • Highlighting core principles and use cases of multi-agent systems 
  • Choosing the right development frameworks and simulation environments 
  • Understanding governance, control, and risk management in distributed AI systems 
  • Determining organizational readiness: skills, infrastructure, and data strategy considerations 
  • Communication, coordination, and conflict resolution strategies among agents 
  • Key design trade-offs: centralized vs. decentralized control 
  • Practical lessons from real-world implementations