Of the Field

TechEx North America 2026

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echEx North America is where today’s technology leaders come for strategic clarity. Designed for CIOs, CTOs, IT Directors and enterprise architects, it delivers a high-level intelligence briefing across AI, Cyber Security, IoT, Data Infrastructure, and Digital Transformation, helping leaders understand what’s changing, what matters, and what to prioritise.…

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46Voices
16Underwriters
0Exhibitors
12On the bill · sessions
58Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at TechEx, in alphabetical order.
Aarthy Jayaram
VP of Commerce, Go-To-Market and Finance Engineering · LinkedIn
Alex Jardine
Director of Analytics · Sainsbury's
Allan Mendes
Principal AI Engineer · Mastercard
Amit Basu
VP CIO & CISO · International Seaways
Anand Rao
Professor of Communication and Chair of the Department of Communication and Digital Studies · University of Mary Washington
Arvi Sreenivasan
Director, Data Science - AI Platform · Indeed
Chad Smykay
AI CTO & Distinguished Technologist · HPE
Chandrashekhar Kachole
Chief Technology Officer · Wordline
Chris Bruman
CDAO · DOW
Chrisma Jackson
CISO · Sandia National Laboratories
Chuck Siu
VP, Product - Enterprise Journey & AI Transformation · Gap Inc.
Cydni Tetro
CIO · Coca-Cola
Emily Yang
Head of Human-Centred AI and Innovation · Standard Chartered
Emma Verhagen
Global Technology and Demand Director · Unilever
Erbin Lim
Director of Engineering · Pfizer
Esther Spring
Organisational Lead for AI and Digital Practice skills and training · The Open University
Fabio Patino
CISO · NeoGenomics Laboratories
Franny Hsiao, PhD
EMEA Leader, AI Architects · Salesforce
Ganesh Raghavan
CISO · Provident Credit Union
Hadas Gold
Correspondent · CNN Business
Helenio Gilabert
VP, Industrial Automation Services · Schneider Electric
Helen Mannion
Director, Prospore Leadership; Ex Global Chief Data Officer · Specsavers

— and 24 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Alliance for Responsible Data Collection
avassa
AWS
Bright Data
Deloitte
Hadron Energy
M Files
OpenText
PS
Q Pros
Red Hat
SAP
SpectroCloud
VX
Whatfix
Wherescape
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The Programme

Selected from 12 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:55 AM - 10:35 AM

    Panel Discussion: The Next Decade of Gen AI Progress: A Look at What’s Coming and How to Prepare

    We explore the imminent advancements in Gen AI that will define the next decade. Delving into the convergence of machine learning, natural language processing, and neural architect…

    Gen AI & Data Science
  • 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM

    Presentation: How can Gen AI positively augment your workforce capabilities?

    As AI systems become more advanced and human-like, how can businesses harness their power to augment human capabilities rather than replace them? In this presentation, we will expl…

    Gen AI & Data Science
  • 11:35 PM - 12:05 PM

    Keynote Presentation: Building Scalable AI for Real-World Business Impact

    Building scalable AI for real-world business impact is not just a technical endeavour; it’s a strategic imperative for companies aiming to stay competitive in today’s dynamic lands…

    Gen AI & Data Science
  • 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM

    Presentation: Better choices, better prices, better for you – How Sainsbury’s is applying personalisation at scale to support its customers

    Alex will kick off this session with a look at how the retailer has combined nudge theory and algorithms to support its ambitious goal to have 85% of sales classified as healthy an…

    Gen AI & Data Science
  • 12:35 PM - 1:05 PM

    Presentation: From AI POC to ROI - Productionising AI for Value

    Move beyond the hype of AI experimentation to the reality of production value. This session reveals how leading organisations are turning AI investments into revenue by focusing on…

    Gen AI & Data Science
  • 2:05 PM - 2:35 PM

    Presentation: Data Science in Action - Lessons from the COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

    Explore how advanced data science techniques played a pivotal role in accelerating vaccine trials, cutting an estimated two months off the pandemic timeline with the U.S. governmen…

    Gen AI & Data Science
  • 2:40 PM - 3:20 PM

    Panel Discussion: Getting to Production-Ready: Challenges and Best Practices for Deploying AI

    We deep-dive into the critical considerations and strategies involved in successfully deploying artificial intelligence solutions. The discussion will illuminate best practices fro…

    Gen AI & Data Science
  • 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

    Presentation: Rethinking the future - The Impact of (gen)AI to Employees in the Modern Workplace

    We will explore what this AI-prevalent future means for the modern workplace from the angles of skills and literacy, human-AI collaboration, and the human experience.

    Gen AI & Data Science
  • 4:20 PM - 4:50 PM

    Presentation: Strategic AI Investments for maximum Business Value

    This presentation provides a step-by-step guide to making strategic AI investments to drive business growth, improve operational efficiency and deliver maximum ROI across multiple …

    Gen AI & Data Science
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 58 companies, parsed from the program.

58 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
16Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
42Companies Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

74% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1328%
  • VP-level920%
  • Director / Head of1226%
  • Manager / Lead49%
  • Other roles817%

Of 46 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Alliance for Responsible Data CollectionSp
  2. 02AvassaSp
  3. 03AWSSp
  4. 04Bright DataSp
  5. 05DeloitteSp
  6. 06Hadron EnergySp
  7. 07M-FilesSp
  8. 08OpenTextSp
  9. 09PSSp
  10. 10Q ProsSp
  11. 11Red HatSp
  12. 12Salesforce3V
  13. 13SAPSp
  14. 14Spectro CloudSp
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
unspecified16
100% of 16
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters