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Truth, Not Hype: How CIOs Can Survive AI Vendors

“Vendors, especially AI vendors, profit off of your confusion,” says Kyler Cheatham, co-founder and chief performance officer of The Confluencial, which advocates for companies when they buy enterprise software. Each vendor now prices AI in its own units, such as credits or conversations, and none of those units convert between products.

Truth, Not Hype: How CIOs Can Survive AI Vendors

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What Is Digital Sovereignty?

Companies are asking how much control they hold over the digital tools, data, and AI that run their businesses. Zoho's Chief Evangelist explains digital sovereignty, why it matters, and how to gain more control.

Nov 12, 2026
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Nov 06, 2026 |

Deloitte Board Member: The Hardest AI Decisions Facing CEOs

CEO conversations about AI have moved beyond pilots and adoption to large-scale business transformation. Drawing on those discussions, a Deloitte board member offers advice on investment, scale, governance, and talent.

Nov 06, 2026
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Nov 04, 2026 |

Redis CEO: Scaling AI Agents from Pilot to Production

Companies are moving AI agents from pilots into production, where data, scale, and cost decide what works. Redis's CEO explains how to give agents business context, test them, and choose where to invest.

Nov 04, 2026
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Oct 30, 2026 |

Truth, Not Hype: How CIOs Can Survive AI Vendors

Companies are buying enterprise AI priced in credits and units that do not convert across vendors. A buyer's advocate from The Confluencial explains how CIOs can decode predatory AI pricing, test demos, and negotiate safer contracts.

Oct 30, 2026
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Oct 23, 2026 |

Cisco President: What Makes Agentic AI Transformation Work?

Companies are starting to hand work to AI agents and rethink business processes around them. Cisco's president and chief product officer explains how he budgets tokens, keeps people accountable, and builds trust in agents.

Oct 23, 2026
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Oct 09, 2026 |

Mozilla CTO: Open Source and Open Weight AI, Rent or Own?

Companies are deciding which AI work to keep on frontier models and which to move to open weight models they control. Mozilla's CTO explains the trade-offs and how to test models and plan a fallback.

Oct 09, 2026
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Sep 18, 2026 |

Occidental Petroleum’s Chief AI Officer: Why Most AI Pilots Fail (and How to Fix it)

Companies want to know what AI returns and who has to prove it. Occidental Petroleum's Chief AI Officer explains when to build in-house models, what to buy, and how to win adoption.

Sep 18, 2026
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Sep 11, 2026 |

Salesforce’s Chief Ethical and Humane Use Officer: How to Build Great AI Use Cases

Companies are handing more work to AI agents and deciding what stays with people. Salesforce's Chief Ethical and Humane Use Officer, Paula Goldman, explains how to choose those use cases and keep a human at the helm.

Sep 11, 2026

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