Pre-Event Intelligence · GILD Dallas

AI and Engineering Leaders Dinner

When

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 6:00 – 8:30 PM CST

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Where

Perry’s Steakhouse · 2440 Parkwood Blvd, Frisco, TX 75034

Format

Curated dinner · Conversation Starter · Intimate breakouts · Chatham House (off the record)

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Who’s in the room: a curated group of AI and engineering leaders, each listed with their company and LinkedIn for context before you arrive.

The Room · 29 Confirmed Attendees

Name Company LinkedIn

Alvin Abrams

Alvarez & Marsal

in/alvin-abrams-5299421

Shravan K Addaypally

Cotality

in/shravanaddaypally

Naveed Ahmed

AVB

in/navmed

Matt Bertram

Trintech

in/mbertram-amdg

Deb ChakrabortyPartner

Aspire Systems

in/debanjanchakraborty

Steve Conlon

Ziosk

in/stephenjconlon

Dianne Erwin

GILD

in/dianneerwin

Joseph Farah

Rocket

in/dfwcybersecurity

Robert Flach

Point of Rental

in/robertflach

Don HartmanPartner

Aspire Systems

in/don-hartman-dallas

Adam Hasham

Vizient

in/adamhasham

Michael Hawkins

Axuall

in/hawkinsm

Greg Hayes

Centersquare

in/gregdhayes

Seth KaelinConversation Starter

Currently in Stealth

in/seth-kaelin

Lanre Kalejaiye

BST Global

in/lanrek

Gurusewak Kalra

Spring Health

in/gurusewak

Meg Kuppa

Asurion

in/meghana-kuppa

Andrew Li

Canadian Solar

in/andrewjianboli

Chandra Manubothu

Gruve.ai

in/chandra-manubothu

Brendon McCaulley

ConnexPay

in/brendon-mccaulley

Venkatesan Nagarajan

Halliburton

in/vennaga

Parth Pratap

Caterpillar

in/parthpratap

Katy Pusch

Trintech

in/katypusch

Natalie Romano

Avaya

in/natalieromano

Vijay Rudrappa

McAfee

in/vijay-rudrappa

Arif Sundrani

RedTeam Software

in/arifsundrani

Mark Szewczul

JPMorgan Chase

in/aggieman

Venu Vidyashankar

Global Payments

in/venu-vidya-vidyashankar-aa19b17

Sanjeev Kishore Yarnapati

Securonix

in/sanjeev-kishore-yarnapati

Agenda

Central Time (CST)

6:00 – 6:30 PM

Arrival · Drinks & appetizers

6:30 – 6:40 PM

Dinner Buffet Opens

Grab a plate & get settled at any table.

6:40 – 7:00 PM

Welcome, conversation starter

7:00 – 7:15 PM

Breakout round

At your table.

7:15 – 7:30 PM

Breakout round

3 people from each table shift clockwise.

7:30 – 7:45 PM

Breakout round

3 people from each table shift clockwise.

7:45 – 8:30 PM

Dessert · Open networking

A note on plans or preferences

If your plans have shifted or you have dietary considerations we should pass to the kitchen, please let Dianne know so she can hold or release your seat and prepare accordingly.

Email Dianne

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