CTO to CTO: What Actually Works with AI

This is not a webinar and not another AI demo. It’s a live conversation between senior technology leaders who are directly accountable for delivery, risk, cost, and business outcomes. We’ll talk honestly about what GenAI actually changed in software delivery and where it created new operational challenges once systems hit production. Then we look ahead at the coming shift toward agentic AI, where planning, memory, and more efficient predictive architectures offer an alternative to expensive token loops and brittle chat interfaces. No hype. No tool theatrics. Just real trade-offs, lessons from production, and CTO-to-CTO perspectives grounded in ROI and delivery economics. Speakers Alex Barenboim CTO at Svitla Systems. 25+ years leading enterprise-scale engineering, global delivery, and mission-critical platforms across IBM, Verizon, ADT, and Bankrate. Johann Beukes Managing Partner & CTO at 11.2 Ventures, LLC. Angel investor helping companies turn AI from experiments into shipped products with real ROI.