AI agents are having a moment, but the technology is still relatively untested, and not all enterprises are prepared to set agents loose in their systems. Agents, however, also present a new path to efficiency. Unlike traditional AI, agentic systems can plan, reason and act autonomously to achieve business objectives -- fundamentally changing how organizations operate. This session will spend time investigating how businesses can get started with agentic AI, how they can harness autonomous AI systems and how they can create strategic frameworks for implementation at scale.
On-demand event: Available for one year afterward
Speakers
Tia Hopkins
Founder & CEO, CTRL+EXEC™
Tia Hopkins is a cybersecurity and technology executive, operator, and builder with more than 20 years of experience turning strategy into systems that drive real outcomes. She specializes in stepping into complex, high-stakes environments, aligning competing priorities, and building solutions that make transformation work in practice; not just in theory.
As a C-suite leader, adjunct professor, and keynote speaker, Tia brings a unique blend of executive strategy and hands-on execution, helping organizations rethink how they operate in an increasingly complex world.
Vijay Chebolu
Senior Director, Global Services AI Platform, Red Hat
Vijay Chebolu is a technology executive with more than 25 years of experience driving digital transformation and enterprise AI adoption. As Global Services Leader for AI at Red Hat, he helps enterprises operationalize artificial intelligence on open hybrid cloud — spanning model serving and LLM inference, MLOps, and the platform foundations that take AI from experimentation to pilot to production at scale.
Over his tenure at Red Hat, Vijay has led the company's cloud consulting and innovation practice, shaping go-to-market, product, and delivery strategy for some of its largest customers. Before Red Hat, he held architecture and solutions roles at various technology firms.
A frequent speaker at industry events, Vijay is known for translating complex infrastructure and AI concepts into actionable strategy for technical and executive audiences alike. He holds an engineering degree from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
