CT Digital Forum 11/13: AI Abundance or Armageddon?
You’re invited to our AI Executive Brief Edition: Abundance or Armageddon. It takes place Friday, November 13 at UConn in Stamford, CT.
9am: Abundance or Armageddon Panel Discussion
8am: Doors Open for Lite Bites and Networking
Jamie Dimon recently warned business leaders that cybersecurity threats have mounted sharply with the arrival of powerful new AI models, calling it “our biggest risk by far.”
And Bill Gates recently noted: “AI will either be the greatest equalizer ever invented, or the worst source of injustice." He said the challenge is "monumental” and we can expect a “20-year transition period… winners and losers and a lot of disruption.”
AI could bring real abundance to how we run businesses, move money, and build markets. It could also bring real trouble. This session's goal is to thoughtfully debate and sort the good, the bad and the ugly, while skipping the breathless headlines and hype.
We'll cover:
• Where AI pays off, and where the pitch runs ahead of the product.
• How smart companies are using it to scale, and how attackers use it against them.
• What regulators and large organizations are likely to come out on the issue of what they will and won't deploy.
• Data centers and infrastructure: can the grid and the land keep up?
• Who wins and who loses in the next couple of years and in what Gates sees as a 20-year disruption.
Panelists
Sandeep Mangaraj helps financial services firms turn GenAI into measurable business results. He is the Co-founder of Aileron Group and previously led Microsoft's US Fintech business. Before that, he spent 15 years as a partner at EY advising banks on risk and transformation.
Pamela Gupta helps organizations deploy AI with greater safety and effectiveness. She is the Founder and CEO of Trusted AI, author of De-Risking AI Adoption: The AI Trust Layer: An AI Governance Playbook, and a former Fortune 500 Global Information Security Officer. Recognized as the 2025 ISACA Joseph J. Wasserman Award recipient and a Thinkers360 Top 50 Women Thought Leader on AI 2026, she has also chaired the GenAI stage at the World AI Summit NYC for six consecutive years.
Roger Park advises financial institutions on how to deploy AI at scale. He is a Managing Director at Berkeley Research Group (BRG) and Co-Founder & CTO of Three River. Previously, he spent 17 years as a Senior Partner and Americas Chief Innovation Officer at EY, where he led enterprise-wide AI deployment for 400,000 employees, founded an internal venture studio that launched over 350 products, and scaled a technology consulting practice to a $1.5B business, following earlier roles at JPMorgan Chase and Accenture.
10:15 Workshops
WORKSHOP 1
Standing up an AI Agent in Just 20 Minutes
Led by Sandeep Mangaraj
The workshop will enable event participants to build and run a functional AI agent through a live demo in 15–20 minutes using Claude
Who should attend: Operating executives and their consulting partners, investors, founders, builders and anyone interested in navigating the AI revolution.
WORKSHOP 2
De-risking AI Adaption
Led by Pamela Gupta
AI is advancing at machine speed. How do we know when it is trustworthy enough to deploy? The question at the heart of the session: How can organizations accelerate AI adoption without accelerating risk?
Join Pamela Gupta, Founder and CEO of Trusted AI, for a mini workshop on AI Givernance and discussion about her new book, De-Risking AI Adoption: The AI Trust Layer: An AI Governance Playbook.
Drawing on real-world AI failures and seven years of research, Pamela will share why conventional approaches to AI governance are falling short, what organizations need to do differently, and how the award-recognized Trust Index translates AI risks into measurable, accountable deployment decisions.
Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions, explore practical applications of the book's methodology, and purchase signed copies.
Agenda and Deets
At UConn Stamford
1 University Place, Stamford, CT
Parking is Free on Us at:
1194 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT 06902
8:00am - 8:50
Registration | Networking | Lite Bites
8:50-9:00
Welcome
9:00am - 9:45
Panel Discussion
AI: Abundance or Armageddon
9:45 - 10:15
Break | Networking | Lite Bites
+ Book Signing Pamel Gupta
10:15am - 11:00am
Workshop 1
Standing up an AI Agent in Just 20 Minute
Led by Sandeep Mangaraj
Workshop 2
De-risking AI Adaption
Led by Pamela Gupta
Thank you to our Sponsors!
This Season's Theme: The Great Convergence
21st century digital technologies are reshaping our world at a speed that dwarfs all human history. And this season’s theme is built for the moment we're in.
The rapid convergence of Al, blockchain, cyber security, quantum computing and other technologies is challenging organizations and decision-making.
Join our group of executive-level leaders from top institutions, investment firms, and innovative companies as we explore this accelerating digital world and its continuing impacts on the future of money, markets, commerce, society, and culture.
About Us
The CT Digital Forum is the leading event of its kind in Connecticut, with a global following of over 5,000 engaged individuals. We curate exclusive, by-invitation events that bring together executive-level leaders from top institutions, investment firms, and innovative companies to explore the digital future of money, markets, commerce, society, and culture.
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