​AI is changing how deals get sourced, screened, diligenced, and integrated. The tools are real. The use cases are live. But most corp dev teams are navigating it without a map — and every vendor claiming to solve M&A has a pitch deck, not a track record.

​M&A AI Summit is the independent signal you've been missing. On June 10, Kison Patel will put 8–10 AI tool founders through a live Founder Interrogation — 15 minutes of hard questions before a single demo runs. Where does the tool break? What do buyers get wrong about implementation? What's the real failure rate? Then the demo, with the audience watching through an informed lens.

​Running alongside that: Practitioner in Practice sessions. Corp dev leads, integration teams, and deal operators showing exactly how they use AI on real workflows — screen share, live walkthrough, honest takeaways. Not what AI could do for M&A in theory. What it does, right now, in practice.

​Every registered attendee receives early access to the M&A AI Landscape Map™ — organized by deal workflow stage, not vendor category. Intelligence Hub members get everything: full session recordings, the complete Landscape Map, and practitioner frameworks extracted from every session. Bring your deal questions. Live Q&A throughout the day.

​What You'll Learn

• ​How to evaluate AI tools for M&A workflows before you buy — the questions your procurement team should be asking

• ​Which AI tools are covering which deal stages, and where the real coverage gaps still are

• ​How leading corp dev teams are using AI in diligence screening right now — real tools, real setup, real limits

• ​How to use AI in financial modeling without introducing errors your IC will catch

• ​What AI-powered workflow automation actually looks like in a small corp dev team — and what breaks first

• ​How to build a tech stack for a deal team that isn't overbuilt — which tools earn their seat

• ​How to evaluate an AI vendor's claims against what practitioners in the room have actually experienced

​Who Should Attend

​Corp dev leaders, integration leads, deal team operators, and finance professionals who are responsible for M&A execution and want a practitioner's map of where AI actually fits.

​Host Bio

​Kison Patel - Founder, M&A Science  |  Chairman, DealRoom

​Kison built DealRoom to ~$10M ARR and has led M&A execution across hundreds of transactions. He founded M&A Science to extract and share the patterns strong buyers use — turning practitioner experience into searchable, reusable intelligence. He has conducted more than 400 interviews with corp dev leaders, integration professionals, and deal operators. M&A AI Summit is his attempt to apply the same accountability to the AI tools now entering the space.

​Agenda Summary

​All times Eastern. Two tracks run simultaneously after the opening.

​9:00 AM — Opening Keynote

​The State of AI in M&A. What's real, what's hype, what practitioners need to know now.

​9:15 AM – 4:00 PM — Founder Interrogation + Demo (Track 1)

​8–10 AI tool CEOs and founders. 15-minute interrogation before every demo runs. No pitches. Real questions.

​10:15 AM – 4:00 PM — Practitioner in Practice (Track 2)

​6–8 corp dev leaders and deal operators showing real AI workflows on screen. Specific tools. Specific results. Honest takeaways.

​4:05 PM — Intelligence Hub Live Demo

​Kison demos the M&A Science Intelligence Hub live.

​4:25 PM — M&A AI Landscape Map™ Briefing (Premium Registrants)

​Structured walkthrough of the full Landscape Map. Organized by deal workflow stage. Your reference for 2026 planning.

​4:45 PM — Lightning Round

​Five minutes each. One use case, one demo, done.

​5:25 PM — Closing Keynote

​Intelligence Hub Members Get More

​Every session from M&A AI Summit is processed into the Intelligence Hub after the event — tagged by deal workflow stage, tool category, and company type. Members also get the full M&A AI Landscape Map™ as a permanent searchable resource.

​Not yet a member? Annual membership is $995. Includes Buyer-Led M&A™ playbooks, practitioner frameworks, downloadable artifacts, and early podcast access — plus everything from the summit.

​Join the Intelligence Hub → mascience.com/membership

​FAQs

​Is this free to attend?

​Standard registration is free. Premium access — which includes the full M&A AI Landscape Map™ and post-event recording access — requires being an Intelligence Hub member.

​Will it be recorded?

​Premium registrants receive replay access within 24 hours of the event. Standard registrants do not receive recordings.

​Who are the speakers?

​AI tool founders and corp dev practitioners. Speaker announcements roll out starting the week of May 5. Follow M&A Science on LinkedIn for updates.

​What is the M&A AI Landscape Map™?

​A practitioner-sourced map of AI tools organized by deal workflow stage — strategy & sourcing through post-close. A teaser version publishes publicly on April 28. The full version is unlocked for premium registrants.

​Can I submit questions in advance?

​Yes. The registration form includes a question field. Kison curates audience questions live throughout the day.