AI Panel: Strategies for Deploying AI That Delivers
Everyone says AI agents will transform your business. Few explain what they actually are, what they cost to run, or what happens when they fail.
In this one-hour panel, three practitioners who design, build, and operate AI agents for real businesses cut through the hype. You'll leave knowing:
The real difference between automations, LLMs, and AI agents — and which one your problem actually calls for.
What live agents look like in practice: we'll showcase working agents, including the security parameters and operational boundaries that let them run safely.
The honest operational picture: system drift, multi-agent complexity, governance, security, and cost.
Where to start: real use cases drawn from our community — like extracting contract details into a spreadsheet automatically.
Built for SaaS founders, solopreneurs, and consultants. Bring your questions — the last 15 minutes are yours, and every attendee gets a takeaway guide with agent basics and direct contacts for all speakers.
Speaker Bios
Jay runs a managed service handling the full AI operating system for clients in med spas, real estate, and hospitality, with a tech-agnostic approach spanning AWS, Azure, and Claude. Jay speaks to governance, drift, cost, and security — the parts of agent operations the hype skips.
Dirk Vander Noot — Telltale Ops
Dirk is process-focused: identifying which business steps need human judgment versus agent automation, and integrating agent solutions into existing tech stacks. Dirk helps founders decide what to automate — and what not to.
Nick leads Celeria, a platform for building AI agents, alongside professional services for real estate, restaurants, and fintech. Nick brings the builder's view: what it takes to stand up reliable agents on a platform.
If you're a founder trying to figure out where AI agents fit into your business, this session will save you months of trial and error.
Learn from practitioners who are deploying agents today, see real examples, and get actionable guidance on where to start.
Register now and bring your toughest AI questions.