​2026 WLDA Summit: Autonomous Enterprise Era

​Where AI Moves from Capability to Operating Model

​New York Stock Exchange | New York City
Friday, October 30, 2026

​The next era of enterprise leadership will not be defined by who adopts AI fastest. It will be defined by who can redesign the enterprise to operate with intelligence, autonomy, accountability, and speed.

​The 2026 WLDA Summit: Autonomous Enterprise Era will convene senior data, AI, technology, business, and transformation leaders at the New York Stock Exchange for a high-level executive forum focused on what it takes to lead in a world where AI is no longer a standalone initiative, but a core operating layer of the enterprise.

​This is where leaders move beyond experimentation and begin shaping the systems, governance, talent models, and executive decisions required for the autonomous enterprise.

​Register Here: https://wlda.tech/2026-wlda-summit-at-nyse/

​Why This Summit Matters Now

​For years, organizations have invested in AI pilots, automation programs, digital platforms, and data transformation. But the next competitive divide is already emerging.

​The leaders who win will be those who can move from AI-enabled functions to AI-native operating models.

​That shift raises critical questions for the C-suite:

• ​How do we govern autonomous systems without slowing innovation?

• ​How do we redesign work when decisions, workflows, and customer interactions are increasingly AI-assisted or AI-executed?

• ​How do we protect trust, accountability, and human judgment as enterprises become more automated?

• ​How do we build an organization that can move at machine speed while still leading with strategic discipline?

​The 2026 WLDA Summit is designed for executives confronting these questions now.

​Featured Speakers

​Asha Saxena
Founder & CEO, World Leaders in Data and AI
Asha Saxena is the Founder and CEO of WLDA and a recognized voice in responsible AI, data leadership, and executive transformation. Her work focuses on helping leaders use AI for strategic advantage while advancing governance, innovation, and ethical adoption.

​Danielle Arnone
Global Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Combe
Danielle Arnone is a senior digital and technology executive with more than two decades of experience leading enterprise transformation across technology, digital, and business functions. She has served as Global Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Combe and previously held senior technology leadership roles at Reckitt and Estée Lauder.

​Sastry Durvasula
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating, Information and Digital Officer, TIAA
Sastry Durvasula serves as Chief Operating, Information and Digital Officer at TIAA, where he oversees technology, digital and client experience, operations, shared services, enterprise data, analytics, AI, and strategic partnerships. He is a member of TIAA’s Executive Committee.

​What Attendees Will Gain

​Participants will leave with a sharper view of how leading organizations are preparing for the Autonomous Enterprise Era, including:

• ​A clearer understanding of how AI is reshaping enterprise operating models

• ​Practical insight into governance, risk, and accountability for autonomous systems

• ​Executive-level perspective on where AI investment is creating measurable business value

• ​New approaches to workforce readiness, leadership alignment, and change management

• ​Peer insight from senior leaders navigating similar transformation mandates

• ​A strategic framework for moving from experimentation to enterprise-scale execution

​Why WLDA

​WLDA brings together senior leaders across data, AI, technology, governance, and enterprise transformation to address the most important leadership questions shaping the future of business.

​At the 2026 Summit, the conversation will move beyond AI awareness and adoption. It will focus on the executive decisions that determine whether organizations can lead responsibly and competitively in the Autonomous Enterprise Era.

​Held at the New York Stock Exchange, the Summit reflects the weight of the moment: AI is no longer only a technology conversation. It is a boardroom, operating model, risk, workforce, and value creation conversation.

Register Here: https://wlda.tech/2026-wlda-summit-at-nyse/

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