AI With Agency: Entering the Autonomous Era

​Fireside Chat & Startup Spotlight

​As artificial intelligence evolves from generating content and answering questions to reasoning, making decisions, and taking action, a new era is emerging: AI with agency. Agentic AI systems are beginning to execute workflows, coordinate tasks, and drive outcomes with increasing autonomy, creating profound implications for how businesses operate, compete, and innovate.

​This event will bring together leaders from Madrona Ventures and SAP to explore the opportunities and challenges of this shift - from productivity gains and new business models to governance, trust, and workforce transformation. Through a fireside chat, attendees will gain insights into how organizations are adopting agentic AI today and what it will take to build the autonomous enterprises of tomorrow.

​The conversation will be followed by a series of startup spotlights featuring emerging companies building at the forefront of agentic AI. Founders will showcase how their technologies are enabling AI to move beyond assistance and into action across enterprise workflows and industry-specific applications.

​A live Q&A with the fireside chat speakers, startup founders, and audience will conclude the program, creating an opportunity for deeper discussion around market trends, investment opportunities, implementation challenges, and the future of AI-driven organizations.

​Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be provided! Exact address to the event will be sent out two days prior to the event.