2026 WLDA

Visionary Leaders Forum Agenda

Agenda April 8-9

Wednesday, April 8
Power, Narrative & Executive Accountability

Dara

Dara Meath

EVP, CTO
Build-A-Bear Workshop

The Leadership Inflection Point

Framing the AI-native enterprise and outlining the leadership and governance inflection point ahead.

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Asha Saxena

Founder & CEO
WLDA

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Rashida Jones

CEO, Uncensored

Leadership in the Era of Synthetic Reality

Exploring executive accountability, narrative risk, and media acceleration in an AI-shaped world.

Executive Welcome Dinner & Peer Exchange

An intimate hosted dinner to initiate peer-level strategic dialogue.

Thursday, April 9
The AI-Native Enterprise

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Asha Saxena

Founder & CEO
WLDA

The AI-Native Leadership Model

A leadership framework for moving from AI experimentation to structural enterprise redesign.

Danielle Crop

Danielle Crop

EVP, Digital Strategy & Alliances, WNS

The Rise of Agentic Enterprises: What’s Coming in the Next 3 Years

A forward-looking briefing on autonomous systems and the infrastructure shifts required over the next three
years.

Panel: Are We Truly AI-Ready?

Moderated by Asha Saxena

Candid dialogue on AI readiness, capital discipline, and governance embedded into architecture.

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Kevin Adams, Former CEO, Isagenix; Former Executive,

Conagra

Tameika-Hollis

Tameika Hollis, CIO and VP

The Aerospace Corporation

Kelly-Huang

Kelly Huang, PhD
CEO

Elucid

Ariane_Schiereck

Ariane Schiereck
CIO

Hollister Incorporated

Dara

Dara Meath

SVP & CTO
Build-A-Bear Workshop

Scaling AI Adoption: Building Enterprise Data & AI Capability

Designing sustainable AI capability that moves beyond pilots to enterprise maturity.

Ankor Rai

Ankor Rai

CEO
Straive

Inside the AI Stack for the Native Enterprise

A use-case rich discussion around the evolution of the Al-native stack
• What is agent zero
• Agent orchestration and how that’s different from system integration
• Verifiable Autonomy and why its critical to achieve the promise of Al

Sara-Deane-MeVolution

Sarah Deane

Founder
MEvolution

Human Excellence Workshop

Small group structured exchange on enterprise readiness

White Horizon Executive Dinner

An elegant coastal dinner extending strategic conversation.

Friday, April 10
From Insight to Direction

Jennifer Colapietro

Jennifer Jacobs Colapietro

Senior Partner, Digital Core Modernization,
PwC

The Autonomous Organization: Designing 2030 Now

Operating model redesign and digital core modernization for AI-native enterprises.

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Charlene Li

Founder and CEO
Quantum Networks Group

Leading Through AI Disruption

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries faster than organizations can adapt. Charlene Li will challenge leaders to rethink how they lead, decide, and transform their organizations in an era where disruption is constant and AI defines competitive advantage.

Visioning & Strategic Foresight Lab

Facilitated Executive Session

Translating insights into 12-month AI mandates, governance structures, and capital priorities.

Closing Integration & Executive Commitments

Facilitated Executive Session

Translating insights into 12-month AI mandates, governance structures, and capital priorities.

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