Fall 2026 · Research Triangle

Two days. One room.
Operational alignment and defined execution pathways.

An interactive, closed-door working summit where senior executives walk in with competing priorities and walk out with a unified strategy their organization can act on.

What This Is

Perspective you can't get inside your own building.

You leave with a sharper read on where your organization stands, where the money should go, and which initiatives to kill. You get that by working alongside executives from different industries who are solving the same problems at similar scale — and who will tell you what your own team won't.

Every session puts you in the work. You contribute. You challenge. You take home something your organization can use immediately.

"AI moves at AI speed. Can your organization?"

Inside the Room

A full operating view of AI across your organization—expanding options, reducing exposure, and improving capital allocation.

Where your org chart breaks by 2027
What your AI vendor contracts actually say about your data
The economics your CFO hasn't modeled yet
How your board evaluates your AI investment — and what they should hear next
Which processes disappear — and what that does to margin
Tool sprawl, agent strategy, and where to concentrate spend

Every session produces an output. Details provided after invitation.

Why Leaders Attend

The companies that capitalize on AI will take market share from the ones that don't.

You stop guessing where your industry stands on AI. You see who's ahead, who's overspending, and where the real openings exist. You pressure-test your own strategy against people who have no reason to be polite about it — and you walk away knowing exactly where to put capital and where to pull it back.

Your organization gets a leader who returns with a validated position, specific next steps, and the conviction to execute without second-guessing. You personally get sharper. Faster pattern recognition. A wider network of operators who think at your level. And the rare experience of being in a room built entirely around what you need.

What You Leave With

Working outputs, not just notes.

Every session produces something you take back to your team. A board-ready position statement. A vendor risk summary. An economics model with your numbers in it. A personalized Answer Book. Material that earns its place in your next leadership meeting — not another binder that sits on a shelf.

"AI projects don't fail randomly. They fail predictably."

The Room

Private venue. Chatham House Rule.

A private, premium setting in the Research Triangle. Meals included. The seats are limited — every person in the room was selected because they belong there.

No vendors. No sponsors. No sales pitches. No upsells. The room belongs to the people in it.

Who Belongs

Leaders carrying real business responsibility.

CEO, President, Founder, Partner, or C-suite executive at a company operating at meaningful scale — typically $20M to $250M in revenue. Responsible for how AI is used, governed, funded, and applied inside the business.

Every session requires participation. There is no back row.

Investment

Bring the people who need to be in the room.

Summit Seat
$7,500
Full two-day summit. All working sessions. All deliverables and materials.
Up to two seats per organization.
June 2026

Founding Summit

Before the full Summit in the fall, an intimate founding session with eight executives. Same rigor. Smaller room. The leaders in this session shape how the September Summit runs — and get priority registration at locked pricing.

To request consideration for June or refer someone who belongs, text "June Summit" to (984) 352-2092.

Your Host

Melanie McLaughlin

Founder & Chief AI Officer · AI A Innovations
Chair, RTP Executive AI Council

30+ years deploying emerging technology across twelve industries. Systems architect. Operational strategist. Builds the frameworks, session structures, and working guides that turn complex, high-stakes initiatives into executable sequence. Three decades of knowing which bets pay off and which ones burn capital.

Request an invitation.

Seats are extremely limited.

Text your name, "summit", title, company, and mailing address.

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