The SMB AI Growth Advantage: How Business Leaders Are Using AI to Drive Revenue, Efficiency, and Smarter Decisions

While larger companies are still navigating complexity and slower decision-making, SMBs have the advantage of speed, focus, and adaptability.
Join AI Ally Works (AAW) for a curated afternoon designed for SMB founders and business leaders ready to move beyond AI curiosity into real business growth.
Together, we’ll explore how AI is creating leverage across growth, customer acquisition, faster delivery, retention, margins, and operational efficiency.
This a practical, operator-led conversation on how SMBs can use AI to compete bigger, faster, and smarter.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch + Growth Conversations
Connect with fellow founders and operators over lunch and discuss where growth feels stuck and where AI may unlock leverage.
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM
Key note Speech on AI and the Future of Work
A look at how businesses can move faster, adapt quicker, and use AI to accelerate growth without enterprise complexity.
1:20 PM – 1:55 PM
Architecture Patterns for using AI the right way
Explore practical ways AI is helping businesses improve customer acquisition, speed up delivery, increase retention, and improve margins.
1:55 PM – 2:35 PM
Buyer Perspective: How Decisions Are Being Made in the Age of AI
Hear directly from leaders on how AI is changing vendor expectations, trust signals, and buying decisions.
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM
Business Leaders in Action: What’s Actually Working
Hear from leaders already using AI and what they’ve noticed in revenue growth, team efficiency, customer experience, and speed to market.
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Build Your AI Growth Map
Walk away with practical ideas and a clearer view of where AI can create the biggest impact in your business.
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Happy Hour + Continued Conversations
Speakers:
Dan Turchin is the CEO and Co-founder of PeopleReign, an AI platform focused on employee service automation. He is also the host of AI and the Future of Work, where he explores how AI is reshaping work, leadership, and the human side of technology. Dan brings deep experience across enterprise AI, product strategy, and the future of work, with prior leadership roles at companies including ServiceNow, BigPanda, AccelOps, and Astound.
Geeta Pyne is Senior Managing Director and Chief Architect at TIAA, where she leads enterprise architecture and technology transformation. With more than 25 years of experience across architecture, data, platforms, and digital transformation, Geeta has helped organizations modernize complex systems, build scalable technology foundations, and translate strategy into execution. She is also a speaker, mentor, and advisor focused on AI-led transformation and the future of enterprise technology.
Kumud Kokal is Chief Information Officer at Kiteworks and a senior technology executive with deep experience across cybersecurity, enterprise IT, business systems, and digital transformation. He has held technology leadership roles at Farmers Business Network, Stitch Fix, Airbnb, and Intuit, where he led global teams through scale, modernization, automation, and business-critical platform transformation. Kumud also serves as a board leader and advisor in the technology community, including with the Society for Information Management.