Reuters Events: Momentum AI Austin Brings Together More than 60 Speakers and Hundreds of Senior Executives to Discuss Scaling AI, Managing Risk, Driving Organizational Change and Unlocking Measurable Outcomes

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Palantir Co-Founder Joe Lonsdale join senior leaders from Indeed, Phillips 66, BNY, Wells Fargo and Warner Bros. Discovery as enterprise AI moves from experimentation to execution

Austin, Texas, Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Momentum AI Austin, welcomes FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Palantir Co-Founder Joe Lonsdale, and senior leaders from Indeed, Phillips 66, BNY, Wells Fargo and Warner Bros. across two days of Reuters-led conversations on enterprise AI, taking place September 24-25 at the JW Marriott Austin. Media registration for the gathering closes September 23, 2026.

Under the theme "Build, Govern, Lead, and Grow: Leaders Strategic Priorities," the program brings together more than 60 speakers and hundreds of senior executives to confront what comes after the first wave of AI experimentation, such as proving ROI, moving pilots into production, governing agentic systems, and managing the workforce and infrastructure shifts that come with deploying AI at scale.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Andrew Ferguson, Chairman of the FTC in an on-stage conversation that addresses where enforcement is heading as AI moves from experimentation to infrastructure.
• Joe Lonsdale, Co-Founder of Palantir Technologies and Founder and Managing Partner of 8VC will discuss how to sustain innovation while addressing concerns around security, regulation and economic disruption.
• Anthony Moisant, CIO & Chief Security Officer at Indeed, on which AI use cases are actually moving revenue, margins, and efficiency right now, rather than which ones simply generate headlines.
• Tandra Perkins, EVP, Chief Digital and Administrative Officer at Phillips 66, on what change management looks like when an entire Fortune 500 organization has to move through AI-driven disruption at once.
• Leigh-Ann Russell, CIO & Global Head of Engineering at BNY, on what governance actually looks like once AI becomes an integral infrastructure that trust and scale depend on.
• Chintan Mehta, CIO at Wells Fargo, on the governance architecture that lets enterprise AI move fast without losing board, legal and security sign-off.
• Dave Duvall, CIO at Warner Bros., on how his organization broke out of pilot purgatory and got AI into production at scale.
• Coca-Cola, Goldman Sachs, Boeing and BP are also among the organizations represented across the wider gathering.

The AI Honeymoon Is Over

As enterprises move from testing AI to embedding it into critical business functions, the agenda reflects a fundamental shift in the industry conversation. The question is increasingly not whether businesses will adopt AI, but where it creates value, who is accountable when it fails, and how organizations can deploy it safely at scale.

The Momentum AI Austin program is centered around four priorities: Build, Govern, Lead, and Grow, which will examine the decisions now landing on the desks of CIOs, CTOs, Chief AI Officers, and business leaders.

Sessions will explore how organizations are identifying AI use cases capable of delivering real returns; what happens as agentic systems begin taking actions rather than simply generating information; how companies can manage cybersecurity, privacy and governance risks; and how regulation could shape the next phase of enterprise deployment.

The program will also examine the human side of the AI transformation, including how organizations redesign workflows, develop new skills and determine where human decision-making must remain central. Meanwhile, discussions around compute, data, energy and infrastructure will address what is required to support AI deployment at enterprise scale.

Reuters journalists will lead conversations throughout the event, bringing Reuters’ journalistic rigor to candid, on-the-record discussions with the executives, policymakers and technology leaders responsible for turning AI ambition to business reality.

About Reuters Events: Momentum AI

Reuters Events: Momentum AI brings together senior enterprise leaders, technology executives, policymakers and AI innovators to address the practical realities of deploying artificial intelligence at scale. Through candid, on-the-record conversations, the event focuses on how organizations can build, govern, lead, and grow in an increasingly AI-driven economy.

Media registration for Momentum AI Austin closes September 23, 2026. You can request accreditation by contacting:

Luna PR:
momentumai@lunapr.io

Or apply directly here

For non-media representatives interested in attending, register your interest here: https://resources.reutersevents.com/momentumai-austin-2026-reserve

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