AI Summit

Agentic Harness

Think Outside the Model

Sep 8–10th, 8:30 am PT • Virtual • Free

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Event Overview

The Ontology of the Harness

“Today, most companies are built on business processes. In the future, most companies will be built on harnesses.”
— Jensen Huang

AI has made system security a first-order problem, whether the model is open or closed. The harness is the programmable operating model around the organization’s language model(s). Its purpose is twofold: make AI useful without losing control. That requires a harness built around the ontology of the system itself. This summit examines how companies encode their operating reality, secure agent identity and actions, preserve business alpha, transition workflows into autonomous harnesses, and determine where accountability, pricing power, and strategic control ultimately accrue.
Build the Agentic
Operating Model

Engage with operators turning business processes into agentic harnesses that connect models, proprietary context, memory, permissions, tools, and workflows.

Protect Business
Alpha

See how enterprises protect proprietary intelligence, decision logic, and knowledge while avoiding model lock-in and fragmented architecture.

Design the
Adaptive Enterprise

Hear from the CXOs, operators, VCs, and analysts reshaping GTM, pricing, governance, and enterprise architecture for an adaptive, multi-model, agentic enterprise at scale.

Build the Agentic
Operating Model

Engage with operators turning business processes into agentic harnesses that connect models, proprietary context, memory, permissions, tools, and workflows.

Protect Business
Alpha

See how enterprises protect proprietary intelligence, decision logic, and knowledge while avoiding model lock-in and fragmented architecture.

Design the
Adaptive Enterprise

Hear from the CXOs, operators, VCs, and analysts reshaping GTM, pricing, governance, and enterprise architecture for an adaptive, multi-model, agentic enterprise at scale.

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Speakers

Join top CXOs, operators, VCs, and analysts shaping the agentic enterprise as we explore business harnesses, proprietary intelligence, adaptive GTM, and the new economics of AI.

General Partner,
NFX

James Currier

Founding Partner,
Floodgate

Mike Maples, Jr

CEO & Founder,
1mind, 6sense

Amanda Kahlow

CMO,
Vanta

Scott Holden

Partner, Foundation
Capital

Jaya Gupta

Head of AI,
ClickUp

Jay Hack

CMO,
Parloa

Latané Conant

Analyst & Advisor,
chiefmartec

Scott Brinker

Co-founder & CEO,
Zapier

Wade Foster

CTO,
1Password

Nancy Wang

Founder & CEO,
Paid, Outreach

Manny Medina

CRO,
ZoomInfo

James Roth

VP of Field Engineering, Vercel

David Totten

CRO,
Gainsight

Marilee Bear

Chief Strategy Officer,
Sandler

Seth Marrs

Founder & CEO,
Amoeba AI

Tooba Durraze

VP, AI GTM Transformation, Outreach

Angela Garinger Bennett

CEO & Co-Founder,
Vivun

Matthew Darrow

VP, Analyst, AI GTM, Gartner Business and Technology Insights, Gartner

Michele Buckley

Co-Founder & CMO,
SlateCX

Richard Dumas

Analyst & Advisor,
chiefmartec

Erik Charles

CEO Coach, Categorynauts, Founding CEO, Influitive & Eloqua

Mark Organ

CGO,
Workato

Rishi Mallik
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Meet the platforms building the infrastructure, harnesses, and systems powering the agentic enterprise.
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AI Summit Highlights

Highlights from past AI Summits exploring the shift toward Agent-Native GTM.
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Amanda Kahlow (CEO & Founder, 1mind):
Managing AI as Workforce: Control, Accountability, and Governance

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Tomasz Tunguz (Theory Ventures):
AI Disruption of GTM Motions

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Kimberly Storin (CMO, Zoom):
AI-Led Customer Experience 2026

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James Currier (NFX):
Agentic Network Effects and Defensibility

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Pat Casey (CTO & EVP of DevOps, ServiceNow):
AI Platforms and the Future of Enterprise Architecture

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Mark Roberge (Stage 2 Capital, Harvard Business School): AI-Native GTM and the New Science of Scaling

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Carilu Dietrich (CMO, Hypergrowth Advisor, Lovable, 1Password, Miro, Sprout Social): Agentic Marketing OS: Designing the Live Loop

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Conor Grennan (Chief AI Architect, NYU Stern):
Closing the Enterprise AI Adoption Gap

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Parth Patil (Applied AI & Agent Systems, Office of Reid Hoffman): Coding Agents and the Rise of AI-Built Software

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100+
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1K+
attendees / session
3K+
registrations
70%
senior management
22K+
GTM community
700+
companies
Who’s attending
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What our attendees say
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CRO, Investor, Advisor, Coach, Partner, GTM Specialist
Bret Knobelauch

I’ve now attended several Al summits put on by Hard Skill Exchange and I can’t recommend it enough.
The revenue leaders winning right now are the ones who’ve figured out how to leverage Al as a competitive advantage, and Hard Skil Exchange summits are where they’re sharing their playbooks.
This isn’t theoretical Al content from consultants; it’s tactical frameworks from operators who’ve implemented Al tools and can show you the before/after metrics.
The question is “How do I adopt Al faster than my competition while avoiding expensive mistakes?” I believe these sessions provide valuable context.
Al innovation is significantly outpacing adoption, and Julia Nimchinski and her team are doing an amazing job of helping bridge the gap. Thank you!

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Strategic Account Director, Salesforce
Paul Savelsbergh

“An outstanding event. The Agentic AI Summit was incredibly well done.”

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Vice President of Sales, Salesvue
Adam Thomas

“Enjoyed the sessions during the Hard Skill Exchange AI Summit today.
One of the sessions focused on leveraging AI in outbound prospecting efforts.
A few takeaways…
80% of the buyer journey happens before they even speak with a seller.
People are intentionally writing emails to not look like AI even if they’re using AI to find and target them.
It’s next to impossible to get someone in market when they are not already shopping for a solution (At least for a purchase within next 12 months).
Use #AI and data to find those in market and (3% or less are in market at a given time) FOCUS efforts there.
Most companies are using the same signals like job changes so in order to stand out blend 1st party data along with these signals you and everyone else are capturing”

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Evangelist, ThriveStack
Peter Wheeler

“HSE has once again proven it is the place where top minds in business, entrepreneurship, and go to market strategy convene and freely share best practices and innovative ideologies”

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CRO, Traackr
Adriana Kampffner

“Some of the best and most applicable content on AI for GTM I have seen. I was able to attend about half of the sessions. Eager for the recordings! HSE is miles ahead/above other executive networks and upskilling platforms.”

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Marketing, BD, PM and Digital Trans. Expert
Jacopo Buriollo

“Such a high-caliber event. I found the Agentic AI Summit insightful and energizing—it’s rare to see that level of depth in the AI space, especially through a community-first lens.”

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Service Sales, Volvo Construction Equipment & Services
Brandon Hooper

“Fresh from watching the AI-Led Growth Summit, and once again, the team at Hard Skill Exchange is dropping gold. Massive thanks for hosting a space where innovation, insight, and execution collide. This wasn’t just another panel, it was a masterclass in where AI is taking us next in GTM and sales”

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Consulting Sales Director, Smartz Consulting
John Smartz

“Sitting in on all the sessions at the AI Summit. Shockingly, they are allowing it to be free. It’s been massively helpful”

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Sr. Director of Product Marketing
Staci Ziccardi

“I was curious, so I quickly signed up for the first session, then canceled my plans and stayed all day for the rest. Incredible speakers, insights, and takeaways from Hard Skill Exchange”

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Research Director, Forrester
Seth Marrs

“The best part of my job is getting to speak to the smartest people in the sales tech market. I had the opportunity to do this yesterday at the Hard Skill Exchange #AISummit. We talked about AI in qualification. Here are a few comments that stood out from the conversation.
People and AI together is where things are going. Anyone who says they can replace your BDR/SDR is overselling AI and their product;
Only replace your BDR/SDR with AI if you are ok with burning your TAM to the ground;
The BDR/SDR of the future will require a much higher skill level than they do now;
AI will let buyers get more value from the qualification process;
The current version of BDR/SDR processes leads to so much spam. I wish I could declare email bankruptcy to make it stop. It keeps me from catching opportunities I may really value”

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Chief Marketing Officer, SoftwareReviews
Christina Kearney

“Day 1 of the AI Summit for B2B hosted by Hard Skill Exchange sparked some thought-provoking conversations. Here are a few things to consider:
AI’s potential goes beyond efficiency—it’s time to focus on how AI can drive effectiveness in marketing and sales.
In AI-driven prospecting, less is more—accuracy should be prioritized over volume.
Context is king: AI can equip GTM teams with the right information at the right time, improving the buyer experience.
With 80–90% of the sales process happening before a conversation with Sales, salespeople must evolve into buyer enablers.
What are your key takeaways from adjusting your GTM strategy in response to AI advancements?”

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Sales Growth Expert, Founder, CEO, Blue SalesFly
Michael Koory

“Outstanding event! HSE leads the way, setting the bar extremely high for value-added content and conversations. Great series”

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