April 21, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

Executive AI Summit in Raleigh

One working day for the executives who own AI decisions. Leaders already using AI share what's paying off, what isn't and what they'd fund next, under the Chatham House Rule. The day after All Things AI 2027. A separate event with screened participation.

April 21, 2027

Raleigh, North Carolina

Screened participation

Co-hosted by Aaron Fulkerson of Anthropic and Mark Hinkle of All Things AIJoin the waiting list

Why 2027

AI is now the CEO's call, and few companies report meaningful value yet.

Companies planned to roughly double AI spending in 2026, from 0.8% to 1.7% of revenue. In BCG's survey, 82% of CEOs are more optimistic about AI's return than a year ago, and 6% of companies report meaningful value in cost or revenue so far.

  • CEOs more optimistic about AI's return than a year ago82%
  • CEOs who are now their company's main AI decision-maker72%
  • CEOs who say their job depends on getting AI right50%
  • Companies seeing meaningful value from AI in cost or revenue6%
Sources: BCG AI Radar 2026; BCG, Why AI Pilots Rarely Deliver Real Business Value (Aug 2026). Gartner also expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects to be canceled by the end of 2027.

Your co-hosts

Aaron Fulkerson, Head of Confidential Computing at Anthropic

Spoke at All Things AI 2025. Co-hosts the AI Confidential podcast with our co-founder Mark Hinkle.

Aaron Fulkerson

Head of Confidential Computing, Anthropic

Aaron has done what the executives at this summit are trying to do. He has taken new technology, turned it into a business, and made it safe enough for large companies to trust. He has done it as a founder, inside one of the largest enterprise software companies, and now at the front of confidential AI at Anthropic. He's also a Tar Heel, a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate.

  1. Head of Confidential Computing, Anthropic

    Leads Anthropic's confidential computing work, running AI on sensitive data without exposing it, after Anthropic acquired OPAQUE Systems.

  2. CEO, OPAQUE Systems

    Led the confidential AI company that grew out of UC Berkeley's RISELab until its acquisition by Anthropic.

  3. VP and GM, ServiceNow

    Launched ServiceNow Impact, which created a new category and became the fastest-growing product in ServiceNow's history. Helped triple the Customer Workflows business in two years.

  4. Founder and CEO, MindTouch

    Built an open source project into a SaaS business used by major brands. MindTouch was acquired by NICE.

  5. Microsoft

    Started his career in Microsoft's Advanced Strategies and Policies division, working on distributed systems research.

Mark Hinkle

Co-founder, All Things AI · Founder, Peripety Labs · Publisher, The AIE Network

Mark Hinkle is a veteran of the enterprise software industry, founder of Peripety Labs, and co-founder of All Things AI. His expertise spans the internet, open source software, cloud computing, application development, systems management, and artificial intelligence. He advises organizations on AI strategy, helping them align emerging technologies with core business objectives. Mark publishes The Artificially Intelligent Enterprise—a leading AI strategy newsletter with over 250,000 subscribers—and created AIOS to train business professionals, DevOps teams, and executives on effective AI adoption. He also co-leads All Things AI, an annual conference and meetup network with over 8,000 members in the Raleigh-Durham area, and has held executive roles at Cloud.com, Citrix, and the Linux Foundation.

  1. Founder & CEO, Peripety Labs

    AI strategy, advisory, and education firm helping organizations move from pilots to production-grade AI systems.

  2. Publisher, The AIE Network

    Publishes The Artificially Intelligent Enterprise and related newsletters reaching 250,000+ professionals with practical AI strategy.

  3. Co-founder, All Things AI

    Co-leads the annual conference and meetup network focused on real-world enterprise AI adoption in the Raleigh-Durham area.

  4. Citrix, Cloud.com, and The Linux Foundation

    Held executive roles advancing open source, cloud platforms, and developer ecosystems before focusing on enterprise AI.

Mark Hinkle, Co-founder of All Things AI

Co-founder of All Things AI. Co-hosts the AI Confidential podcast with Aaron Fulkerson.

From the archive · 2025–2026

Past executive speakers

Leaders who have already taken the stage at All Things AI. The summit is a separate, screened day — these are conference speakers in the executive and company-leader tier.

All past speakers

For the executive who has to answer for AI

You lead a company, a function or a technology organization. AI has a line in your budget and a spot on your board's agenda.

You want to hear how other leaders are deciding: what to change first, what to build or buy, and how to know it worked. From peers, not from vendors.

Space is limited, and we'll make selections in the spring, closer to the event. Every executive in the room has the authority to make decisions for their employer.

How we'll fill the room

  • Vendors join only when they bring specific domain expertise.
  • No one in a sales role, unless their company is an event sponsor.
  • Sponsors who attend sit out the closed executive sessions.
Two people at a workshop table at All Things AI 2026, one explaining something with his hands while the other listens

What the day is built around

These are the four topics on the waiting-list form. Your answers help us decide where the day spends the most time.

  • Which work to change first

    Most companies have more pilots than proof. We'll compare where peers placed their first real bets and what they'd stop doing.

  • Build, buy or partner

    Your AI budget is coming out of the same lines as your software, services and headcount. Where does the next dollar go?

  • Proving it worked

    Hours saved alone don't prove financial impact. How leaders are measuring AI in cost, revenue and risk.

  • Trust, security and governance

    Agents are touching customer and company data, and 2027 brings real compliance dates. What controls go in before you scale.

How the day works

Off the record, peer to peer

  • Chatham House Rule

    Use what you hear. Don't attribute it to anyone. That's what lets leaders talk about what really happened, including what didn't work and what it cost.

  • Leaders who are already using AI

    The people sharing are executives with AI running in their own organizations. They'll tell you what worked, what they'd do differently and what they're funding next. No vendor pitches.

  • Time to meet your peers

    Networking is part of the agenda, not squeezed around it. Meet the executives facing the same decisions you are and keep the conversation going after the summit.

How to get a seat

Participation is screened, and the summit is a separate event from the conference. Join the waiting list and tell us about your role and the question you most need answered. We'll be in touch when the agenda and venue are set.

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All Things AI 2027 runs April 18–20, 2027 at the Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center in Raleigh. The summit follows on April 21, 2027. Want the practitioner view first? These conference tracks are closest to the summit's questions:

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