ELITE Wisconsin Symposium - December 2026

We welcome you to join us at our Engaging Leaders in Information Technology Exclusively (ELITE) Symposium at Westin Milwaukee on December 3, 2026.

AGENDA:

• 9:30AM: Check-In Open
• 10:15AM: Opening Remarks
• 10:20 - 10:45AM: Keynote: Darkside of AI with Eli Golden, VP at Jellyvision
• 10:50 - 11:15AM: Batteries Plus: Cracking AI with Kranthi Malreddy, CIO at Batteries Plus
• 11:15 - 12:30PM: Lunch
• 12:30 - 12:55PM: Innovation Award: West Bend's AI Platform with Korey Soich, Delivery Manager at West Bend Insurance and Chris Wong, Delivery Manager at West Bend Insurance
• 1:00 - 1:25PM: Governed AI Coding Agents: Scaling Engineering Capacity Without Losing Control with John Cruikshank, VP of Engineering at Zywave and Kyle Engibous, Director of Engineering at Zywave
• 1:30 - 2:00PM: TBA with Antony D'Cruz, CIO at MGIC and Jeri Koester, CIO at Forward Bank
• 2:00 - 2:15PM: 15-Minute Break
• 2:15 - 2:35PM: The Multiplier Model in AI: Tools Widen the Gap Between Skilled and Unskilled Workers - the More Powerful Tool, the Wider the Gap with Brian Goller, CIO at PremierBank
• 2:40 - 3:00PM: AI Blind Spots: The Operational Risks Enterprises Miss with Ericka Barnett, VP, AI Chief of Staff at Sedgwick
• 3:00 - 3:15PM: 15-Minute Break
• 3:15 - 3:35PM: Art of the Possible: A Casino's AI Journey with Adam Gruszcynski, VP of IT at Potawatomi
• 3:40 - 4:00PM: Entrusting your Team in an AI World with Shawn Theesefeld, CTO at Delavan Holdings
• 4:05 - 4:30PM: We Don't Need More Data, We Need Action with Chris Zimmerman, CIO at Fielmann Group
• 4:30PM: Closing Remarks
• 4:30 - 5:30PM: Happy Hour
• 5:30 - 6:00PM: Dinner Keynote
• 6:00 - 7:30PM: Dinner + Table Networking & Discussions