OC CTO Talks x EvoNexus Irvine: Making AI Stick Beyond The Pilot

Schedule

Thu Aug 06 2026 at 05:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-07:00
Location

EvoNexus Irvine | Irvine, CA

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Most companies can run an AI pilot. Few can make it last.
About this Event

On August 6th, OC CTO Talks and EvoNexus Irvine bring together three senior leaders for a candid discussion about the organizational and leadership decisions that determine whether AI creates real, durable value.

Boaz Brudner, Senior Director of AI and Cloud Engineering at Autodesk, brings over 10 years building and applying AI across startups and global enterprises including Cisco, Zillow, and Autodesk. He also advises AI startups on technology strategy and engineering scale.

Yen Anderson, Founding Product Advisor at Vortexa AI, led Microsoft through the early days of Copilot internally and has since guided organizations through AI deployments with her own consulting practice. She brings 26 years across high-stakes industries and a unique lens on why AI adoption succeeds or fails.

Will Li, Senior AI Solution Architect at Microsoft Innovation Hub, works directly with enterprise teams across healthcare, finance, government, and manufacturing to move AI from experimentation to production with measurable outcomes.

Whether you're evaluating your first AI investment or trying to scale what's already working, this conversation is for you.


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Agenda

🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Networking
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:50 PM
Panel
🕑: 06:50 PM - 07:20 PM
Audience Q&A
🕑: 07:20 PM - 08:00 PM
More Networking
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Where is it happening?

EvoNexus Irvine, 101 Academy Way, Irvine, United States

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Tickets

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