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SUMMARY:Business Leadership Summit Series - Leading Through the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:The first in a quarterly leadership series exploring the forces reshaping business. Future topics will be shaped by the emerging needs of Blackstone Valley leaders.\n\n\nSpecial Chamber & Regional Rate: $199 AS OF October 5th (A $400+ Market Value) \nExecutive-level\, hands-on summits of this caliber typically command $400 or more in major metro markets. Through our commitment to regional leadership and workforce competitiveness\, we are offering this complete half-day intensive\, including lunch\, workspace setup\, and direct advisory access at an accessible rate of just $199 for our business community. \n\n\nWhy This Summit\nLeadership is being tested by more than technology.\nBusiness leaders are facing wave after wave of change. Technology is moving faster. Workforce expectations are shifting. Customer behavior is changing. New questions around risk\, privacy\, security\, and accountability are emerging. Some leaders are holding back because they do not trust AI or know where to begin. Others are moving quickly\, chasing every new platform\, tool\, and feature. \nNeither extreme is the goal. \nThe Business Leadership Series is designed to help leaders navigate these changes with greater clarity\, confidence\, and control. For this summit\, the focus is AI. Not because every business needs more AI. Because every leader needs a better way to decide where AI helps\, where it does not\, and what should remain under human judgment. \n\n\n\nTwo Perspectives. One Leadership Challenge.\nLynn Turner\nCore Business XP \nRiding the Waves: Helping leaders navigate the forces changing business.\nLynn brings the leadership and organizational-change perspective: how leaders respond to disruption\, guide teams through uncertainty\, and make better decisions when the environment is moving quickly. \nKham Inthirath\nAI Advisor & Go-to-Market Strategist | AI Advisor Guy \nBuild your AI workspace and assistant around the way you actually lead and work.\nKham brings the applied AI perspective: how leaders can use AI practically\, set up their workspace properly\, establish safer boundaries\, and build an AI assistant around real business needs. \nTogether\, the session connects leadership through change with practical AI adoption. \n\n\n\nLeave With Clarity. Confidence. Control.\nThis is not about becoming an AI expert in one morning. It is about becoming a more confident leader in an environment increasingly shaped by AI. \nYou should leave knowing: \n\nWhat deserves your attention\nWhat you can safely ignore\nWhere AI can create value\nWhere AI creates unnecessary risk\nWhat decisions belong to leadership\nHow to guide your team more intentionally\nWhat your next step should be\n\nThe goal is not to leave using more AI. The goal is to leave knowing how to use AI with more clarity\, confidence\, and control. \n\n\n\nWhat You Will Walk Away With\n1. Clarity on what matters\nSeparate real opportunity from noise and know what deserves your attention now. Understand what is useful today\, what is still emerging\, what may be overhyped\, and what can safely wait. \n2. Confidence in your decisions\nKnow where AI belongs\, where it does not\, and where human judgment should stay in control. You do not need to chase every new tool. You need a better way to decide what is right for your business. \n3. More control\, less reaction\nMove from responding to AI chaos to leading with intention. Create a calmer\, more deliberate approach to AI adoption across your organization. \n4. Guardrails your team can follow\nEstablish practical boundaries around privacy\, security\, human review\, and responsible AI use. Know what your team can use\, what should stay private\, and what expectations need to be clear. \n5. Your AI workspace and assistant\nSet up a practical AI workspace and begin building an AI assistant around a real business challenge. Learn how to organize your workspace\, provide the right context\, set appropriate boundaries\, and create an assistant you can continue improving after the summit. \nYou will learn how to: \n\nOrganize your AI workspace\nGive AI meaningful business context\nSet instructions and boundaries\nThink about what should and should not be connected\nBuild an assistant around a real leadership or business need\nContinue improving it after the summit\n\nBring a laptop and one real problem from your business.
URL:https://blackstonevalley.org/event/business-leadership-summit-series-leading-through-the-age-of-ai/
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