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Beyond the Pilot:

Driving Real ROI with Global AI Governance & People Operations

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When: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026

Time: 7:30AM - 9:00AM CT

Where: Acosta Office4204 S Pinnacle Hills Pkwy, #101Rogers, AR 72758

NOTICE: We warmly welcome registrations from all interested professionals. Brand representatives registering with their official work email will receive immediate confirmation. All other registrations will be confirmed 24 hours before the event, once we've accommodated our brand attendees, and additional capacity is available.
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MEET YOUR PANEL

HOST

PANELIST

PANELIST

PANELIST

PANELIST

BILL REIMER

SHANNON HUNT-STOKEY

ERIKA MCCOURT

JIM HOLLAND

ANDY WILSON

Independent Contributor

Strategic Account Executive

Sr. Dir. Sales Strategy

CTO

Editor-in-Chief

Google

Slalom

Globalise & Founder of Scryer

Doing Business in Bentonville

3 Main Takeaways:

ROI and Speed: Workflow Redesign Over Tool Adoption:

Responsive People Systems: Human-Centered Operations & Augmented Work:

Responsible Governance, Privacy, and Global Equity

Defining the "Human in the Loop": Move past slogans to build a precise operating definition that uses human-centered design to protect both proprietary domain expertise and the basic dignity of every role.


People Process Across Borders: Align skills and people processes internationally while navigating data sovereignty, security, IP protection, and compliance across diverse multilingual and multinational workforces.


The Execution Divide: Workflow redesign, not simply buying software licenses, is what separates organizations seeing massive returns from those left behind.


Success Metrics & Outcomes: Shift your framework to measure true business outcomes, cognitive load reduction, and employee time-to-competency rather than just "hours saved."


AI as Enablement: Position technology to handle administrative burdens, freeing HR and managers to focus on strategic mentorship and human-centric leadership.


Multi-Player Agentic AI: Explore practical strategies for integrating agents into the workforce, mapping clear handoffs between humans and teams, evaluating performance, and protecting career paths for early-career workers.


About the Event

Join Doing Business in Bentonville and Andy Wilson for an executive-level briefing from individuals working in prestigious, forward-thinking, brands such as; Google, Slalom, Globalise (UK) and Aquinas. We are past the pilot phase of AI; this session delivers a global perspective on converting tools into measurable organizational value, architecting responsive people systems, and scaling responsible international governance.


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