BY INVITATION ONLY
Two days. One room. Every seat earned.
Our flagship gathering brings CIOs, CTOs, and the rising tech leaders within Mercury's development programs for 2 off-the-record days of inspiring keynotes, intimate breakouts, engaging fire-side chats, and executive networking overlooking the Pacific.
DATES
Sep 28-30, 2026
LOCATION
The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel
Sponsored by:
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WHAT TO EXPECT
Two days, structured for real conversation.
Day 1 - Monday, September 28th
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Welcome Reception | Dana Point Lawn
Day 2 - Tuesday, September 29th
7:30am - 8:30am
Breakfast | Monarch Courtyard
8:30am - 9:15am
Change Fitness: Building the Capacity to Lead What's Next
Opening Keynote; Umesh Subramanian, Partner, Investments Motive Partners; Former Citadel & Goldman Sachs CTO
9:20am - 10:05am
AI in Hollywood
Eric Iverson, Partner & CTO UTA
10:05am - 10:20am
Morning Break
10:25am - 11:25am
The Road to the C-Suite
Panelists: Brian Blackman, Mass General Hospital CIO; Regina Salazar, SVP Chief Information & Digital Officer Dycom Industries; Dave Hudson, CIO DuraServ
Moderator: Tom Scott, Author & Former CIO Nordstrom, VF Corp
11:30am - 12:15pm
Leading Through the Next Threat Landscape Redefining Enterprise Resilience
Panelists: Panelists: Ian Schneller Global Advisor & Former CISO Marriott; Joel Goins, CISO Phosphorous, Mignona Cote, CISO Valmont Industries
Moderator: Brian Herr, Founder Startingblocks
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lunch on Pavillion's Terrace
1:15pm - 2:15pm
The Agentic Enterprise: What Happens When AI Starts Managing Work?
Executive Breakout Session with AWS Founders: Poker Edition!
Moderators:Grant Lee, Co-Founder & CEO; Jesse Crossno, Co-Founder & CPO CrossnoKaye
2:20pm - 3:00pm
Trust at Machine Speed: Safety, Governance, and Reliability in the Agentic Enterprise
Professor Chuck Eesley, Stanford University
3:00pm - 3:15pm
Afternoon Break
3:15pm - 4:00pm
AI in Practice: What's Actually Working?
Fireside Chat: Otakar Hubschmann, Chief AI Officer TransRe Insurance; Thomas Thurston, Chief Technologist Ducera Partners
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Evening Cocktail & Dinner Reception | Dana Point Lawn
Day 3 - Wednesday, September 30th
7:00am - 8:00am
Breakfast
8:00am - 8:05am
Final Day Welcome
Rick Wright, Chief Executive Officer CoreX
8:05am - 8:45am
Leading Through Change Fireside Chat
Waco Bankston, SVP & CIO NiSource, Inc.
8:50am - 9:35am
From Functional Excellence to Enterprise Influence | Leading at the Board Level
Panel Discussion: Sylvie Veilleux, Board Leader & Former Dropbox CIO & Rich Dredge, Co-Founder & CEO Largely
Moderator: Liz Hogan, CFO ClearBid Global Markets
9:40am - 10:20am
Closing Keynote
Leadership Lessons from the NFL
Reggie Hodges, Former Cleveland Browns
10:20am - 10:30am
Closing Remarks & Departures
Leah Williams, Founder & CEO Mercury
WHAT TO EXPECT
Two days, structured for real conversation.
Day 1 - Monday, September 28th
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Welcome Reception | Dana Point Lawn
Day 2 - Tuesday, September 29th
7:30am - 8:30am
8:30am - 9:15am
9:20am - 10:05am
10:05am - 10:20am
10:25am - 11:25am
11:30am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:15pm
1:15pm - 2:15pm
2:20pm - 3:00pm
3:00pm - 3:15pm
3:15pm - 4:00pm
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Breakfast | Monarch Courtyard
Change Fitness: Building the Capacity to Lead What's Next
Opening Keynote; Umesh Subramanian, Partner, Investments Motive Partners; Former Citadel & Goldman Sachs CTO
AI in Hollywood
Eric Iverson, Partner & CTO UTA
Morning Break
The Road to the C-Suite
Panelists: Brian Blackman, Mass General Hospital CIO; Regina Salazar, SVP, Chief Information & Digital Officer Dycom Industries; Dave Hudson, CIO DuraServ
Moderator: Tom Scott, Author & Former CIO Nordstrom, VF Corp)
Leading Through the Next Threat Landscape Redefining Enterprise Resilience
Panelists: Panelists: Ian Schneller Global Advisor & Former CISO Marriott; Joel Goins, CISO Phosphorous, Mignona Cote, CISO Valmont Industries
Moderator: Brian Herr, Founder Startingblocks
Lunch | Pavillion's Terrace
The Agentic Enterprise: What Happens When AI Starts Managing Work?
Executive Breakout Session with AWS Founders: Poker Edition!
Moderators: Grant Lee, Co-Founder & CEO; Gamma; Jesse Crossno, Co-Founder & CPO CrossnoKaye
Trust at Machine Speed: Safety, Governance, and Reliability in the Agentic Enterprise
Professor Chuck Eesley, Stanford University
Afternoon Break
AI in Practice: What's Actually Working?
Fireside Chat: Otakar Hubschmann, Chief AI Officer TransRe Insurance; Thomas Thurston, Chief Technologist Ducera Partners
Evening Cocktail & Dinner Reception | Dana Point Lawn
Day 3 - Wednesday, September 30th
7:00am - 8:00am
8:00am - 8:05am
8:05am - 8:45am
8:50am - 9:35am
9:40am - 10:20am
10:20am - 10:30am
Breakfast
Final Day Welcome
Rick Wright, Chief Executive Officer CoreX
Leading Through Change Fireside Chat
Waco Bankston, SVP & CIO NiSource, Inc.
From Functional Excellence to Enterprise Influence | Leading at the Board Level
Panel Discussion: Sylvie Veilleux, Board Leader & Former Dropbox CIO & Rich Dredge, Co-Founder & CEO Largely
Moderator: Liz Hogan, CFO ClearBid Global Markets
Closing Keynote
Leadership Lessons from the NFL
Reggie Hodges, Former Cleveland Browns
Closing Remarks & Departures
Leah Williams, Founder & CEO Mercury
PAST SUMMIT SPEAKERS
The leaders who've
taken the stage.
Onyeka Nchege
Novant Health
EVP & Chief Digital & Information Officer
Dr. Chuck Eesley
Stanford University
Professor, Engineering
Mohamed Massaquoi
VESSOL
Former NFL Wide Receiver & Founder
VESSOL
Eric Iverson
United Talent Agency
Partner & CTO
Kim Prado
BMO Financial
CIO US Capital Markets & Head Investment & Corporate Banking
Manika Gupta
GE
CIO Corporate Systems
Bryson Koehler
Revinate
Chief Executive Officer
Chenxi Wang
Rain Capital
Founder & General Partner
Chris Nardecchia
Rockwell Automation
SVP & Chief Digital and Information Officer
Raj Madan
Arcutis Biotherapeutics
SVP, Chief Digital & Information Officer