Intelligent enterprise in action: Where operations and growth converge

September 10, 2026
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET

Registration

Course description:
Engineering the future of operations. Operations of the future don't just execute — they adapt, scale, and get smarter over time. Yet most organizations are still running AI as disconnected pilots on top of an operational backbone that wasn't designed for it and wondering why the returns aren't there. The winning enterprises are doing something fundamentally different. They aren't ahead because they invested more in AI. They're ahead because they designed for it — engineering cloud, data, and operational workflows into one intelligent, evolving system where autonomous decisions are governed, performance compounds, and operations become a source of competitive advantage rather than a constraint on growth.

Growth by design. The best deals don't just create value on paper. They require an operating architecture capable of realizing it. This session explores how leading organizations are connecting deal strategy with enterprise design so that acquisitions, transformations, and growth moves deliver performance that compounds long after the transaction closes.

Learning objectives:
By the end of this webcast, participants will be able to:

  • Identify what it takes to move from running AI in operations to running operations engineered around AI, with cloud, data, and workflows functioning as one intelligent system.
  • Identify strategies for redesigning operations to improve agility, decision-making, and enterprise performance.
  • Describe how aligning deal strategy with enterprise design can accelerate value creation before, during, and after a transaction.

Presenters:
Matt Hobbs, Principal, US and Global Head of PwC’s Cloud, Engineering, Data, and AI, PwC US
Imran Ilyas, Principal, Business & Supply Chain Operations Platform Leader and Global & US Guidewire Alliance Leader, PwC US
Reena Tiwari, Founder and Former CIO
Kevin Desai, Principal, US and Mexico Deals Leader, PwC US
Sarah Crowley, Principal, Deals Strategy & Value Creation, PwC US
Brad Weinberg, Chief Strategy Officer and Had of Corporate Development, kdc/one
Jon Glick, Principal, Advisory Marketing Leader, PwC US

Who should attend: C-suite leaders and their direct reports across commercial, finance, risk, operations, and strategy functions. Each session is designed to be valuable individually, with the full series offering a complete view of enterprise design in the AI era.

CPE Credit: This webcast is eligible for 1.0 CPE credit in the field of Business Management & Organization.

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