Terranea Resort on the cliffs above the Pacific

Empowering Beyond Summit 2027

Join us for three extraordinary days on the Pacific Coast alongside 400+ C-suite executives from the Global 2000, as we explore bold ideas, forge meaningful connections, and shape the future of business.

The Power to Imagine. The Momentum to Transform.

Where bold visions gain velocity

Join C-suite executives, industry pioneers, and thought leaders at Empowering Beyond Summit 2027, May 2–4 at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Across three days of thought-provoking discussions, meaningful connections, and fresh perspectives, explore how emerging technologies, disruptive business models, and global market shifts are redefining the future of enterprise. Exchange insights with executive peers, discover new opportunities, and be part of the conversations shaping what’s next.

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EBS27 Theme

Geopolitical shifts, economic uncertainty, and accelerating advances in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are reshaping how enterprises operate, compete, and create value.

Vision to Velocity explores how organizations can harness human ingenuity, technological innovation, and strategic foresight to turn bold ideas into meaningful impact. As traditional boundaries are redefined, the opportunity lies not simply in adapting to change, but in imagining new possibilities and accelerating their realization.

Join global leaders at Empowering Beyond Summit 2027 as we explore the ideas, innovations, and strategies shaping the next era of enterprise.

The Power to Imagine.
The Momentum to Transform.

What the summit offers

Discover fresh perspectives, exchange bold ideas, and build meaningful connections through engaging sessions, collaborative experiences, and executive networking.

Visionary Keynotes

Visionary Keynotes

Bold perspectives from influential leaders on the forces shaping the future of business.

Industry Insights

Industry Insights

Fresh research, data, and perspectives on emerging technology and industry trends.

Executive Panels

Executive Panels

Candid discussions with global leaders on the challenges and opportunities redefining enterprise success.

Innovation Workshops

Innovation Workshops

Collaborative, hands-on sessions designed to turn bold ideas into actionable strategies.

Immersive Experiences

Immersive Experiences

Interactive experiences that bring emerging technologies and future possibilities to life.

Beyond the sessions

From energizing mornings to memorable evenings, discover the experiences that make EBS more than a summit.

Morning yoga on the lawn during Avafit

The Avafit Experience

Mornings start outdoors with breakfast, a group warm-up and a choice of yoga, beach walks or massage.

Two executives in conversation on the lawn at an evening reception

Executive networking

Time built into every day to meet peers from banking, healthcare, aerospace, retail and more.

Executives at dinner in an oceanfront restaurant

Executive
dinners

Seated dinners from Day 1, designed for longer conversations with peers and speakers.

Executives mingling around cocktail tables on a palm-lined terrace

Cocktail
receptions

An opening reception by the pool and a closing reception on the lawns, with live music above the Pacific.

Agenda

Times are indicative. Sessions and speakers will be announced in early 2027.

12:00 PM
Registration opens
1:00 PM
Innovation workshops
6:00 PM
Welcome reception
7:00 AM
Breakfast and Avafit
8:30 AM
Opening keynote
9:30 AM
General sessions
11:00 AM
Panel discussions
1:30 PM
Breakout sessions
3:30 PM
Fireside chats
5:00 PM
Day 1 close
6:30 PM
Evening reception and dinner
7:00 AM
Breakfast and Avafit
8:30 AM
Morning keynote
9:30 AM
General sessions
11:00 AM
Breakout sessions
12:30 PM
Closing keynote and summit close

2026 Past Speakers

Kevin S. Parikh
Chairman and CEO
Kevin S. Parikh
Avasant
Snehal Antani
Co-Founder & CEO
Snehal Antani
Horizon3.ai
Gamiel Gran
Chief Commercial Officer
Gamiel Gran
Mayfield
Mark Minevich
Global AI Strategist & Author
Mark Minevich
Our Planet Powered by AI
Dr. Khizer Khaderi
Founder & Director
Dr. Khizer Khaderi
Stanford Human Perception Lab
Yuri Aguiar
SVP and Chief Technology Officer
Yuri Aguiar
Tokio Marine NA
Max Chan
SVP and Global CIO
Max Chan
Avnet
Carl Fisher
Chief Operating Officer
Carl Fisher
NuScale Power
Shaun Braun
Chief Information and Technology Officer
Shaun Braun
Zimmer Biomet
Rashmi Kumar
SVP and Global CIO
Rashmi Kumar
Medtronic
Philip Guido
EVP and Chief Commercial Officer
Philip Guido
AMD
Doris Tetz Carpenter
Chief Culture & Transformation Officer
Doris Tetz Carpenter
Adventist Health
Jairo Quiros
SVP Global Business Services & AI/RPA COE
Jairo Quiros
Equifax
Ramin Mobasseri
Head of Agentic AI Delivery
Ramin Mobasseri
Wells Fargo
Eric Iverson
Partner & CTO
Eric Iverson
United Talent Agency
Soleil Dolce
CISO
Soleil Dolce
CVS Health
Josh Zalen
SVP and CIO
Josh Zalen
Independent Health
Rachel Yegiaian
Divisional CIO, Space Mission Systems
Rachel Yegiaian
Boeing
Brian Kelly
Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing
Brian Kelly
Prudential Financial
David Steuerman, PhD
CQSE Executive Director
David Steuerman, PhD
UCLA
Gaurav Rastogi
Senior Director of Data and Analytics
Gaurav Rastogi
Hertz
Maylee Sanchez
Chief Information Officer
Maylee Sanchez
Health Choice Network
Arindam Mukhopadhyay
MD
Arindam Mukhopadhyay
Citi Finance
Gagan Puranik
Global Head of IT Labor & Services
Gagan Puranik
Prudential Financial
Kirk Mitchell
Sr. Manager, VMO
Kirk Mitchell
BCBSA
Daniella Foster
SVP and Global Head of Sustainability
Daniella Foster
Bayer
Jubin Mundackal
Vice President - Global Data, Retail & Product Systems
Jubin Mundackal
Capri Holdings
Anne Marie Ippoliti
SVP, Digital Commerce
Anne Marie Ippoliti
Michael Kors
Girish Gajwani
VP, Technology
Girish Gajwani
Barclays
George Mathew
Managing Director
George Mathew
Insight Partners
Vipin Kohale
Vice President
Vipin Kohale
Alcon
Marc Mulzer
Head of Technology Strategy, Execution & Optimization
Marc Mulzer
Save the Children
Ann Tracy
Chief Sustainability Officer
Ann Tracy
Colgate Palmolive
Manikandesh Venkatachalam
Chief Business Officer
Manikandesh Venkatachalam
LTM
Aayush Bhatnagar
Global Head, Customer Experience
Aayush Bhatnagar
Sysco
Rob Devers
Chief Information Officer
Rob Devers
Majestic Realty
Ajay Bhandari
Regional Head, US Banking
Ajay Bhandari
Infosys
Pawanjit Singh
Chief Information Officer
Pawanjit Singh
Centria Health
Joseph Martinez
Chief Procurement Officer
Joseph Martinez
DTCC
Florenta Teodoridis, PhD
Associate Professor of Management and Organization
Florenta Teodoridis, PhD
USC
Holland Barry
Chief Technology Officer
Holland Barry
DXC Technology
Jishnu Mullick
Principal
Jishnu Mullick
Deloitte
Eric Shea
Partner
Eric Shea
PwC
Rahul Lele
Director, Strategy & Planning - Office of the CIO
Rahul Lele
IFF
Pavan Pidugu
Chief Digital and Information Officer
Pavan Pidugu
U.S. Department of Transportation
Drew Morefield
Vice President - Head of Americas Sales
Drew Morefield
DXC Technology
Rahul Dharni
Global Chief Information Officer
Rahul Dharni
Pratt and Whitney
Will Setiyawan
Global ERP Lead
Will Setiyawan
Northrop Grumman
Tameika Hollis
Chief Information Officer
Tameika Hollis
Aerospace Corp
Boudhayan Mukherjee
Portfolio Account Executive
Boudhayan Mukherjee
Wipro
Ajoy Ranga
Chief Digital Officer
Ajoy Ranga
UST
Mina De Oliveira
VP, Enterprise Resources
Mina De Oliveira
Norfolk Southern
John Caruthers
BISO
John Caruthers
CVS Health
Radhika Paul
CEO
Radhika Paul
LuminAI
Hayk Tepanyan
Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer
Hayk Tepanyan
BlueQubit
Hari Nagabhirava
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Hari Nagabhirava
Cheesecake Factory
Jitendra Vyas
Growth Alchemist
Jitendra Vyas
ThirdVoice AI
Bonnie Nixon, PhD
ESG and Sustainability Director
Bonnie Nixon, PhD
Long Beach Container Terminal
Brad Sparks
Executive Director
Brad Sparks
Accounting for Sustainability Foundation USA
Michael Nunez
Vice President
Michael Nunez
California Bank and Trust
Nick Vyas
Founding Director, Global Supply Chain Institute
Nick Vyas
USC
Shridar Jayakumar
Partner, Growth & Expansion, Americas
Shridar Jayakumar
IBM Consulting
Michael Silverman
Security and Emerging Tech Researcher
Michael Silverman
Matthew Hom
Business Information Security Officer
Matthew Hom
RTX
Nardo Manaloto
General Partner
Nardo Manaloto
Qubits Ventures
Sreeveni Kancharla
Chief Information Officer
Sreeveni Kancharla
Sailpoint
Anupam Govil
Managing Partner
Anupam Govil
Avasant
Henry Guapo
Managing Partner
Henry Guapo
Avasant
Mandeep Maini
Distinguished Fellow
Mandeep Maini
Avasant
Ashwin Waghela
Partner
Ashwin Waghela
Avasant
Ruth Steinberg
Partner
Ruth Steinberg
Avasant
Walter Yosafat
Distinguished Fellow
Walter Yosafat
Avasant
Erica Hausheer
Distinguished Fellow
Erica Hausheer
Avasant
William Bangert
Distinguished Fellow
William Bangert
Avasant
Larry Godec
Distinguished Fellow
Larry Godec
Avasant
Fred Pond
Distinguished Fellow
Fred Pond
Avasant
Bharat Amin
Co-chair Distinguished Fellow Program
Bharat Amin
Board of Trustees – The Aerospace Corp.
Nishant Verma
Managing Partner
Nishant Verma
Avasant
Kerry O'Donnell
Distinguished Fellow
Kerry O'Donnell
Avasant
Ray Barnard
Distinguished Fellow
Ray Barnard
Avasant
Shobhit Patnaik
Partner
Shobhit Patnaik
Avasant
Michael Wheeler
Partner
Michael Wheeler
Avasant
Akshay Khanna
Managing Partner
Akshay Khanna
Avasant
Chitra Rajeshwari
Executive Director & Principal
Chitra Rajeshwari
Avasant Foundation
Swapnil Bhatnagar
Partner
Swapnil Bhatnagar
Avasant
Dave Wagner
Senior Research Director
Dave Wagner
Avasant
Naresh Lachmandas
Partner and Distinguished Fellow
Naresh Lachmandas
Avasant
Robert Joslin
Managing Partner
Robert Joslin
Avasant
Chandrika Dutt
Research Director
Chandrika Dutt
Avasant
Carlos Hernandez
Managing Partner
Carlos Hernandez
Avasant
Harvey Gluckman
Partner
Harvey Gluckman
Avasant
Shael Roopchand
Senior Director, Corporate Strategy
Shael Roopchand
Avasant
Jay Weinstein
Distinguished Fellow
Jay Weinstein
Avasant
Andre Sole
Managing Partner
Andre Sole
Avasant
Jim Rinaldi
Co-Chair Fellows Program
Jim Rinaldi
Avasant

Terranea Resort

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Three days on the Palos Verdes coastline, with every session, meal and reception a short walk from your room. Less time in transit means more time with the peers and thought leaders you came to meet.

Arrive and start the same day30 minutes from LAX and Long Beach airports, so you can fly in on arrival day and join the evening workshops.

Everything under one roofSessions, dining and receptions all on one resort campus. No shuttles, no transfers between venues.

Networking that keeps goingBreaks, dinners and receptions on oceanfront terraces and lawns, where conversations carry on after the sessions end.

Space to think between sessionsCoastal trails and quiet corners to step away, take a call or reflect on what you’ve heard.

Terranea’s pools and lawns above the Pacific

EBS26 session recordings

Plenary keynote

FutureProofed! Building Resilience in Uncertainty

Kevin S. Parikh, Chairman and CEO, Avasant

What attendees say

“This is an amazing opportunity to learn from your peers and thought leaders who are doing meaningful work.”

Gamiel Gran
Chief Commercial Officer, Mayfield

“A great experience, full of energy, enthusiasm and innovation.”

Ramin Mobasseri
Head of Agentic AI Delivery, Wells Fargo

“It’s fantastic. I’ve been coming to this summit for years, and every year it gets better. ”

John Caruther
BISO, CVS Health

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Questions about EBS27

When and where is Empowering Beyond Summit 2027?

EBS27 runs May 2–4, 2027, at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Innovation workshops open the summit on Sunday, May 2, followed by two full days of keynotes, panels and receptions.

All keynotes, sessions and innovation workshops, the opening and closing receptions, executive dinners, breakfasts and lunches, Avafit morning sessions and access to session recordings after the event.

Select Register at the top of this page to complete registration and payment on our Cvent registration site. You will receive a confirmation email with hotel booking instructions.

C-level and senior executives at Global 2000 enterprises who own the technology, operations and transformation agenda, including CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, CFOs, COOs, chief AI officers, and sourcing and GCC leaders.

Attendees stay at Terranea Resort, where a room block is held at a group rate. Use the Book accommodation link at the top of the page.

Contact Samantha Rattan, Content and Speaker Lead, through the contact form on this page.

Contact Shael Roopchand, Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & Sustainability, through the contact form on this page.

May 2–4, 2027 · Terranea Resort

From vision to velocity. It starts with your seat.

Seats are limited and curated for senior enterprise leaders.

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