Showcasing AI-adept leadership teams for your portfolios — what great looks like

June 24, 2026
  • Building and developing AI-ready leadership teams for your portfolio companies
  • How do you assess AI leadership readiness? What are some key signals that indicate potential risks in AI readiness and adoption?
  • What types of skillsets are needed on the team to balance technical traits together with business leaders who can drive adoption?
  • Which AI-related leadership behaviors and governance structures can be developed and implemented to accelerate AI adoption? How can leadership teams be champions of AI?
  • What does a great CEO in the age of AI look like? What do other great AI shapers look like on the leadership team to unlock success throughout the lifecycle?

Moderator: Nenad Milicevic, Partner and Managing Director, AlixPartners

Nagaraju Bandaru, Operating Partner, Diversis Capital

Sajjad Jaffer, Head of Data, Analytics and Machine Learning, GrowthCurve Capital

Tom Polak, Director of AI Innovation, Ridgemont Equity Partners

 

Speakers
Nagaraju Bandaru
Nagaraju Bandaru, Operating Partner - Diversis Capital
Sajjad Jaffer
Sajjad Jaffer, Head of Data, Analytics and Machine Learning - GrowthCurve Capital
Tom Polak
Tom Polak, Director of AI Innovation - Ridgemont Equity Partners