Track 03 | Modernization gets you to the table — embedding AI into product gets you the multiple

October 20, 2026
Tech, Digital, and AI

Most PortCo AI work is still bolted on — copilots, chatbots, internal productivity experiments. The IRR move is embedding AI into the product and operating fabric itself, where it shows up in customer-facing economics:

  • Pricing power, retention, gross margin, defensibility.
Moderator
Nitesh Bansal
Nitesh Bansal, CEO - R Systems
Speakers
Richard Stanton
Richard Stanton, Operating Partner - Apollo Global Management
David Tingle
David Tingle, Head of Platform Operations - Georgian
Ken Yagen
Ken Yagen, Principal & Operating Executive - Product, AI & Technology - Norwest