AI & Automation Lunch & Learn: Choosing the Right Tools and Driving Employee Adoption
A practical conversation for business leaders navigating the move from AI experimentation to responsible, organization-wide adoption.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, March 26
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Terrazza Restaurant at Quarry Ridge Golf Course
Portland, CT
AI tools are everywhere right now, but the real challenge isn’t access. It’s implementation.
How do you move from experimenting with AI tools to responsible, organization-wide adoption without introducing security, compliance, or operational headaches?
Join us for AI & Automation: Choosing the Right Tools and Driving Employee Adoption, a Lunch & Learn designed to help leaders think through how AI can deliver real business outcomes.
During this discussion, we’ll cover:
• How leaders are evaluating AI and automation tools and what makes a tool the right fit for their organization
• The guardrails that matter before rolling AI out company-wide (policies, governance, and data considerations)
• Real-world examples of driving employee adoption without making AI overly technical
• Practical success stories, along with a few honest lessons learned along the way
This conversation is designed to stay business-focused, practical, and usable for leaders who want real results from AI adoption.
Our Speakers
Aaron Bandzes — Charles IT (Moderator)
Works with organizations implementing AI responsibly, focusing on tool selection, governance, and real operational use cases.
Steve Joslyn — VP of Operations, Avid Marketing
Brings a governance-first perspective on adopting AI tools while maintaining policy, security, and operational control.
Steven Saehrig — President, Descent IT
Focuses on empowering employees with AI tools while building guardrails that keep adoption productive and manageable.
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