AI Roundtable: Moving Beyond Hype to Real P&L Impact 

ABOUT THIS EVENT

AI is the most talked-about technology in business, yet remains the least understood where decisions get made. 

Business leaders face intense pressure to deliver ROI, while company leaders struggle to integrate AI (beyond ChatGPT and Claude) into daily workflows without clear direction. 

This gap leaves teams paralyzed between high-level hype and practical output. As a result, over 80% of AI adoptions fail. 

Join us November 10, as OceanCrest.AI hosts a 90-minute working session built for the leaders who decide how work gets done. 

OceanCrest.AI is an award-winning team whose founders previously launched one of the 500 fastest growing privately held companies and were profiled on CBS’ 60 Minutes. 

Every registrant receives The OceanCrest.AI Readiness Scorecard during the event.

The session will also highlight the OceanCrest.AI’s small business AI staff assessment platform, which measures every employee’s AI knowledge and capacity, leading to a recommendation of the three best places to adopt AI. 

The session will also focus on maximizing your company’s three most vital resources: 

  • Money: Learn where AI delivers direct P&L return on investment, shifting your organization away from expensive experimentation toward high-leverage business results. 
  • Energy: Reduce operational friction and employee (fear) burnout by eliminating repetitive tasks and giving managers clear, actionable workflows to guide their teams. 
  • Time: Unlock up to 10x weekly productivity, enabling leaders and staff to reclaim valuable hours and focus on strategic, growth-driving initiatives. 

Agenda

8:30 am | Check-In & Networking 

9 am | Opening Remarks 

  • Chris Kuselias, Founder, Ocean Crest.AI 

9:15 am | How Small Businesses Are Educating & Empowering Their Teams  

  • Cheryl Rykowski, National Training Director, Ocean Crest.AI 

9:45 am | How Small Businesses Are Diagnosing Optimal AI Solutions 

  • Eliyahu Cohen, Chief AI Officer, Ocean Crest.AI 
  • David Taiwo, Chief Technology Officer, OceanCrest.AI 

10:15 am | How Small Businesses Can Obtain Their AI Competitive Edge

10:15 am | Networking 

11 am | Adjourn 

DATE

Tue, Nov 10, 2026
8:30am – 11:00am

LOCATION

CBIA

350 Church St, Hartford

COST

$0-$25

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