Reuters Events has released the full agenda and confirmed sponsors for Momentum AI Austin 2026, its enterprise artificial intelligence summit taking place September 24-25 at the JW Marriott Austin. The event is built around a single question: how do companies move from AI pilots to measurable business performance?
The summit targets C-suite decision-makers directly, with attendance capped at 500 senior leaders and more than 70% of attendees representing enterprise buyers. That concentration of CIOs, CTOs, and Chief AI Officers is deliberate - the organizers want a high-signal environment for strategic partnerships and announcements, not a general tech conference.
Agenda built around four pillars
The two-day program is organized around four tracks: BUILD, GOVERN, LEAD, and GROW. The opening keynote, "Reality Check 2026," confronts rising compute costs, stalled adoption, and board-level scrutiny head-on.
Session highlights include a look at how CIOs from Charles Schwab, UnitedHealth Group, Warner Bros., and AbbVie are breaking through adoption bottlenecks. A separate panel with leaders from Indeed, FedEx, and Mars Retail Group examines where real ROI is emerging - in revenue, efficiency, or transformation.
Reuters will also host exclusive on-stage interviews with FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Walmart's Sean Scott, SVP of AI Shopping Product, on the future of AI-powered retail.
Confirmed speakers include Jenn Zmuda, CIO of UnitedHealth Group; Tandra Perkins, EVP and Chief Digital & Administrative Officer at Phillips 66; and Leigh-Ann Russell, CIO and Global Head of Engineering at BNY.
Premier sponsors and registration
Headline and tier sponsors include KPMG, ZS, Databricks, Esri, Parloa, True Foundry, Section AI, Riviera Partners, Serpapi, Tempo Software, Tessera Labs, and Hidden Layer.
Limited passes remain for qualifying C-suite executives and IT leaders. Media accreditation is open for journalists covering corporate announcements and Reuters-led sessions.
For executives still weighing how to structure their AI strategy, the event's focus on governance and execution aligns with practical AI for Executives & Strategy resources that address similar adoption challenges. Those looking for structured guidance can also explore the AI Learning Path for CEOs, which covers moving from experimentation to production systems.
Why this matters for executives and strategy leaders
The agenda reflects a shift in how enterprises talk about AI. The early phase of pilots and proofs-of-concept is giving way to harder questions about cost, governance, and measurable returns. For executives, the practical takeaway is straightforward: the organizations that succeed will be the ones that treat AI as a managed business function - with clear owners, budgets, and performance metrics - rather than a collection of experiments. Events like this one exist because that transition is proving harder than most leadership teams expected.
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