ASAP AI Summit
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
The Future of Alliances Starts Here
March 2-4, 2027
March 2-4, 2027
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ASAP AI Summit Silicon Valley
The Future of Alliances Starts Here
Mountain View, CA Artificial intelligence is transforming every aspect of business, and strategic alliances are at the center of that transformation.
Organizations are partnering to access AI capabilities, share data, accelerate innovation, navigate emerging regulations, and build entirely new ecosystem business models. At the same time, alliance leaders face unprecedented challenges involving governance, intellectual property, trust, accountability, data rights, cyber security, and organizational readiness.
The ASAP AI Summit brings together senior alliance, ecosystem, and partnership leaders to explore how AI is reshaping collaboration and what today's leaders must do to create value, manage risk, and lead effectively in an AI-driven economy.
Join alliance professionals from technology, life sciences, consulting, and global enterprises to discover how partnerships are becoming the primary vehicle for AI innovation.
Why attend
The ASAP AI Summit is designed for alliance and partnership professionals navigating one of the most significant shifts in business history.
Attendees will:
- Understand how AI is changing alliance strategy, partner ecosystems, and business models
- Learn how organizations are structuring AI partnerships, co-innovation agreements, and multi-party ecosystems
- Explore emerging challenges involving data governance, intellectual property, compliance, and responsible AI
- Gain practical frameworks for managing trust, transparency, and accountability in AI-enabled partnerships
- Discover how alliance teams can leverage AI to improve partner intelligence, decision-making, and operational effectiveness
- Hear real-world case studies from organizations implementing AI through strategic partnerships
- Build relationships with leaders shaping the future of collaboration in an AI-driven world
Focus Areas
AI-Powered Alliance Strategy
How AI is changing partner selection, ecosystem design, and growth strategies.
Building AI Ecosystems
The emerging role of alliances in creating interoperable AI platforms, marketplaces, and industry solutions.
Governance, Risk & Trust
Managing data rights, responsible AI principles, cyber-security, regulatory requirements, and ethical considerations.
The Future of Alliance Management
Using AI to improve insights, forecasting, stakeholder management, and alliance performance measurement.
Intellectual Property in the AI Era
Navigating ownership, inventorship, licensing, and value creation in AI-enabled collaborations.
Human Leadership in an AI World
The changing skills alliance leaders need to influence, negotiate, govern, and lead effectively.
AI Across Industries
Real-world lessons from technology, life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, finance, and consulting.
Register
Registration will open in November. There is a limited number of seats available for this inaugural event.
Program overview
Tuesday, March 2, 2027
8:30-5:00 Registration and badge pick up
9:00-5:00 Alliance Essentials course
9:00-5:00 Applied Alliance Management course
5:00-7:00 Welcome reception
Wednesday, March 3, 2027
8:00-5:00 Registration and badge pick up
8:00-9:00 Breakfast and networking
9:00-10:30 Opening session
10:30-11:00 Networking break
11:00-12:30 Second session
12:30-1:30 Networking lunch
1:30-3:00 Third session
3:00-3:30 Networking break
3:30-5:00 Fourth session
5:00-7:00 Reception
Thursday, March 4, 2027
8:00-12:00 Registration and badge pick up
8:00-9:00 Breakfast and networking
9:00-10:30 Fifth session
10:30-11:00 Networking break
11:00-12:30 Closing session
12:30-1:30 Networking lunch
1:30-5:00 Experiential Learning Tours
1:30-5:00 AI Literacy course
Program team
Our conference program team is comprised of volunteer alliance and partnership professionals who work tirelessly to curate an exceptional and valuable experience for our attendees.
Danielle Bolen, AWS
Tim Bott, Fujitsu
Christopher Chadwick, Canva
Jim Chow, NVIDIA
Crystal Dillon, Eli Lilly & Company
Jamie Donald, Axis Communications
Claudia Kuzma, Protiviti
Christina Neary, Avanade
Lynn Richard, GE Healthcare
Nancy Ridge, Lumin
Louis Rinfret, allianceboard
Philip Sack, Collaborare
Yolanda Stead, Procore Technologies
Yoshihiko Sunamura, NEC Corporation
Bill Thomas, PTC
Laurent Valroff, Dassault Systemes
Penelope Wood, Roche Diagnostics
Hotel and travel
Event venue
Microsoft Corporation, 1045 La Avenida Street, Mountain View, California
Nearby hotels
Travel and transportation
Airport information
- San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) is the closest major commercial airport roughly 10–12 miles from Mountain View, depending on route.
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is roughly 25 miles from the Microsoft campus and often has substantially more nonstop flight choices, particularly from the East Coast and internationally.
Parking information
Passports and visas
Entry into the United States
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Passports
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Visa Information
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Health Updates
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