From Acquisitions to AI-Powered Exit

In 2026, AI is no longer a roadmap item. It is a valuation driver.

This session brings together U.S.-based tech leaders, private equity operators, and investors who are actively transforming companies — not theorizing about it.

The focus is simple and urgent:

How do you turn AI into EBITDA?
How do you modernize operations fast enough to protect margins?
How do you reposition a company before the market reprices it?
How do you prepare for acquisition — or engineer an AI-powered exit?

This is a curated conversation with executives who operate inside portfolio companies, lead enterprise transformations, and partner directly with boards and investors to tie technology decisions to financial outcomes.

From Private Equity CTOs to Portfolio CIOs, from enterprise modernization to AI-enabled acceleration — this session explores how high-potential companies become real success stories in today’s capital markets.

Expect practical insight on:

• AI as a valuation lever
• Operational modernization at speed
• Scaling distributed engineering teams
• Linking technology strategy to financial performance
• Preparing companies for acquisition or exit

This is not a futurist panel.
It is a capital-and-execution conversation.

If you are building, investing in, or preparing to scale and exit a technology company, this discussion will sharpen your perspective.No pitches.

Held during SXSW week in Austin. This is an independent event and does not require an official SXSW badge.