Visa global headquarters at Mission Rock, San Francisco, in evening light with the bay behind
Executive roundtable · December 4, 2026 · San Francisco
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Visa

AI at Mission Rock

Where AI is heading and what it means for industry

Join industry and technology leaders at Visa’s global headquarters for a discussion about the next few years of AI. We’ll look at what the technology may make possible, where businesses need it most, and how organizations should prepare.

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Date
Friday, December 4, 2026
Time
9:30 AM to 3:00 PM Pacific
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Venue
Visa global headquarters, 300 Toni Stone Crossing, San Francisco. Third floor.
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By invitation. No cost.
Time
9:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Pacific
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Venue
Visa global HQ, 3rd floor
300 Toni Stone Crossing
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Seats at the table
39 confirmed · 14 open
Why we’re meeting

What should your organization prepare for?

As AI takes on more tasks, leaders face decisions about which work to automate, where people need to stay involved, and how responsibilities should change. This roundtable brings technology and industry perspectives together to discuss those choices.

Technology leaders
Leaders from AI labs and enterprise technology companies will discuss the capabilities they are developing and the limits that remain.
The table
Industry leaders
Participants from business, academia and the public sector will share their priorities, constraints and experience applying AI.
Consortium leadership
Hosted at
Visa
Konrad Konarski
Konrad Konarski
Chairperson · moderates
Sam Hamilton
Sam Hamilton
Senior Vice President (Former), Visa · Trustee
Abhishek Joshi
Abhishek Joshi
Vice President, Visa · Trustee
Prasanna Vijayanathan
Prasanna Vijayanathan
Senior Tech Lead, Netflix · Trustee
Teesee Murray
Teesee Murray
Group President, Turtle · Trustee
Who’s taking part
Technology leaders
5 of 8 seated
Labs
Platforms
Sponsor
The table
Visa
Industry leaders
28 of 28 seated
Distrib. & retail
Mfg
Energy
Finance
Academia
Invited guests · twelve seats
Kevin Ortiz · Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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Leaders from AI labs and enterprise technology companies will discuss the capabilities they are developing and the limits that remain.
Frontier AI labs
2 of 3 open
OpenAI
In progress
Anthropic
In progress
Seshu Ajjarapu
Seshu Ajjarapu
Google DeepMind
Enterprise AI platforms
Full
Kris Skrinak
Kris Skrinak
Amazon Web Services
Jatin Upadhyay
Jatin Upadhyay
Intel
Samar Lotia
Samar Lotia
Oracle
Balaji Krishnapuram
Balaji Krishnapuram
LinkedIn
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Presenting sponsor
One place in the roundtable for the presenting sponsor.
Frontier AI labs
2 of 3 seats open
OpenAI
Open seat · invitation in progress
Anthropic
Open seat · invitation in progress
Seshu Ajjarapu
Seshu Ajjarapu
Senior Director, Engineering & Product, Google DeepMind
Enterprise AI platforms
Full
Jatin Upadhyay
Jatin Upadhyay
Vice President, Data Center and AI Group; General Manager, Customer & Systems Engineering, Intel
Samar Lotia
Samar Lotia
Senior Vice President, Product Development, Oracle AI Data Platform, Oracle
Kris Skrinak
Kris Skrinak
Amazon Web Services
Balaji Krishnapuram
Balaji Krishnapuram
Vice President, Engineering, Core AI, LinkedIn
Presenting sponsor
Open seat
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Presenting sponsor
One place in the roundtable for the presenting sponsor.
What we’ll discuss
New AI capabilities
Technology leaders will discuss which tasks AI may handle more reliably over the next few years, what is ready to use today, and what remains uncertain.
Changes to work
When AI takes on part of a job, the rest of the work changes too. We’ll discuss how teams, skills and decision-making may need to adapt.
Industry priorities
Today
The next few years
Each industry has different needs and constraints. Participants will compare where AI could help, what stands in the way, and what would make it useful in practice.
Decisions to take back
Next steps
The aim is to help participants identify what to test next, which decisions need leadership attention, and where continued discussion with peers would be useful.
Distribution, retail and logistics
Full
Sid Sulistyo
Sid Sulistyo
National Oak Distributors · NAW Institute board
Bart Tessel
Bart Tessel
Chief Information Officer, NAW
Wes Smith
Wes Smith
National Association of Electrical Distributors
Mark Martynus
Mark Martynus
SVP Consumer Technology, Ulta Beauty
Cameron Turner
Cameron Turner
Head of AI, Patagonia
Vishal Talwar
Vishal Talwar
FedEx
Jace Thomas
Jace Thomas
VP, AI Enablement and Digital Operations, TurnPoint Services
Manufacturing
Full
Stacey Weismiller
Stacey Weismiller
President and Chief Executive, American Manufacturing Futures Institute
Michael Burgess
Michael Burgess
Vice President of Operations, Crenlo Engineered Cabs · Trustee
Gaurav Seth
Gaurav Seth
Chief Digital Officer, A. O. Smith
Fazleena Badurdeen
Fazleena Badurdeen
Director, Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing, University of Kentucky
Ashish Mehta
Ashish Mehta
Senior Vice President, Information Technology, Topcon Positioning Systems
Kim Branson
Kim Branson
Chief AI Officer, GSK
Sudhakar Chilukuri
Sudhakar Chilukuri
Coherent
Energy and utilities
Full
Jason McMullen
Jason McMullen
VP and CIO, Noble Corporation
John Hill
John Hill
SVP and CIO, Suncor
Amit Mathur
Amit Mathur
Senior Director, Nabors
Mark Lauby
Mark Lauby
Chief Engineer and NERC Fellow, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
Matt Duncan
Matt Duncan
E-ISAC
Gil Quiniones
Gil Quiniones
ComEd
Financial services
Full
Kyle Croll
Kyle Croll
Toyota Financial Services
David Boulay
David Boulay
Illinois Bankers
Dheeraj Kakar
Dheeraj Kakar
Vice President, Technology Manager, Dodge & Cox
Academia
Full
Muddassir Siddiqi
Muddassir Siddiqi
President, College of DuPage
Jungwoo Ryoo
Jungwoo Ryoo
Chancellor, Penn State · Trustee
Opinder Bawa
Opinder Bawa
Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer, University of San Francisco
Cynthia Bailey
Cynthia Bailey
Senior Lecturer, Stanford University
Malini Natarajarathinam
Malini Natarajarathinam
Professor, Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M University
Invited guests · twelve seats · 1 named
Invited guests attend the roundtable as listeners and join the reception afterward.
Kevin Ortiz
Kevin Ortiz
Deputy Chief of Staff, Executive Office, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
The venue

Visa’s global headquarters at Mission Rock

The roundtable takes place in the third-floor executive conference room at Visa’s San Francisco headquarters, overlooking the bay.

The executive conference room at Visa's Mission Rock headquarters, a long wooden table with the AI Applied Consortium mark on the wall screens
The consortium’s October 2025 session at Visa, Mission Rock.
The program

How the day will run

The day begins with industry priorities, followed by a discussion of developments in AI and what they could mean for participating organizations. We’ll share the detailed schedule and speaker lineup with invited guests.
01
Arrival at Visa

Guests arrive at Mission Rock from 9:30 AM.

02
Industry priorities

Industry leaders share where they need AI to help and what is slowing adoption.

03
Developments in AI

Technology leaders discuss emerging capabilities and their practical limits.

04
Executive discussion

Participants explore what these developments could mean for their organizations and which decisions come next.

05
Reception at Kaiyo Rooftop

Continue the conversation over drinks after the roundtable.

9:30
Arrival at Visa
Guests arrive at Mission Rock from 9:30 AM.
Then
Industry priorities
Industry leaders share where they need AI to help and what is slowing adoption.
Then
Developments in AI
Technology leaders discuss emerging capabilities and their practical limits.
Then
Executive discussion
Participants explore what these developments could mean for their organizations and which decisions come next.
3:00
Reception at Kaiyo Rooftop
Continue the conversation over drinks after the roundtable.
Consortium trustees inside Visa headquarters in front of a screen showing Visa's purpose statement
The December 2024 roundtable at Visa in Foster City.
Previous gatherings

Our third gathering at Visa

The consortium first met at Visa in Foster City in December 2024 for an Applied AI Research Roundtable. In October 2025, participants gathered at Mission Rock to discuss agentic AI and develop pilot plans. This year’s discussion looks ahead to how AI may change the way organizations operate.

Dec 2024
Applied AI Research Roundtable · Visa, Foster City
Oct 2025
Signals to Outcomes: AI at Mission Rock · Visa, San Francisco
Dec 2026
AI at Mission Rock · AI capabilities and changes to work
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After the roundtable

Reception at Kaiyo Rooftop

Join us at Kaiyo Rooftop from 3:00 PM to continue the discussion and meet other participants over drinks. Roundtable participants and invited guests are welcome.

Time
From 3:00 PM
Where
Kaiyo Rooftop, Mission Rock, San Francisco
Who
Roundtable participants and invited guests
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Request an invitation

Attendance is by invitation and free of charge. To request a place, use your work or academic email address and we’ll email you the next steps. If you’ve already received an invitation from the chairperson, follow the instructions in that message.

Practical details
  • When · Friday, December 4, 2026, 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM Pacific
  • Where · Visa global headquarters, 300 Toni Stone Crossing, San Francisco, CA 94158. Third floor.
  • Reception · Kaiyo Rooftop, Mission Rock, from 3:00 PM
  • Cost · No cost
  • Format · In person, by invitation
  • Questions · [email protected]
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