New York City Leadership Event on AI and Enterprise Transformation

Lower East Side, Manhattan
(exact address shared via email)
Admittance is by-invitation only.
Event Details
An invitation-only executive happy hour featuring Sir Martin Sorrell, Executive Chairman of S4 Capital and CEO of Monks.
The evening will begin with a candid conversation led by Steve Gee, CEO and Co-Founder of Blend, exploring how AI, platforms, and economic shifts are reshaping influence and what that means for executive decision-making, growth, and brand leadership today. The discussion will be followed by a networking reception designed for leaders navigating the realities of AI adoption at scale.
This gathering is intended for CIOs, CTOs, CMOs, and other senior executives focused on building a more efficient, AI-enabled workforce. It offers a chance to exchange perspectives with peers, share lessons learned, and explore how organizations are moving from experimentation to operational impact.
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About the speaker
Sir Martin Sorrell
Executive Chairman of S4 Capital and CEO of Monks
Awards
Recipient of the 2024 Top 50 AI Award by NDLC
Recipient of 2023 AI100 Award (100 Most Influential AI and Analytics Leaders in USA)
Recipient of the 2019 Snowflake Data Drivers Award

Sir Martin Sorrell is Founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital plc (“S4 Capital”) the tech-led, new age/new era digital advertising, marketing and technology services company for global, multinational, regional and local clients, and millennial-driven influencer brands.
Sir Martin was Founder and CEO of WPP for 33 years, building it from a £1 million ‘shell ’company in 1985 into the worlds largest advertising and marketing services company.
S4 Capital brought together digital content production company MediaMonks with digital media solutions provider MightyHive in 2018 and since then has e-combined with more than 30 companies, operating under the brand Monks. Monks has capabilities that go far beyond traditional and digital media and combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services and integrating AI-driven technology to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world.
Sir Martin supports a number of leading business schools and universities, including his alma maters, Harvard Business School and Cambridge University, and a number of charities, including his family foundation. He was ranked the second best-performing CEO in the World by the Harvard Business Review in 2016 and 2017 and received the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award. He has also been nominated as one of the TIME 100: The Most Influential People.
About the speaker
Dr. David Relyea
Director of Data Science at Target
Awards
Recipient of the 2024 Top 50 AI Award by NDLC
Recipient of 2023 AI100 Award (100 Most Influential AI and Analytics Leaders in USA)
Recipient of the 2019 Snowflake Data Drivers Award

David is a leader in data science with a passion for building and growing high-performing mixed research/engineering organizations. He has owned and led machine learning efforts at companies spanning the retail, ad tech, cybersecurity, fintech, and defense sectors.
David received a PhD in physics from Princeton and is an expert in deep learning, machine learning, and optimization. He is currently a Director of Data Science at Target and runs the organization responsible for all AI-driven digital product recommendations.
Why This Conversation Matters
As organizations move beyond AI experimentation, enterprise leaders are expected to deliver measurable impact at scale. This executive happy hour creates space for practical, peer-led discussion on how leaders are applying AI, aligning technology and business priorities, and driving real outcomes.


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