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The Agenda
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Arrival & Check-in
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Lunch is Served
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm
Alchemy AI State of the Union
Alchemy will share its perspective on the current AI market, including trends shaping enterprise adoption, the most common challenges organizations face, and best practices emerging from successful AI initiatives. This session will show where the market stands today and what leaders should prioritize next.
Lucas Marquardt
VP of Sales, Alchemy Technology Group
1:15 pm - 1:50 pm
Agentic Readiness
Realizing the value of enterprise AI involves much more than selecting the right tools. Foundational AI readiness spans technology, people, and processes.
This session will explore Alchemy’s unique value across the key dimensions that drive AI success at scale: data architecture, engineering, governance, identity, and strategy and operating model.
Chris Hogan
AI Value Architect, Alchemy Technology Group
1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
Networking Break
Attendees will have time to meet with technology partners and explore the platforms and tools that help enable secure AI at scale.
2:20 pm - 3:05 pm
Get Past the Hype: A Practical AI Security Approach
A pragmatic perspective on AI security, helping attendees cut through the noise and focus on what matters most. This session will cover how organizations can identify real risks, put the right controls in place, and build an AI security approach that supports innovation without slowing progress.
Mark Grassmann
Principal Cybersecurity Architect, Alchemy Technology Group
3:05 pm - 3:45 pm
Keynote Speaker
AI is moving from experimentation to a business imperative—but scaling its impact requires more than adding another tool or launching another pilot. In this keynote, Joel McKelvey from Glean will explore the practical foundations of enterprise AI: trusted organizational context, token efficiency that drives affordability and higher token yield, and governance that enables people and intelligent systems to work securely across the enterprise. Attendees will leave with a grounded perspective on how to assess readiness for agentic AI, prioritize high-impact use cases, and move from isolated experiments to adoption that is cost-efficient, scalable, and built to last.
Joel McKelvey
VP of AI Business Value, Glean
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Fireside Chat
Lucas Marquardt
VP of Sales, Alchemy Technology Group
Phil Wilhelm
AVP of Sales, Alchemy Technology Group
Joel McKelvey
VP of AI Business Value, Glean
Corey West
CTO, Piper Sandler
Jonathan May
Senior Manager Information Security, Mortenson
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Happy Hour & Vendor Networking
The Speakers
Lucas Marquardt
VP of Sales Alchemy Technology GroupLucas Marquardt is the Senior Vice President of Sales at Alchemy Technology Group, where he helps lead the company’s national go-to-market strategy. He also serves on numerous technology partner advisory boards, giving him a front-row view into how AI, cybersecurity, identity, and data strategies are evolving across the industry. Known for his forward thinking, practical approach, Lucas helps organizations cut through the hype and turn emerging technology into secure, measurable business outcomes.
Chris Hogan
AI Business Development Architect Alchemy Technology GroupChris is an AI business development architect and business consultant with more than 20 years of experience helping enterprises turn emerging data and AI technologies into business outcomes. He brings deep expertise in data, analytics, AI strategy, governance, and organizational readiness, built over 15 years at Dell Technologies and earlier work in technology consulting. At Alchemy, Chris leads agentic AI go-to-market strategy, helping organizations assess readiness, prioritize use cases, and build phased roadmaps that deliver measurable value.
Mark Grassmann
Cybersecurity Practice Director Alchemy Technology GroupWith over 16 years’ experience in various positions of technology thought leadership, cybersecurity, architecture, consulting, and engineering; Mark Grassmann brings experience working with business users, stakeholders, leaders, and executives to solve business challenges with technology, people, and processes.
Phil Wilhelm
AVP of Sales, Central Alchemy Technology GroupPhil Wilhelm has been helping to lead, grow and celebrate the technology sales ecosystem for 19+ years. Phil has held multiple leadership positions at value added resellers and cybersecurity providers. His experience with enablement, hiring, onboarding and IT channel communication strategies has helped support 1000s of sales professionals over the years. Former CPA and former financial derivatives trader.
Joel McKelvey
VP of AI Business Value GleanJoel McKelvey is VP of AI Business Value at Glean, where he helps organizations turn AI initiatives into practical, metrics-driven business transformation. He brings more than 30 years of experience across engineering, marketing, and strategy, with deep expertise in AI, machine learning, analytics, and data architectures. His work focuses on how enterprises move from experimentation to execution through AI agents, enterprise search, and trusted data foundations to improve productivity, decision-making, and the customer and employee experience.
Johnathan May
Senior Manager Information Security MortensonJonathan May is a strategic information security leader focused on building and advancing robust security programs that move beyond simply defending the business to enabling it to navigate uncertainty, embrace innovation, and move faster with confidence. As the leader of Information Security at Mortenson, he leads the strategy and execution of cybersecurity initiatives, translating complex cybersecurity risks and shifting landscapes into tactical, business-focused strategies that enable growth, strengthen capability, and drive informed decision-making. Jonathan believes effective security is not simply about reducing risk—it’s about preparing organizations to be more resilient, more adaptable, and better positioned to move confidently and securely into the future.
Corey West
CTO Piper SandlerCorey West serves as Chief Technology Officer at Piper Sandler & Co., where he leads the firm's cybersecurity program and technology operations. He is responsible for securing the firms digital assets and setting firm strategy throughout various technology areas including platform engineering, voice and data infrastructure, collaboration, workstation engineering, identity and access management and enterprise IT support.Drawing on over 25 years of technology experience, Corey has implemented multiple technology platforms and services, driving efficiencies, increasing uptime, and improving the organizations overall security posture. Prior to joining Piper Sandler, Corey worked as an infrastructure consultant specializing in identity management implementations and software distribution. He holds a bachelor's degree in Information Technology Business Management from Concordia University.