Tech Series: Building AI-Ready Teams
AI is moving fast. The challenge for most organizations is no longer understanding that AI matters. It’s figuring out how to actually implement it across people, processes, and teams.
Join us for the next Tech Series at Life Time Work Sandy Springs, featuring James Stovall, Partner at Workfast Consulting, for an executive fireside conversation on Building AI-Ready Teams.
James brings more than two decades of experience advising organizations on transformation, AI workforce strategy, and innovation, including a decade at Deloitte. His clients have included organizations such as Google, Amazon, Coca-Cola, Cisco, Nike, Johnson & Johnson, and others.
The conversation will be moderated by Ethan Cortazzo, Founder & CEO of GetNetworked, and focus on what leaders can do today to prepare their organizations for an increasingly AI-enabled future.
Not hype. Not theory. Execution.
🧠 What We’ll Explore
- What it actually means to build an AI-ready team
- Where organizations are seeing real value from AI
- How to identify high-impact AI opportunities and use cases
- Preparing employees and leaders for AI-enabled workflows
- How people, processes, and technology need to evolve together
- Practical steps leaders can take over the next 6–12 months
- Identifying barriers which are preventing your organization from realizing value from AI
🗓 Event Experience
5:00–6:00 PM | Networking + Light Bites
Arrive, grab a bite, and connect with Atlanta founders, executives, operators, technology leaders, and professionals.
6:00–6:30 PM | Executive Fireside: Building AI-Ready Teams
Featuring James Stovall, Partner at Workfast Consulting
Moderated by Ethan Cortazzo, Founder & CEO of GetNetworked
A practical conversation about preparing your people, processes, and organization for an AI-enabled future.
6:30–6:45 PM | Networking Masterclass with Sara Branch
Before we move into curated introductions, Sara Branch will share practical insights on the importance of building meaningful professional relationships and how to network more effectively.
Learn how to approach a room with intention, start better conversations, create value for others, and turn an introduction into a lasting relationship.
6:45–7:30 PM | AI-Curated Networking Powered by GetNetworked
This is where we put it into practice.
Instead of walking into a room and hoping you meet the right person, GetNetworked helps you identify who you should meet and why the connection could matter.
⭐ How AI-Curated Networking Works
1. Complete Your Profile
Before the event, share your background, company, interests, goals, needs, and the types of people you want to meet.
2. Receive AI-Curated Matches
GetNetworked analyzes the attendee community and recommends specific people who may be strategically relevant based on shared interests, business needs, potential opportunities, and mutual value.
3. Know Why You Should Meet
Each recommendation provides context around why the connection could matter, giving you a reason to start the conversation.
4. Connect in Person
Find your recommended connections during the curated networking experience and put what you just learned into practice.
5. Continue the Relationship
Stay connected through the GetNetworked community after the event and turn introductions into actual relationships.
Most networking events give you a room full of people and tell you to network.
We help you navigate the room.
🚀 A Growing Atlanta Tech Community
This marks the sixth Tech Series event since the series launched in October 2025.
Across the first five events:
- 800+ registrations
- 300+ in-person attendees
- 237 executive decision-makers
- 20+ speakers featured
- 108K+ organic reach
Previous Tech Series conversations have featured leaders from organizations including Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Credo AI, and Atlanta technology companies, covering responsible AI, workplace automation, AI economics, and the future of AI-powered business.
👥 Who Should Attend
- Founders and entrepreneurs
- CEOs and senior executives
- Technology and innovation leaders
- Operations and transformation leaders
- HR and people leaders
- AI builders and practitioners
- Investors, consultants, and strategic partners
🎟 Complimentary Admission
Thursday, August 20, 2026
5:00–7:30 PM
📍 Life Time Work Sandy Springs
Complimentary admission. Capacity is limited and registration is required.
Come for the insights. Leave with the right connections.
Hosted by GetNetworked in partnership with Life Time Work.
Don’t just network. GetNetworked.
Tech Series: Building AI-Ready Teams
AI is moving fast. The challenge for most organizations is no longer understanding that AI matters. It’s figuring out how to actually implement it across people, processes, and teams.
Join us for the next Tech Series at Life Time Work Sandy Springs, featuring James Stovall, Partner at Workfast Consulting, for an executive fireside conversation on Building AI-Ready Teams.
James brings more than two decades of experience advising organizations on transformation, AI workforce strategy, and innovation, including a decade at Deloitte. His clients have included organizations such as Google, Amazon, Coca-Cola, Cisco, Nike, Johnson & Johnson, and others.
The conversation will be moderated by Ethan Cortazzo, Founder & CEO of GetNetworked, and focus on what leaders can do today to prepare their organizations for an increasingly AI-enabled future.
Not hype. Not theory. Execution.
🧠 What We’ll Explore
- What it actually means to build an AI-ready team
- Where organizations are seeing real value from AI
- How to identify high-impact AI opportunities and use cases
- Preparing employees and leaders for AI-enabled workflows
- How people, processes, and technology need to evolve together
- Practical steps leaders can take over the next 6–12 months
- Identifying barriers which are preventing your organization from realizing value from AI
🗓 Event Experience
5:00–6:00 PM | Networking + Light Bites
Arrive, grab a bite, and connect with Atlanta founders, executives, operators, technology leaders, and professionals.
6:00–6:30 PM | Executive Fireside: Building AI-Ready Teams
Featuring James Stovall, Partner at Workfast Consulting
Moderated by Ethan Cortazzo, Founder & CEO of GetNetworked
A practical conversation about preparing your people, processes, and organization for an AI-enabled future.
6:30–6:45 PM | Networking Masterclass with Sara Branch
Before we move into curated introductions, Sara Branch will share practical insights on the importance of building meaningful professional relationships and how to network more effectively.
Learn how to approach a room with intention, start better conversations, create value for others, and turn an introduction into a lasting relationship.
6:45–7:30 PM | AI-Curated Networking Powered by GetNetworked
This is where we put it into practice.
Instead of walking into a room and hoping you meet the right person, GetNetworked helps you identify who you should meet and why the connection could matter.
⭐ How AI-Curated Networking Works
1. Complete Your Profile
Before the event, share your background, company, interests, goals, needs, and the types of people you want to meet.
2. Receive AI-Curated Matches
GetNetworked analyzes the attendee community and recommends specific people who may be strategically relevant based on shared interests, business needs, potential opportunities, and mutual value.
3. Know Why You Should Meet
Each recommendation provides context around why the connection could matter, giving you a reason to start the conversation.
4. Connect in Person
Find your recommended connections during the curated networking experience and put what you just learned into practice.
5. Continue the Relationship
Stay connected through the GetNetworked community after the event and turn introductions into actual relationships.
Most networking events give you a room full of people and tell you to network.
We help you navigate the room.
🚀 A Growing Atlanta Tech Community
This marks the sixth Tech Series event since the series launched in October 2025.
Across the first five events:
- 800+ registrations
- 300+ in-person attendees
- 237 executive decision-makers
- 20+ speakers featured
- 108K+ organic reach
Previous Tech Series conversations have featured leaders from organizations including Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Credo AI, and Atlanta technology companies, covering responsible AI, workplace automation, AI economics, and the future of AI-powered business.
👥 Who Should Attend
- Founders and entrepreneurs
- CEOs and senior executives
- Technology and innovation leaders
- Operations and transformation leaders
- HR and people leaders
- AI builders and practitioners
- Investors, consultants, and strategic partners
🎟 Complimentary Admission
Thursday, August 20, 2026
5:00–7:30 PM
📍 Life Time Work Sandy Springs
Complimentary admission. Capacity is limited and registration is required.
Come for the insights. Leave with the right connections.
Hosted by GetNetworked in partnership with Life Time Work.
Don’t just network. GetNetworked.