REIMAGINE 2026 is Ilitch Technology Services' flagship AI and innovation summit, bringing together executives, technology leaders, and business operators from across the Ilitch Companies enterprise and partner ecosystem. The summit is designed not only to educate and inspire, but to produce measurable commitments on specific AI initiatives.
The two-day format balances keynote inspiration with hands-on track sessions, and peer learning designed to convert enthusiasm into action.
| Head of Media and Entertainment Worldwide | Microsoft |
AI is no longer a future horizon - it is rapidly becoming the defining platform shift of our time, reshaping how every industry operates, innovates, and creates value. This keynote will challenge Ilitch leaders to think beyond experimentation and recognize the broader opportunity: to reimagine business processes, customer experiences, and organizational capability through the power of AI. More importantly, it will reinforce that meaningful transformation does not happen through technology alone. It requires leadership, a clear sense of purpose, and a willingness to move with urgency and conviction. The session will set the tone for the summit by encouraging leaders to think expansively about what is possible, align around a shared vision, and lead confidently in an AI-first era.
| Sr Partner | QuantumBlack | McKinsey |
Nearly nine in ten organizations now use AI in at least one business function. Yet true enterprise impact remains elusive: only one in three have begun to scale AI across a domain, and even fewer are realizing measurable bottom-line value. The leaders stand out not because they deploy more models, but because they reimagine how work gets done. They combine people, process, and technology into what we call hybrid intelligence (a company “AI Brain”), an operating model where humans and AI agents create value together through a hybrid workforce.
These organizations are bold. They set growth and innovation as their AI goals, not just efficiency. They redesign workflows, rebuild capabilities, and invest deeply in talent and governance. They understand that embedding AI is not a sprint for productivity, it is a rewiring for transformation.
The AI era is no longer about what is possible, it is about what one can aspire to and to reimagine the business.
| Senior Vice President | Invisible Technologies |
When factories first replaced steam engines with electric motors, almost nothing improved. The gains only arrived when leaders redesigned the way work flowed around the new technology. Carl opens Day 2 with that story because it mirrors this moment: AI's value will not come from bolting new tools onto old ways of working, but from rethinking how our businesses operate around it. Through real stories of executives who faced transformative technology, some who hesitated, some who moved too fast, and some who got it right, he explores the mindset leaders need to turn ideas into action.
Attendees will leave with a practical frame for the day ahead: start from problems the business already values, know where AI should support human judgment and where it can automate, build initiatives that outlast their sponsors, and expect technology to bend around your business rather than the other way around. The session closes with the question every leader will carry into their breakout: what can you not afford to do in the next three months?
| AI GTM Retail Lead | Google |
AI has moved from promise to proof. In this keynote, Laura Riegert, AI Go-To-Market leader at Google will take Ilitch leaders inside the transformation already underway — sharing how the world's most ambitious companies are using AI to reinvent operations, elevate customer experiences, and create new value. Drawing on Google's front-row view across industries, this session moves beyond theory to what's actually working, helping leaders connect real-world breakthroughs to Ilitch's biggest challenges. The takeaway is clear: transformation takes more than technology — it takes leadership, vision, and the urgency to act. Leaders will leave inspired to think expansively and champion an AI-first future.
• LEADERSHIP | OPERATIONS | FINANCE | MARKETING
• INTERNAL KNOWLEDGE SHARING BY BUSINESSES
• INDUSTRY TRENDS: SPORTS, QSR, MANUFACTURING
DAY 1 | REIMAGINE: The Why and the What
Setting the vision, building the case, and choosing your path forward
DAY 2 | IDEATE & COMMIT: Building the 2027 AI Agenda
Half-Day | 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Entity Ideation + Closing Keynote
