HFS Roundtables

HFS Roundtables are expertly facilitated, topic-driven learning experiences designed exclusively for enterprise buyer senior executives. These sessions—held in both in-person and digital formats—create a trusted space for leaders to explore new ideas, challenge conventional thinking, and openly debate critical issues. Participants collaborate to test concepts, share practical insights, and identify ways to advance their most important initiatives—all within a confidential, peer-to-peer setting.

Upcoming HFS Roundtables

In-person Roundtable

The AI imperative: Scale enterprise agility through Services-as-Software (SaS)

September 25, 2025, New York, NY

Conducted in collaboration with Mindsprint, this closed-door executive roundtable brings together a curated group of industry leaders, technology executives, and transformation champions to discuss and debate the future of services becoming (almost) software.

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In-person Roundtable

AI alone won’t fix broken ops: Reinventing enterprise value through business operations and human-centered AI

September 26, 2025, New York, NY

This HFS roundtable isn’t about what AI could do—it’s a working session on what it must do to deliver real enterprise value. Senior leaders from CPG, retail, life sciences, manufacturing, and distribution will come together to tackle the challenges of legacy processes, fragmented data, and complex supply chains.

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Virtual (via Microsoft Teams)

Join the 15% club: How consumer goods firms are scaling AI beyond pilots

October 23, 2025

Conducted in collaboration with Cognizant, this roundtable brings senior CPG and retail leaders together to tackle the challenge of moving AI from pilots to scaled impact. Learn what sets the “15% Club” apart, benchmark successes, exchange proven use cases, and leave with a clear plan to accelerate AI to enterprise scale.

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In-person Roundtable

Next-gen GBS is real and can power life sciences

October 28, 2025, Princeton, New Jersey

Conducted in collaboration with Infosys, this roundtable is for GBS leaders, including CFOs, CIOs, and functional heads, who are navigating the shifting landscape of life sciences. Together, we’ll examine how GBS can move beyond cost containment to drive enterprise-wide value, explore the role of AI-enabled solutions, and uncover lessons from other industries.

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Past Roundtable Highlights

Pivoting with Paradigm Shock

Presented on May 27, 2020.

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