May 5-7, 2026 | Las Vegas
Executive Circle
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Where strategy meets reality
Executive Circle isn't another conference track. It's where top senior leaders get unfiltered access to the people and ideas driving business transformation. No keynotes. No sales pitches. Just honest conversations about what's working, what's not, and what's next.
Bold Perspectives
Get direct access to the executives setting new standards with their AI strategies. Learn what they're betting on and why.
Visionary Voices
Join sessions with ServiceNow experts and peers who've already solved the problems you're facing. Leave with frameworks you can use Monday morning.
Lasting Connections
Build relationships with leaders who get it. Who are building at your scale. The kind of network that picks up the phone when you call.
Mon, May 4
Agenda
6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Welcome Reception
An evening of conversation and connection with fellow senior leaders.
Tue, May 5
Agenda
10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
Opening Keynote with CEO Bill McDermott
11:45 A.M. – 11:55 A.M.
Welcome to Executive Circle
Kick off Knowledge 2026 Executive Circle with the hosts of the Acquired Podcast, Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal. We'll set the stage for two days of candid conversations, leadership insights, and bold perspectives. Uncover the decisions that separate AI as a commodity to AI that runs inside the workflows where work actually happens.
11:55 A.M. – 12:15 A.M.
Scaling intelligence: What moves AI from experiment to autonomous operations
AI isn't the hard part. Embedding it into how your business actually runs is. In this customer conversation, we'll bring together leaders who are navigating that gap - discussing what AI-native operations look like, why bolt-on approaches stall, and what the path from pilot to intelligent workflows requires.
12:15 P.M. – 1:15 P.M.
Lunch
Join your fellow business executives for lunch and continue the conversation in the Executive Circle lounge.
1:50 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Break
Recharge and reconnect in the lounge.
2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Discussion circles: Real decisions. Honest peers. Your industry.
What does it take to move autonomous workflows from opportunity to execution? Join customer CxOs in candid, industry-focused conversation on the decisions that matter most: platform strategy, governance, and the organizational shifts that make transformation stick. Share what's working – and what's hard – with peers who get it.
3:00 P.M. - 3:10 P.M.
Break
Recharge and reconnect in the lounge.
3:30 P.M. – 3:45 P.M.
Honeywell: Building the AI front door for the enterprise
The AI opportunity reinvents IT from reactive firefighting to autonomous resolution. Join Honeywell’s Chief Digital Technology Officer, Sheila Jordan, to discover what’s behind AI-powered IT operations. Learn how Honeywell scales autonomous workflows, so AI agents handle the routine, and their people drive what’s next.
4:15 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Closing remarks
After a full day of conversations on what it takes to turn intelligence into enterprise reality, join Acquired hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal to close out Day 1, recapping the honest conversations, standout moments, and visionary perspectives that defined the day.
4:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
Networking Reception sponsored by Deloitte
Exchange ideas with fellow leaders over refreshments in the lounge.
Wed, May 6
Agenda
8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
Discussion circles: Same peers. Going deeper
The question is no longer whether to invest in AI — it's how to keep amplifying its impact. This peer-led session digs into investment priorities, stakeholder alignment, and how to demonstrate value to the business. The discussion goes where this group needs it most.
10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
Keynote with CPO Amit Zavery and guests
11:45 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Welcome to Executive Circle
Hosts of the Acquired Podcast, Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, return to the Executive Circle stage.
12:00 P.M. – 12:30 P.M.
The next operating model: AI-native enterprise
AI-native companies built for intelligence from day one. Established enterprises must architect their way there. In this session, MIT research meets hypergrowth reality: why AI agents deliver 60% productivity gains for some teams and fail for others, what Tesla and Lyft reveal about the operating models that endure, and how organizations architect the shift from AI that thinks to workflows that act.
12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.
Lunch
Join your fellow business executives for lunch and continue the conversation in the Executive Circle lounge.
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Keynote: Lead Boldly. Win Together.
1:45 P.M. – 2:05 P.M.
Automate busywork, deliver results: Employee experience strategies that scale
AI is fixing the patchwork enterprise – but where are leaders actually putting it to work? In this customer panel, executives share what's driving their experience strategies and what's delivering results. Real decisions, real outcomes: how they're redesigning work around what AI executes and what humans lead, grounded in the trust and context that earns adoption at scale.
2:05 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
Ask us Anything with ServiceNow leadership
In this exclusive Q&A session, Amit Zavery, President, CPO & COO, and Paul Fipps, President, Global Customer Operations, pull back the curtain on the AI Control Tower for Business Reinvention. This is your chance to ask your boldest questions, find out what’s working for us and our customers, and learn how you can put autonomous workflows to work in your business.
2:30 P.M. – 2:45 P.M.
Break
Recharge and reconnect in the lounge.
3:15 P.M. – 3.30 P.M.
Event Close
Join us as we close out Knowledge 2026 Executive Circle. It’s time to make AI-native a reality for your business with frameworks and principles you can put to work Monday morning.
Thurs, May 7
Agenda
7:30 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Executive Circle Lounge Opens
The lounge is your exclusive space for coffee, breakfast, and meaningful peer conversations.
10:00 A.M. – 11:15 A.M.
Keynote: Knowledge Unscripted
Join our broader Knowledge community for the closing keynote.
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Keynote: CreatorCon
knowledge after party at sphere
Larger than life. Legendary as ever.
Join the celebration at Sphere for an unforgettable Knowledge After Party. A DJ set by IDRIS ignites the night, opening for our pop powerhouse headliner—the Backstreet Boys.
Executive Hosts & Speakers
Visionary AI and business leaders will share their insights, and inspiration to help you stay a step ahead with AI.
Ben Gilbert
Co-Founder/Co-Host, Acquired
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David Rosenthal
Co-Founder/Co-Host, Acquired
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Maria Demaree
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer \ Enterprise Business and Digital Transformation, Lockheed Martin
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Mark Düsener
Chief Technology & Information Officer, Swisscom
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Sheila Jordan
Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Technology Officer, Honeywell
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Bill McDermott
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ServiceNow
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Amit Zavery
President, Chief Product Officer and Chief Operating Officer, ServiceNow
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Chris Bedi
Chief Customer Officer and AI Enterprise Advisor, ServiceNow
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Paul Fipps
President, Global Customer Operations, ServiceNow
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Kellie Romack
Chief Digital Information Officer, ServiceNow
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Holly Briedis
Senior Vice President, Global Industries & Solutions, ServiceNow
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Jim Lesser
Senior Vice President, Chief Brand Officer, ServiceNow
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Yevgeny Dibrov
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Armis
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