Event

Monetizing and scaling innovation in the age of agentic AI forum

Thursday, Septembre 24, 2026
San Francisco

The way companies build, monetize, and scale innovation is changing faster than ever. AI-native products, evolving revenue models, new go-to-market motions, and rising pressure for efficient growth are forcing leaders to rethink how they create value, and how they capture it. 

Join us for Simon-Kucher’s exclusive, invite-only SF Forum: Monetizing and scaling innovation in the age of agentic AI. This intimate gathering will bring together senior executives, investors, and operators to discuss what is working, what is changing, and where companies are getting stuck as they bring AI innovations to market. 

Who Should Join 

C-level executives, investors, and senior leaders responsible for driving growth, monetization, commercial strategy, and go-to-market execution. 

Seats are limited—this event is designed for meaningful conversation and high-impact exchange among senior leaders. 

Event details
  • In Person
  • Thursday, Septembre 24, 2026
  • 14:00 - 18:30 PDT
  • Above the Rim (690 Terry A Francois Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94158)

Agenda

14:00 - 14:30 PDT
Check-In & Welcome Coffee
14:30 - 15:00 PDT
Welcome & State of Software and AI
Michelle Verwest , Abde Tambawala

Opening perspectives and new insights from Simon-Kucher’s software study on how AI and agentic offerings are reshaping growth, monetization, and go-to-market models.

15:00 - 15:15 PDT
Monetizing Innovation in the Age of AI​ | Simon-Kucher Insights
Jeffrey Tjiok

A practical perspective on how leading software companies are evolving packaging, pricing, value metrics, and commercial models for AI.

15:15 - 15:55 PDT
Monetizing Innovation in the Age of AI | Panel: Learnings from the field ​

Featuring senior operators at leading AI companies and investors.

Topics will include:

  • Where AI is creating real willingness to pay

  • How packaging and pricing models are evolving

  • Balancing adoption, monetization, and customer value

  • What investors and operators are learning from the first wave of AI commercialization

15:55 - 16:25 PDT
Networking Coffee Break
16:25 - 16:40 PDT
Scaling Innovation in the Age of AI​ | Simon-Kucher Insights
Abde Tambawala

How companies can translate new AI and monetization models into scalable commercial execution across sales, customer success, incentives, processes, and operations.

16:40 - 17:20 PDT
Scaling Innovation in the Age of AI​ | Panel: The GTM Playbook 

Featuring senior leaders from Salesforce, Uber Freight, LinkedIn, and other leading technology companies and investors.

Topics will include:

  • Redesigning GTM motions for new products and revenue models

  • Evolving sales and customer success roles in an AI-first world

  • Aligning incentives, contracting, and value realization

  • Moving from successful pilots to repeatable, scalable growth

17:20 - 17:30 PDT
Closing Perspectives

Key takeaways and implications for software leaders navigating the next phase of AI-driven growth.

17:30 - 18:30 PDT
Networking Reception

Speakers

Akansha
Akansha Aggarwal
SVP, Commercial Growth & Transformation, Uber Freight
doshi
Lekha Doshi
VP of GTM Operations, LinkedIn
AGandhi
Anjai "AJ" Gandhi
Value Creator, Former Chief Growth Officer, Marlin Equity
Josh Gold
Josh Gold
Senior Operating Executive, Hellman & Friedman
Tony King
Tony King
Vice President of Pricing, Sage
SamLee
Sam Lee
Head of Global Pricing and Commercialization, Stripe
Meredith Schmidt
Meredith Schmidt
EVP of Revenue Cloud and Solutions, Salesforce
CraigShull
Craig Shull
Chief Pricing Officer, Salesforce
Soumya
Soumya Srinagesh Tulloss
Senior Vice President of Sales, Fireworks AI
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Above the Rim

690 Terry A Francois Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94158

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