What to Expect:
AI is already delivering significant enterprise value, with four core use cases leading the charge: knowledge management systems that unlock institutional expertise, customer service automation that scales support operations, code generation tools that accelerate development cycles, and individual productivity tools that support a broad set of daily tasks. However, the future of enterprise AI lies in agentic systems—autonomous AI that can plan, reason, and execute complex multi-step tasks with minimal human intervention.
This conversation will first examine the proven use cases generating ROI today, then explore how agents represent a fundamental shift from traditional AI implementations. We'll define what makes a system truly "agentic," contrast the dynamic decision-making of agents with the rigid logic of traditional workflows, and survey the emerging platform landscape—from low-level frameworks such as LangChain’s LangGraph for technical teams, to no-code builders such as Forge for citizen developers, to domain and ecosystem-specific platforms such as SAP Joule.
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Guest Speakers:
Rami Branitzky is a Partner at Sapphire Ventures and leads the Portfolio Growth platform, which he began 10 years ago with a mission to help Sapphire’s portfolio companies scale. Under Rami’s leadership, Portfolio Growth is made up of experienced operators who play a crucial role in helping our portfolio companies land new customers, hire exceptional talent, discover best practices in the areas of revenue and engineering excellence, and more.
By focusing on portfolio CEOs and delivering value that matters most to them, Rami and his team have been primary drivers of Sapphire’s CEO NPS scope of 82.
Rami has over 20 years of experience in tech in a variety of roles. Prior to Sapphire Ventures, he was CEO of Numenta, an innovator in AI. Prior to Numenta, he served as managing director of SAP Labs North America, an organization that encompassed SAP’s development and product teams across the region. Rami also served as a Senior Vice President at SAP SE, where he led software partnerships and business development globally. Rami was an early member of TopTier Software where he held field and product leadership positions, prior to the company’s acquisition by SAP.
Rami holds a bachelor’s from Hofstra University, where he graduated magna cum laude, and an MBA in information systems and finance from New York University Stern School of Business. Born in Israel, Rami served in the Israeli Defense Forces, Infantry Communications and Electronics branch, where he was awarded the Meritorious Service Award.
David Carter is a Partner at Sapphire Ventures leading the Engineering Excellence platform. In this role, he supports the technical leaders (VPEs, CTOs) in Sapphire’s portfolio, helping them to scale both their organizations and architectures through strategy guidance, peer learnings, playbooks, partner connectivity and other value-add services.
He joined Sapphire from JP Morgan Chase, where he led DevOps strategy for the Global Technology organization – a role focused on maintaining the pulse of cloud and DevOps industry trends, partnering closely with startups, facilitating PoCs and evaluations, and developing emerging tech adoption strategies. Prior to corporate strategy, he worked as a network engineer with a focus on L4-L7 services (proxies, web app firewalls, etc). Before JPMC, he developed web-based ERP systems in the manufacturing industry.
David graduated from the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona with a degree in Management Information Systems. He lives in Austin with his wife, son, and two dogs and enjoys camping, rock climbing, and BBQ.
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