2026 Boston CDAO Community Town Hall

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Beyond RAG — AI That Understands Your Business

Participate with your CDAO peers in the Boston community in small, breakout discussions on a mission-critical priority for data leaders. These informal discussions allow you to share your insights and learn from the lessons, approaches and experiences of a diverse group of peers in virtual breakout rooms.

Join fellow CDAOs in the Boston community to discuss:

Reimagine Governance for Trusted, Real-World Data and AI Value

Modernize Data and AI Infrastructure to Scale

Upskill Across the Organization to Operationalize a Data-Driven Culture

Discussion Leaders

Members of the Boston CDAO community will lead the interactive discussion and share lessons learned.

Jerome Naidoo

4MINDS

Chief Technology Officer

Moderator

Agenda

July 16, 2026

1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Beyond RAG — AI That Understands Your Business

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) makes enterprise knowledge accessible but access alone doesn't create competitive advantage. To drive meaningful outcomes, AI must reason across business context, learn from institutional knowledge and continuously adapt as the organization evolves. By combining retrieval, reasoning and adaptation, organizations can move beyond static AI assistants to systems that grow more valuable over time.

Join this town hall to discuss –

Why static RAG solutions limit enterprise decision-making
How adaptive AI scales and leverages organizational knowledge
The impact of reasoning and continuous learning on business performance

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Beyond RAG — AI That Understands Your Business

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July 16, 2026

Beyond RAG — AI That Understands Your Business

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