Early Early Bird ends May 31 — Save up to $1,000 on team registration · Free Lunch & Learn — late May, no cost, open to all
AI MARKETING OPS WORKSHOP: EVENT AGENDA
Two days. Built to implement, not observe.
Every session moves you closer to a working AI workflow for your brand. Arrive with a problem. Leave with a solution.
AUGUST 21-22, 2026
SWEATER VENTURES · BOULDER, CO
1.5 DAYS · HANDS ON
MAX 25 TEAMS · CPG-EXCLUSIVE
PLATFORM-AGNOSTIC FRAMEWORK
AUGUST 21-22, 2026 SWEATER VENTURES · BOULDER, CO 1.5 DAYS · HANDS ON MAX 25 TEAMS · CPG-EXCLUSIVE PLATFORM-AGNOSTIC FRAMEWORK
EVENT AGENDA
Thursday, August 21
Full Day
8:30 — 9:00
REGISTRATION
Doors Open — Coffee, Team Check-In, Sponsor Tables
9:00 — 9:30
WELCOME
The CPG AI Landscape — What Actually Matters Right Now
Ted Ning · MC, Forum for Naturals
State of AI in natural CPG. Why most teams are stuck. What these 1.5 days are designed to unlock.
9:30 — 10:15
KEYNOTE
The Marketing Team of the Future
Summer · Confirmed Keynote Speaker
How AI is restructuring marketing organization design, the CMO role, and team collaboration in the next 18 months.
10:15 — 10:25
BREAK
Morning Break · Refreshments · Sponsor Tables Open
10:25 — 11:30
WORKSHOP BLOCK 01
Speaking the Same Language — The 5 AI Roles Framework
Chuck Aikens + Jason Cormier
Platform-agnostic foundation. Hands-on: teams configure a shared project and test a CPG-specific workflow together.
11:30 — 12:15
BRAND CASE STUDY
What AI-Forward Actually Looks Like Inside a CPG Brand
Leah Swalling · CMO, Kettle & Fire
Real workflows they automated, what failed before it worked, and what you can steal for your brand. Live Q&A.
12:15 — 1:00
LUNCH
Catered Lunch + Sponsor Solution Tables Open
1:00 — 2:15
WORKSHOP BLOCK 02
Process Mapping — Finding the AI Entry Point in Your Workflow
Jason Cormier, lead · TAs circulating
The clarity brief framework. Live exercise: map one current process end-to-end and identify where AI can cut friction.
2:15 —2:25
BREAK
Afternoon Break · Refreshments · Sponsor Tables
2:25 — 3:05
PARTNER SESSIONS
Integrated Solution Sessions — Relevant Tools for Your Team Stack
Two 20-min sessions from category-exclusive partners. Featuring BluePill (AI consumer insights) and Jonathan from Solo Media (Shopify AI toolkit for CPG).
3:05 — 4:30
WORKSHOP BLOCK 03
Getting Into Team Projects — Guided Build Sprint
Chuck Aikens, lead · TAs at every table
The build sprint. Teams take their prioritized AI opportunity and begin constructing — a workflow, a prompt library, or a brand skill. TAs assigned to 3–4 teams each.
4:30 — 5:00
DAY 01 CLOSE
What to Buy, Skip & Build — The CPG AI Stack
Chuck Aikens + Jason Cormier + Ankit Dhawan (BluePill)
5:30 — 7:30
OPTIONAL
Evening Reception — Sponsor-Supported Networking Dinner
Informal dinner near Sweater Ventures. The best conversations happen here.
EVENT AGENDA
Friday, August 22
Half Day
8:45 — 9:00
WARM UP
Coffee + Team Reset
9:00 — 9:15
DAY 02 OPEN
Recap + Build Session Framing
Ted Ning · Chuck Aikens
Today’s goal: Every team leaves with one functional AI asset — a skill, a workflow, a brief template, or a prompt library.
9:15 — 10:45
PARALLEL TRACKS
Day 02 Build Sessions — Choose Your Track
TRACK A — TEAMS
Team Build Sprint
Jason Cormier, lead · TAs at tables
Finish your use-case build with expert support
Platform-clustered breakouts (Claude/Copilot/GPT)
BluePill TA for insight and research teams
TRACK B — INDIVIDUAL & FRACTIONAL
Solo Practitioner Deep-Dive
Chuck Aikens, lead
How to serve as all 5 AI roles for a client
AI for deal flow, proposals, and client management
Position yourself as AI-forward to prospects
10:45 — 10:55
BREAK
All Tracks Reconvene
10:55 — 11:35
TEAM SHOWCASE
What We Built — 3 Minute Team Shares
All Attendees · Facilitated by Ted Ning
11:35 — 12:15
CLOSING KEYNOTE
AI at Scale in CPG — Leading Through Change at the Enterprise Level
Glenn Baptiste · ex-CMO, L'Oréal · Former Head of Insights, Unilever
12:15 — 12:30
LIVE OFFER
Mastermind Cohort Enrollment — First 20 Teams Only
Ted Ning
12:30 — 1:00
LUNCH + DEPARTURE
Catered Lunch — Teams Depart by 1pm
Same-day flight window. DEN is 45 minutes from Boulder.
AUGUST 21 - 22, 2026 · BOULDER, CO
This is the AI event CPG marketers cannot miss in 2026.
If you want to be known as an AI-forward marketer in this industry, you have to be in this room. Every month you wait is a month your competitors are building workflows you haven't started yet.
Free Lunch & Learn late May · Early Early Bird ends May 31 · 25 teams max · Boulder, CO