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RC
Johnson
Director of AI Labs
Bumble Inc.
RC is a transformative Senior Engineering and Product Leader with over 20 years in the tech industry, specializing in creating high-impact, autonomous engineering teams. He focuses on aligning technical vision with business value, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue and the launch of billion-dollar new lines of business. RC is known for his operational innovations, including pioneering an internal venture capital system at Indeed.com that rapidly launched a dozen successful new products. Earlier, he led the build of the first true SaaS application at Bazaarvoice, growing its revenue 20-fold.
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12 February 2026 11:30 - 12:00
Mastering the ROI of foundational models and escaping the POC graveyard
We're all running POCs on the latest foundational models. But here's the uncomfortable truth: the vast majority will die in the lab. This session isn't about the technology; it's about the bottom line. Weโ€™re giving product leaders the essential playbook to move past small wins to massive, measurable enterprise impact. We'll share clear, real-world frameworks for calculating the return, moving beyond vanity metrics to real business profit. Weโ€™ll also dissect the critical scaling hurdles (from managing massive inference costs to ensuring governance and adoption) so you can turn your AI project into a profitable, durable line item.