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Artificial intelligence dominates every boardroom conversation, but separating genuine transformation from inflated expectations remains a challenge for finance and technology leaders alike. 

Join the FEI Silicon Valley Chapter for a candid discussion on how today's CIOs are evaluating, adopting, and operationalizing AI across large organizations and what it means for the modern finance function.

This session moves past the buzzwords to explore where AI is delivering measurable value, where it's still maturing, and how the CIO and CFO can partner to harness it responsibly. From automating close and reporting cycles to strengthening controls, forecasting, and decision support, we'll examine the practical realities of AI adoption at enterprise scale.

Attendees will gain insight into:

Speakers:

Sanjay Chandra
Vice President & Global Head of Information Technology
Lucid Motors

Sanjay Chandra leads global information technology at Lucid Motors, where he oversees go-to-market technologies, G&A enterprise systems, factory and supply chain systems, global infrastructure, enterprise operations, and cybersecurity. Named the 2025 Bay Area CIO ORBIE Award winner, he brings more than two decades of experience scaling and operating technology for high-growth public and private companies.

Before Lucid, Sanjay served as Chief Information Officer and Head of Cloud Operations at TiVo (a Xperi company), where he led customer success, cloud operations, infrastructure, eCommerce, and corporate IT. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles at Workday, PayPal, Virgin Mobile USA, and BeVocal, building a track record across enterprise applications, cloud and site operations, security and compliance, and M&A integration.

A hands-on technology executive known for operational excellence and cross-functional partnership with C-suite peers, Sanjay has consistently paired IT strategy with measurable business growth. He holds an MS in Engineering from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and a bachelor's degree from Osmania University.

Steve Januario
Chief Information Officer
BILL

Steve Januario is the Chief Information Officer at BILL, where he leads global IT strategy and operations spanning business technology, digital experience, and infrastructure. A technology executive who blends Silicon Valley innovation with military precision, he has scaled IT organizations of every size and deployed enterprise-wide AI strategies that deliver measurable business results while holding spend at or below benchmark.

At BILL, Steve has advanced AI adoption under a governance framework rolling out enterprise AI search with 90% adoption across 21M+ assets, introducing copilots, LLM search, and customer assistants, and automating finance workflows to save hundreds of hours annually. He has also unified Salesforce into a single source of truth, completed multiple M&A integrations, and dramatically overhauled global IT service delivery. Before BILL, he held senior IT leadership roles at Palo Alto Networks and TiVo, and earlier engineering roles at Raytheon, General Dynamics, and SGI.

Steve continues to serve as Director of Operations for the 195th Wing of the California Air National Guard, leading readiness across space, cyber, and intelligence domains, and sits on the board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley. He holds a BS in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix and is accredited in Generative AI Fundamentals.

Event Details:

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Networking & Registration
6:00 pm – 6:20 pm Greeting & Food/Beverages
6:20 pm – 7:30 pm Main Speaker Event
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Networking

Registration closes at 6:00 pm the day before the event.

Separate registration for Pre-Event and Main Program

By registering to attend, you are confirming you have been vaccinated, boosted and you are not displaying cold or flu-like symptoms and not been exposed to or tested positive for COVID-19 within the past five days.

Masks are not mandatory but welcomed.

Registration Policy

CPE Credits

One (1.0) CPE credit available. Field of Study: Information Technology

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