Why This Matters to Distributors: BlueLinx is among the industry’s most aggressive adopters of enterprise AI. Gautam’s keynote will provide distributors with a firsthand look at the technology, data and organizational changes required to build an AI-ready business and move AI into production.
BlueLinx Corp. chief information officer Praveen Gautam will headline Distribution Strategy Group’s Atlanta AI Forum on Aug. 12, offering an inside look at how one of the nation’s largest building products distributors is reshaping its technology strategy around artificial intelligence.
In a keynote fireside chat titled “The CIO’s AI Playbook: What BlueLinx Learned Building an AI-Ready Distribution Operation,” Gautam will discuss the infrastructure, data strategy and technology investments underpinning the company’s AI transformation. He will share lessons learned since leading BlueLinx’s digital transformation, including what has worked, where the company encountered challenges and the areas where it continues to invest.
The session will focus on the practical steps required to prepare a distribution business for enterprise AI deployment, moving beyond pilot projects to operational implementation.
The program opens with a keynote by Jonathan Bein, co-founder of Distribution Strategy Group, who will provide an overview of AI adoption across the distribution industry and the technologies driving the next phase of digital transformation.
Later in the day, Distribution Strategy Group Chief Operating Officer Brian Hopkins will present “LLMs & Agentic AI,” examining how distributors can apply large language models and autonomous AI agents to customer service, sales, and operational workflows.
The agenda also includes a panel discussion featuring distribution executives deploying AI within their organizations, along with solution sessions from Proton.ai, GAINSolutions and Navu focused on commercially available AI technologies for wholesale distributors.
The conference concludes with a networking reception following a day of presentations and discussions designed to help distribution executives accelerate AI adoption across their organizations.
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