The Evolution of AI

Presenter: Alex Baur, Senior Specialist Solutions Architect, Databricks Event Type: Chapter meeting Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PT Location: Embassy Suites Bellevue: 3225 158th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98008 Pricing: Members - $20; Non-members - $30 Instructional delivery method: In person CPE credit(s): 1 hour Advanced preparation: None required Event Details: Join us for the first in-person ISACA Puget Sound Chapter meeting of the 2026 - 2027 year at Embassy Suites in Bellevue. Non-alcoholic drinks and heavy appetizers are included. Professional networking starts at 6 pm, and the presentation begins at 6:30 pm. This presentation focuses on what AI is, how we got here, and where we are today including governance, improvement, implementation, and value. Speaker Bio: Alex Baur is a Senior Specialist Solutions Architect for Machine Learning, MLOps, AgentOps, and GenAI at Databricks, based in the Greater Seattle Area. He specializes in combining data science practices with systems architecture, focusing on streamlining agent development and deploying compound agent solutions. Prior to joining Databricks, he has worked in a variety of industries applying Data Science to retail, agriculture, telecom, heavy industry, consulting, and real estate in startups to Fortune 500 firms. Refund Policy: Refunds up to 1 day before event Consent for Photos, Audio and Video Recordings Taken at Events or for Marketing Purposes: By attending this event I agree irrevocably and free of charge that ISACA or any third party who is acting on ISACA’s behalf may create images, videos and/or sound recordings of me (“works”) at the event for marketing and/or educational purposes. For these purposes, the granting of rights in the works also includes the rights to adapt, reproduce, distribute, perform, making available to the public, broadcast, retransmit or sublicense the works to ISACA’s affiliates. The granting of rights in the works also includes all current and future media, goes beyond the repetition of an event and is not restricted to time or territory. View ISACA Puget Sound Chapter’s Privacy Policy >> https://engage.isaca.org/pugetsoundchapter/home/footer/chapterprivacypolicy For more information on this topic and our speakers, please see our website at https://engage.isaca.org/pugetsoundchapter/home