BOSTON, May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tune in live Tuesday, May 5 at 8:30 a.m. ET as IBM (NYSE: IBM) CEO Arvind Krishna opens IBM Think 2026 and explains how AI is becoming the defining force in business, what it takes to lead, and how quantum computing is emerging as the next frontier.
WHEN: Tuesday, May 5, 8:30 a.m. ET: https://www.ibm.com/events/thinkKrishna will unveil his most comprehensive set of enterprise AI announcements to date, with new capabilities designed to help organizations move beyond pilots and put AI to work across the business. Drawing on IBM’s own transformation, Krishna will show how enterprises are embedding AI across operations, data, and decision making — and why hybrid cloud, AI, and quantum are converging into a new source of competitive advantage.IBM’s flagship annual conference will bring together more than 5,000 senior business and technology leaders from over 80 countries to explore how organizations are putting agentic AI to work at scale. Sessions will cover agentic AI, hybrid cloud, trusted data, and automation, with a focus on real world deployments and measurable outcomes.PHOTOS, VIDEO & TRANSCRIPTS AVAILABLELivestream keynotes throughout the week include:How leading enterprises including Aramco, Cleveland Clinic, and Elevance Health are putting AI and quantum to workLive demos of agentic AI managing real enterprise workflowsIBM Research on the milestones bringing quantum advantage within reachThe economics of AI at scale: what’s working, what’s not, and what it costsWHO:Client Speakers: Dr. Serpil Erzurum, Executive Vice President, Chief Research and Academic Officer, Cleveland ClinicRatnakar Lavu, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer, Elevance HealthSami Al-Ajmi, Senior Vice President, Digital and Information Technology, AramcoAndre Agassi, Co-Founder, Agassi Sports EntertainmentRodney Rapson, Chief Digital Officer, Agassi Sports EntertainmentDavid Treat, Chief Technology Officer, PearsonJessica Schinazi, Chief Executive Officer, AwayCarol McDaniel, Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Providence HealthScott Berlin, Senior Vice President, Head of New York Life Group InsuranceMichael J. Biercuk, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Q-CTRLIBM Executive Speakers:Arvind Krishna, Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerRob Thomas, Senior Vice President, Software and Chief Commercial OfficerMohamad Ali, Senior Vice President and Head of IBM ConsultingDinesh Nirmal, Senior Vice President, SoftwareKareem Yusuf, Senior Vice President, Ecosystem, Strategic Partners & InitiativesNickle LaMoreaux, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources OfficerRic Lewis, Senior Vice President, InfrastructureDr. Jay Gambetta, Director, ResearchJoanne Wright, Senior Vice President, Transformation and OperationsAndy Baldwin, Senior Vice President, Offerings and Growth, IBM ConsultingNeil Dhar, Senior Vice President, Americas, IBM ConsultingSponsors: Headline: Adobe, Palo Alto Networks, SalesforcePremier: AWS, Broadcom Mainframe SoftwareEngage: AMD, Cockroach Labs, Google Cloud, HCLTech, IntelSelect: Accenture, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Box, Deepgram, Deloitte, EY, Microsoft, Oracle, Pellera Technologies, Worksoft, YubicoValue: Dell Technologies, KPMG, McKinsey & Company, MongoDB, S&P Global, ServiceNow, Tech Mahindra, WiproIBM Partner Plus Day: Arrow, AWS, Ingram Micro, TD SYNNEXwatsonx and AI Partner in Action: BI WORLDWIDE, Box, Disruptive Rain, Draup, Five9, DeRisk Strategic Management, Jaxon, Inc., LogicMonitor, nativeMsg, Netsmartz, Papyrus Software, Seismic, Sirion, SmartPM Solutions, SMS DataTech, StakerAirline: American AirlinesWHERE: Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center (MCEC), Boston, MACONTACTAlexandra PrevorIBMAlexandra.Prevor@ibm.com Logo – https://www.newsoutnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IBM_LOGO_1-3.jpgLogo – https://www.newsoutnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Think_IBM.jpg
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