EVENT

Conversations X Cocktails

About the event

You are invited to join us for an intimate evening of Conversations & Cocktails in New York with the business and IT leaders we partner with and a small circle of peers on similar journeys.

No pitches, no long presentations – just a brief welcome from our CEO, one focused fireside conversation, and unfiltered exchanges on scaling for growth, AI and what comes next.

Date: 24 September 2026
Time: 6 PM EDT
Venue: Acadia, 101 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019

An evening built for the room, not the agenda

Our work is shaped as much by the relationships we build as by the solutions we deliver — and we’d like to bring some of those relationships into the same room.

Conversations & Cocktails is an intentionally open format. There is no set agenda and no prepared discussion. The intent is simply to bring together the leaders we partner with and a small circle of peers on similar journeys, in a setting small enough for the conversations to be candid and considered.

The conversations that shape our thinking most often happen away from the boardroom. This evening is designed to make room for more of them.

What to expect

Doors open

Arrival, drinks, and the first conversations of the evening.

A welcome from our CEO

Arjuna Sirinanda opening the evening with a short welcome.

Fireside on agentic AI

The view from the leadership seat. Moderated by Richard Mendis, Fortude Board Member and CMO at Bytemethod.ai, alongside executives from Steve Madden and Vida Group.

Cocktails & conversation

The floor is open to spark innovation and an exchange of ideas.

Register for the event here.

If there’s a colleague from your leadership team you’d like to bring along, we’d be glad to welcome them too. Questions? Reach out to AnukiG@fortude.co.

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