On 22 October 2026, IE New York College hosted the IENYC Tech Summit 2026: AI Reality Check with Propelling Tech, to mark the launch of its M.S. in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. Executives, data leaders, founders and students spent the evening on one question: what is AI actually delivering in the enterprise?
Two Tech New York Advocates Group Leaders were on stage. Alejandro Martinez, CEO of Propelling Tech, sat down for a fireside chat on moving from technology promise to enterprise reality, led by students Pedro Fernandez Garmendia and Gerrit Ernst of the IENYC AI and Analytics Club. Jose Carlos Sánchez Martínez hosted the night and moderated the panel with Almira Pillay (CVS Health), Juana Fernandez Silva (Microsoft) and Patrick Ryan (Suntory Global Spirits).
Chechu Lasheras, director of the program, opened and closed the evening. The students did more than listen: their questions pushed every speaker to go deeper.
- Most companies have an AI pilot; far fewer have AI in production, and what holds them back is rarely the technology.
- Responsible AI, built in from day one, is what lets a company scale AI without fear.
- AI in business will be won by whoever brings their people along, not by whoever has the best model.
- Event host
- Event partner
“Less hype. More reality check.”
Jose Carlos Sánchez Martínez · Group Leader, Tech New York Advocates
