Beyond Technical Expertise: What Creates Value in an AI-Enabled Professional World?

As AI changes how work gets done, how do you turn your expertise into greater impact?

Join Ascend NorCal at PwC San Jose for an evening of networking and practical conversation about how professionals create value as technology reshapes their work.

Together, we’ll explore how to ask better questions, understand what clients and organizations really need, and turn complex information into sound decisions. The discussion will examine how technical expertise, business judgment, critical thinking, and communication work together—and which skills and experiences can help you contribute at a higher level.

Whether you advise clients, lead a team, or solve problems within your organization, come exchange perspectives with fellow professionals and gain fresh ideas for where to focus your development next.

Speakers

• Allen Ku is an audit partner with PwC’s private practice, with 18 years of experience serving clients in a variety of industries, including technology, software, services, consumer products, agribusiness, and alternative energy. Allen also serves as the Silicon Valley Partner Champion for the Pan Asian Community Inclusion Network (PACIN).

• Kumar Sarangee is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business and serves as Director of the Sustainable Business Institute, MS in Sports Business, and Bronco Entrepreneurs Applied Collaboration Hub. His expertise includes product and technology management, innovation, marketing strategy, customer centricity, and branding. Kumar advises executives and has developed educational programs in product innovation, sustainability, sports business, and entrepreneurship.

Event Time Zone: Pacific

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