AI and Your Business: A Practical Guide to Implementing AI Effectively, Legally, and Profitably

We invite you for a timely discussion on AI and your business, with an expert panel featuring Erin Austin ’92  and Andre Rogers, moderated by Aggie Nteta ’94.

AI isn’t just about efficiency—it’s about implementing it effectively to accelerate innovation and business growth while protecting your intellectual property, confidential information, contracts, and the trust you’ve built.

Discover the practical middle ground between moving too slowly out of fear and moving too fast without the right guardrails. Through practical implementation strategies and legal insights, learn how to adopt AI in ways that increase speed, improve profitability, and build competitive advantage—while safeguarding the assets and relationships your organization depends on.

Whether you’re a business leader, entrepreneur, consultant, or technology professional, you’ll leave with practical strategies you can apply immediately.

What You’ll Learn
· Practical strategies for implementing AI to improve productivity and profitability.

· Legal considerations for protecting intellectual property, data, contracts, and customer trust.

· Best practices for balancing rapid AI adoption with responsible governance.

Moderator
Aggie Nteta
Aggie Nteta is an IT marketing leader whose career has spanned enterprise software, the commercial Internet, cybersecurity, digital transformation, and now artificial intelligence. She began her career at Lotus Development—now part of IBM—leading strategic and product communications before launching innovative products, including Avid, at Ted Leonsis’ marketing agency.

She went on to launch the first flat-rate ISP and held leadership roles at Network Solutions, where she oversaw omni-channel marketing and directed the world’s largest and most complex digital marketing program. Following VeriSign’s acquisition, she led the digital marketing division for the global cybersecurity leader before expanding into government technology, where her data-driven marketing, ROI analysis, and performance reporting drove recognition resulting in 37 industry awards for Washington, DC’s IT agency.

Today, Ms. Nteta helps growth-stage and emerging businesses accelerate growth through AI-driven marketing and project management strategies at the Shero Group. She holds a Master’s degree in Technology Innovation and Education from Harvard University (1994), is a certified Project Management Professional, and served as a United Nations Fellow at George Washington University.

Featured Panelists
Andre Rogers
Andre is a business growth strategist and technology executive who helps government contractors achieve sustainable growth through fractional C-suite leadership. As CEO of E3Insights, LLC, he helps organizations leverage emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, to improve operations, strengthen decision-making, and accelerate business growth. Previously, as co-founder and CFO of Enlightened Inc., he helped scale the company to $30 million in annual revenue.

Andre holds bachelors and master’s degrees in Computer Science from The George Washington University and George Mason University. He served for a decade on the Board of Advisors for The George Washington University School of Business, chaired the Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce, and currently serves on the Board of Stone of Help Community Development Corporation.

A sought-after speaker and recognized thought leader, Andre has shared his expertise with audiences at iHeartMedia, TEDxUStreet, and the University of Maryland Project Management Symposium. He is a two-time recipient of the SmartCEO Executive Management Award and the recipient of the MEA Magazine Leadership & Excellence Award.

Erin Austin
Erin Austin serves as General Counsel of M3 USA Corporation. As a member of the leadership team, she oversees the company’s legal and compliance functions, providing strategic counsel across the United States and Europe. She advises on corporate transactions, commercial agreements, regulatory compliance, data privacy, intellectual property, employment matters, litigation, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence.

Erin has more than 25 years of legal and business experience advising organizations whose success depends on intellectual property, technology, data, and trusted relationships. Before joining M3 USA, she founded Think Beyond IP, where she advised experts and organizations on intellectual property strategy, commercial agreements, and the legal and ethical use of artificial intelligence. She previously served as General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs at Artisan Entertainment and as Assistant General Counsel at Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group.

Erin earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School (1992) and her BBA from George Washington University.