Harnessing AI at Work and Home: What Actually Works (and Why So Much of It Doesn't)
Tuesday, September 29
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM (ET)
AI has moved from novelty to necessity, but most professionals are still using a fraction of what's possible — and most plans are still figuring out what "AI strategy" really means at their organization.
This session is for the executive who wants to skip the hype and see what AI actually looks like in the hands of a working operator. Dan Barker, Chief Revenue Officer at Fluent, runs his calendar, his analytics, his correspondence, his sales motion, his board prep — and a fair amount of his personal life — with AI as a daily co-worker. He'll walk through the workflows that have replaced full-time tasks, the prompts that compress four-hour analyses into four minutes, the home-life applications that keep the muscle memory sharp, and the places where AI still fails him.
Then he gets to the part that matters at the industry level: AI is only as good as the data underneath it. Train a model on the wrong data, or rely on a tool that claims to be AI-enabled but lacks the data foundation to back it up, and you're not solving the problem — you're scaling it. The plans pulling ahead are the ones getting the data foundation right first. The plans falling behind are the ones buying their way out.
You'll leave with practical workflows you can use Monday morning, a sharper read on where the industry actually sits, and a framework for separating real AI from AI theater inside your own four walls.
Dan Barker
Chief Revenue Officer at Fluent
Dan Barker is Chief Revenue Officer at Fluent, the data infrastructure platform helping drive AI transformation across the dental industry. Powered by more than 6.8 billion dental procedures and data from over 70 payer sources, Fluent enables dental payers, DSOs, and provider organizations to strengthen analytics, intelligence, and AI-driven decision-making. A seasoned revenue executive and early adopter of AI in commercial operations, Dan has spent his career building and scaling high-performing organizations while leveraging emerging technologies to improve business performance. His experience spans revenue operations, analytics, go-to-market strategy, and AI implementation, with a focus on delivering measurable business outcomes. Recognized as a thought leader in both dental technology and commercial strategy, Dan is a frequent speaker on the practical application of AI within payer, provider, and supplier organizations. He is known for helping organizations move beyond AI experimentation to real-world implementation that drives growth, efficiency, and operational excellence. Dan's leadership philosophy is guided by a simple principle: Carpe Omnia - seize everything.
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