Dallas, Texas
Jan 29, 2026
5:00–8:00 PM
Indexnine Wine & Cheese Roundtable
AI for Engineering: Hard Lessons from the Frontline
Indexnine is hosting a Wine & Cheese roundtable in Dallas on Thursday, Jan 29, 2026, focused on AI for Engineering: Hard Lessons from the Frontline. Designed for CTOs, CIOs, and engineering leaders, the session will explore the real-world use of AI as organizations move beyond pilots and into production. Many leaders are asking what actually changes at scale, what holds up, what breaks, and how teams adapt in practice.
This roundtable will share practical lessons from sustained AI adoption, including why Spec-Driven Development becomes essential as AI enters production and how it enables greater predictability, quality, and control.The session will help participants identify where AI can create the most impact in their engineering organizations, along with practical frameworks to inform FY26–FY27 planning and investment decisions.
The session is an invite-only, closed-door, peer-level discussion with fellow Engineering Leaders from the Dallas region.
Key Takeaways
- Frontline lessons from deploying AI inside real engineering teams
- Where assumptions broke when AI met legacy systems and delivery pressure
- Why SDD (Spec-Driven Development) becomes essential for quality, governance, and velocity
- How to apply AI without destabilizing quality, predictability, or governance
- A decision lens engineering leaders can use to prioritize AI initiatives
- Inputs and support in shaping your business case for AI investments in engineering
Format
- Executive Roundtable (closed-door)
- Wine & Cheese
- Peer-level discussion with engineering leaders from the Dallas region
Registrations are now closed
Thank you for your interest in the roundtable.