DEPT® & Friends NYC: AI Transformation in 2025

Despite the huge potential AI offers, executives in boardrooms across the globe still talk about AI as just a tool for saving money or churning out content faster. That mindset only addresses 10% of AI’s potential. The other 90% lies in AI’s ability to reimagine how businesses operate, make decisions and interact with customers. 

Join DEPT® for this exclusive dinner to explore how your organization can move faster and capitalize on a pivotal year ahead in the evolution of AI.

The event will feature a special guest speaker Jenny Nicholson, Founder at Queen of Swords. Jenny spent her childhood in the woods of Tennessee with no running water and no electricity. What her upbringing lacked in television or convenient showers, it made up in opportunities to develop her imagination.

With no formal education in advertising, she’s worked her way from proofreader to Executive Creative Director. From award-winning games to custom GPTs to social-first campaigns, her work always leads with a big idea, though you can never quite predict how she’ll bring it to life. She’s gotten props from Cannes, D&AD, The One Show, the Clios, FWA, and the Webby Awards. She’ll talk about what AI can teach us about being human, why you should look at it with curiosity more than fear, and how to make every customer touchpoint a brand-building opportunity.

And we’ll have Marc Murphy, celebrity chef and TV personality frequently seen on the Food Network’s Chopped, on hand doing live demonstrations from the open kitchen. 

You’ll leave with the knowledge you need to act fast, capitalize on a pivotal year in the evolution of AI, and lead the charge in an ever-evolving world. 

Join us!