The Agentic Enterprise
What happens when AI stops answering questions and starts doing the work. Autonomous agents, real ROI patterns, and the guardrails that keep them accountable — the playbook behind 78,000+ hours a year returned to the business.
Keynote Speaker · AI Strategy · Cybersecurity
Chris LaCour
Technology executive and keynote speaker helping organizations turn agentic AI, trusted data, and modern security into measurable results.
CIO, RSi · Former CTO, Academy Bank & Armed Forces Bank · MBA · MASc · ITIL® · Agentic AI Expert
- 30+ years in technology leadership
- 78K+ hours a year returned through AI automation
- Founder, Put Data First Conference
“Data first. People always. AI with guardrails.”
30+
Years leading enterprise IT
78K+
Hours a year returned via AI automation
25
Keynote programs developed
About
An operator's voice on the AI stage
Chris LaCour is a technology executive leader, inspirational speaker, and passionate team builder with more than three decades at the front lines of enterprise IT — leading strategy, security, infrastructure, and cloud for banking and enterprise organizations. Today he serves as Chief Information Officer at RSi, after leading technology as CTO of Academy Bank and Armed Forces Bank.
Chris speaks on agentic AI, private LLMs, AI governance, cybersecurity, and the data quality that makes all of it work. His keynotes blend operator credibility — including AI automation that returns 78,000+ hours a year to the business — with stories that leave audiences ready to act the next morning.
Signature Talks
Keynotes that leave audiences ready to act
A sample from 25 developed keynote programs — custom program creation available for your event.
Private LLMs & AI Governance
Bring AI inside your walls without handing over your data. Deployment models, compliance, and a governance framework executives can actually defend to their boards.
AI & Cybersecurity: The New Frontier
AI's breakthrough moment created a brand-new attack surface. What leaders must understand about securing AI — and how to use AI to secure everything else.
Put Data First
Messy, unstructured data quietly kills AI initiatives before they start. The keynote that launched a conference: how to make data quality your competitive edge.
The CIO's Seat at the AI Table
From experimentation to execution: how technology leaders guide AI adoption, culture, and trust across the enterprise — without becoming the department of “no.”
Need something tailored?
Custom program creation available — Chris builds a keynote around your industry, audience, and event theme, drawing on 25 developed programs.
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Where to find Chris
Next up
TSPN AI Innovation Summit
Chris joins twelve keynote speakers at The SolutionPeople Network's virtual AI Innovation Summit for a deep dive into AI innovation that actually ships.
Recent appearances
- CIO Roundtable — Panelist
- AI Innovation Summit — Speaker
- Missouri Digital Government Summit — Speaker
- Put Data First Conference — Founder & host
- “Micro Briefing” with Gary Berman — AI & cybersecurity conversation
Contact
Bring Chris to your stage
Tell him about your event — audience, goals, dates. Calendly is the fastest way to lock a time; email works just as well.