AI Impact Forum 2026 · Nov 12–14 · 1–4 PM CT
Three afternoons.
One plan for 2027.
The next 24 months will break a lot of businesses. We can show you how not to be one of them.
Live online in the Pure Expertz member portal: watch from anywhere, on a laptop, tablet or phone. Every recording included.
AI Impact Forum 2026 · 1–4 PM CT
Online, November 12–14 · Watch from anywhere
Your seat is free when you send one question: your personal portal link arrives by email before Nov 12. Every day: keynotes, then a 3–4 PM panel. Friday keynote, 2–3 PM CT: Dr. John D. Byrnes and the Center for Aggression Management.
The Forum in 7 slides
The tools are easy. The gap is people.
Click through the short version of what we cover: why the next 24 months matter, how people stay in charge, where to start, and what the three afternoons look like.
Slide 1 of 7 · tap the arrows or swipe
Who leads each day
Three afternoons, three leads.
Day 1 · Thu Nov 12 · 1–4 PM CT
Business & Real Estate
Led by Andy Babala, CPP, Pure Expertz, a marketing and automation agency. Opening at 1 PM (45 minutes, then Q&A on your toughest questions), then 20-minute keynotes by Robb Hill and Dr. Martha Razo, Host, Xcelerator Business Summit, a 15–20 minute showcase by Sal Walaszek · Salway Group: tracking & logistics on the trusted service provider network, and a 3 PM panel discussion.
2–3 PM CT hour: a 20-minute keynote by Robb Hill, President, R Hill Enterprises, Inc.
Responsibility at the center: running a business when AI does more of the work.
He also joins the 3 PM panel.
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On the 3 PM panel: Marta Aksnowicz, Financial Professional, World Financial Group, on bringing more value to real estate agents and property owners.
World Financial Group Insurance Agency, LLC, offers insurance products. Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. (TFA), Member FINRA, SIPC, MSRB and Registered Investment Advisor, offers securities and Investment Advisory Services. WFGIA and TFA are affiliated companies.
Day 2 · Fri Nov 13 · 1–4 PM CT
People, Behaviors & Mindset · Health, Caregiving & Prevention
1 PM: Andy Babala opens the afternoon, then a keynote by Mike Van Chau
Keeping kids safe: awareness and resources for schools and communities.
Entrepreneur and human-trafficking prevention consultant (USIDHR) with 20+ years in space and digital transformation, including NASA. His call to action: awareness training for children on human rights and human trafficking, with resources people can bring into schools and communities. He also joins the 3 PM panel.
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Keynote, 2–3 PM CT: Dr. John D. Byrnes, Founder, Center for Aggression Management. One hour for HR leaders, first responders, city and village staff and families, open to everyone from Chicago, Illinois and any state. Then a 3–4 PM panel discussion.
Education, not legal or medical advice.
Day 3 · Sat Nov 14 · 1–4 PM CT
Power
At 1 PM: Andy Babala, then energy at home and at work with Fabiola Carrasco (invited). At 2 PM: Tom Gersic, Founder and CEO · YouEx.ai: live demo (or recorded demos). Then a 3 PM panel on the systems that keep a home and a business running.
More speakers are announced as they confirm.
Three afternoons
Who leads, who learns, and your way in.
Each afternoon has one lane and one lead. Come for the day that fits your work, or all three: one seat covers everything, plus the recordings.
Day 1 · Thu Nov 12 · 1–4 PM CT
Business & Real Estate
Who leads
- 1:00Andy Babala, CPP · opening, 45 minutes, then Q&A on your toughest questions
- 2:00Keynotes, 20 minutes each: Robb Hill, President, R Hill Enterprises, Inc., and Dr. Martha Razo, Host, Xcelerator Business Summit, then a 15–20 minute showcase: Sal Walaszek · Salway Group: tracking & logistics on the trusted service provider network
- 3:00Panel discussion: business and real estate, what works now
Who learns
- Owners of small businesses, 1–50 people
- Real estate agents, brokers and teams (agents attend as students)
- Investors, landlords and builders, on operations, not deals
- Consultants, coaches and networking-group leaders
Sponsor
Sponsor this afternoon →Day 2 · Fri Nov 13 · 1–4 PM CT
People, Behaviors & Mindset · Health, Caregiving & Prevention
Who leads
- 1:00Andy Babala, CPP · the people who notice first, then a keynote by Mike Van Chau
- 2:00KEYNOTE, 2–3 PM · Dr. John D. Byrnes, Founder, Center for Aggression Management (one hour)
- 3:00Panel discussion: HR leaders and professionals on prevention that works now
Who learns
- HR leaders, managers and supervisors
- First responders, city and village staff
- Home-care, wellness, PT and OT providers
- Families caring for someone at home
Where village and police-department work can shift to education and prevention.
Sponsor
Sponsor this afternoon →Day 3 · Sat Nov 14 · 1–4 PM CT
Power
Who leads
- 1:00Andy Babala, CPP · how a cohort is created, then energy with Fabiola Carrasco (invited)
- 2:00Tom Gersic, Founder and CEO · YouEx.ai: live demo (or recorded demos)
- 3:00Panel discussion: the systems that keep a home and a business running
Who learns
- Owners who want systems that run without them
- IT, managed-service and technology providers
- Homeowners curious about energy and a smarter home
- Anyone building a practice: trainers, advisors, makers
Sponsor
Sponsor this afternoon →Doors in · pick the one that fits
Education, not legal, financial or medical advice. No income or results are promised. For real estate, mortgage, title, insurance and other settlement-service professionals: membership is education, tools and community. No referrals, leads or introductions are given in exchange for the fee.
Free one-page tools · one per afternoon
Start before the Forum. Finish it with us live.
Each page is something you can fill in this week. Bring it to the afternoon it belongs to, or to free office hours. Serve homeowners or businesses? Each one also shows how to join Generation One, the first 150 Trusted Service Providers in the Block by Block AI Safety and Security Alliance.
Day 1 · Thu Nov 12 · Run the business
Your one-page AI operating plan
Three recurring tasks AI can draft, who approves each one, your guardrails and a 30-day start.
Day 2 · Fri Nov 13 · Protect the people
Prevention & family-resilience checklist
Habits that prevent harm at work and at home: the pause rule, the call-back rule, the family word and more.
Day 3 · Sat Nov 14 · Build the systems
The community blueprint
Purpose, rhythm, roles and the simple system behind a community that keeps meeting, plus the first 30 days.
We use your details to send the page and reply to you. Education only: not legal, tax, financial, medical or mental-health advice.
Ways to take part
Workshops, events, and the Forum from anywhere.
Every week
Live workshops
Hands-on sessions in the member portal through December 31: marketing and sales, operations, and the systems that hold them together.
See the workshops →Events & virtual events
Learn to host your own
The Forum, Thursday office hours and member events, and how to run a virtual event of your own on the same platform, step by step.
Start at office hours →Laptop, tablet or phone
Watch from anywhere
The Forum runs live online, so you can join from home, from work or on the road. Every session is recorded, so you can catch up anytime.
Choose your seat →Education only
Learn to plan incentive trips
How companies reward a team with travel: goals, budgets, timing and what to ask a licensed travel professional. We teach the planning; we don’t sell travel.
How we teach it →Want your team in one room? Hosting is optional: see how hosting a room works →
Photos: a restaurant room photographed by Andy Babala; Chicago, beach and sunrise photos from Unsplash (Gary Meulemans, Adam Juman, Sean Oulashin).
After the Forum: the AI Leadership Cohort. 6 to 15 leaders, 90 days, first one targeted for Tue Nov 17. Join the interest list →
The weekly rhythm · from the week of Nov 2
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 1–4 PM CT: our core program hours.
- Tuesday: Business and real estate strategies
- Wednesday: Caregiving, prevention and technology. AI Family Resilience: Wednesdays, 3 PM CT (a 4-week track).
- Thursday: We do the work: build, fix and set up, together.
- 2–3 PM: practice workshops in the member portal for seat and token holders.
- Free office hours on Zoom: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1 PM CT.
New here? Start at free office hours. Register once and Zoom sends your link. Register free →
Day by day · Central Time
Come for one afternoon or all three.
One seat covers all three days, plus every recording.
Day 1 · Thu Nov 12
Business & Real Estate
- 1:00Opening: Smart Systems, Strong Humans · Andy Babala, 45 minutes, then Q&A on your toughest questions
- 2:00Keynotes, 20 minutes each · Robb Hill, President, R Hill Enterprises, Inc., and Dr. Martha Razo, Host, Xcelerator Business Summit. Then a 15–20 minute showcase · Sal Walaszek · Salway Group: tracking & logistics on the trusted service provider network
- 3:00Panel discussion: working professionals in business and real estate on their path and what works now
Day 2 · Fri Nov 13
People, Behaviors & Mindset · Health, Caregiving & Prevention
- 1:00The people who notice first · Andy Babala, then a keynote by Mike Van Chau
- 2:00KEYNOTE, 2–3 PM · Dr. John D. Byrnes, Founder, Center for Aggression Management. One hour, open to everyone: Chicago, Illinois and any state
- 3:00Panel discussion: HR leaders and working professionals on prevention that works now
- 6:30VIP evening conversation
Day 3 · Sat Nov 14
Power
- 1:00How a cohort is created, and what people get · Andy Babala, then energy at home and at work with Fabiola Carrasco (invited)
- 2:00Tom Gersic, Founder and CEO · YouEx.ai: live demo (or recorded demos)
- 3:00Panel discussion: owners and pros on the systems that keep a home and a business running
- 6:30VIP evening conversation
Day 2 · Fri Nov 13 · 1–4 PM CT · Keynote 2–3 PM CT
For HR, security management and boardroom leaders
3 packed hours on violence, bullying and crime prevention, and what prevention saves an organization.
The keynote: one hour with Dr. John D. Byrnes and the Center for Aggression Management, 2–3 PM CT, then a 3–4 PM panel of HR leaders and working professionals. Open to everyone, from Chicago, Illinois and any state.
Program preview: speakers are announced as they confirm, and sessions may change. A name marked (invited) has not confirmed yet. Education, not legal or medical advice.
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Send one question · Day 1, Day 2 or Day 3
- ⬡Three live afternoons, Nov 12–14, 1–4 PM CT, online in the member portal
- ⬡Your personal portal link by email before Nov 12
- ⬡Your question goes to the speakers' session preparation
⭐ VIP
$297
One time · the Forum, plus the evenings and your own room
- ★Everything in the free Forum seat
- ★Two VIP evening conversations with Andy and guests · Fri Nov 13 + Sat Nov 14, 6:30–7:30 PM CT
- ★The VIP booklet + your customized blueprints (90-day AI plan · family operations plan · prevention habits for your team)
- ★Your watch-party host seat · guests attend free · Tech Check for hosts: Thu Nov 5, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM CT, in the member portal
- ★Replays of sessions recorded with speaker consent, plus daily recaps, through December 31, 2026
- ★Priority for your questions in the live Q&A
The free seat asks for your first name, email and one question; your portal link arrives by email before Nov 12. The paid seats ask for your first name and email first, so your portal link reaches you, then open secure checkout by Square: one-time tickets for the AI Impact Forum, November 12–14, 2026. Not recurring. Full refund on request before the Forum. No certificate is awarded. Sold by Pure Expertz™, LLC. Not ready? Come to free office hours first: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1 PM CT, on Zoom.
Watch from anywhere
Your laptop, your phone, your office.
The Forum runs live online in the member portal, so you can join from home, from work or on the road, and every session is recorded. Want your team in one room? That's optional: guests attend free, and the VIP seat includes a host seat.
Bring your network
Real estate, networking groups, leaders.
Get a personal link, ready graphics and copy for LinkedIn, Facebook and email, or apply to speak on a panel.
Get your share kit →Who this is for
Built for people done dabbling.
Small Business Owners
1–50 employees. You need AI to work without breaking your team, your compliance, or your brand.
Real Estate Professionals
Agents, brokers and teams attend as students. AI is reshaping how deals are found, presented, and closed.
Security & Risk Professionals
CPP, PSP, CISSP holders evaluating how AI changes the threat landscape and governance.
Healthcare, Caregiving & Wellness
Families, care teams and practices: practical tools, with education, not medical advice.
Consultants & Coaches
Your credibility depends on staying current. The Forum gives you frameworks to deliver.
Leaders in Organizations
HR, associations, nonprofits, civic and faith groups: three practical afternoons for your people.
Your host
Andy Babala — Pure Expertz™
CPP · consultant · Pure Expertz, a marketing and automation agency
Andy Babala, CPP, has more than 20 years in security leadership, from the Motorola account to corporate security and safety, and earlier EHS and quality roles in manufacturing. Today his practice helps owners, leaders and families put AI to work with clear guardrails, simple policies and training people trust.
The Forum is the flagship event: implementation-focused, built for owners who are done with webinars.
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