Roundtable
AI for Operations: Reporting, Scheduling & Admin in Industrial Companies
A small-group conversation for CEOs, COOs and owners of industrial companies on using AI to cut the reporting and admin load on leadership.
- Date
- Thursday, November 19, 2026
- Time
- 12:00 to 12:45 PM ET
- Format
- Free · Zoom · 6 seats45 minutes
- Seats left
- 6 seats left
What we'll talk through
Weekly reporting
Turning the numbers and notes you already have into a clear weekly summary, in a fraction of the time.
Scheduling, coordination and email
Using AI to draft updates, keep track of follow-ups and cut down the back-and-forth.
What to try first
A few simple things to try in your first week that don't need IT, new software or a big rollout.
Questions we'll get into
The kind of questions people bring. Bring your own too.
- “Can AI write my weekly ops report from the numbers I already have?”
- “Can it help with meeting notes and follow-ups?”
- “Do I need IT involved to get started?”
- “Will it work with Excel and the files we already use?”
- “Where does it get things wrong?”
- “How do I get my plant or site managers on board?”
How the 45 minutes go
01
Intros
A quick round of who's here and what each person wants to get out of it.
02
Walkthrough
Pete talks through the topics above with real examples.
03
Your questions
Open conversation. Most of the time goes here.
Who it's for
CEOs, COOs and owners of manufacturing, distribution and construction companies.
- Capped at 6 people, so there's time for everyone's questions.
- No technical background needed.
- Nothing to prepare. Just bring your questions.
Your host

Pete Enestrom
Co-founder, Zaigo
Exited VC-backed founder, previously at Microsoft and Intel. Yale undergrad, Columbia MBA. Pete works 1-on-1 with executives on using AI in their own daily work.
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