Norwest Kinetic is built to keep portfolio leaders at the forefront of what’s possible.

Turn AI ambition into value.

Through practitioner-led workshops, intensive bootcamps, and an ongoing peer community, Kinetic brings together the CPOs, CTOs, and AI leaders driving Product, AI, and Technology decisions across the Norwest portfolio. Sessions are led by operators building solutions today and designed around actionable takeaways to help leaders move faster and build smarter.

Categories


  • Security
  • Data
  • Business Applications
  • Platform Engineering
  • AI
  • IT/Enterprise Infrastructure

Seniority


  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Chief Information and Security Officer
  • Chief Data Officer
  • General Manager
  • Senior Vice President
  • Chief Digital Officer
  • Chief Transformation Officer

How Kinetic works

Benchmarking & Assessment

Surface portfolio-wide priorities and measure progress over time.

Lunch & Learns

Focused peer sessions led by practitioners and built for immediate application.

Venture Capital Behind the Scenes

Gain insider knowledge on venture capital: fund management, diligence, portfolio strategies, and liquidity.

Bootcamps

Immersive, hands-on learning designed around real-world challenges.

Peer Community

An ongoing network of CPOs, CTOs, and AI leaders sharing ideas, resources, and lessons learned.

Events

VIP access to industry events, Norwest receptions, and private speaker dinners at top conferences worldwide.

Applied AI that moves the business.

Enterprise Adoption
& Readiness

Build the frameworks, guardrails, and leadership practices needed to scale AI across the organization.

Embedded AI
& Agents

Design products and workflows for a world where software increasingly takes action.

AI-Native
Software Delivery

Rethink how software is built, shipped, and optimized with AI at the core.

Physical
AI

Turn AI into measurable impact across physical operations and environments.

AI
Disruption

Understand how AI is reshaping your competitive landscape, operating model, and long-term strategy.

Led by operators.
Built for operators.

The biggest barrier to AI-driven growth isn’t access to tools — it’s knowing how to lead through the transformation. Leaders knowing how to turn new capabilities into practical change across products, teams, and operations.

Ken leads Norwest Kinetic, bringing together portfolio leaders and experienced practitioners to tackle the Product, AI, and Technology challenges companies are navigating now. Through Kinetic, he connects leaders with peers, practical expertise, and ideas they can put to work inside their organizations.

Principal & Operating Executive – Product, AI & Technology


From the Kinetic Community.

Notable Connections:

  • 3 LlamaIndex connections: JP Morgan, Morningstar, and
    Head of AI at BofA
  • Intro’d CIO of Northeast Grocery to: Squid (POC), Wiliot, Third Wave, Obsidian, and Nimble

NOC EVENTS:

Feb 3

LAUNCH DATE

45

CURRENT MEMBER COUNT

3

LlamaIndex connections

NOC Includes Leaders From

Learn from practitioners
who have built through it.

Kinetic sessions are led by practitioners building and deploying solutions today, bringing real-world perspective to the challenges portfolio leaders are navigating now.

Senior Advisor, Technology, Product & AI


Senior Advisor, CIO


Senior Advisor, Product, AI & Technology


Senior Advisor, Product, AI & Technology


Senior Advisor, AI & Technology


Senior Advisor, AI & Engineering


Senior Advisor, Product Strategy


Senior Advisor, AI & Technology


Senior Advisor, AI & Product


Senior Advisor, Product


Principal, Co-Head of Talent & Network Development

Principal, Head of Debt Capital Markets, Growth Equity

Data

Principal, Co-Head of Talent & Network Development

Principal, Head of Debt Capital Markets, Growth Equity

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