AI Vanguard Collective 2026 Q2 Event - Burning tokens: how to drive productivity gains without runaway costs?

Burning tokens: how to drive productivity gains without runaway costs? AI Vanguard Collective is hosting an invitation-only gathering (with food & drinks provided) of founders, builders, operators, and early-stage investors shaping real-world AI systems, for high-signal discussions to help you cut through the noise and focus on what’s real and actionable. Agenda: 5:30-6:30PM: Check-in + networking 6:30-7:30PM: Panel discussion - Burning Tokens, Chasing Productivity: What’s Actually Working? As companies of all sizes encourage and even push employees to adopt AI tools and agents, usage and cost can grow quickly. However substantial productivity gains remain elusive in most organizations, despite breathless claims of 10x or even 100x gains. Measuring productivity is notoriously hard in the first place, especially in the software field, where activity and output volume are poor proxies for real productivity and business value. This panel explores where AI is actually moving the needle within organizations delivering software, how teams distinguish real productivity gains from activity…