April 15, 2026

8AM-5PM

New York, NY

Off the Record

Off the Record

Off the Record

by SolutionExec

100+ Solution Executives. 



One day of high-caliber, peer-level exchange.


Applications are now closed.

*VP+ Operators Only | Hand-Vetted Attendees | Complimentary for Accepted Applicants*

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What Off the Record Is

SeniorSolutionsleadersaremanagingrealorganizationalcomplexityatscale.Themandatesareexpanding,thestructuresareshifting,theteamsaregrowing.Andyetfewhavepeerswhohaveactuallysatinthesameseat.
Mostcommunitiesaren'tbuiltforthislevel.Mostconversationsdon'tgethere.
SolutionExecwasbuiltforthatgap.AndOfftheRecordiswherethatcomestolifeinperson.Oneday,100+VP+Solutionsleaders,workingthroughwhat'sactuallyshiftingacrosstheprofession,what'satstakefortheleadersnavigatingit,andwhatyourpeersaredoingaboutit.
SeniorSolutionsleadersaremanagingrealorganizationalcomplexityatscale.Themandatesareexpanding,thestructuresareshifting,theteamsaregrowing.Andyetfewhavepeerswhohaveactuallysatinthesameseat.
Mostcommunitiesaren'tbuiltforthislevel.Mostconversationsdon'tgethere.
SolutionExecwasbuiltforthatgap.AndOfftheRecordiswherethatcomestolifeinperson.Oneday,100+VP+Solutionsleaders,workingthroughwhat'sactuallyshiftingacrosstheprofession,what'satstakefortheleadersnavigatingit,andwhatyourpeersaredoingaboutit.

The Format

The Format

The Format

Two topics anchor the day: what's actually changing across the profession, and how leaders are responding to it. Each one moves through the same arc: inhale, exhale, reset. The conversations compound. Nothing repeats.

Two topics anchor the day: what's actually changing across the profession, and how leaders are responding to it. Each one moves through the same arc: inhale, exhale, reset. The conversations compound. Nothing repeats.

Inhale

Keynote or Case Study

Keynote or Case Study

An operator walks through what's actually happening in their org: the decisions made, the tradeoffs navigated, the outcomes. Real context from someone who's been in the seat. This sets the table for everything that follows.

An operator walks through what's actually happening in their org: the decisions made, the tradeoffs navigated, the outcomes. Real context from someone who's been in the seat. This sets the table for everything that follows.

Exhale

Small Group Roundtables

Small Group Roundtables

The room breaks into small groups to work through the topic from your own vantage point. Facilitated, not scripted. You bring the experience. The group brings the perspective. This is where the real work happens.

The room breaks into small groups to work through the topic from your own vantage point. Facilitated, not scripted. You bring the experience. The group brings the perspective. This is where the real work happens.

RESET

Full Room Synthesis

Full Room Synthesis

Everyone reconvenes. What landed, what shifted, what you're taking back. The room closes each half together so nothing stays siloed.

Everyone reconvenes. What landed, what shifted, what you're taking back. The room closes each half together so nothing stays siloed.

The Standard In This Room

Peer Level

Everyone here is operating at the same level. Same scope, same unsolved problems, same conversations with the CRO and exec team.

No Noise

No vendor presentations. No sales agendas. Every attendee is vetted. Every seat is earned.

Off the Record

Chatham House rules. The insights travel. The specifics stay in the room.

All so you can finally have the conversation that only happens in a room like this.

The Standard In This Room

Peer Level

Everyone here is operating at the same level. Same scope, same unsolved problems, same conversations with the CRO and exec team.

No Noise

No vendor presentations. No sales agendas. Every attendee is vetted. Every seat is earned.

Off the Record

Chatham House rules. The insights travel. The specifics stay in the room.

All so you can finally have the conversation that only happens in a room like this.

The Standard In This Room

Peer Level

Everyone here is operating at the same level. Same scope, same unsolved problems, same conversations with the CRO and exec team.

No Noise

No vendor presentations. No sales agendas. Every attendee is vetted. Every seat is earned.

Off the Record

Chatham House rules. The insights travel. The specifics stay in the room.

All so you can finally have the conversation that only happens in a room like this.

Meet Our Speakers

Jeff Margolese

SVP of Global Solution Consulting at ServiceNow; Strategic Advisor at SolutionExec

James Kaikis

Co-founder at SolutionExec

David Maloof

Managing Director, Executive Programming and Advisory at SolutionExec

Lexi Bohonnon

Chief Revenue Officer at Roam

Joe Horsey

Senior Vice President, Global Solution Consulting at Anaplan

Dan O'Brien

Chief Solutions Officer at Presidio

Hannah Bloking

Head of Applied AI Acceleration Solutions Architecture at AWS

Iftach Bashan

WW Applied AI Solutions Architecture Leader at AWS

Global Vice President, Solutions Engineering at Dynatrace

Explore the Agenda

Tuesday – April 14, 2026

Wednesday – April 15, 2026

Meeting The Moment

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Arrival & Executive Breakfast

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Opening Remarks

09:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Keynote
The Modern Solutions Mandate

A grounded look at how the Solutions function is being redefined and what that means for how you lead.

James Kaikis

Jeff Margolese

David Maloof

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Panel

Leaders Living The Modern Solutions Mandate

Operators share how the expanding mandate is showing up in their orgs right now, from org design to C-suite dynamics

David Maloof

Dan OBrien

Philippe Deblois

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Roundtables
The Mandate in Practice

Discussion with your peers on how your mandate is changing. What's resonating, what's missing, and how it's playing out in your org.

Designing The Future

11:30 PM - 12:00 PM

Networking and Flex Time

We know work doesn't stop. Use this time to catch up, take a call, or connect.

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Lunch

01:15 PM - 01:35 PM

Case Study

Designing the Next-Gen Solutions Org

Walk through a recent reorg, what broke, what was built, and what the new structure is designed to do. 

Joe Horsey

01:40 PM - 02:00 PM

Case Study

Adapting Your Motion to a Changing Buyer

How one team rewired their discovery, demos, and POVs when the old buying motion stopped working.

Hannah Bloking

Iftach Bashan

02:00 PM - 02:45 PM

Roundtables

Translating the Shift

Your org is shifting. Your buyer is shifting. A peer exchange on how you're navigating both.

The Executive Lens

02:45 PM - 03:05 PM

Break

03:05 PM - 03:50 PM

Fireside Chat

From the Seat to the Suite

A candid conversation about the career move from Solutions leadership into the CRO seat. What actually changes, and how to be ready for it.

Jeff Margolese

Lexi Bohonnon

03:50 PM - 04:30 PM

Closing Remarks

Where We Go From Here

What we heard, what it means, and where we go from here.

04:30 PM - 04:50 PM

Networking & Departures

Your chance to finish the conversations worth continuing.

April 14, 2026

April 15, 2026

Meeting The Moment

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Arrival & Executive Breakfast

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Opening Remarks

09:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Keynote
The Modern Solutions Mandate

A grounded look at how the Solutions function is being redefined and what that means for how you lead.

James Kaikis

Jeff Margolese

David Maloof

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Panel

Leaders Living The Modern Solutions Mandate

Operators share how the expanding mandate is showing up in their orgs right now, from org design to C-suite dynamics

David Maloof

Dan OBrien

Philippe Deblois

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Roundtables
The Mandate in Practice

Discussion with your peers on how your mandate is changing. What's resonating, what's missing, and how it's playing out in your org.

Designing The Future

11:30 PM - 12:00 PM

Networking and Flex Time

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Lunch

01:15 PM - 01:35 PM

Case Study

Designing the Next-Gen Solutions Org

Walk through a recent reorg, what broke, what was built, and what the new structure is designed to do. 

Joe Horsey

01:40 PM - 02:00 PM

Case Study

Adapting Your Motion to a Changing Buyer

How one team rewired their discovery, demos, and POVs when the old buying motion stopped working.

Hannah Bloking

Iftach Bashan

02:00 PM - 02:45 PM

Roundtables

Translating the Shift

Your org is shifting. Your buyer is shifting. A peer exchange on how you're navigating both.

The Executive Lens

02:45 PM - 03:05 PM

Break

03:05 PM - 03:50 PM

Fireside Chat

From the Seat to the Suite

A candid conversation about the career move from Solutions leadership into the CRO seat. What actually changes, and how to be ready for it.

Jeff Margolese

Lexi Bohonnon

03:50 PM - 04:30 PM

Closing Remarks

Where We Go From Here

What we heard, what it means, and where we go from here.

04:30 PM - 04:50 PM

Networking & Departures

Your chance to finish the conversations worth continuing.

Tuesday – April 14, 2026

Wednesday – April 15, 2026

Meeting The Moment

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Arrival & Executive Breakfast

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Opening Remarks

09:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Keynote
The Modern Solutions Mandate

A grounded look at how the Solutions function is being redefined and what that means for how you lead.

James Kaikis

Jeff Margolese

David Maloof

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Panel

Leaders Living The Modern Solutions Mandate

Operators share how the expanding mandate is showing up in their orgs right now, from org design to C-suite dynamics

David Maloof

Dan OBrien

Philippe Deblois

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Roundtables
The Mandate in Practice

Discussion with your peers on how your mandate is changing. What's resonating, what's missing, and how it's playing out in your org.

Designing The Future

11:30 PM - 12:00 PM

Networking and Flex Time

We know work doesn't stop. Use this time to catch up, take a call, or connect.

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Lunch

01:15 PM - 01:35 PM

Case Study

Designing the Next-Gen Solutions Org

Walk through a recent reorg, what broke, what was built, and what the new structure is designed to do. 

Joe Horsey

01:40 PM - 02:00 PM

Case Study

Adapting Your Motion to a Changing Buyer

How one team rewired their discovery, demos, and POVs when the old buying motion stopped working.

Hannah Bloking

Iftach Bashan

02:00 PM - 02:45 PM

Roundtables

Translating the Shift

Your org is shifting. Your buyer is shifting. A peer exchange on how you're navigating both.

The Executive Lens

02:45 PM - 03:05 PM

Break

03:05 PM - 03:50 PM

Fireside Chat

From the Seat to the Suite

A candid conversation about the career move from Solutions leadership into the CRO seat. What actually changes, and how to be ready for it.

Jeff Margolese

Lexi Bohonnon

03:50 PM - 04:30 PM

Closing Remarks

Where We Go From Here

What we heard, what it means, and where we go from here.

04:30 PM - 04:50 PM

Networking & Departures

Your chance to finish the conversations worth continuing.

How This Works

How This Works

How This Works

Off the Record is invitation-only. We review for operator caliber and organizational fit. Every seat is allocated deliberately.

Steps:

  1. Apply

  1. We review your application

  1. Accepted applicants are notified starting March 13, 2026


Applications are now closed.

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Austin, Texas 78702

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