{"id":11609,"date":"2026-07-14T11:35:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/?p=11609"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T14:43:58","slug":"bluelinx-cio-praveen-gautam-to-headline-atlanta-ai-forum-with-inside-look-at-distributors-ai-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/2026\/07\/bluelinx-cio-praveen-gautam-to-headline-atlanta-ai-forum-with-inside-look-at-distributors-ai-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"BlueLinx CIO Praveen Gautam to Headline Atlanta AI Forum with Inside Look at Distributor&#8217;s AI Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Why This Matters to Distributors:<\/em><\/strong><em> BlueLinx is among the industry&#8217;s most aggressive adopters of enterprise AI. Gautam&#8217;s keynote will provide distributors with a firsthand look at the technology, data and organizational changes required to build an AI-ready business and move AI into production.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BlueLinx Corp. chief information officer Praveen Gautam will headline Distribution Strategy Group&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/ai-forum-atlanta\/\">Atlanta AI Forum on Aug. 12<\/a>, offering an inside look at how one of the nation&#8217;s largest building products distributors is reshaping its technology strategy around artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a keynote fireside chat titled <strong>&#8220;<\/strong>The CIO&#8217;s AI Playbook: What BlueLinx Learned Building an AI-Ready Distribution Operation<strong>,&#8221;<\/strong> Gautam will discuss the infrastructure, data strategy and technology investments underpinning the company&#8217;s AI transformation. He will share lessons learned since leading BlueLinx&#8217;s digital transformation, including what has worked, where the company encountered challenges and the areas where it continues to invest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session will focus on the practical steps required to prepare a distribution business for enterprise AI deployment, moving beyond pilot projects to operational implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Praveen-Gautam-1600px-Updated-6-30-25-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11613\" style=\"width:302px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Praveen-Gautam-1600px-Updated-6-30-25-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Praveen-Gautam-1600px-Updated-6-30-25-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Praveen-Gautam-1600px-Updated-6-30-25-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Praveen-Gautam-1600px-Updated-6-30-25-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Praveen-Gautam-1600px-Updated-6-30-25-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Praveen-Gautam-1600px-Updated-6-30-25-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Praveen-Gautam-1600px-Updated-6-30-25-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Praveen Gautam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program opens with a keynote by Jonathan Bein, co-founder of Distribution Strategy Group, who will provide an overview of AI adoption across the distribution industry and the technologies driving the next phase of digital transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later in the day, Distribution Strategy Group Chief Operating Officer Brian Hopkins will present <strong>&#8220;<\/strong>LLMs &amp; Agentic AI<strong>,&#8221;<\/strong> examining how distributors can apply large language models and autonomous AI agents to customer service, sales, and operational workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agenda also includes a panel discussion featuring distribution executives deploying AI within their organizations, along with solution sessions from Proton.ai, GAINSolutions and Navu focused on commercially available AI technologies for wholesale distributors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conference concludes with a networking reception following a day of presentations and discussions designed to help distribution executives accelerate AI adoption across their organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Do not miss any content from Distribution Strategy Group. 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