Name
Building Resilience and AI Readiness at Scale
Date & Time
Monday, March 9, 2026, 4:00 PM - 4:55 PM
Description

How do you modernize the technical foundation of a 500+ unit brand without stopping the business? This firechat with Deena DePhilips, VP |  Head of Technology, Red Robin pulls back the curtain on the brand's enterprise transformation. Deena shares her personal journey from the front lines of restaurant openings to her role as Interim CIO, revealing how she balanced speed, cost, and risk to overhaul Red Robin’s core infrastructure. We will explore her "resilience first" philosophy and how establishing a robust AI governance framework is now paving the way for scalable, secure innovation across the organization.

Deena DePhilips