ChapsVision AI Summit 2025: Highlights, Insights & Why You Won’t Want to Miss the Next One

On November 4th, AI leaders, innovators, and customers gathered in New York City for the ChapsVision AI Summit 2025, formerly known as Inform, the long-running Sinequa customer conference that has now been reimagined and rebranded following ChapsVision’s acquisition. This year marked an exciting new chapter, introducing an expanded vision, new products, and a stronger focus on agentic AI and enterprise knowledge.

Held in a venue overlooking the city, the Summit brought together senior leaders across Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Legal, Private Equity, and Government for a full day of strategic insights, live demos, and candid conversations you simply don’t get at large public conferences. The atmosphere itself added to the experience, with skyline views, gourmet food, and live music that made conversations flow naturally throughout the day.

Across sessions and demos, speakers tackled the questions leaders are actually asking today:

• What is Agentic AI and how does it work in real enterprises?
• How do companies prepare their data foundations for AI systems?
• What are the real-world use cases that deliver measurable ROI?
• How do leading organizations scale beyond pilots?

The goal was simple: Cut through the noise and deliver clarity on what’s real, what works, and what’s next.

Key Themes From the 2025 Edition

1. Agentic AI Is Reshaping Enterprise Work

In their opening session, Raphaëlle d’Ornano, CEO and Founder of Decoding Discontinuity, and Jeff Evernham, Chief Product Officer Sinequa, ChapsVision, explored the growing shift from static AI assistants toward more capable, agentic systems. Their discussion helped ground the topic in practical terms, what enterprises can do today, what’s still emerging, and what foundational elements matter most.

Attendees walked away with a clear understanding of:

• Why agentic workflows represent a true discontinuity, not just incremental change
• What distinguishes simple AI assistants from true agents
• Why knowledge grounding, tool orchestration, and memory are essential for enterprise readiness

It wasn’t theory, this was a pragmatic look at where enterprises stand now and how quickly leaders are accelerating.

2. Enterprise Knowledge as the as the Backbone of AI

A recurring theme was the importance of knowledge grounding. Speakers highlighted how organizations are investing in knowledge indexing, semantic enrichment, and governance, not as abstract ideas, but as the infrastructure that makes AI reliable and domain-aware.

A message echoed throughout the day: AI only becomes transformative when it understands your business.

Speakers broke down how organizations are leveraging:

• Rich knowledge indexing
• Advanced RAG and semantic enrichment
• Granular governance and permissions
• Enterprise-grade security layers

For companies aiming to scale AI, unlocking internal knowledge remains the top priority.

3. Real Customer Perspectives

A standout moment came from Oliver Beard, Engineering Efficiency Project Manager, Cummins, whose session resonated with nearly everyone in the room. He shared an honest look at the “knowledge wall” many organizations hit and the steps his team took to break through it. His story offered a relatable view of what it takes to turn copilots and chatbots into trusted, enterprise-grade intelligence systems employees trust.

4. Live Demos That Connected Strategy to Practice

Throughout the day, ChapsVision experts demonstrated how agentic and knowledge-driven systems are already reshaping daily workflows across industries.

Highlights included:

• AI in Manufacturing: how engineering teams eliminate redundant parts and accelerate design using a unified “Part 360” view
• Financial & Legal Teams: Due diligence automation, multi-document reasoning, and RFP workflow acceleration
• Enterprise Translation: A first look at Systran v11 and multilingual AI workflows
• ArgonOS Sneak Peek: The upcoming data platform for high-stakes intelligence and decision-making

The demos were practical, tangible, and immediately sparked follow-up conversations during the breaks.

What Makes This Summit Different?

With an intentionally small, curated audience, the Summit created space for meaningful exchanges between customers, partners, and teams working through similar challenges. The informal conversations that happened over meals, during breaks, and at the reception were just as valuable as the formal sessions.

Looking ahead

The ChapsVision AI Summit 2025 underscored a powerful truth: the organizations reshaping the next decade of enterprise AI are the ones investing today in knowledge, agentic orchestration, and practical implementation.

The conversations, demos, and overall energy in the room highlighted a shared belief: the next wave of AI won’t be driven by hype, it will be led by leaders rethinking how intelligence flows across their business.

If this year’s Summit was any indication, the 2026 edition will be even bigger, with deeper insights, new announcements, and an expanding community of leaders driving meaningful impact with Agentic AI.

Don’t miss your chance to be in the room next year. We look forward to seeing this community continue to grow.