Alkemia
Alkemia Intelligence · SXSW + GTC 2026

Ten decisions AI
is demanding in the enterprise.

An executive briefing built on first-hand presence at SXSW 2026 and GTC 2026. Ten themes CIOs, CFOs, and CEOs need to act on in the next 90 days, each grounded in the speaker, the dataset, and the move that is still open.
Austin & San Jose · April 2026
What this report is

Together, SXSW and GTC showed that the operational answers for enterprise AI are arriving faster than most companies realized. This document consolidates the ten operational themes that separated signal from hype across both events. Each theme comes with data, business implication, and a 90-day action.

Alkemia is an independent advisory firm. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by SXSW, NVIDIA (organizer of GTC), or any third party referenced. The analysis reflects independent observation at the events.

The ten themes
  1. Cycle compression
  2. Token economics
  3. SaaS in transition
  4. Agents on the org chart
  5. Data sovereignty
  6. Governance
  7. Operating model
  8. Security
  9. Compute as differentiator
  10. Organizational mattering

Report content is currently published in Portuguese. The English edition is on the roadmap. After you submit the form, the link opens the Portuguese report. The form fields and confirmations are in English so the lead capture works in either language.

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