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Agentic workflows in aiRA

The person with the problem is now the person who can solve it.

Date
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Time
3:30 to 3:45 PM CT
Venue
Nashville, TN
Part of
Capillary Captivate 2026

Ryman Ballroom ABDE

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About the talk

On Day 2 of Captivate 2026 in Nashville, Harsh Deo and Jack Ready took the stage with one line of travel: from tasks to agentic workflows. It started with what loyalty teams are already building for themselves with aiRA, Capillary’s AI agent. It ended with where aiRA is headed next: running a whole job end to end, across your teams and systems, with your approvals built in.

It starts with apps

The first step is already here. With aiRA, teams describe what they want in the words they’d use with a colleague. No form, no spec, no ticket. What comes back is a working app or dashboard their team can open.

Between July 3 and September 20, 2026, teams built about 500 apps and dashboards, with around 270 shared and live. 59% were built by marketers, not developers.

Next: agentic workflows

An app is the small version of the idea. You still open it, and it does one thing the same way every time. Agentic workflows apply the same idea to work that doesn’t fit on a screen: one instruction, the whole sequence, with your approval inside it.

The day at Captivate

Wednesday 30 September · all times CDT (event local time)

TimeSessionRoom
8:00 – 8:45 AMBreakfastThe Cascades
8:45 – 9:00 AMSetting the stage for Day 2Ryman Ballroom ABDE
9:00 – 9:45 AMThe Balanced Loyalty Quotient Report, 2026: The Half You're MissingDon Smith (Capillary)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
9:45 – 10:30 AMPanel · Global Loyalty, Local Lessons: What Markets Can Learn from Each OtherWill Powers (The Cheesecake Factory), Eugene Macey (Simon-Kucher), Diego Higuera (Arcos Dorados / McDonald's) · Moderator: JP Lips (Capillary)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
10:30 – 10:45 AMCoffee Break & BLQ Report Handouts
10:45 – 11:00 AMSpin, Streak, Win: How Marketing Ships Loyalty Experiences in MinutesBalaji Vanjinathan & Bill Swift (Capillary)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
11:00 – 11:20 AMCustomer Showcase · Blain'sAly Blawat (Blain's Farm & Fleet)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
11:20 – 11:40 AMCustomer Showcase · HertzRyan Mitchell (Hertz)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
11:40 AM – 12:00 PMValueCraft: Crafting sustainable market valueBala Visalatha (HDS Global)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
12:00 – 1:00 PMLunch & NetworkingFoyer
1:00 – 1:15 PMProduct Intro · Rewards+Alan Zrado (Capillary)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
1:15 – 1:55 PMPanel · Beyond Points: Partnerships, Ecosystems & Rewards Customers Actually ValueKatie Dalton (Audience Rewards), Aaron Dauphinee (The Wise Marketer), Jacob Pullia (Shark Ninja) · Moderator: Dena Escobedo (Capillary)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
1:55 – 2:15 PMCustomer Showcase · ADACJoost Greve (ADAC)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
2:15 – 3:00 PMPanel: What Healthcare Can Teach Every Brand About Human BehaviorTamara Bruns (CalOptima Health), Bridget Harper (BCH Marketing & Design), Mel Slade · Moderator: Susan Miller (Capillary)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
3:00 – 3:15 PMLaunch of Empower+Susan Miller (Capillary)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
3:15 – 3:30 PMCoffee Break
3:30 – 3:45 PMAgentic workflows in aiRAThis sessionHarsh Deo & Jack Ready (Capillary)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
3:45 – 4:30 PMPanel · AI in Marketing: Separating What's Real vs. What's HypeDonald Baal (NASCAR), Ryan Mitchell (Hertz), Eric Pace (The Remade Agency), Sumit Kumar (Capillary) · Moderator: Siddhant Jain (Capillary)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
4:30 – 5:00 PMLoyalty as a Growth Catalyst: Showcasing Innovation Across Capillary ClientsDon Smith (Capillary)Ryman Ballroom ABDE
5:00 – 6:30 PMNetworking Happy Hour · Bandana & Bolo Tie Bar ExperienceRyman Ballroom ABDE
7:00 – 10:30 PMWhiskey River Saloon · Dinner, Drinks & Country MusicTransportation arrangedWhiskey River Saloon, Downtown Nashville

Speakers at Captivate 2026

  • Cooper ManningKeynote Speaker
  • Ryan MitchellSenior Director of Partnerships, Hertz
  • Donald BaalManaging Director, Product Marketing, NASCAR
  • Joost GreveManaging Director, Loyalty & Customer Engagement, ADAC SE

From the room.

At Capillary Captivate 2026, Nashville.

A fireside chat on the Captivate 2026 stage, between an aiRA banner and the Catalyzing Growth welcome banner
A speaker addressing the room from the Captivate stage
An attendee typing a question into aiRA on an iPad
Three attendees laughing at a table with tablets open
A panel discussion on stage beside an aiRA banner
A full room raising hands during a session at Captivate 2026
A small round-table session beside an aiRA banner
Attendees talking at the evening reception