# AIE Welcome from GM, Lia McBride — Lia McBride — session 2026-10-13T12:55:00.000Z → 2026-10-13T12:56:00.000Z

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Good morning, and welcome to AI Engineer New York twenty twenty six. We're thrilled to have you with us as we kick off an event of big ideas, sharp perspectives, and plenty of signal cutting through the noise. To officially open the event for us this morning, please welcome to the stage AI engineers general manager, Leah McBride. Hi. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to New York.

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# AI Engineer
## NEW YORK
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