Executive dinner In person

Sovos Always On: Atlanta

Compliance Conversations & Culinary Artistry.

Wednesday 4 November 2026
4pm to 9pm EST
Atlanta, Georgia

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About the session

About this session

Join Sovos for an exclusive experience at Bar Blanc, where tax and finance leaders come together for forward-thinking compliance conversations and culinary artistry.

Get an honest, real-world assessment of what's actually working and what's not as businesses adapt to an AI-driven compliance landscape. Swap notes with peers navigating the same pressures as you and walk away with ideas and strategies you can implement immediately.

Then as the evening transforms. We’ll be joined by acclaimed Atlanta chef and restaurateur, Ford Fry, best known for his many restaurants across Atlanta including The Optimist. This James Beard nominated chef will do a live cooking demonstration followed by a chef-curated multicourse dinner with wine pairings.

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What you will take away

Wendy Walker on what the IRS is actually doing. As VP of Regulatory Affairs and a longtime member of the IRS's monthly IRIS working group, Wendy brings a level of regulatory insight that goes far beyond what's publicly available, hear directly from someone in the room where these decisions are made.
Global e-invoicing is accelerating, and most organizations aren't ready. The rollout of mandates across the EU, Latin America, and beyond is moving faster than most compliance teams anticipated. This session gives you the context you need to know where your exposure is and how to get ahead of it.
Steve Sprague on the strategic case for compliance transformation. As Chief Strategy Officer, Steve brings the long view, how the compliance function is evolving, what agentic AI actually changes, and why the organizations investing now will have a structural advantage within 24 months.
The fireside chat is the session people remember most. An unfiltered conversation with a tax leader actively navigating AI adoption inside their function, what they're actually doing, where their processes are breaking down, and what the path forward looks like in practice.
An evening you won't find anywhere else. James Beard-nominated chef Ford Fry brings his culinary artistry to Bar Blanc for a live cooking demonstration and chef-curated multicourse dinner, a rare and memorable way to close out a night of sharp, peer-level conversation.

Speakers

Who you will hear from

Steve Sprague

Chief Strategy Officer, Sovos

Senior commercial leader with extensive experience in revenue growth, P&L management, corporate strategy, M&A, product strategy and go-to-market operations. Proven track record of driving business transformation, including 300% ARR growth through subscription and pricing strategy. Experienced in leading global teams and operations across North America, LATAM and EMEA.

Ford Fry

Acclaimed chef and restaurateur

Chef Ford Fry is a Texas-born chef and restaurateur and founder of Ford Fry Restaurants. With a career spanning fine dining, hospitality and restaurant development, Fry has built a celebrated portfolio of restaurants across the US. His culinary philosophy combines regional ingredients, classical techniques and a commitment to creating memorable, approachable dining experiences.

Wendy Walker

VP of Regulatory Affairs, Sovos

Wendy Walker is Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Sovos, with more than 15 years of experience in tax operations, compliance and information reporting. She has extensive experience working directly with the IRS and has served as Chair of the Information Reporting Subgroup of the IRS Advisory Council (IRSAC).

Agenda

How the session runs

4:00 pmArrive at Bar Blanc in Atlanta and connect with fellow tax and finance leaders over drinks before the evening begin

4:30 pmThe State of Tax: What's Changed, What's NextThree shifts. Real deadlines. Real exposure. From the IRS FIRE-to-IRIS transition, to expanding sales and use tax enforcement, to the accelerating rollout of global e-invoicing mandates, this session breaks down what's changing and what it demands of your business now.

5:00 pmTax Compliance at a Turning Point: AI, Innovation & What's Actually Possible86% of tax and finance leaders rank AI as their top priority, yet only 20% feel confident in their ability to adopt it today. In this session, Sovos shares its vision for how agentic AI is moving beyond the hype to actually orchestrate complex, fragmented tax processes, and what that means for the future of the compliance function.

5:30 pmInside Tax Transformation: Customer Fireside ChatA candid conversation with a tax leader on the front lines of AI adoption, how they think about data access, where their existing processes are breaking down, and what they're actually doing with AI inside their tax function today. |

6:00 pmLive Cooking Demonstration with Ford FryThe evening shifts to culinary artistry as Ford Fry takes the stage at Bar Blanc. Watch as he walks through his techniques, shares the stories behind his dishes, and brings the kitchen to life in a way only an elite chef can. This is an intimate, interactive experience unlike any dinner you've attended before

6:30 pmMulticourse Dinner & Wine PairingsSit down to a chef-curated multicourse dinner with wine pairings, surrounded by fellow tax and finance leaders in one of Atlanta’s most intimate culinary settings

Where

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Bar Blanc

Atlanta, GA

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