Ben McHone is a Staff Engineering Consultant at Source Allies, specializing in deploying agentic AI systems to production. He focuses on metric‑driven development and real‑world reliability, addressing the question: How do we know we can trust this technology? Ben is a DSPy contributor, LangChain Expert Program member, and Arize / Phoenix Ambassador.
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## Speaker: Ben McHone **Staff Engineering Consultant** at **Source Allies** — Urbandale, IA **Conference:** CIRAS AI Summit for Iowa — May 6, 2026 ### Bio Ben McHone is a Staff Engineering Consultant at Source Allies, specializing in deploying agentic AI systems to production. He focuses on metric‑driven development and real‑world reliability, addressing the question: How do we know we can trust this technology? Ben is a DSPy contributor, LangChain Expert Program member, and Arize / Phoenix Ambassador. ### Sessions at this conference - **Close the GenAI “Learning Gap”: Self‑Improving AI Without Fine‑Tuning** [AI Demo] (2:15 PM–3:00 PM) ### Suggested prompts - "Based on this speaker's background, what questions would be most valuable to ask them?" - "Help me draft a networking introduction for connecting with Ben McHone" - "What should I research about Source Allies before meeting this speaker?" - "Draft a follow-up LinkedIn message after meeting Ben McHone at the conference"