Agenda
Agenda
Sunday, September 28
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
3rd Floor, Hynes Convention Center
Pre-Conference Registration & Partner Tables Set Up
Monday, September 29
7:30 AM
3rd Floor, Hynes Convention Center
Conference Registration, Partner Tables & Breakfast
General Sessions
9:00 AM
General Session Room
Welcome: Accelerate Your AI Transformation
Paul and John will discuss key lessons from 2024, share predictions for 2025 and 2026 based on GAI Insights' research.
John Sviokla
​GAI Insights
Co-Founder
Paul Baier
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
9:15 AM
General Session Room
Fireside Chat: Advice for AI for Competitive Advantage from HBS Professor and CEO of a Public Company
Paul talks with Shikhar Ghosh who has unique view of AI as a HBS professor and Melissa Smith who is managing the expectations of investors, the board, and other stakeholders in this Age of AI.
Shikhar Ghosh
Harvard Business School
Professor
Melissa Smith
WEX (NYSE: WEX)
CEO
Paul Baier (Moderator)
GAI Insights
Co-founder
9:40 AM
General Session Room
Fireside Chat: The Globally-Unique and Amazing Mayo Clinic Platform
Learn how the globally unique Mayo Clinic Platform is redefining healthcare. Mayo unique ecosystem unites a huge set of de-identified patient data (11 million patient records), world-class clinical expertise, global partners and AI startups.
Dr. John Halamka
Mayo Clinic Platform
President
Paul Baier
(Moderator)
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
10:05 AM
General Session Room
Fireside Chat: Managing the AI Cost Explosion - Yes, It's Very Real
Live GenAI deployments are driving an exploding in costs because of AI Agents, reasoning models and increase employee usage. Understand how a major company is managing this.
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Rizwan Mallal
​Quantum Gears
COO
Bill Fandrich
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Executive Vice President of Technology and Operations
John Sviokla (Moderator)
GAI Insights
Co-founder
10:20 AM
General Session Room
Adam's AI Adventures and Two AI Startup Pitches
Adam Rappaport
GAI Insights
Co-founder and AI Analyst
Supreet Deshpande
Synthio Labs
​Co-Founder and CEO
François Martel
Neubird
Field CTO
10:30 AM
Boylston Hallway
Networking Break and Partner Tables
11:00 AM
General Session Room
10 Predictions for AI
Ulrike was a huge crowd favorite last year with her 10 Predictions and she returns this year to update her list of 10. She leads a research and investment team at one of the largest investment banks in the world. How will value creation move beyond chip and foundational models sold by cloud providers?
Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi
UBS (NYSE: UBS)
Chief Investment Officer Americas and Global Head Equity
11:25 AM
General Session Room
50 Hours of Work in 5 Minutes
Paul Baier
​GAI Insights
CEO
11:35 AM
The Iceberg Under the Iceberg: Deploying Agentic AI at Scale
Matt Konwiser
IBM
Field CTO
11:50 AM
General Session Room
Adam's AI Adventures and Two AI Startup Pitches
Adam Rappaport
GAI Insights
Co-founder and AI Analyst
Puneet Suri
Tresle AI
Co-Founder & COO
Artem Lukoianov
Sundai Club
Volunteer
12:00 PM
Boylston Hallway
Networking Lunch and Partner Tables
1:00 PM
Hands on AI Workshops
Meibel AI Confidence Framework
The Meibel Team
Room 309
Learn How GAI Insights Uses AI Internally
The Seekr Build
The Seekr Team
Room 310
Room 311
Discussion - Best Practices for GenAI Employee Training
Room 312
Room 313
ThoughtSpot, Analytics Powered Agents
The ThoughtSpot Team
6 -- Breakout Tracks (Click title of track to see sessions)
General Session Room
Room 304 2:00 PM
How USA's Leading AutoExchange is Adopting GenAI for Competitive Advantage - CarGurus Case Study
How CarGurus is using AI to change customer expectations.
Parag Shah
CarGurus
​VP Data
Ben Kasdon
CarGurus
VP Products
Room 304 2:30 PM
Where VC's are Investing Today
Kleida Martiro
Glasswing
Partner
Kent Lucas
non sibi ventures
Founding Partner
John Sviokla (Moderator)
GAI Insights
Co-founder
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3:00 PM
Boylston Hallway
Networking Break and Partner Tables
General Sessions
3:30 PM
General Session Room
CIO Panel: "Making AI Real"
Learn how to stand up reliable “AI plumbing” in 90 days and redesign roles for the next 12–36 months so your customers get faster answers, better service, and fewer handoffs. You’ll leave with a capital-allocation map (how to deploy the next $100M), plus checklists and templates for data foundations, governance, and agent/copilot rollout—prioritized customer impact and enterprise ROI.
Ankit Mangal
Cirkul
VP of Data and Software Engineering
Gamiel Gran (Moderator)
Mayfield Fund
Chief Commercial Officer
Jim Chilton
Cengage
EVP, Chief Technology Officer
Nathan McBride
Xilio Therapeutics
CIO
Ramesh Razdan
Chief Information Officer
Bain & Company
4:05 PM
General Session Room
Fireside Chat: The Importance of Explainability in GenAI with Seekr.
Stefanos Poulis
Seekr
Chief Technology Officer & AI Officer
John Sviokla (Moderator)
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
4:20 PM
General Session Room
Implications of the Amazing AI Agent Revolution
Ramesh will share where he is seeing the top 5 mega AI trends that executives and investors need to be aware of the next 2 years and the biggest areas of value creation.
Ramesh Raskar
Professor, MIT
Director Project
Nanda
4:35 PM
General Session Room
How Investment firms are using AI for Operations and Portfolio Companies
Private Equity Panel
Hear how private equity leaders are evaluating, deploying, and creating value with AI in their portfolio companies.
Vikram Mahidhar
Apollo Global Management
Operating Partner
Drake Pruitt
Clearhaven Partners
Operating Partner, Product and Innovation
Paul Baier
(Moderator)
GAI Insights
Co-founder
4:55 PM
General Session Room
Adam's AI Adventures and Two AI Startup Pitches
Adam Rappaport
GAI Insights
Co-Founder and AI Analyst
Mo Aidrus
Ekai
co-founder & CEO
5:05 PM
General Session Room
Trends, Summary of Shared Notes, and Questions from the Day
John Sviokla
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Networking Reception
Boylston Hallway
Tuesday, September 30
7:30 AM
Boylston Hallway
Breakfast & Partner Tables
7:30 AM
Room 312
Our Women in AI section is designed to celebrate, support, and empower female AI professionals who are pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Join us for a networking breakfast where we will discuss various topics in roundtable discussions, each led by a woman who is breaking barriers in the AI space. All are welcome!
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General Sessions
9:00 AM
General Session Room
Welcome: Summary of Day 1 & Preview of Day 2
Paul Baier
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
John Sviokla
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
9:05 AM
General Session Room
Workshop: Live HBS case on AI
​The entire audience turns into an HBS Classroom as Jeffrey teaches an HBS case that involves some of the leadership challenges of using GenAI/AI. Experience the learning experience with this participative workshop.
Jeffrey Rayport
Harvard Business School
Professor
9:35 AM
General Session Room
Cindi Howson
ThoughtSpot
Chief Data & AI Strategy Officer
Paul Baier
(Moderator)
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
Fireside Chat: ThoughtSpot's Empowering Agents with Analytics
General Session Room
9:50 AM
Overview of the GAI Insights Corporate Buyer's Guide
Paul Baier
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
10:00 AM
General Session Room
From Pilot to Value: How JP Morgan, J&J, and Liberty Mutual Operate GenAI at Scale
Monica Caldas
Liberty Mutual Insurance
EVP, Global Chief Information Officer
Josh Gagne
Johnson & Johnson
VP of Global Epidemiology and Co-chair of the Johnson & Johnson AI Council
Brionna Jimerson
JPMorganChase
VP, AI Product Marketing Manager
Mike Grandinetti
(Moderator)
Harvard Business School
Executive Fellow
10:35 AM
General Session Room
Adam's AI Adventures and Pitches from Two AI Startups
Adam Rappaport
GAI Insights
Co-Founder and AI Analyst
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Ajay Joshi
Cipher Sonic Labs
CEO and Co-founder
Abhishek Mehta
Tresata
Co-founder and CTO
10:40 AM
Boylston Hallway
Networking Break & Partner Tables
6 -- Breakout Tracks (Click title of track to see sessions)
11:10 AM
General Session
CISO View: How do AI and Security Fit?
For the CISOs there are issues with how their roles fit into the AI landscape. Is the CISO resp for Hallucinations for example, or what are new firewalls for agents or bots supposed to do, and how should they fit into the current SIEM and SOC stack of tools.
Gamiel Gran (Moderator)
Mayfield Fund
Chief Commercial Officer
​Sameer Sule
CISO
Rhapsody
Dmitriy Sokolovskiy
SVP
Semrush
Richard Barretto
CISO
Progress Software
11:40 AM
Lessons from Driving Employee Engagement
This multi-perspective session uncovers real-world strategies for boosting workforce productivity and morale using AI and analytics.
Karen Stroup
WEX (NYSE: WEX)
Chief Digital Officer
Andy Stetzler
Gates Foundation
Enterprise AI Lead
Venkat Vedam
Head of Generative AI
Manulife
Paul Baier (Moderator)
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
12:10 PM
Boylston Hallway
Networking Lunch and Partner Tables
12:10 PM
Room 313
Celebrating Black Pioneers Luncheon
Black innovators have played pivotal roles in shaping the future of GenAI, and at GAI World 2025, we are committed to recognizing the transformative impact of Black and African American voices in our industry. Our inaugural luncheon is designed to honor the achievements of Black leaders in GenAI - both established and emerging - and to create meaningful connections within the community.
Coordinated by:
Nina Grooms Lee
Alamo Group (NYSE: ALG)
Board Member
Christopher P, Boone, PhD
Oracle (NYSE: ORCL)
Group Vice President, Research Services, Health & Life Sciences
Chris McKay
Maginative
CEO
Anthony Hill
Aigility Al
Co-Founder, President and CEO
1:40 PM
Hands on AI Workshops
Meibel AI Confidence Framework
The Meibel Team
Room 309
ThoughtSpot, Analytics Powered Agents
Learn How GAI Insights Uses AI Internally
The Seekr Build
The Seekr Team
Room 310
Room 311
Discussion - Best Practices for GenAI Employee Training
Room 313
The ThoughtSpot Team
Room 312
General Sessions
2:40 PM
General Session Room
AI in the Real-World: GenAI at the boundary of digital and physical environments.
Generative AI in the real world: Lessons from a leading company developing and deploying intelligent systems at the intersection of digital and physical environments.
Marty Sprinzen
Vantiq
CEO
John (Moderator)
GAI Insights
Co-founder
2:55 PM
General Session Room
Fireside Chat: Understanding the Top AI Legal Risks - The Risks Are Larger Than You Think
Bethany Withers
Goodwin
Partner, Chair of AI Practice
Kaitlin Betancourt
Goodwin
Partner
John Sviokla (Moderator)
GAI Insights
Co-founder
3:10 PM
Boylston Hallway
Networking Break & Partner Tables
3:40 PM
General Session Room
GAI Insights Daily AI Show
Luda Kopeikina
GAI Insights
Analyst/Daily AI News
Tim Andrews
GAI Insights
Senior AI Analyst
3:55 PM
General Session Room
Boston AI Ecosystem
MIT fellow John Werner will give an overview of the exciting trends and activities in the New England AI Community.
John Werner
Imagination in Action
Founder
4:05 PM
General Session Room
Interactive Session with the Audience
Paul Baier
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
John Sviokla
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
4:15 PM
General Session Room
What Do We Teach Our Children about GenAI: Implications of What You’ve Heard and Thoughts for 2025
GenAI is becoming as important as literacy; This session will explore important implications for the next generation.
Paul Baier
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
John Sviokla
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
4:30 PM
Conference Ends
