AGENDA
What We'll Explore
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Women in AI Breakfast
The Women in AI Breakfast is a morning event focused on empowering women in the AI field through networking and knowledge sharing. Attendees will engage in focused discussions at themed tables covering: Startups in AI, Responsible AI, AI in Marketing, AI Use-Cases Across Industries, and Using AI to Elevate Yourself to the C-Suite. This gathering offers a unique opportunity to connect with industry peers, gain valuable insights, and explore strategies for career growth and innovation in AI.
Workshop: Live HBS case on AI Making Decisions Inside the Tornado
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
Faculty
John Sviokla
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
How Will We Reach Our Customers in the Coming SEO Bloodbath
Prof. Edelman and Pete Blackshaw are world experts on digital marketing. Gartner predicts that 25% Google Search will flow to large language models. This presents a massive change to a $600B+ industry essential for marketing and lead gen for companies. How real is this change and what specifically can be done in 2025
Pete Blackshaw
Brandrank.ai
Founder & CEO
PE firms have been very aggressively deploying GenAI/AI solutions to drive operating leverage and improve cash flows. What are emerging best practices? What are lessons learned so far? What is outlook for 2025?
Teaching the Giant to Dance: The Art of Agility
Honeywell started in 1895 and has a strong history of innovation. Learn how this traditional industrial/consumer company is driving transformational change with strong GenAI/AI projects with a high ROI.
Sheila Jordan
Honeywell
Chief Digital Technology Officer
Lunch
Refuel & Recharge: Nourish Your Mind and Machine
Break-Out Sessions
Break
The View From Key Suppliers: What Are the Emerging Best Practices and Top 2 Trends for 2025
A moderated panel from leading providers. What can we expect in 2025? Which is better - closed or open source? How soon will small models be ready for enterprise deployment?
Yasmina Benkhoui
NVIDIA
Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships, & Ecosystem Lead
Pankaj Dugar
AI21
SVP & GM North America
Andy Roberts
Microsoft
Data Platform & AI Architect
Paul Baier
GAI Insights
Co-Founder
Panel Moderator
Fireside Chat: How to "Own Your Edge"
Inflection AI is a leading fontier model and is helping firms own their own intelligence. Enterprises have demanding control over vital knowledge and assets to ensure a competitive advantage in this age of AI. How Should Companies Think About This?
Ted Shelton
Inflection AI
COO
Markus Flierl
Intel Cloud Services
Corporate Vice President
Innovation from the GenAI Frontlines
Generative AI is unlocking limitless possibilities for innovation. In this session, Sri Elaprolu, Director and Global Head of the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center, will share lessons learned from the last year on the frontlines with the Generative AI Innovation Center that have helped hundreds of businesses to build and scale generative AI applications.
Sri Elaprolu
Director
​Generative AI Innovation Center at Amazon Web Services
Promise or Peril? Investing in the AI Wave from a VC Perspective.
​VC are at the cutting edge of evaluating GenAI/AI technologies and are making massive bets. What are the leading trends they are seeing and are excited about?
Rudina Seseri
Glasswing Ventures
Founder and Managing Partner
Chip Hazard
Flybridge Capital Partners
Scott Kirsner
InnoLead
CEO
General Partner and Co-Founder