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SUMMARY:AI in Manufacturing Symposium
DESCRIPTION:AI in Manufacturing Symposium \nPresented by AI Applied Consortium & University of KentuckyHosted at University of Kentucky\, Lexington \nJoin us for a dynamic symposium bringing together industry leaders\, AI innovators\, and manufacturing experts to explore the transformative impact of AI in manufacturing. This exclusive event will feature key discussions on AI-driven digital transformation\, operational efficiency\, and industry best practices. \n\nLocation: \nLexington\, KY\nUniversity of Kentucky\nE. Britt Brockman\, M.D. Senate Chamber (GSC 268)\, Gatton Student Center\nRoom 18 (pdf link) \n\nDate/Time: May 29th\, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM\nFormat: Presentations & Roundtable with Applied AI Research and Industry Collaboration \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Fazleena Badurdeen\nMichael Burgess\nKonrad Konarski\n\n\nEarl Parker Robinson Chair\nVice President of Operations\nChairperson\n\n\nProfessor’ of Mechanical\nCrenlo Engineered Cabs\nAI Applied Consortium\n\n\nand Aerospace Engineering\n\n\n\n\nUniversity of Kentucky\n\n \n\n\n  \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Hasan Poonawala\nTom Wipert\nElias Brown\n\n\nAssistant Professor\nSenior Analyst (Innovation)\nData Manager\n\n\nUniversity of Kentucky\nToyota\nVallourec S.A.\n\n\n  \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoe Cellucci\nI.S. Jawahir\nMichael Braun\n\n\nChief Executive Officer\nDirector of Institute of\nLead Public Sector Advisor\n\n\nEnable Consulting LLC.\nSustainable Manufacturing\n& Trustee\n\n\n\nUniversity of Kentucky\nAI Applied Consortium\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n🚀 Event Overview\n\n\nThis symposium brings together leaders from industry and academia to discuss the transformative power of AI in manufacturing. The agenda includes expert presentations and interactive discussions.\n\n\n🕒 Time\n📢 Session Details\n\n\n1:00 – 1:05 PM\nWelcome\n🗣️ Speaker: I.S. Jawahir\, Professor and James F. Hardymon Chair in Manufacturing Systems; Director of Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing.\n\n\n1:05 – 1:15 PM\nOpening Remarks\n🗣️ Speaker: Konrad Konarski\, AI Applied Consortium\n\n\n1:15 – 2:00 PM\nKeynote: Building Industrial Intelligence – Leveraging AI for Next Generation Manufacturing\n🗣️ Speaker: Dr. Fazleena Badurdeen \, Universtiy of Kentucky\n\n\n2:00 – 2:30 PM\nWorkforce Development in the Era of Artificial Intelligence\n🗣️ Speakers: Elias Brown\, Vallourec\n\n\n2:30 – 3:00 PM\nMachine Learning for Spot Welding\n🗣️ Speaker: Joe Kenshaw\, Post-Grad University of Kentucky\n\n\n3:00 – 3:15 PM\nBREAK / REFRESHMENTS + Student Poster Session🧃 Network with peers and explore innovative AI applications presented by University of Kentucky engineering students.\n\n\n3:15 – 3:45 PM\nAI-Driven Innovation in Manufacturing\n🗣️ Speaker: Hasan Poonawala\, University of Kentucky\n\n\n3:45 – 4:45 PM\nPanel Discussion: Barriers to AI Adoption in Manufacturing🗣️ Panelists: Konrad Konarski AI Applied Consortium\, Joe Cellucci\, Enable Consulting\, and Michael Braun AI Applied Consortium🗣️ Moderated by: University of Kentucky Engineering Post Grad\n\n\n4:45 – 4:50 PM\nClosing Remarks\n🗣️ By: Konrad Konarski\n\n\n5:30- 7:30 PM\nCocktail & Networking Dinner (Location Lost Palm – 941 Manchester St\, Lexington\, KY 40508)🍸🍽️ Join us for a curated cocktail and dinner event that blends great conversation \, local flavor \, and meaningful networking with speakers\, peers\, and industry leaders. (INVITE ONLY)\n\n\n📍 Location: University of Kentucky\, Lexington\n\n\n🔗 Registration Below\n\n\n🚀 Be part of the conversation shaping the future of AI in manufacturing
URL:https://aaiconsortium.org/event/ai-in-manufacturing-symposium/
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SUMMARY:AI for Energy & Chemical Symposium
DESCRIPTION:AI for Energy & Chemical Symposium \nPresented by AI Applied ConsortiumHosted at BASF Freeport | Sponsored by Cognite AI \nJoin us for a dynamic symposium bringing together industry leaders\, AI innovators\, and manufacturing experts to explore the transformative impact of AI in energy\, chemicals\, and manufacturing. This exclusive event will feature key discussions on AI-driven digital transformation\, operational efficiency\, and industry best practices. \nLocation: 602 Copper Rd\, Freeport\, TX 77541\nDate/Time: March 17th\, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 7:30 PM\nFormat: Presentations & Roundtable with Applied AI Research and Industry Collaboration \n  \n  \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrad Morrison                                 \nKush Vaidya\nDr. Heiko Kulinna\n\n\nSenior VP & GM\nGlobal Product Manager Operational EHS\nHead of Production AI\, NA/SA\n\n\nBASF Freeport\nBASF\nBASF\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nKonrad Konarski                \nMike McFarlane\nAdam Berg\n\n\nChairperson\nDigitalization Lead Advisor\nManager Learning Solutions\n\n\nAI Applied Consortium\nAI Applied Consortium\nTechnipFMC\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nElias Brown\nMike Burgess\n\n\n\nData Manager\nVice President of Operations \n\n\n\nVallourec S.A.\nCrenlo Engineered Cabs\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n🚀 Event Overview\n\n\nThis roundtable event brings together leaders from industry and academia to discuss the transformative power of AI. The agenda includes a main session and two industry roundtables\, each focused on a critical aspect of applied AI.\n\n\n🕒 Time\n📢 Session Details\n\n\n1:15 – 1:30 PM\nWelcome & Safety Briefing\n🗣️ Speaker: Brad Morrison\, Senior Vice President & General Manager\, BASF Freeport\n🔹 Overview: Brad Morrison will kick off the symposium\, emphasizing safety\, collaboration\, and the future of AI-driven industrial advancements.\n\n\n1:30 – 2:00 PM\nOverview of the Applied AI Consortium\n🗣️ Speaker: Konrad Konarski\, Chair\, AI Applied Consortium\n🔹 Overview: Konrad Konarski will discuss the Applied AI Consortium’s mission\, research councils\, and industry collaborations driving AI adoption in energy and chemicals.\n\n\n2:00 – 2:30 PM\nImproving Safety with the Power of AI🗣️ Speaker: Adam Berg\, Manager\, Learning Solutions\, TechnipFMC🔹 Overview: Adam Berg will highlight how AI is enhancing safety across manufacturing and energy environments through real-world applications\, workforce training innovations\, and predictive insights.\n\n\n2:45 – 3:15 PM\nAI in BASF – Industrial Digitalization & Smart Manufacturing\n🗣️ Speaker: Heiko Kulinna\, Production AI North & South America\, BASF\n🔹 Overview: Heiko Kulinna will share some of the methodologies and actions for advancing AI solutions in BASF Production Processes\, along with insights into how AI is reshaping BASF’s production processes in line with their new corporate strategyy.\n\n\n3:15 – 3:45 PM\nIndustry Roundtable – AI & Digital Transformation\n🗣️ Moderator: Mike McFarlane\, Advisor\, Manufacturing Digitalization\n🔹 Overview: Mike McFarlane will lead an open discussion on the challenges and successes of AI adoption\, featuring insights from industry leaders and digitalization experts.\n\n\n3:45 – 4:15 PM\nOptimizing Manufacturing with AI & Automation\n🗣️ Speaker: Mike Burgess\, Vice President of Operations\, Crenlo Engineered Cabs\n🔹 Overview: Mike Burgess will discuss how AI-driven automation and predictive analytics are enhancing efficiency\, quality\, and production workflows.\n\n\n4:15 – 4:45 PM\nData Strategy & AI in Industrial Applications\n🗣️ Speaker: Elias Brown\, North American Data Manager\, Vallourec\n🔹 Overview: Elias Brown will highlight how AI-powered data strategies are improving decision-making\, predictive maintenance\, and operational performance in energy and manufacturing.\n\n\n4:45 – 5:30 PM\nTrustee Meeting (Invitation Only)\n🗣️ Speaker: Konrad Konarski\, Chair\, AI Applied Consortium\n🔹 Overview: Konrad Konarski will lead an exclusive discussion on consortium strategy\, funding\, and next steps in AI-driven industrial innovation.\n\n\n6:00 – 7:30 PM\nEvening Networking Event\n📍 Location: Nishiki Japanese Restauraunt- 3414 Business Center Dr. Pearland\, Tx – Hosted by AI Applied Consortium\n🔹 Overview: Network with peers\, industry experts\, and AI leaders in an informal setting to discuss the future of AI in energy and manufacturing.\n\n\n📍 Location: BASF Freeport\, Texas\n\n\n🔗 Registration Below\n\n\n🚀 Be part of the conversation shaping the future of AI in energy and chemicals
URL:https://aaiconsortium.org/event/1089/
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SUMMARY:Applied AI Research Roundtable: Transforming Industries with AI
DESCRIPTION:Applied AI Research Roundtable: Transforming Industries with AI\nHosted by: Visa at World Headquarters\, San Francisco\nLocation: 800 Metro Center Blvd\, Foster City\, CA 94404\nDate/Time: December 12th\, 2024 | 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM\nFormat: Roundtable with Applied AI Research and Industry Collaboration \n  \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKonrad Konarski\nSam Hamilton\nAJ Joshi\n\n\nChairperson\nSVP\, Data and AI\nVice President\n\n\nAI Applied Consortium\nVisa\nVisa\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrasanna Vijayanathan\nWilliam Aiken\nChris Isayan\n\n\nLead Software Engineer\nAI Researcher\, CTO\nFormer VP\n\n\nNetflix\nUniversity of Ottawa\nBank of America\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Younan\nMichael Braun\nPatty Hansen\n\n\nPortfolio Manager\nSenior Consultant\nDirector of Alliances\n\n\nBMO Nesbitt Burns\nCanopy Consulting\nCity of Brookhaven\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNezih Altay\nSalem Hadim\nElias Brown\n\n\nProfessor\nVice-President\, Automation\nData Manager\n\n\nDePaul University\nProlifics Inc.\nVallourec S.A.\n\n\n\n  \nEvent Overview:\nThis roundtable event brings together leaders from industry and academia to discuss the transformative power of AI. The agenda includes a main session and two industry roundtables\, each focused on a critical aspect of applied AI. \n  \n \n\n\n\nMain Session – Agenda\n\n1:00 PM – 1:10 PM: Opening Remarks – Konrad Konarski\, Chairperson\, AI Applied Consortium\nKonrad will set the tone by highlighting AI’s transformative potential across sectors.\n\n  \n\n1:10 PM – 1:30 PM: The Potential of AI in Banking – AJ Joshi\, Vice President\, Visa\nAJ Joshi will explore how Visa leverages AI for payment optimization\, fraud detection\, and customer personalization\, providing insights for other financial services sectors.\n\n  \n\n1:30 PM – 1:50 PM: Next-Generation AI for Cybersecurity – William Aiken\, AI Researcher\, University of Ottawa\nWilliam will discuss AI-driven advancements in cybersecurity\, including proactive threat detection and dynamic responses for secure financial systems.\n\n  \n\n1:50 PM – 2:30 PM: Bridging Silos\, Improving Employee Productivity and Customer Experience  with Agentic AI and Hybrid AI- Salem Hadim (Vice-President\, Automation & AI\, Prolifics Inc.) and Harley Davis (CEO\, Athena Decisions) will jointly present on the transformative power of Agentic AI and Hybrid AI. Their session will explore how AI agents foster collaboration\, streamline decision-making\, and break down organizational silos to create more agile and unified enterprises.\n\n  \n\n2:30 PM – 2:40 PM: Coffee Break\n\n  \n\n2:40 PM – 3:10 PM: AI for Humanitarian Impact and Social Good – Professor Nezih Altay (DePaul University) & Prasanna Vijayanathan (Lead Software Engineer\, Netflix) This presentation will unveil the charter and goals for applying AI to transform humanitarian efforts and promote social good. Highlighting real-world examples and future initiatives\, the session will focus on AI’s role in crisis management\, healthcare access\, environmental sustainability\, and social equity. Attendees will gain insights into the ethical considerations and potential of AI-driven solutions to address global challenges.\n\n  \n\n3:10pm – 3:30pm  AI in Financial Systems – Chris Isayan\, Former VP\, Bank of America\nChris will share how AI streamlined Bank of America’s operations\, enhancing risk management\, fraud prevention\, and automation\n\n\n3:10PM – 3:30 PM: Keynote: AI Strategy at Visa – Sam Hamilton\, SVP\, Data and AI\, Visa\nSam Hamilton will share insights on Visa’s AI strategy\, showcasing the company’s secure\, high-quality data assets and scalable platforms in payments\, fraud detection\, and customer engagement.\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Smart Cities and Video Analytics Programs\nModerators: Michael Braun\, Patty Hansen\nOverview: The AI Applied Consortium’s National AI Video Analytics Program explores AI-driven solutions for urban management\, sustainability\, and public safety. \n\nSustainable Urban Infrastructure: AI optimizes energy use\, reduces emissions\, and manages waste for eco-friendly cities.\nEnvironmental Monitoring: Tracking air quality\, water conservation\, and pollution levels to protect public health.\nPublic Safety: Real-time monitoring for traffic\, crowd management\, and incident response.\nResource Efficiency: Predictive models for efficient resource allocation and operational sustainability.\nEthics & Compliance: Regulatory standards and ethical governance of AI in urban environments.\n\nOutcome Goals: \n\nIdentify actionable strategies to improve urban living through AI-driven innovations.\nExplore AI frameworks for sustainable urban development and compliance with global environmental goals.\nUnderstand how AI enhances safety and resource management in smart city ecosystems.\nDiscuss best practices for integrating ethical AI in public systems while maintaining trust and transparency.\n\n\n \n\n \n\n4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Advanced Manufacturing Workshop\nModerator: Elias Brown\, Vallourec\nOverview: This workshop explores cutting-edge AI-driven solutions transforming the manufacturing sector. Participants will uncover strategies for implementing AI to drive efficiency\, quality\, and sustainability in production environments. \n\nPredictive Maintenance: Reducing downtime and operational disruptions through AI-enabled predictive analytics that identify equipment failures before they occur.\nQuality Assurance: Revolutionizing inspections with computer vision-powered systems that ensure precision and reliability\, eliminating costly defects.\nSupply Chain Optimization: Enhancing logistics and inventory management through AI to streamline processes and improve material flow across the value chain.\nWorkforce Empowerment: Integrating AI tools to augment human capabilities\, fostering a collaborative and safer work environment.\nSustainability in Manufacturing: AI-driven energy optimization and waste reduction techniques to meet environmental compliance and reduce costs.\n\nOutcome Goals: \n\nUnderstand how AI can revolutionize operational efficiency and reduce manufacturing costs.\nExplore AI-driven solutions for predictive maintenance and supply chain resilience.\nDiscover innovative tools for improving safety and empowering the workforce.\nLearn how AI enables manufacturers to achieve sustainability goals while driving profitability.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5:00 PM – 5:05 PM: Closing Remarks – Konrad Konarski\nA reflection on AI’s impact on finance\, outlining strategies for resource optimization and transaction management.\n\n  \n\n5:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Post-Event Cocktail Hour
URL:https://aaiconsortium.org/event/ai-powered-transformation/
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