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SUMMARY:Connected Worker: Manufacturing Summit 2025
DESCRIPTION:📅 October 14–16\, 2025📍 Hilton Chicago – Oak Brook Hills Resort🎟️ Save 20% with code: AIAPPLIED20 (T&Cs apply)*🔗 Event Website \nJoin us in Chicago for the 4th Annual Connected Worker: Manufacturing Summit\, the premier North American event focused on digitally enabling your frontline workforce. \nWith 75+ speakers and 300+ industry leaders\, this summit dives deep into how intelligent automation\, AI\, and digital tools are redefining the factory floor. Learn directly from pioneers at Boeing\, Coca-Cola\, Kraft Heinz\, Pfizer\, FUJIFILM\, Hershey\, Mondelez\, and more. \nIn partnership with the AI Applied Consortium\, attendees receive 20% off their pass using the code AIAPPLIED20.
URL:https://aaiconsortium.org/event/iqpc/
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SUMMARY:AI at Work\, AI for Good - Symposium
DESCRIPTION:📍 Location: DePaul Center (1 E Jackson Blvd)\, 8th floor SPARK Center (Room 8010)\n📅 Date & Time: October 14\, 2025 | 1:00 – 5:00 PM CDT\n\nThis half-day symposium brings together industry leaders\, academic researchers\, social innovators\, and technology providers to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the world of work and society at large. From workforce development and career readiness to data-driven platforms that empower connected workers\, optimize industrial operations\, and strengthen community resilience\, the program highlights real-world applications\, research breakthroughs\, and initiatives advancing AI for Social Good. \nSessions will feature insights into industrial innovation\, applied research from DePaul University\, and a spotlight on emerging technologies such as digital twins\, contextualized data models\, and workforce analytics that are shaping the future of enterprise transformation. The agenda also examines how AI can contribute to humanitarian logistics\, community health\, and broader societal impact. \nDesigned as a collaborative forum\, the symposium connects executives\, scholars\, practitioners\, and community leaders to discuss the future of work in an AI-driven economy\, spanning talent pipelines\, industrial platforms\, and social good initiatives. \n  \n \n\n \n\n \nNezih Altay\nProfessor & Fulbright Scholar\nDePaul University\n\n \nElias Brown\nNorth American Data Manager\nVallourec\n\n \nKathy Fulton\nExecutive Director\nAmerican Logistics Aid Network\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n \nMartin Gonzales\nDirector of Innovation\nBP\n\n \nKonrad Konarski\nChairperson\nAI Applied Consortium\n\n \nRon Norris\nRetired Director of Innovation\nGeorgia Pacific\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n \nKevin Patel\nStudent Researcher\nDePaul University\n\n \nTushar Vantaram\nStudent Researcher\nDePaul University\n\n \nVishwa Teja\nStudent Researcher\nDePaul University\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n \nMike McFarlane\nDirector of Digitalization (Ret.)\nBASF\n\n \nAdam J. Hecktman\nHead of Community Impact\nForgood.io\n\n \nMichael Burgess\nVice President\nCrenlo Engineered Cabs\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n\n\n\n\nMain Session – Agenda\n1:00 – 1:20 PM | Welcome & Opening Remarks\nOpening remarks on the symposium by framing the role of AI in shaping workforce development\, industrial transformation\, and social good initiatives\, and by setting the tone for collaboration across industry\, academia\, and community impact. \n\n1:20 – 1:30 PM | SPARK Center Director Welcome\nBrief welcome and overview of the SPARK Center resources and services. \n\n1:30 – 2:10 PM | Keynote: Workforce Development in the Age of AI\nMike McFarlane\, Retired Director of Digitalization\, BASF\nDrawing from decades of leadership in digital transformation\, Mike will share perspectives on how AI is redefining workforce skills\, organizational structures\, and the adaptability required for future-ready enterprises. \n\n2:10 – 2:55 PM | Industry Panel: AI Driving Innovation in Energy & Manufacturing\nMartin Gonzalez\, Director of Innovation\, BP\nElias Brown\, Data Manager\, Vallourec\nRon Norris\, Retired Director of Innovation\, Georgia Pacific\nThis panel will explore practical applications of AI in heavy industry\, highlighting how companies are leveraging technology to improve efficiency\, safety\, sustainability\, and workforce enablement in energy and manufacturing. \n\n2:55 – 3:10 PM | Networking Break\nA chance for participants to engage directly with speakers\, industry peers\, and academic researchers in an informal setting. \n\n3:10 – 4:00 PM | Research & Academia Showcase: Building AI Career Architectures\nProf. Nezih Altay\, DePaul University (Fulbright Scholar)\nIlyas Ustun\, Director of Analytics\, DePaul University\nKevin Patel & Tushar Vantaram\, DePaul Student Researchers\nThis session will highlight applied research from DePaul\, including projects such as Tariff 360 and the National Video Analytics Program\, demonstrating how academic innovation supports workforce development and industry collaboration. \n\n4:00 – 4:40 PM | AI for Social Good: Humanitarian Logistics & Community Impact\nNezih Altay\, DePaul University\nKathy Fulton\, Executive Director\, American Logistics Aid Network\nAdam J. Hecktman\, Founder\, Forgood.io\nThis discussion will explore how AI can strengthen humanitarian supply chains\, improve community health\, and drive broader societal impact\, showing how innovation can extend beyond industry to serve the public good. \n\n4:40 – 4:55 PM | Roundtable: Career Pathways & Social Good in an AI-First Future\nModerated by Konrad Konarski\nFeaturing all speakers + audience interaction\nThe roundtable will synthesize key insights from the day\, bringing together perspectives from industry\, academia\, technology\, and social impact to chart how AI will shape both workforce pathways and community resilience. \n\n4:55 – 5:00 PM | Closing Reflections & Next Steps\nKonrad Konarski\, Chairperson\, AI Applied Consortium\nKonrad will close the symposium with a summary of takeaways and outline future opportunities for continued collaboration between industry\, academia\, and social innovators.\n\n\n\n5:30 to 7:30 PM | Evening Cocktail Reception (By Invite) 🍸✨ \nConnect with speakers and peers over signature drinks and chef bites. Expect warm introductions\, quick networking rounds\, and a relaxed lounge vibe with music to turn fresh insights into real partnerships and pilot ideas.
URL:https://aaiconsortium.org/event/aiworkaigood/
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SUMMARY:Signals to Outcomes:  AI at Mission Rock
DESCRIPTION:📍 Venue: Visa Global Headquarters — Mission Rock (Mission Bay)\, San Francisco\, CA – 300 Toni Stone Xing\, San Francisco\, CA 94158 \n📅 Date & Time: October 30th | 1:00 – 7:30 PM PST \nThis invite-only working session at Visa’s Mission Rock headquarters convenes enterprise leaders\, platform architects\,\nand researchers to turn Agentic AI\, Hyperpersonalization\, and Analytics into durable business value. We’ll pressure-test production patterns\, share field results\, and align on actionable 30/60/90-day pilot plans. \nSessions emphasize agentic orchestration for reliability and governance\, real-time personalization across credit and customer journeys\, and analytics operating models that convert signals to outcomes—without sacrificing safety or performance. \n  \n \n  \n\n \n\n \n\nSam Hamilton\nSVP\, Data & AI\nVisa (former)\n\n\n \n\nAbhishek Joshi\nHead of U.S. Credit & Affluent Strategy\nVisa\n\n\n \n\nAnand Krishnan\nPartnership & Consulting Lead\nEY\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\nKonrad Konarski\nChairperson\nAI Applied Consortium / Prolifics Inc.\n\n\n \n\nTeesee Murray\nGroup President (CEO\, TurtleX)\nTurtle\n\n\n \n\nDr. Satyam Priyadarshy\nRetired Chief Data Scientist\nHalliburton\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\nPrasanna Vijayanathan\nSenior Principal Engineer\nNetflix\n\n\n \n\nDr. Cynthia Bailey\nSenior Lecturer\nStanford University\n\n\n \n\nVirginia Hughes\nCanada Territory Lead\nProlifics\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\nSwee-May Ngeow\nVP\, Head of North America Product\, Client Strategy & Solutions\nVisa\n\n\n \n\nDr. Kshitij Sanghi\nVP\, Predictive Fraud Prevention Products\nVisa\n\n\n \n\nDr. Long Nguyen\nDirector of Data Science\nVisa\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTime\nSession\nSpeakers\nDetails\n\n\n \n\n1:00 – 1:10 PM\nWelcome & Host Remarks (Visa)\nAbhishek “AJ” Joshi — Head of U.S. Credit & Affluent Strategy\, Visa\nKonrad Konarski — Chairperson\, AI Applied Consortium\nOpening remarks and session framing for an outcomes-focused afternoon.\n\n \n\n1:10 – 2:10 PM\nAI Innovation at Visa\nPersonalization: Lawson Lau — VP\, Head of North America Data Science\nRisk Management: Kshitij Sanghi — VP\, Predictive Fraud Prevention Products\nAI in Operations: Erica Luong — Sr. Manager\, Visa Consulting & Analytics; Rajat Das — Sr. Director\, Platform Products\nPayments for Agentic AI: Raj Brahmbhatt — Sr. Director\, Payments; Swee-May Ngeow — VP\, Head of North America Product\, Client Strategy & Solutions \nSam Hamilton Former SVP VISA\nHow Visa teams are scaling agentic architectures\, hardening evaluation\, and aligning policy with progress across core domains.\n\n \n\n2:10 – 2:30 PM\nNetworking Break\nCurated intros & quick connects\nMatch on pilot topics and priority use cases.\n\n \n\n2:30 – 3:30 PM\nIndustry Panel: From POCs to Agentic Systems in Production\nTeesee Murray — Group President\, Turtle | CEO\, TurtleX\nAnand Krishnan — Partner\, EY\nPrasanna Vijayanathan — Senior Technical Lead\, Netflix\nKonrad Konarski — Chairperson\, AI Applied Consortium\nFrom demo to dependable: orchestration stacks\, evaluation harnesses\, secure data products\, and change management.\n\n \n\n3:30 – 4:00 PM\nRegulatory Landscape in AI\nDr. Cynthia Bailey — Stanford AI Lab\nBriefing on emerging frameworks for accountability\, governance\, and compliance in enterprise AI.\n\n \n\n4:00 – 5:30 PM\nRoundtable: Opportunity to Pilot Innovation\nFacilitated by: Konrad Konarski — Chairperson\, AI Applied Consortium\nOpen discussion to scope high-impact pilots\, align data and policy prerequisites\, and set 30/60/90-day milestones.\n\n \n\n5:30 – 7:30 PM\nEvening Cocktail Reception & Networking\nSponsored by Prolifics:\nKaiyo Rooftop — 701 3rd St\, Floor 12\, San Francisco\, CA 94107\nWarm introductions\, signature drinks\, and a relaxed setting to convert insights into partnerships and pilot plans.
URL:https://aaiconsortium.org/event/aisignalstooutcomes/
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