AI Summit North America 2 - GDS Group

AI Innovation Summit

Eaglewood Resort
14 - 15 April 2025, North America - Chicago IL 11:00 am - 2:30 pm CDT
Synopsis

Innovation Meets Intelligence

Join this summit to explore the transformative intersection of human ingenuity and artificial intelligence. Join industry leaders, visionaries, and practitioners as we dive deep into the essential strategies for scaling AI across enterprises, fostering ethical and trustworthy governance, and designing scalable data ecosystems to drive actionable insights.

Key discussions will focus on bridging the gap between technical and business fluency, operationalizing AI for enterprise-wide impact, and enhancing human-computer synergy to unlock new levels of innovation and intelligence. Attendees will gain practical insights into building a data-centric culture, ensuring responsible AI deployment, and communicating AI’s value across stakeholders. This event offers the tools and perspectives needed to harness AI as a catalyst for transformative change in today’s dynamic landscape.

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GDS predictions

Core Themes

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Operationalizing AI at Scale for Enterprise-Wide Integration

As more organizations look to implement AI at scale, the focus is shifting from isolated projects to enterprise-wide adoption. With so much opportunity available, this brings challenges such as strategies & frameworks, scalability, interoperability, and aligning AI initiatives with business objectives, forcing leaders to overcome more hurdles on the way to successful enterprise-wide integration.

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Establishing Trustworthy AI with Governance and Ethical AI Frameworks

With organizations beginning to increase their AI initiatives, the expectations of leaders around responsibility become more important than ever. Building trust in these technologies is critical, organizations will face challenges with the urgent need for governance models that prioritise transparency, fairness, and accountability, while also highlighting the importance of mitigating bias, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.

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Enhancing AI-Driven Insights Through Scalable Data Ecosystems

As organizations look to maximise the potential of AI initiatives, robust & scalable data architectures become increasing important. The challenge lies in designing a secure, adaptive data ecosystem that enables powerful AI-driven technologies, while ensuring model accuracy, optimizing data flow, and streamlining processes.

Speakers

Eugene Wen

Vice President & Global Chief Data Scientist

Gastao De Figueiredo

SVP & GM

Rob Petrosino

Strategic Engagement Advisor: Artificial Intelligence

Latesh Nair

Global Product Head (Security & Data)

Michael Foy

RVP Solutions Consulting

Srini Nidamanuri

VP of Digital, AI & Data

DeVaris Brown

CEO & Co-Founder

Alejandro Zarate

Managing Director & Global Head of Data Strategy & AI Innovation

Kevin Kiley

President

Dom Scandinaro

Chief Technology Officer

Srikanth Geedipalli

SVP, AI Product Management and Commercialization

Jen Williams

Design Principal

Shimon Elkabetz

CEO & Co-Founder

Amit Singh

Global Head of GTM, Generative AI & ML Partnerships

Sean Falconer

AI Entrepreneur in Residence

Nirnay Patel

Chief Digital Officer

Akshay Arora

Client Zero Solutions Specialist, Watsonx Americas

Mark Cruth

Modern Work Evangelist

Diego Socolinsky

Gen AI Innovation Center Leader

Shobhit Varshney

VP & Senior Partner in IBM Americas Team (Data, AI, Automation)

Andrei Papancea

CEO & Co-Founder

Patrick Pitre

Data Technical Sales Leader

Agenda

Day one
Day two

1:10 pm - 1:35 pm

1:10 pm - 1:35 pm

Keynote

Eugene Wen Vice President & Global Chief Data Scientist, Manulife

1:40 pm - 2:20 pm

1:40 pm - 2:20 pm

Panel

Strengthening The Human-Computer Interaction

Diego Socolinsky Gen AI Innovation Center Leader, AWS
Shobhit Varshney VP & Senior Partner in IBM Americas Team (Data, AI, Automation), IBM
Srini Nidamanuri VP of Digital, AI & Data, Equifax
Alejandro Zarate Managing Director & Global Head of Data Strategy & AI Innovation, Marsh

2:20 pm - 2:45 pm

2:20 pm - 2:45 pm

Keynote

From Pilot to Production: Scaling AI for Maximum Impact

Andrei Papancea CEO & Co-Founder, NLX

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Roundtables

Track 1: Operationalizing AI at Scale for Enterprise-Wide Integration

Michael Foy RVP Solutions Consulting, OpenText

Track 2: AI-Driven Collaboration: Unlocking productivity & innovation in the Enterprise

Mark Cruth Modern Work Evangelist, Atlassian

Track 3: Enhancing AI Initiatives Through Scalable Data Ecosystems

DeVaris Brown CEO & Co-Founder, Meroxa

3:00 pm - 6:30 pm

3:00 pm - 6:30 pm

1:1 Meetings

4:10 pm - 4:40 pm

4:10 pm - 4:40 pm

Learning Lab

Revival in the age of Agentic AI

Nirnay Patel Chief Digital Officer, Simplify Healthcare

4:45 pm - 5:15 pm

4:45 pm - 5:15 pm

Workshop

IBM as 'Client Zero' - unleashing $3.5B in productivity gains

Akshay Arora Client Zero Solutions Specialist, Watsonx Americas, IBM
Patrick Pitre Data Technical Sales Leader, IBM

5:20 pm - 5:50 pm

5:20 pm - 5:50 pm

Collaboration Corner

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Gala Dinner

8:30 pm - 9:00 pm

8:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Dinner Keynote

Gastao De Figueiredo SVP & GM , Hum.AI

8:00 am - 8:40 am

8:00 am - 8:40 am

Panel

Track 1: The Role of Data in Scaling AI Innovation

Latesh Nair Global Product Head (Security & Data), Healthfirst
Amit Singh Global Head of GTM, Generative AI & ML Partnerships, AWS
Sean Falconer AI Entrepreneur in Residence, Confluent

8:40 am - 9:10 am

8:40 am - 9:10 am

Keynote

Best Practices for Accelerating Your AI Journey with Secure & Powerful Agents

Kevin Kiley President, Airia

9:20 am - 12:10 pm

9:20 am - 12:10 pm

1:1 Meetings

9:20 am - 10:20 am

9:20 am - 10:20 am

Roundtables

Track 1: Operationalizing AI at Scale for Enterprise-Wide Integration

Michael Foy RVP Solutions Consulting, OpenText

Track 2: AI-Driven Collaboration: Unlocking productivity & innovation in the Enterprise

Mark Cruth Modern Work Evangelist, Atlassian

Track 3: Enhancing AI Initiatives Through Scalable Data Ecosystems

DeVaris Brown CEO & Co-Founder, Meroxa

10:30 am - 11:00 am

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Future Focus Speakers

Jen Williams Design Principal, MentorMate
Srikanth Geedipalli SVP, AI Product Management and Commercialization, Experian
Dom Scandinaro Chief Technology Officer, Cameo

11:05 am - 11:35 am

11:05 am - 11:35 am

Sponsor Workshop

From Prediction to Action: Automating AI for Operational Resilience Scale

Shimon Elkabetz CEO & Co-Founder , Tomorrow.io

12:35 pm - 1:00 pm

12:35 pm - 1:00 pm

Closing Keynote

Rob Petrosino Strategic Engagement Advisor: Artificial Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

1:35 pm - 2:30 pm

1:35 pm - 2:30 pm

1:1 Meetings

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm

Beyond the Challenges

Venue

Eaglewood Resort - Chicago IL

Eaglewood Resort & Spa offers a unique resort experience combining scenic beauty, sporty diversions, and technically savvy meeting space. An escape to experience.

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Why attend?

Connect with like-minded senior leaders for a curated agenda, focused on tackling your current business critical challenges and driving industry forward.

Be a part of exclusive shared learning, horizon scanning and actionable insights enabling organizations to deliver transformative strategies.

Build meaningful relationships with solution providers matched to your business priorities to help accelerate your projects and deliver your objectives.

Industry Connections
Business Trends
Actionable Insights
Meaningful Partnerships
Transform Growth
Accelerate Projects

Who attends

Chief AI Officer | CTO | CIO | Chief Data Officer | CISO | Chief Digital Officer | SVP IT | VP Application Developer | VP Transformation / Innovation

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