Registration, Breakfast and Networking

7:00am - 8:00am, Sep 30

Time for a hot beverage, some light breakfast, and some human centric networking!  Get registered and ready to go!

Established in 1924, Army Navy Country Club is a private, member-owned country club. The Club's award-winning facilities are designed to be as diverse as its Membership, ranging from Civilians to Active Duty and Retired Commissioned Officers.Read more

Welcome and Blast Off!

8:00am - 8:20am, Sep 30

Your co-hosts Mark Minevich, Dr. David Bray, and R "Ray" Wang will welcome the pioneers, practitioners, policy shapers to the AI Forum. Read more

Mark Minevich

Global AI Leader

Dr. David Bray (BT150 Alumni)

Principal/CEO & Distinguished Chair of the Accelerator, LeadDoAdapt Ventures, Inc.& Stimson Center

R "Ray" Wang

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Constellation's AI 150 Induction Ceremony

8:40am - 9:00am, Sep 30

Constellation Research's Artificial Intelligence 150 (AI150) is an elite list of the top global executives leading AI transformation efforts across their organization and industry. With the boom of Generative AI, automation, and machine learning playing a pivotal role in accelerating digital transformation across all industries, these leaders embody the characteristics and knowledge needed to push the AI agenda further to drive organizational change.

The AI150 are the top pioneers, practitioners, and policy shapers who are inspiring others to accelerate AI transformation and...Read more

Mark Minevich (Co Host)

Global AI Leader

R "Ray" Wang (Co Host)

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Elias Eldayrie (AI150)

Vice President and Chief Information Officer, University of Florida

Mukund Gopalan (AI150)

Global Chief Data Officer, Ingram Micro

Krista Kinnard (AI150)

Deputy Chief AI Officer, NASA

Anoop Narang (AI150)

Head of Digital Workplace & Ai Solutions, Rivian Automotive Inc.

Arvind Thinagarajan (AI150)

Vice President, Head of Enterprise Data Science & Analytics, Gannett Media Corp.

Manish Limaye (AI150)

Chief Data Officer, Revinate

Nicolai Wadstrom

Partner, Co-Head of Ares Venture Capital and AI Innovation Groups, Ares Management

Executive Exchange: Who Should Lead AI? Let's Ask The AI150

9:00am - 9:20am, Sep 30

With artificial intelligence (AI) projects all the rage, organizations must make a strategic determination to create a new CxO role, at least at a functional level if not at a title level. This decision should not be made lightly, however. Although the chief AI officer (CAIO) role is critical to an organization’s success, the level of collaboration across business, IT, finance and operations, HR, and legal risk and compliance requires an unprecedented level of cooperation and orchestration. Boards will also want to consider AI at the same level as cybersecurity.

Learn what it takes...Read more

Michael Ni (Moderator)

Vice President and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research ,Inc.

Manish Limaye (AI150)

Chief Data Officer, Revinate

Tracey Cesen

Founder & CEO, Forever Human.ai

Brain Trust: Here Come the AI Exponentials

9:40am - 10:00am, Sep 30

Legacy companies are thinking at the wrong scale.   Whatever gains expected from digital transformation will be blown to shreds by AI Exponentials at a logarithmic scale not seen since the advent of the internet.  While at first this may sound like more AI hyperbole, the early indications for organizations who begin their journey as AI Natives by design show a tremendous advantage versus the AI Enabled who have to reduce their legacy technology, cultural, and financial debt.

In three years, Constellation expects the first $1 billion services company to be staffed by 1000 FTEs.  A...Read more

R "Ray" Wang (Moderator)

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Sunil Karkera

Founder, Soul of the Machine

Cosmic Conversations: Pragmatic Use Cases in AI

10:00am - 10:30am, Sep 30

The rubber meets the road as organizations from from POC's to real AI projects.  After the past years of experimentation, learn what's really working in AI projects from leaders willing to share lessons learned, best practices, and on the ground advice.  The conversation will move into the audience as we learn from the best experts in the room - your peers.Read more

Michael Ni (Moderator)

Vice President and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research ,Inc.

David Giambruno (BT150 Alumni)

CEO, Nucleaus

Mukund Gopalan (AI150)

Global Chief Data Officer, Ingram Micro

Krista Kinnard (AI150)

Deputy Chief AI Officer, NASA

Solar Flare Break

10:30am - 10:50am, Sep 30

Time to recharge, respond to an urgent email, make that quick call, or take that break you've been dying to have.  Better yet, network and catch up with a friend or colleague!Read more

The Brain Trust: Powering the Age of AI - The Data Center Revolution

10:50am - 11:10am, Sep 30

The Age of AI requires massive compute.  Data centers run on chips, energy, and data.  The future will be defined by the innovations in advanced AI computing and data center design.  Find out what's next for these computing advancements. Read more

Mark Minevich (Moderator)

Global AI Leader

Mehdi Paryavi

Chairman, International Data Center Authority

Cosmic Conversations: Build vs. Buy: The Economics of Custom AI Solutions in the Enterprise

11:10am - 11:30am, Sep 30

This panel cuts through vendor hype to deliver the unvarnished economic truth about the most consequential decision facing enterprise AI adoption. Experience a masterclass in AI investment strategy as industry veterans perform a brutally honest cost-benefit analysis of custom AI development versus off-the-shelf solutions that often promise more than they deliver. Gain insider knowledge on how AI-native architecture impacts long-term maintenance costs and performance. potentially saving your organization millions in hidden technical debt. This session delivers actionable intelligence for...Read more

Esteban Kolsky

Chief Distiller, Board Advisor , Constellation Research

Tracey Cesen

Founder & CEO, Forever Human.ai

AD Al-Ghourabi

Senior Technology Leader, Formerly with S&P Global

Jeff Frazier

Operating Partner/Private Equity, Digital Alpha

The Brain Trust: Beyond Replacement: Redefining Human Work in the Age of AI

11:30am - 11:50am, Sep 30

It's time to demolish the outdated thinking about AI and jobs. This is the last generation of managers to only manage humans.  Let's take a look at how visionary organizations are completely reimagining work itself. Witness how leading companies are designing revolutionary human-AI partnerships that are rendering traditional job descriptions and career ladders obsolete. Get an exclusive preview of emerging organizational models that are creating entirely new categories of human work. roles that couldn't exist without AI augmentation.

This forward-looking session is essential for...Read more

Holger Mueller (Moderator)

Vice President and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research, Inc.

David Ackerman

Managing Director, Compliance International, LLC

Jonathan Feldman (BT150 Alumni)

Chief Information Officer, Wake County, NC

Neil Gomes (BT150 Alumni)

EVP, AVIA Health

Phil Komarny (BT150 Alumni)

Founder/CEO, Life Trek

The Brain Trust: Harness the Power of AI and Agentic AI

11:50am - 12:10pm, Sep 30

Successful AI projects blend data strategy, outcomes-based approaches, and cultural transformation to achieve success in AI.  The goal of Agentic AI is decision automation and intelligence.  Organizations that thrive understand that the outcome is not more automation but identifying where and when to insert a human.  As the last generation of humans to only manage humans, these organizations build a cultural DNA that achieves machine scale with human ingenuity.   Hear from the leaders successfully driving AI in the boardroom and in the executive suite.Read more

Esteban Kolsky (Moderator)

Chief Distiller, Board Advisor , Constellation Research

Ed Addison (AI150)

Professor of the Practice, North Carolina State

Michael Bachman

Head of Research, Boomi

Denise Holt

Founder and CEO, AIX Global Media

The Brain Trust: The Future of Authenticity and Decentralized AI

12:10pm - 12:30pm, Sep 30

The proliferation and mass adoption of artificial intelligence has only increased the prevalence of deepfakes.  In a world where reality can be easily manipulated and distoreted, uncover the strategies to combat deep fakes and gain an understanding of how to authoritate authenticity at the source.  Learn why its importable to be portable across all AI Systems.Read more

Dr. David Bray (BT150 Alumni)

Principal/CEO & Distinguished Chair of the Accelerator, LeadDoAdapt Ventures, Inc.& Stimson Center

Jana Eggers (BT150 Alumni)

CEO, Nara Logics

David Giambruno (BT150 Alumni)

CEO, Nucleaus

Maria Roat

Former Federal Deputy CIO, US Office of Management and Budget

Power Lunch

12:30pm - 1:30pm, Sep 30

Join us for lunch at the Rooftop Terrace, overlooking the Washington Monument with views of the golf course and
tennis courts. We'll have time to reflect, share more ideas, and catch up with someone you've wanted to connect with.Read more

The Brain Trust: Real Tales of AI for Good

1:30pm - 1:50pm, Sep 30

R "Ray" Wang (Moderator)

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Asha Aravindakshan (BT150)

Chief Operating Officer, GlobalGiving

Ron Guerrier

Chief Technology Officer, Save The Children

Executive Exchange: What Happens When AI Systems Go Haywire

1:50pm - 2:10pm, Sep 30

If we do not design our enterprise's security and safeguards well, AI will become our biggest insider threat.  Learn what it takes to ensure systems will be protected and dynamically upgraded as conditions change.Read more

Dr. David Bray (BT150 Alumni) (Moderator)

Principal/CEO & Distinguished Chair of the Accelerator, LeadDoAdapt Ventures, Inc.& Stimson Center

Jeff Brittain

Managing Director, FedEx Institute

Dana Hudson

Founder and CEO, c6 Strategies

Anthony Scriffignano

Distinguished Fellow, The Stimson Center

Trent Teyema

President and Founder, CSG Strategies, Inc.

The Brain Trust: AI In Action - The CIO View

2:10pm - 2:30pm, Sep 30

Sucessful AI projects requires a concerted data strategy, strong leadership, employee centric approaches, and technology that meets business objectives. Learn from this esteemed panel on what use cases are being deployed and what success looks like and how to fail fast and learn quicker.Read more

Holger Mueller (Moderator)

Vice President and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research, Inc.

Scott Gnau

Vice President of Data Platforms, Intersystems

Nilanjan Sengupta

SVP / Industry Market Director, Public Sector and Healthcare, Americas, Thoughtworks

Nicolai Wadstrom

Partner, Co-Head of Ares Venture Capital and AI Innovation Groups, Ares Management

Visionaries: Trustworthy Physical AI - The Road to Autonomous Systems

2:30pm - 2:50pm, Sep 30

The road to autonomy is here.  Physical Agentic AI systems (robots, drones, vessels) will make their own decisions.  These systems must have enough data to achieve a level of precision that stakeholrders can trust.  In fact, the data sets required for training require a scaling of time.  Learn how simulation, training, and run time systems can acclerate the development of these systems.Read more

R "Ray" Wang (Moderator)

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

James E. "Hoss" Cartwright

Distinguished Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Office of the President, Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Atlantic Council

Jags Kandasamy

CEO, Latent.AI

Jack Long

Global AI Leader and Marine Reservist, Office of Naval Research

The Brain Trust: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare Delivery

2:50pm - 3:10pm, Sep 30

R "Ray" Wang (Moderator)

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Scott Gnau

Vice President of Data Platforms, Intersystems

Anand Iyer

Chief AI Officer, Welldoc

Johnny Wu (BT150 Inductee)

EVP and Chief Clinical Officer, Centurion Health

Visionaries: The State of AI Policy

3:10pm - 3:30pm, Sep 30

R "Ray" Wang (Moderator)

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Robert Brose

Assistant Secretary of War for Space Policy, US Department of War

Julia Glidden

Group President of its U.S. Public Affairs, Ipsos

Michael Richards

Executive Director, Executive Director, Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Technology Engagement Center, US Chamber of Commerce

Mark Minevich

Global AI Leader

Brain Trust: Humanity's Mission and Purpose in an Age of AI

3:30pm - 3:50pm, Sep 30

Dr. David Bray (BT150 Alumni) (Faciliator)

Principal/CEO & Distinguished Chair of the Accelerator, LeadDoAdapt Ventures, Inc.& Stimson Center

R "Ray" Wang (Faciliator)

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Teresa Carlson

President, General Catalyst Institute

Final Thoughts and Wrapup

3:50pm - 4:00pm, Sep 30

Your co-hosts Mark Minevich, Dr. David Bray, and R "Ray" Wang will wrap up the event with final thoughts and lessons learned. Read more

Mark Minevich

Global AI Leader

Dr. David Bray (BT150 Alumni)

Principal/CEO & Distinguished Chair of the Accelerator, LeadDoAdapt Ventures, Inc.& Stimson Center

R "Ray" Wang

Principal Analyst and Founder, Constellation Research

Happy Hour

4:00pm - 5:30pm, Sep 30

See you on property as we grab drinks, catch up on the day, and finish that one thought. Read more