Agenda
Monday, October 30
3:00 PM: Registration and Happy Hour Mixer
Enjoy meeting fellow delegates at the SRI Innovation Center.
6:00 PM: Dinner
We will dine in SRI’s historic Dining Hall.
6:15 PM: Welcoming Remarks: The SRI AI Legacy
Dr. Suresh Sunderrajan
President, Commercialization
SRI International
6:25 PM Fireside Chat: The New Transformation Landscape
Enterprises face a unique combination of circumstances. Our geopolitical situation is worrisome, inflation and interest rate hikes have impacted growth, and the transition to hybrid work continues to challenge many firms. At the same time, AI holds the promise of revolutionizing productivity, transforming industries, and impacting virtually every area of human endeavor. How can leaders better understand and navigate the risks and opportunities in this landscape?
Dr. Trond Undheim
Research Scholar
Stanford Existential Risk Initiative
Col. David Vernal (Ret.)
Sloan Fellow, Stanford GSB
Fmr. National Security Council
Moderator:
Frode Odegard
CEO, Post-Industrial Institute
7:30 PM Close
Tuesday, October 31
8:00 AM: Registration and Continental Breakfast
Network with fellow delegates at the SRI Innovation Center and get ready for an exciting day!
9:00 AM: Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Suresh Sunderrajan
President Commercialization
SRI International
9:05 AM: Keynote: The Post-Industrial Enterprise
Decentralization and AI will fundamentally change how organizations are designed, led, and developed. What will future organizations look like and how do we get there?
Frode Odegard
CEO, Post-Industrial Institute
9:25 AM: Keynote: The AI Boom
The economic and cultural impact of AI will be far more dramatic than what most people can imagine today. We will hear about how AI will accelerate human productivity, yield huge breakthroughs in R&D, and change how we work and live.
Jeremiah Owyang
Founder & Investor
9:50 AM: Industries in Transformation
What industries will see the most visible impact by AI in the next few years, which ones may be laggards, and where are the biggest opportunities for using AI to reinvent industries? We will discuss how to play defense (if your core industry is being disrupted) and offense (how to use AI to outpace competitors).
Session Chair:
Deborah Magid
CEO, Innovation Now
Fmr. IBM Ventures
Jay Onda
Director (Venture Investments)
Marubeni Ventures, Inc.
Kei Oshini
CEO and MD
Yamaha Motor Ventures
Dr. Zafer Sahinoglu
General Manager,
Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Center
10:40 AM: Coffee and Networking
Connect with fellow delegates.
11:00 AM: Keynote: The Future of AI Platforms
We will explore the capabilities we can expect from AI platforms over the next few years:
• promises and limits of LLMs
• hybrid approaches
• linking LLMs to other components
• hardware architectures
• AI and Edge Computing
• What comes after Generative AI?
Alfred Shen
Lead Generative AI Specialist
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
11:30 AM: AIs as the Interface to Organizations
It is becoming clear that AIs will increasingly act as the face of the enterprise, from customer acquisition to support. What’s possible today, what are the downsides, and where will we be in three years? What are early adopters doing to manage the risks?
Session Chair:
Julianna DeLua
Principal Specialist, AI/ML
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Dr. Sohini Roychowdhury
Head of ML/Generative AI
Accenture
Dr. Edgar Kalns
Specialist Leader, Conversational AI and Generative AI
Deloitte Consulting
11:30 AM: Breakout: Faster Innovation with AI Assistants
In this session, we will explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in boosting innovation and accelerating product development. What is the upper limit of productivity enhancements? Can AI offer novel solutions that transcend human imagination?
Session Chair:
Stefan Petzov, VP of Innovation
Swisscom Silicon Valley Outpost
William Zeng,
Cofounder
Sweep.dev
12:30 Lunch
Connect with fellow delegates and enjoy a proper lunch in the SRI Historic Dining Hall.
1:30 PM: Keynote: Transformation in the Global 2000s
In this afternoon keynote, we will dive into research on the transformation efforts of large enterprises. What are the most important factors influencing their efforts? What are their goals and priorities? Their biggest failures and successes? How are technologies like Generative AI influencing transformations?
Laureen Knudsen
Chief Transformation Officer
Broadcom
2:00 PM: Incubating New Ventures with AI
In this session, we will explore what happens when we use Generative AI to dramatically accelerate new venture incubation. AI will be used both to improve the productivity of the venture development process and as a key component in the product or service itself.
Jan Beránek
Founder, Group CEO
U+
2:00 PM: Decentralized, Autonomous Organizations
We will explore decentralization in the enterprise and how AI will impact this trend. The Internet and the Covid-19 pandemic contributed to a dramatic decentralization of work, with as many as 27% of workdays now being performed at home. Enterprises are still struggling with “hybrid work” to find the right mix. Organizational structures are also characterized by how much autonomy we give teams and individuals, independently of where they work.
2:00 PM: Building an AI-Capable Workforce
Enterprises face a shortage of AI talent and AI literacy challenges as well. We will discuss how ensure that employees and managers are prepared to exploit the full potential of AI tools. We will also look at strategies for recruiting AI talent in today’s competitive landscape.
Session Chair:
Dr. Pandian Angaiyan
Chief Technology Officer
Tech Mahindra
Heather Jerrehian
VP of Product Mgt.., Employee Workflows
ServiceNow
3:00 PM: Coffee and Networking
Connect with fellow delegates.
3:30 PM: Leading Successful AI Transformations
This keynote will explore the major leadership challenges that leaders face as AI begins to change the way we work. How do we move quickly enough to retain or improve our competitive position? How do we communicate clearly and set motivating goals? How does AI fit into the overall transformation(s) of the enterprise?
4:00 PM: Building an AI Transformation Strategy
In this final session, we will put the pieces together and discuss how to combine the various elements into an actionable strategy for transforming the enterprise using AI.
Session Chair:
Frode Odegard, CEO
Post-Industrial Institute
Laureen Knudsen
Chief Transformation Officer, Broadcom
Dr. Manish Kothari
Founder and MP, First Spark Ventures
Past President, SRI International
5:00 PM: Happy Hour
Connect with fellow delegates.