About this Event
Hosted by Georgia State’s Institute for Insight, this full day pairs academic and industry voices around applied AI and analytics: a morning of research showcases and partnership building, and an afternoon of panels, hands-on workshops, and training that translate research into measurable, real-world impact.
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration & Networking Breakfast
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Welcome from the Institute for Insight — State of AI research and practice
Host: Beverly Wright
Info: Georgia State University; Intuitive.ai / Honeywell
🕑: 09:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Keynote: Research Meets Practice
Host: Savneet Singh (Google)
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Coffee & Refresh Break
🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Track A · Research Showcase: Applied AI Across Industries — faculty and indust
Host: Desley Charles; Hua Ai; Shalmali Joshi;
Info: faculty and industry research in health, travel, financial services, and beyond. OfferLetr; Delta Air Lines; Elevance Health; Northside Hospital; Equifax
🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Track B · From Lab to Production
Host: Zeya Ottomone; Bharat Bendre; Brandon Hart;
Info: deploying AI and analytics inside enterprise and other organizations. Integrow; Equifax; Pulte Homes; BSF; GSU Institute for Insight
Panel: Building University–Industry Partnerships
Host: Jacqui Chew; Ankit Agrawal; Raghav Kalapatap;
Info: discovering and leveraging academic-industry collaborations. iFusion; Equifax; Mohawk Industries; Honeywell; Intuitive.ai
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch & Faculty Research Showcase
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Panel: Translating Research into Impact
Host: Dr. Suzannah Hicks*; Dr. Vijay Gandopandi;
Info: Ferguson; Campbell; Synovus & GSU CEBR; Southern Company; GSU Institute for Insight
Interactive Workshop & Training Session I
Host: hands-on session
🕑: 02:25 PM - 03:05 PM
Interactive Workshop & Training Session II
Host: Preeti Tanwar (HiEd Success)
Info: hands-on session
🕑: 03:05 PM - 03:15 PM
Coffee & Refresh Break
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:45 AM
Featured Keynote: The Future of Applied AI
Host: Stacey Rivers Young (Warner Bros Discovery)
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing & Call for Collaboration
Host: Beverly Wright (Georgia State University)
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Mentorship Round for students and mentors
Host: Peter Molnar (Georgia State University)
Info: networking reception for general audience
🕑: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Speaker’s Private Reception
Host: Ash Kamdar
Info: Sponsored by Intuitive.ai
Event venue & nearby stays
Georgia State University Buckhead Center, 3348 Peachtree Road Northeast, Atlanta, United States
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