AI in Action: Business Innovation and Workforce Transformation (VIP)

Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm UTC-04:00

Darla Moore School of Business | Columbia

Darla Moore School of Business
Publisher/HostDarla Moore School of Business
AI in Action: Business Innovation and Workforce Transformation (VIP)
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AI summit on SC’s energy, healthcare, and finance sectors, featuring industry panels and university partnerships for education & R&D action.
About this Event

AI in Action convenes industry leaders, university partners, and faculty to discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming business, workforce needs, and organizational strategy across South Carolina. The summit will feature a keynote address, panels in energy resilience, healthcare operations, and risk and legal liability, as well as conversations about industry-university partnerships. This event is co-sponsored by the Office of the VP of Research and the Darla Moore School of Business.

Keynote speaker: , Strategy & Transformation Executive, IBM


Risk and Liability

How AI is transforming energy operations, infrastructure, and decision-making across a rapidly evolving sector.

Moderators

Robert Hartwig — Director of the Risk and Uncertainty Management Center, Darla Moore School of Business

Bryant Walker Smith — Joseph F. Rice School of Law and the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing

Panelists

Nelson Pinochet — Principal, watson.x governance, IBM

Jack Pringle — Partner and Information Privacy Professional, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Kyle Thompson — Senior Vice President of Risk Management, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.


Healthcare Operations

How AI is reshaping healthcare operations, delivery, decision-making, and organizational performance.

Moderators

Leo Bonilha — Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Medicine Columbia

Luv Sharma — Darla Moore School of Business

Panelists

Jacqueline R. Fox — Joseph F. Rice School of Law

Jonathan Gleason -- Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, Prisma Health

Andrew Nye — CEO, Qatalyst Health


Energy Resilience

How AI is transforming energy operations, infrastructure, and decision-making across a rapidly evolving sector.

Moderators

Kealy Carter — Director of the Center for Sustainable Growth, Darla Moore School of Business

Adel Nasiri — Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing

Panelists

Craig B. Aull — Director of Operations Support, Dominion EnergyByung-Hun Son — General Manager, New Energy Business Department, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)

Neil Vandermeulen — President, T&D Infrastructure Division, Hubbell Inc.


If you or your organization is interested in sponsoring the 2026 DMSB AI Summit, please contact Kendrick Reed, Senior Director of Development, at [email protected]

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Darla Moore School of Business, 1014 Greene Street, Columbia, United States

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