AGENDA (all times in EST)

8:00 AM - 8:50 AM

Registration and networking breakfast

Location: Klarman Auditorium

Get settled into the conference and mingle with other attendees!

8:50 AM - 9:10 AM

OPENING REMARKS

Location: Klarman Auditorium

Speakers:

• kSHITIJ mAHESHWARI, Conference co-chair

• Mahlaqa Kamran, Conference co-chair

• SOTIRIS BARATSAS, Conference co-chair

• DAVID SMITH, TECH CLUB CO-PRESIDENT

• SOFIA MINVIELLE, tECH cLUB cO-PRESIDENT

9:10 AM - 9:35 AM

OPENING KEYNOTE - STATE OF TECH

Location: Klarman Auditorium

Speakers:

• Rodney zemmel, senior partner, mckinsey & company, global leader, mckinsey digital

9:35 AM - 10:00 AM

nvidia spotlight

Location: Klarman Auditorium

Speakers:

• SHANKER TRIVEDI, SVP of enterprise business, NVIDIA

Moderator:

• ANDY WU, PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

10:05 AM - 10:55 AM

Fireside Chat: AI Infrastructure - Navigating Uncertainty

Location: Klarman Auditorium

Speakers:

• Jeff Wittich, CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER, Ampere

• Keith Kressin, CEO, MemryX

• DR. WEI LI, VP/GM of AI & Analytics, INTEL CORPORATION

Moderator:

• KARIM LAKHANI, PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

B2B SAAS

Location: Aldrich 112

Speakers:

• Anil Dharni, Founder & CEO, SenseHQ

• Aditya Nair, VP, Turing

• Sarvarth misra, CEO, Contractpodai

Moderator:

• sandeep agrawal, partner, pwc

Media / Entertainment

Location: Aldrich 111

Speakers:

• Michelle Micon, VP Strategic & Innovative Initiatives, Boston Globe

• Kevin Riley, CTO, Avid Technology

• RAHUL SHARMA, Product head - brand ads, tiktok

Moderator:

• jeremy yang, PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Opportunities and Risks in the era of AI

Location: Klarman Auditorium

Speakers:

• fatima kardar, corporate vice president ai & partnerships, microsofT

• Evan Kotsovinos, VP/GM Protected data, google

• EWA DUERR, Head of Product Management, GOOGLE CLOUD AI

Moderator:

• SETH NEEL, PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

EDTECH

Location: Aldrich 112

Speakers:

• Jackson Shuttleworth, Lead Retention PM, Duolingo

• Sohan Choudhury, CEO / Founder, Flint

• Alexandra Walsh, Chief Product Offier, Amplify

• Ryan O'Connell, Senior Director of Product, edX

Moderator:

• matt thompson, mba student, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Health and bio tech

Location: Aldrich 110

Speakers:

• FlorIAN HILLEN, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, VIDEAHEALTH

• ron alfa, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, noetik

• meridith cass, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, nix biosensors

• Michael Schrader, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, vaxess technologieS

• Gregg Griner, partner, orrick

CONSUMER TECH AND ECOMMERCE

Location: Aldrich 111

Speakers:

• Charisma Glassman, Portfolio Head Consumer Products, CapGemini

• Sneha Narahalli, VP PRoduct management, Sephora

• Andre Bechtold, SVP Head of Solution & Innovation, SAP SE

Moderator:

• david edelman, PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
  

12:00 pM - 12:40 pM

Amazon web services - headline keynote

Location: Klarman Auditorium

Speakers:

• Adam Selipsky, CEO, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Moderator:

• bharat anand, PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM

networking lunch

Location: Spangler Auditorium

1:40 pM - 2:30 pM

AI Pioneers: Entrepreneurial and Investment Strategies

Location: Klarman Auditorium

Speakers:

• Myle Ott, Founding Engineer, Character AI

• Dmitry Shevelenko, Head of Business, Perplexity AI

• Rob May, CEO, Brandguard

Moderator:

• Mark Gorenberg, Managing Director, Zetta Venture Partners

FINTECH

Location: Aldrich 112

Speakers:

• Lance Katigbak, General Manager, Clair

• SCOTT RUSSIAN, senior director of finance and fund manager, Stride Funding

• Les Matthews, EVP Head of Services North America, Mastercard

• Michael Greenwald, Global Head Financial Innovation & Digital Assets, Amazon Web Services

Moderator:

• LAUREN COHEN, PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

CLIMATE TECH & TOUGH TECH

Location: Aldrich 111

Speakers:

• Rebecca Yeung, VP AI & Robotics, Fedex

• Supratim Das, Corporate Development, Electric Hydrogen

• Melissa Fensterstock, VC, Material Impact

Moderator:

• JIM MATHESON, SENIOR LECTURER (TOUGH TECH), HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

2:40 pM - 3:30 PM

AI StartupS Demo

Location: Klarman Auditorium

Judges:

• Benjamin howe, Partner, ORRICK

• Michael Greenwald, Global Head Financial Innovation & Digital Assets, Amazon Web Services

• REMBRAND M. KONING, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Orrick is the Lead Sponsor of the AI Startup Demos event

WOMEN IN TECH

Location: Aldrich 112

Speakers:

• SHAILAJA SHANKAR, svp, cisCO

• Vivienne Zhang, PRODUCT MANAGER, nvidia

• Srivani Amrutavakkula, Senior MANAGER OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, walmart tech

• kathy pham, vp, workday

Moderator:

• WERONIKA ZAREBA, ex industry manager, google

emerging markets: asia pacific

Location: Aldrich 110

Speakers:

• Vijay Yalamanchili, CEO/MD, Keka HR

• Sagar Khatri, CEO & Cofounder, Multiplier

• Camille Ang, CEO & Cofounder, Hive Health

Moderator:

• FRANCES LANZONE, Senior Manager, Global Executive Relations, AMAZON WEB SERVICES

emerging markets: latam

Location: Aldrich 111

Speakers:

• Percy Rueda, Director, Nexus Group

• alfonso diaz, VP OPERATIONS AND TECH, INTERBANK

• maria jose alfaro, chief digital officer, la tinka

Moderator:

• Gabriel Grados, Managing Director, Nexus Group

3:40 PM - 4:30 PM

fireside chat: stability ai

Location: Klarman Auditorium

Speakers:

• Emad Mostaque, CEO, Stability AI

Moderator:

• SHANE GREENSTEIN, PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

careers in tech: big tech & startup joiner

Location: Aldrich 112

Speakers:

• Shruti Haldea, SVP Product, Sonos (Ex Apple)

• Justin Belmont, VP of Product, Rokt (Ex Uber & Spotify)

• VU BUI, head of strategic finance & investor relations, antHRopic

• Maggie Yang, Senior Corporate Business Development Manager, Amazon

Moderator:

• manan patel, mba student, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

careers in tech: investors

Location: Aldrich 111

Speakers:

• Bryce Youngren, Managing Partner, Polaris Partners

• Rob Go, Founding Partner, Nextview Ventures

• adam valkin, Managing Director, General Catalyst

Moderator:

• michelle hu, mba student, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

careers in tech: founders

Location: Aldrich 110

Speakers:

• Palash Soni, CO-Founder, Goldcast

• Oded Eran, co-Founder, Connie Health

• Sam Li, co-Founder, Thoropass

• DENZIL EDEN, FOUNDER AND CEO, SMARTY.AI

4:40 PM - 5:10 PM

closing keynote

Location: Klarman Auditorium

Speakers:

• Thomas Dohmke, CEO, Github

Moderator:

• FRANK NAGLE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

5:10 PM - 5:20 PM

closing REMARKS

Location: Klarman Auditorium

Speakers:

• kSHITIJ mAHESHWARI, Conference co-chair

• Mahlaqa Kamran, Conference co-chair

• SOTIRIS BARATSAS, Conference co-chair