AI 305 Conference

Registration & Networking (Sponsored by El Brazo Fuerte Bakery)

Opening Remarks
 

• Karlene Cousins, AI Integration Sponsor, Chair and Professor of Information Systems & Business Analytics, FIU College of Business

Proclamation
 

• Jose "Pepe" Diaz, Mayor, City of Sweetwater

Panel 1: AI in Business: Transforming South Florida’s Economy
 

• Robert Grillo, Vice President and CIO, FIU Division of Information Technology 
   
• Keith Carswell, Director, Department of Economic Innovation and Development, City of Miami
   
• Emi Guerra, Co-Founder, Breakwater Hospitality Group
   
• Raimundo Rodlofo, Director of Innovation and Technology / Chief Innovation Officer, City of Coral Gables
   
• FIU Moderator: Pouyan Esmaeilzadeh, Associate Professor, Information Systems and Business Analytics, FIU College of Business

Keynote Speaker: Role of Universities in the AI Era
 

• President Jeanette Nuñez, Florida International University
   
• Introduction: Dean William (Bill) Hardin, FIU College of Business

Panel 2A: Securing the Digital Frontier: How AI is Redefining Cybersecurity
Panel sponsored by the FIU Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy.
 

• Panel Presenter: Donovan Johnson, Assistant Professor of Public Policy & Administration, FIU Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy
   
• Margaret Cunningham, Director, AI & Security Strategy, FCISO
   
• Lawrence Embil, Manager, Security Architecture, Risk and Compliance, Incident Response, Miami Dade County
   
• Helvetia Longoria, Chief Information Security Officer, Florida International University
   
• William Mendez, CISO, Digital Era Group
   
• FIU Moderator: Yan Chen, Professor & Eminent Scholar, Information Systems and Business Analytics, FIU College of Business

Panel 2B: Smarter Care: How AI is Transforming the Patient Journey
 

• Oscar Perez, Chief Application and Innovation Officer, Health Choice Network
   
• Sha Edathumparampil, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Baptist Health, South Florida
   
• Nima Schei, MD, Founder and CEO, Hummingbirds AI
   
• FIU Moderator: Attila Hertelendy, Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Business Analytics, FIU College of Business

Lunch Sponsored by Morton's Steakhouse, Smith & Wollensky and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse.

Panel 3A: From Hype to Harvest: Unlocking True ROI from AI
 

• Tammy Dugan, Data Science Director and Chief Data Scientist, Cummins Inc.
   
• Stanislaw Schmal, Director AI, Data and Digital, Lufthansa Industry Solutions
   
• Christopher Wilson, Vice President, Business Development, Eyecast
   
• Dania Triff, Senior Data Science Manager, NextERA Energy Resources
   
• Pedram Nimreezi, AI Global Ventures
   
• FIU Moderator: Manjul Gupta, Professor and Eminent Scholar, Information Systems and Business Analytics, FIU College of Business

Panel 3B: AI in Hospitality & Entertainment: Transforming the Customer Experience
 

• Cristina Moguel, Founding Family, El Brazo Fuerte Bakery
   
• Carlos Gazitua, CEO, Sergio's Restaurants
   
• Jorge Rodriguez, President of Latin America and the Caribbean, Subway
   
• FIU Moderator: Suzanne Bagnera, Assistant Professor and Program Director of Executive Education, FIU Chaplain School of Hospitality & Tourism Management

Panel 4: Tech Titans Shaping the Future: How Amazon, Google and Meta are Powering AI Innovation in Business
 

• Jon Sastre, Sr. Partner Sales Manager, Enterprise Accounts, Amazon
   
• Andy Luc, Global Head, Core Infrastructure and Reporting, Trust and Safety, Google
   
• Charly Maltagliatti, Pan-Regional Client Partner, Meta
   
• FIU Moderator: Arjun Kadian, Assistant Professor, Information Systems & Business Analytics, FIU College of Business

Panel 5: Reimagining the Future of Work
 

• Hernan London Chief Technology and Innovation Strategist, Lenovo
   
• Ramon Baez, VP AI Innovations Lab, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
   
• Krishna Duncan, Senior Vice President, Technology, Artificial by Design, and Head, Technology Enablement (Strategy) and Innovation, Coca-Cola Consolidated
   
• Jeiner Morales, SVP Director of Data Analytics & Business Systems, BankUnited
   
• FIU Moderator: Jennifer Gebelein, Director of AI Integration & Faculty Success

PM Sip & Sync Networking Reception
 

• Featuring FIU Bacardi Center of Excellence, Bartender's Guild & AI 305 Signature Drinks, Ron Centenario, Pitbull's Voli Vodka, Grain and Still MIA Beer, Farmhouse Catering, Trulucks, and Cuban coffee from La Cafetera!