Location AIC Forum

Thursday, May 28^th

8:15 – 9:00       Continental Breakfast and Networking

9:00 – 10:15     Morning Keynote:

From Boardroom to Backend: What AI Readiness Actually Looks Like at Work

                        Ann-Marie Harrington, Chair of Board of Directors, Rhode Island Foundation

10:15 – 10:30    Break

10:30 – 12:00    Alumni Panel: AI in Practice Across Industries

Moderator: Dr. Wendy Samter, Associate Provost, Bryant

                        Mark Andrews, AI Prophets, Founder and Operator

Louis DiBlasi, Senior Product Solutions Associate, JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Jim Feen, Senior Vice President Chief Digital and Information Officer, Southcoast Health

Elyse Major, Editor-in-Chief, Hey Rhody Media

Emily Meade, formerly Market Solutions Director of AI Innovation, Slalom.

Paul Reynolds, Partner & Chief Research Officer, ISG                      

Alumni from across a wide range of industries will share how artificial intelligence is shaping their professional work beyond the classroom. Representing fields such as technology, business, healthcare, and sports industries, panelists will reflect on how they are encountering, using, and adapting to AI in real-world contexts.

Rather than focusing on tools alone, the conversation centers on applied experience: how graduates are making sense of AI’s impact on their roles, navigating ethical and practical challenges, and developing the skills, judgment, and adaptability needed in AI-inflected workplaces. Panelists will discuss how their education prepared them for this moment, where gaps remain, and what they believe current students need in order to thrive.

Positioned after the summit’s exploration of teaching, learning, and design, the alumni panel offers a grounded perspective that connects academic conversations to professional realities. It provides faculty and institutional leaders with insight into workforce expectations while highlighting the diverse, evolving pathways graduates are forging in an AI-driven world.

12:00 – 1:00      Lunch

1:00 – 3:00       From Insight to Action: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going
 

The summit’s closing session serves as a collective synthesis of the three days, bringing together key themes, tensions, and insights that emerged across keynotes, panels, breakouts, and the teaching design hackathon. The facilitated conversation will reflect on what participants have learned about AI’s impact on teaching, assessment, disciplinary practices, ethics, and workforce preparation, highlighting shared questions and productive differences that surfaced throughout the week. Building on this reflection, the session shifts from sense-making to action, inviting participants to articulate both individual and institutional next steps that have been shaped by the summit’s conversations. Reporting out from small-group discussions, attendees will share emerging initiatives, experiments, collaborations, and priorities, helping translate the summit’s ideas into concrete plans and sustained momentum beyond the conference.