Join us for Infusing AI into Education, Research and Operations!

 

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

1:30 PM

Evening Reception to follow

 

Please come ready to enjoy an afternoon full of panels about how AI is affecting all aspects of higher education, from faculty to students to administration.  Guests for this event include Presidents, EVPs, Provosts, CFOs, and CIOs.

Please contact info@boston-consortium.org for additional information or questions. We hope to see you there!

Session
Infusing AI into Education, Research and Operations
Date & Time Wednesday, April 2 @ 1:30PM

Evening Reception to follow
Location & Parking Babson College

Knight Auditorium

271 Wellesley Ave, Wellesley, MA 02481

Free parking is available at Lot K – Knight, 4 Bryant Way, Wellesley, MA 02482. Overflow parking is at Lot Y – Bryant.

Directions: Enter the campus through the Westgate Entrance. The Knight Auditorium and parking lot are immediately on the left. On the Babson Campus map, Lot K – Knight is #43, Knight Auditorium is #44 and Lot Y – Bryant is #67.
Agenda
Registration ​ 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM​
Kickoff and Welcome​ Event Moderator: Trond Undheim, Executive Director,         C. Dean Metropoulos Institute for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Babson College 

  • Sam Solomon, CFO and Treasurer, Brandeis University and Chair, TBC
  • Stephen Spinelli, Jr., President, Babson College
 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM​
Keynote​ Jason Snyder, Secretary of Technology Services and Security, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

Moderator: Eyal Darmon, Public Service and Higher Education Data & AI Lead, Managing Director, Accenture 

 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM​
Faculty Panel (classroom and research)
  • Geoffrey Clarke, Senior Lecturer, Economics, Brandeis University 
  • Ruth Gilleran, Professor of Practice, Operations and Information Management, Babson College 
  • Rama Ramakrishnan, Professor of the Practice, AI/Machine Learning, MIT 
  • Al Sacco, Jr., Chief Academic Officer and Provost, Olin College of Engineering 
  • Melissa Webster, Lecturer, Managerial Communication, MIT 

Moderator: Wes Esser, CIO and Executive Director, MIT Sloan

 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM​
Break 10-minute break 3:50 PM – 4:00 PM​
Student Panel
  • Diane Grant, Northeastern University
  • Rania Ishoof, Babson College 
  • Connor Raney, Babson College 
  • Shreya Thalvayapati, Northeastern University

Moderator: Patty Patria, CIO, Babson College 

 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM​
Administrative Panel
  • Katherine Craven, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer, Babson College 
  • Elizabeth Hastings, Executive Director for Science and Innovation, College of the Holy Cross 
  • Chris Sedore, Vice President of Information Services & Technology and Chief Information Officer, Boston University 

Moderated by: David Shettler, VP for Information and Technology & CIO, College of the Holy Cross

 4:45 PM – 5:30 PM​
Wrap-up and Evening Reception Post-event reception sponsored by Accenture 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM​

Click here to register.

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