2025 Agenda

She’s helped lead the U.S. military into the era of AI. From the Pentagon to the White House, Eileen Vidrine has spent her career transforming how government and defense organizations use data to drive mission success. If you're serious about making AI work at scale, this keynote is one you can't afford to miss.

Eileen Vidrine

CEO & Founder

Vidrine Vantage, LLC

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Andrea Kefalos

Neuroenergetics & Hypnosis Practitioner

The Confident Career Corner

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This session highlights how strong data strategy and management empower organizations to transform raw data into high-quality, actionable insights that fuel impactful AI/ML models and strategic decision-making across the business.

Alicia Kimiagarov

Senior Manager of Data & Analytics

Cerrowire

How can customer reviews inform product design? Corporations typically use surveys and conjoint analysis to gauge customer interest in certain products and services. We see value in applying AI/LLMs/ and text analytics to readily available customer reviews to gain insights into the preferred aspects of successful products. We will explore in our talk NLP and LLM methods to extract these insights by turning the reviews into structured data. We will also explore how to harness the relationship between text and numeric data from reviews and ratings in order to map customer preferences. Not only can we understand these relationships, we can also learn the impacts on customer segmentation.

Jessica Pearson

Strategy Lead

Gensler

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Kiersten Stokes

This session explores the business value of AI governance by comparing leading frameworks, equipping data practitioners with the knowledge and strategies to select, adapt, and advocate for effective, ethical, and risk-mitigating AI practices tailored to their organization.

Nicole Janeway Bills

Founder & CEO

Data Strategy Professionals

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This session explores the challenges, risks, and best practices for responsibly building, scaling, and operationalizing Agentic AI solutions in enterprises while ensuring compliance, security, and ethical AI use.

Heena Purohit

Director - AI Startups

Microsoft

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This session demonstrates how Visual Climate uses AI and intuitive data visualizations to turn complex CO₂ and energy data into actionable insights, empowering organizations and communities to make informed, sustainability-focused decisions.

Harim Jung

Founder

Visual Climate Org

This session explores how small and medium-sized businesses can maximize ROI by using Business Intelligence to turn raw data into strategic insights, guided by real-world case studies and practical BI strategies.

Amee Gill

Business Intelligence Consultant

Analytixx

In today's data-driven world, data literacy is no longer a luxury but a necessity. This interactive talk will equip you with the tools and strategies to empower your organization with a data-literate workforce. We'll dive into the importance of data literacy, how to assess your organization's current level, and practical steps to implement a successful data literacy program.

Angelica Spratley

Manager of Academic Data & Assessment

KIPP NC

Joyce Myers

Chief Data Officer

Modern Technology Solutions Inc.(MTSI)

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This talk shares practical strategies for developing a comprehensive data and AI fluency program that boosts organizational performance while investing in employee growth and innovation.

Caitlin Porter

Director, Data and AI Fluency

HarbourVest Partners

Learn how semantic layers unify data, reduce costs, and improve AI accuracy by standardizing metrics and business logic across platforms, enabling more consistent and trustworthy analytics.

Rachel Kurtz

Analytics Architect

InterWorks

How NLP and LLMs Can Help or Hinder Gender Equality This session explores how Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models can both perpetuate and combat gender bias, offering ethical strategies for developers to ensure more equitable AI systems.

Astha Puri

Senior Data Scientist

CVS Health

Explore how women leaders can drive ethical, inclusive AI adoption that delivers both business value and societal impact, informed by global case studies and $250M in digital transformation projects.

Sabrina Amjad

Founder/CEO

Vanbri Consulting

This session demonstrates how to transform complex healthcare insights into engaging, accessible stories using design and storytelling to drive audience impact and meaningful change.

Megan Jones

Creative Director

Oracle

Discover how privacy-preserving techniques like analytical embedding enable modeling with sensitive data you can't see, offering powerful insights without compromising data security or compliance.

Devyani Biswal

Sr AI Strategy Consultant

IQVIA

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This session highlights how semantic layers and no-code analytics tools democratize data access, enabling non-technical users to independently explore insights and accelerate decision-making at scale.

Shruti Khanna

Manager Game Data Science & Engineering

Netflix

This session explores the future challenges of AI adoption and equips organizations with strategic solutions for managing integration, measuring success through KPIs, and maximizing ROI while ensuring responsible and ethical implementation.

Kristy Wedel

Learning Experience Manager

AlignAI