MIT AI Conference

Agenda – October 17

Oct 17

8:15 AM

Registration

General Admission: Lobby (until 9:30 AM, then 2nd floor)

Speakers / VIP / Sponsors: 2nd floor

Coffee, Tea and Matcha

until 4:15 PM Foyer
Served by Fez —

Breakfast Snacks

Outside Hahn Auditorium
Breakfast —

9:00 AM

Welcome

Hahn Auditorium

  • Jeff Applebaum, MITAI 2026 — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Jeff Applebaum

    MITAI 2026

    Emcee

  • Luna Maroun, MITAI 2026 — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Luna Maroun

    MITAI 2026

    Co-Chair

  • Mark Cramer, MITAI 2026 — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Mark Cramer

    MITAI 2026

    Emcee

  • Rachel Lang, MITAI 2026 — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Rachel Lang

    MITAI 2026

    Co-Chair

  • Sasha Hoffman, MITAI 2026 — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Sasha Hoffman

    MITAI 2026

    Event Producer

9:05 AM

Hahn Auditorium

  • Shuja Keen, MITAI / MITAS — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Shuja Keen

    MITAI / MITAS

    Founder & Chair / Founder & President

  • Mitali Dhar , Disco Dialogues — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Mitali Dhar

    Disco Dialogues

    Co-Founder

  • Wes Sonnenreich, Plymouth Rock Assurance — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Wes Sonnenreich

    Plymouth Rock Assurance

    Chief AI Officer

  • Aly Siessa , Vound — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Aly Siessa

    Vound

    Co-Founder

  • Osman Siddique, Sciloop — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Osman Siddique

    Sciloop

    Co-founder & CTO

  • Luna Maroun, MITAI 2026 — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Luna Maroun

    MITAI 2026

    Co-Chair

  • Rachel Lang, MITAI 2026 — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Rachel Lang

    MITAI 2026

    Co-Chair

9:20 AM

Hahn Auditorium

  • Vivek Ranadivé, Sacramento Kings — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Vivek Ranadivé

    Sacramento Kings

    Chairman & CEO

    Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Brad Porter, Cobot — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Brad Porter

    Cobot

    Founder & CEO

    Trailblazer Award

  • Daron Acemoglu, MIT — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Daron Acemoglu

    MIT

    Professor, Nobel Laureate

    Better World Award

    Video appearance
  • Carina Hong, Axiom Math — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Carina Hong

    Axiom Math

    Founder

    Rising Star Award

Award Presenters

  • David Fung, MIT Alumni Association — MIT AI Conference speaker

    David Fung

    MIT Alumni Association

    President

  • Shuja Keen, MITAI / MITAS — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Shuja Keen

    MITAI / MITAS

    Founder & Chair / Founder & President

Moderators

  • Calvin Chin, E14 Fund — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Calvin Chin

    E14 Fund

    Managing partner

  • Susie Wee, DevAI — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Susie Wee

    DevAI

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Luna Maroun, MITAI 2026 — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Luna Maroun

    MITAI 2026

    Co-Chair

10:10 AM

Hahn Auditorium

  • Abhinav Adduri, Arc Institute — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Abhinav Adduri

    Arc Institute

    ML Tech Lead

  • Ivan Burazin, Daytona — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Ivan Burazin

    Daytona

    Founder

  • Maggie Chung, Voio — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Maggie Chung

    Voio

    Co-Founder

  • Nancy Wang, 1Password — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Nancy Wang

    1Password

    CTO

  • Feyza Haskaraman, Felicis — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Feyza Haskaraman

    Felicis

    Partner

Grand Hall

  • Ana Pinczuk, SentinelOne — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Ana Pinczuk

    SentinelOne

    President & CPTO

  • Bhawna Singh, Lightspeed Commerce — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Bhawna Singh

    Lightspeed Commerce

    CTO

  • Mike Hamilton, Genesys Works / Cloudflare — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Mike Hamilton

    Genesys Works / Cloudflare

    Board Member / Former CIO

  • Omar Khawaja, Databricks — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Omar Khawaja

    Databricks

    Field CISO

  • Jake Seid, Ballistic Ventures — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Jake Seid

    Ballistic Ventures

    General Partner

BooleWorkshop

  • Maria Gorskikh, Maritime (YC F26) — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Maria Gorskikh

    Maritime (YC F26)

    Co-founder and CEO

11:00 AM

Hahn Auditorium

  • Nikhil Buduma , Ambience Healthcare  — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Nikhil Buduma 

    Ambience Healthcare 

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Reshma Khilnani , Medplum — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Reshma Khilnani 

    Medplum

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Vanessa Colella, Stellarus — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Vanessa Colella

    Stellarus

    President & CEO

  • Julie Yoo, Andreessen Horowitz — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Julie Yoo

    Andreessen Horowitz

    General Partner

Grand Hall

  • Felipe Chavez, Robot.com — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Felipe Chavez

    Robot.com

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Kevin Peterson, Bedrock Robotics — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Kevin Peterson

    Bedrock Robotics

    CTO

  • Manal Habib, MightyFly — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Manal Habib

    MightyFly

    CEO

  • Swati Chaturvedi, Calculus VC — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Swati Chaturvedi

    Calculus VC

    Managing Partner

BooleWorkshop

  • Rob Derow, BCG X — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Rob Derow

    BCG X

    Managing Director & Partner

11:40 AM

Fireside Chat: Shishir Mehrotra

Hahn Auditorium

  • Shishir Mehrotra, Superhuman — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Shishir Mehrotra

    Superhuman

    CEO

  • Rachel Lang, MITAI 2026 — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Rachel Lang

    MITAI 2026

    Co-Chair

12:00 PM

Lunch

until 1:30 PM Food will be served in the Grand Hall, with seating available in both the Hahn Auditorium and Grand Hall.

Lunch provided by SAJJ —

Chai

Foyer

Chai served by Elaichi Chai —

Explore the demo tables

Visit demo tables featuring Research Slam and Hackathon finalists, along with AI startups, in the Grand Hall.

Explore the finalists →

12:30 PM

BooleWorkshop

  • Dane Patterson, Goodwin — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Dane Patterson

    Goodwin

    Partner

  • Danny Saposnik, Goodwin — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Danny Saposnik

    Goodwin

    Tech M&A Partner

1:30 PM

Fireside Chat: Bret Taylor & Fawad Ahmad

Hahn Auditorium

  • Bret Taylor, Sierra / OpenAI — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Bret Taylor

    Sierra / OpenAI

    CEO / Chairman of the Board

  • Fawad Ahmad, ADT — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Fawad Ahmad

    ADT

    COO and CCO

2:15 PM

Hahn Auditorium

  • Dan Huttenlocher , MIT — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Dan Huttenlocher 

    MIT

    Dean, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing

  • Mark Gorenberg, Zetta Venture Partners — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Mark Gorenberg

    Zetta Venture Partners

    Managing Director

  • Mubarik Imam, Stanford University Graduate School of Business — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Mubarik Imam

    Stanford University Graduate School of Business

    Lecturer & Advisory Council

Grand Hall

  • Hadi Partovi, Code.org / Payam Music — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Hadi Partovi

    Code.org / Payam Music

    Founder / CEO

  • Sarah Mirza, Squire Patton Boggs — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Sarah Mirza

    Squire Patton Boggs

    Partner & Patent Attorney

2:20 PM

BooleWorkshop

  • Kelly Porter, Woodside Capital Partners — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Kelly Porter

    Woodside Capital Partners

    Lead Managing Partner

2:50 PM

What Could MIT do if it had an Unlimited Workforce of AI Agents?

Hahn Auditorium

  • Arun Saigal, Thunkable — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Arun Saigal

    Thunkable

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Esther Lee, Crimson Tiger — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Esther Lee

    Crimson Tiger

    CEO

  • Murtaza Jameel, Barclays — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Murtaza Jameel

    Barclays

    Technology Investment Banking

3:30 PM

Hahn Auditorium

  • Ann Miura-Ko, Floodgate — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Ann Miura-Ko

    Floodgate

    Managing Partner

  • Justin McCarthy, Diffusion AI — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Justin McCarthy

    Diffusion AI

    Founder

  • Sam Schillace, Microsoft — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Sam Schillace

    Microsoft

    CVP, Deputy CTO

  • James Cham, Bloomberg Beta — MIT AI Conference speaker

    James Cham

    Bloomberg Beta

    Partner

4:00 PM

Snacks

Rolls and samosas provided by Zareen's
Outside Grand Hall and Hahn Auditorium —

Ice Cream provided by Salt and Straw
Foyer —

4:10 PM

Hahn Auditorium

  • Hugo Barra, Meta — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Hugo Barra

    Meta

    VP of Product, Superintelligence labs

  • Michael Grinich, WorkOS — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Michael Grinich

    WorkOS

    Founder

  • Moin Nadeem, Phonic — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Moin Nadeem

    Phonic

    Co-Founder

  • Anvisha Pai, Moda — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Anvisha Pai

    Moda

    Founder & CEO

Grand Hall

  • Anna Sun, Nowadays — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Anna Sun

    Nowadays

    Co-Founder

  • Jessica McKellar, Pilot — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Jessica McKellar

    Pilot

    Founder & CEO

  • Selin Kocalar, Delve — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Selin Kocalar

    Delve

    Co-Founder & COO

  • Umair Khan, Mentors Fund — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Umair Khan

    Mentors Fund

    Founding Partner

4:50 PM

Hahn Auditorium

  • Suhas Patil, Cirrus Logic — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Suhas Patil

    Cirrus Logic

    Founder

  • DJ Patil, The White House — MIT AI Conference speaker

    DJ Patil

    The White House

    Former U.S. Chief Data Scientist

BooleWorkshop

  • Manjula Shivanna, Legaleez — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Manjula Shivanna

    Legaleez

    Co-Founder & CTO

  • Patrick Parker, Legaleez — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Patrick Parker

    Legaleez

    Founder and CEO

5:15 PM

Closing Remarks

Hahn Auditorium

  • Shuja Keen, MITAI / MITAS — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Shuja Keen

    MITAI / MITAS

    Founder & Chair / Founder & President

  • Mitali Dhar , Disco Dialogues — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Mitali Dhar

    Disco Dialogues

    Co-Founder

  • Wes Sonnenreich, Plymouth Rock Assurance — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Wes Sonnenreich

    Plymouth Rock Assurance

    Chief AI Officer

  • Osman Siddique, Sciloop — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Osman Siddique

    Sciloop

    Co-founder & CTO

  • Aly Siessa , Vound — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Aly Siessa

    Vound

    Co-Founder

  • Nancy Wang, MIT AI Conference — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Nancy Wang

    MIT AI Conference

    Co-chairs 2027

  • Anas Chentouf, MITAI 2026 — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Anas Chentouf

    MITAI 2026

    Research Slam Lead

5:30 PM

Fireside Chat: Aparna Chennapragada

Hahn Auditorium

  • Aparna Chennapragada, Meta — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Aparna Chennapragada

    Meta

    VP of Wearables Product

  • Arun Saigal, Thunkable — MIT AI Conference speaker

    Arun Saigal

    Thunkable

    Co-Founder & CEO

6:00 PM

Happy Hour

until 7:00 PM Foyer
Join us for mocktails (), ice cream () and networking to close out the day.

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