Agenda

This information will be updated regularly with speaker additions and session descriptions.

Opening (9:00 a.m.)

9:00 - 9:05 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction

Speaker: 

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Michael Carney

Track 1: Rewire (9:05 - 10:10 a.m.)

9:05 - 9:15 a.m.

Business Leadership in a Time of Remarkable Change

Speaker: 

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Suzanne Clark

9:15 - 9:55 a.m.

Getting the AI Transformation Right: A Team Sport for Business, Government, and Education

Speakers: 

George Washington University
Jeffrey Ding, Ph.D.
Harvard Kennedy School
Beth Sanner

9:55 - 10:10 a.m.

Transformation Talk: What’s Actually Changing in Skills Demand?

Speaker: 

Burning Glass Institute
Matt Sigelman

Track 2: People (10:10 - 11:30 a.m.)

10:10 - 10:40 a.m.

Writing the Roadmap for the AI-Fueled Future of Work

Speakers: 

AI Strategy Advisors
Stacy Eng
KPMG LLP
Edwige Sacco
Guild
Bijal Shah

10:40 - 11:05 a.m.

2026 SXSW Key Insights: A Use Case in AI-Powered Human Augmentation

Speakers: 

South By Southwest (SXSW)
Katie Perera

11:05 - 11:20 a.m.

Transformation Talk: Resilient Human Behaviors in the Face of Disruption

Speaker: 

Boston Consulting Group
Julia Dhar

Workshops (11:30 - Noon)

Workshop #1

Multiply Your Talent

 

Capacity: 75 people

Select option at registration

 

Speaker: 

TeamLift
Boz Vitanova

Courses can't teach AI fast enough. The tools change every week, so the main way to keep up is to learn on the job, ideally with an expert who builds alongside you. That is how AI Champions are created. Boz Vitanova, will walk attendees through a real Champion story, then give attendees a method to create their own AI Champions.

 

Workshop #2

AI + Work Data Dive

 

More information coming up!

 

Lunch (Noon - 1:00 p.m.)

Track 3: Pathways (1:00 - 2:45 p.m. )

2:00 - 2:35 p.m.

Opportunity Mapping: New Entry-Level Requirements and the Reshaping of Skills Training

Speakers: 

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Chris Ott
National Applied AI Consortium
Cynthia Pereda
Viacela
George Tang

1:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Fireside Chat: The National View on an Agile and AI-Skilled Workforce

Speaker: 

U.S. Department of Labor
The Honorable Keith E. Sonderling

In Conversation With:

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Michael Carney

2:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Hireability: Skills and Credentials in the New AI-Powered Workforce

Speakers: 

Stillpoint Global Advisors
Chris Donahoe
Houston City College
Michael Webster

Track 4: Communities (2:35 - 4:00 p.m. )

2:45 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.

Miami-Dade College’s EPIC Skills Training for the Future Workforce

Speakers: 

Miami Tech Works
Jonathan Adell
Syneurgy
Michael Mannino
Miami Dade College

3:05 - 3:30 p.m.

AI Augmentation in Small Businesses

Speaker: 

Google
Bronagh Friel

Track 5: Frontier (4:00 - 4:45 p.m. )

4:00 - 4:45 p.m.

AI + Work Pioneers: Goalposts and Strategies for the Next Three Years of Change

More information coming up!

 

4:45 - 4:55 p.m.

Concluding Remarks

Speaker: 

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Michael Carney

Digital M(AI)n Street Reception (5:00 - 6:00 p.m.)