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Join business leaders, faculty, and students for a one-day, highly practical summit on how organizations are using AI right now and what comes next. AI in Action cuts through the hype with real use cases, lessons learned, and the leadership decisions behind measurable results.

Your ticket includes a full day of programming, lunch, all-day coffee/networking, hands-on applied learning labs (bring your laptop), and the AI After Hours happy hour with food, networking, and an AI bartender experience.

You’ll hear from speakers including Shegun Otulana (Harmony Venture Labs), Anurag Banerjee (Quilt AI), Thea Ducrow (Bird's AI View), Vitale Hardin (Vitale & Co.), Austin Senseman (Birmingham AI), and Steven Stith (Shell) with additional AI-forward companies, hands-on breakouts, and more to be announced.

Experience AI throughout the day with interactive activities including an AI-powered fragrance installation and image-to-poetry, then stay for a networking happy hour featuring an AI bartender app that generates personalized recipes.

Don’t miss the Live Builds. Real businesses submit real challenges, and the engineering team at KEYSYS builds solutions in real time while walking through the approach, key decisions, and what they deliver.

If your organization is facing a challenge you believe AI could address, you may apply to have it considered for a Live Build. Selected participants will receive a working solution they own and can deploy within their organization.

Submit Your Challenge Here: AI in Action: Business Challenge Submission.

What you’ll walk away with

• Concrete examples of AI use cases, including the problem, approach, solution, and business impact.
• Candid adoption insights, including what worked, what didn’t, and what they’d do differently.
• Practical ways to start, including frameworks and questions leaders can use to experiment responsibly.
• If you submit a real business challenge you are facing, you could walk away with a software solution that you own and can be deployed for you or by you.

Who should attend

• Leaders and teams from organizations looking for practical AI applications.
• Faculty and students who want a front-row seat to what’s working in industry.
• Anyone interested in stronger industry-university collaboration shaping the future of business education.

Expect a lively mix of talks, live builds, and hands-on sessions designed to leave you thinking, “I see what’s possible, and I know my next step.”

Registration and More Information

Parking will be available in the UAB 12th Street Parking Deck at 1201 University Blvd Birmingham, AL 35233. Please park on the 2nd floor or above.