2025 CMIS AI Conference – “Thriving in an AI World”

The Council for the Management of Information Systems (CMIS) at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School is excited to announce the 2025 AI Conference, “Thriving in an AI World.” This event aims to bring together leading experts, academics, industry leaders, and innovators to explore how businesses, industries, and individuals can adapt and excel in a rapidly evolving artificial intelligence (AI) landscape.

Registration

Schedule

Speakers

Sponsorships

Program Details

Date

February 21, 2025

Time

8:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Location

Phillips Event Center
1929 Country Club Drive
Bryan, TX 77802

Cost

$125 per professional participant

Conference Registration

Schedule

The conference schedule will follow the times shown below:

7:45 AM	Arrival and Breakfast
8:15 – 8:35	Welcome and Introduction	Dr. Dwayne Whitten – Co-Director, CMIS Dr. David Gomillion – Co-Director, CMIS
8:40 – 11:00	Breakout Sessions
11:00 – 11:40	Combined Session
11:45 – 12:45	Lunch
1:00 – 5:00	Breakout Sessions
5:00 – 6:30	Silent Auction, Announcements and Networking

Track 1

8:40 – 10:40	From Overwhelmed to Empowered: Using Microsoft Copilot to Conquer Your New Job Hands-on Lab	Claire Callahan, EY Clarence Stone, EY Kelsey Fowle, EY
10:40 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 11:40	Joint Session
11:45 – 12:45	Lunch
12:45 – 1:00	Break
1:00 – 3:00	Building AI and ML Powered Applications Without Machine Learning Expertise	Bineesh Ravindran, AWS
3:00 – 5:00	Building a Local Language Model Development Environment: Hands-On Lab	John Zenick, Command Zero

Track 2

8:40 – 9:20	Instant Insights Fuel Faster Supply Chain Innovation with Generative AI and Seamless Collaboration Assets	Mark Harmon, IBM
9:25 – 10:05	How Retailers are Using AI and Generative AI (GenAI) to Unlock Value Creation	Paul Tepfenhart, Google
10:05 – 10:15	Break
10:15 – 10:55	No Session
11:00 – 11:40	Joint Session
11:45 – 12:45	Lunch
1:00 – 1:40	Embracing the Future: Navigating Workforce Evolution in the Age of AI	Claire Callahan, EY Clarence Stone, EY Kelsey Fowle, EY
1:45 – 2:25	The AI Powered IT Department	James Davis, RSM
2:25 – 2:35	Break
2:35 – 3:15	Enhancing Generative AI Accuracy with Knowledge Graphs: Introducing GraphRAG	Srujan Kotikela, TAMU Mays
3:15 – 3:55	Designing Next-Gen Go-to-Market Strategies: Unleashing AI for a Competitive Edge	Trevor Dunham, Varicent Curtis Schroeder, Varicent
4:00 – 4:40	Navigating New Horizons: Insights from 3 Transformative Use Cases in Industrial Manufacturing	Anand M Gnanamoorthy, Ingersoll Rand

Track 3

8:40 – 9:20	AI and the Intelligent Enterprise	David Lance, Golin
9:25 – 10:05	Harnessing AI for Organizational Restructuring: Methods, Insights, and Future Innovations	Nilesh Patel, TAMU EAS Dr. Xiangwu Zuo, TAMU EAS/CSE
10:05 – 10:15	Break
10:15 – 10:55	AI in Business Strategy & Operations	Ginny Torno, Houston Methodist
11:00 – 11:40	Joint Session
11:45 – 12:45	Lunch
1:00 – 1:40	AGpilot: The AI Agronomic Assistant	Lawrence King, Headstorm
1:45 – 2:25	Beyond the Buzz: A Strategic Framework for Generative AI Products	Apurva Shrivastava, Amazon Aditya Patil, Apple
2:25 – 2:35	Break
2:35 – 3:15	AI in Research Administration	Matthew Voss, TAMU IT
3:15 – 3:55	The Future of AI	Steven Brown, Booz Allen
4:00 – 4:40	Urban AI: Driving Innovation for Sustainable and Resilient Cities	Dr. Xinyue Ye, TAMU Eng

Speakers

More details about speakers coming soon.

Sponsors

Become a Sponsor

Sponsorship provides funding to run the conference, which includes venue rental, food, materials, etc., as well as scholarships for our students. Sponsors names and logos are shown frequently to participants in several mediums. See details for each sponsorship level below: