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2025 Chicago AI Week
16-19 June, 2025 Kaplan at Illinois Tech: 3137 S Federal St, Chicago, IL 60616
About the Chicago AI Week Main Conference
Chicago AI Week 2025 (June 17–19, 2025) marks the third edition of this premier gathering of global AI leaders from industry, government, and academia. Building on the success of 2024, which welcomed 500+ attendees for a week-long program featuring over 50 sessions and 120 speakers, this year’s event will further elevate dialogue on responsible AI, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration.
The 2025 edition is powered by AI 2030 in partnership with 1871 and Banking Exchange, and is supported by a distinguished Advisory Group featuring leaders from both the public and private sectors across a wide range of industries. The program will include AI Industry Day, Responsible AI Day, hands-on workshops, executive roundtables, and high-impact networking events.
Together, we’re shaping the future of AI from Chicago to the world.
For Banking Exchange National Conference hosted by Banking Exchange on June 19, 2025, [click here].
Where
Kaplan at Illinois Tech: 3137 S Federal St, Chicago, IL 60616
When
June 17 – 18, 2025
In this conference
we will cover
AI
Landscape
Explore the current state and future prospects of AI in financial services, understanding its impact on various sub-sectors, including banking, payment, capital markets, insurance, investment, and more.
AI Industry Use Cases
Learn from industry leaders as they share their success stories, use cases, and innovative applications of AI in driving operational efficiency, customer experience enhancement, risk management, and fraud detection.
AI Ethical
Issues
Engage in discussions surrounding the ethical implications of AI in financial services, including data privacy, algorithmic bias, transparency, and responsible AI development. Gain insights into regulatory frameworks and industry guidelines aimed at ensuring ethical AI practices.
AI Entrepreneur- ship & AI Investing
From incubating and accelerating innovative startups that harness the power of artificial intelligence to making informed investment decisions in the ever-evolving tech market, this module offers a comprehensive exploration of the fusion between entrepreneurship and investment in the AI domain.
Countdown to the Big Day
The Conference Will Commence in
2025
Featured Speakers
Reshaping the Future of Responsible AI
2025
Schedule
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Day 1 Sessions
Day 1 Sessions Evening Program: Women in AI Leadership Reception
Day 2 Sessions
09:00 - 09:10Opening Remarks
By BETSY ZIEGLER CEO, 1871, Xiaochen Zhang Executive Director &. Chief Responsible AI Officer- 09:20 - 09:50
Keynote Fireside Chat: How Can We Build AI That Scales—and Still Serves Humanity?
By Taylor Stockton Chief Innovation Officer, United States Department of Labor - 09:50 - 10:35
Panel: What Does Responsible AI Look Like in Highly Regulated Industries?
By David Gordon Partner and Co-Chair of AI Council, Sidley Austin, Gregory Estevez Regional Director, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, Xuning Tang Senior Director, Verizon, Clare Dussman Director of Digital Trust United Airlines - 10:50 - 11:30
Panel: Does AI Investing Deliver Real ROI for enterprises?
By Jennifer Suerth Senior Vice President of Virtual Construction, MEP, and Operations Technology, Pepper Construction Group, Abhijit Dasgupta VP, Global Demand Digital Technologies, Mars, Firas Ben Hassan Deputy Head of Data Science Services, Allianz Technology, Marisa Mann CEO UpLift All, LLC (former Gartner, Accenture, JP Morgan) - 11:30 - 12:10
Panel: What Role Will Responsible AI Play in Shaping the Next Generation of Financial Services?
By Vivek Mullick Managing Director, Accenture, Derek Ferguson Chief Software Officer, Fitch Group, Priyanka Saxena VP, Finance Systems Strategy Visa, Arjun Ravi Kannan Director, Data Science Research at Discover Financial Services - 13:00 - 13:40
Panel: How Do You Identify, Prioritize, and Mitigate AI Risks ?
By Philip Dawson Head of AI Policy, Armilla AI, Naveen Dhar Sr Director Microsoft, JESUS GONZALEZ Intangible Assets Global Leader Aon plc - 13:40 - 14:20
Panel: Are We Building AI Products That Uplift People or Replace Them?
By Megan McNeil Director of Product, Samasource, Almira Kolaneci Global SVP, Information Technology, Retail AI, and Digital Commerce, Circana, Scott Hamerink Senior Partner, Publicis Sapient, Debbie Pollock-Berry Chief People & Culture Officer PLEZi - 14:20 - 15:00
Panel: What Happens When AI, Quantum, and Next-Gen Infrastructure Collide?
By Nilesh Shah VP, Business Development, ZeroPoint Technologies in the session, Ismael Faro VP Quantum+AI, IBM, Kate Timmerman CEO Chicago Quantum ExchangeKate Waimey Timmerman, PhD, is CEO of the Chicago Quantum Exchange - 15:30 - 16:10
Are We Using AI in Healthcare to Empower Patients or Just Automate Providers?
By Michael Hyzy VP of Strategy & Innovation, CGI, Anil Saldanha Chief Innovation Officer, RUSH, Ngan MacDonald Director, Data Innovation Lab, Mathematica - 16:10 - 16:50
Can Legal Systems Keep Up with Rapid AI Advancements?
By Chris Smith Director and Associate Counsel, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Not Chris Kohler, Zhaoying Dorothy Du Legal Leader Lenovo, Brian Arnold Head of Legal & Compliance, Huntress, James Gatto AI Team Leader, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Chris Kohler Chief Strategy Officer, Innovo Markets
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The Chicago AI Conference 2025 is the main event of the Chicago AI Week. It brings together industry leaders, innovators, and experts from around the globe to discuss the latest technology advancements, cutting edge use cases, responsible AI best practices, and real-world applications of AI in the financial services sector.
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