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Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum

October 21st-23rd, 2025

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2025 Theme - AGE of NexT: Beyond Use Cases

AGE of NexT: Beyond Use Cases, the 7th Annual Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum at Âé¶¹´å, is a can’t miss event for executives, entrepreneurs, researchers and other innovators to explore the latest technologies, trends and techniques driving scalable growth through transformation.

​On October 22nd, Âé¶¹´å’s Corporate Startup Lab, together with Deloitte, will continue to lead the conversation on how markets and companies are being reimagined, driven by new innovations, advanced technologies, emerging companies, and the continued adoption of AI.

​The Forum will explore how companies are going beyond experimentation to achieve results at scale.  Topics will include how companies are rethinking talent models, value chains, and measurement systems with agentic capabilities. 

​Join us at AGE of NexT to go Beyond Use Cases, leapfrog your competition, achieve outcomes at scale, and deliver sustainable strategic advantage!

  Regsiter for the 7th Annual Corporate Enterpreneurship Forum: 

 

AGE of NexT: Beyond Use Cases Full Agenda:

8:00 -  Registration Opens and Networking Breakfast

9:00 - Welcome by , Director of the Corporate Startup Lab, 

9:15 -  Introduction by , Dean of the Tepper School of Business

9:20 -  Introduction by , Director of the Swartz Center of Entrepreneurship

9:25 - Solving New and Complex Problems with AI & Robotics

with Meredith Grelli, Director of Swartz Center of Entrepreneurship

, Founder & CEO ApertureData

, Chief Technology Strategy Officer Honda R&D Co.

, Managing Director, Head of Data & Analytics Platforms, J. P. Morgan Chase

10:05 - Unlocking Exponential Value with AI Agent Orchestration

, Tech Transformation Research Leader, Deloitte’s Center for Integrated Research

10:35 - break

10:50 - From Moneyball to AI: The Evolving Sports Analytics Industry

Rebecca Nugent, Head of the Department of Statistics & Data Science, Âé¶¹´å

, Director of Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center, Âé¶¹´å

11:20 - Fireside Chat with Gecko Robotics

, Co-Founder and CEO, Gecko Robotics 

, Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship, Tepper School of Business

11:50 - break

12:00 - "Context is Everything" Lunch Session

, Principal and , Managing Director, Deloitte LLP

1:00 - break

 1:15 - Designing an AI Collaboration Stack 

, Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship, Tepper School of Business

1:35 - Beyond Agentic Use Cases

, Managing Director, Deloitte LLP

, Principal, Deloitte LLP

, Head of Decisioning Infrastructure, PNC Bank, N.A.

2:15 - Using AI to Uncover Analogies for Innovation

, Professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Âé¶¹´å

 2:35 – break

2:50 Investing in Physical AI: The Next Frontier

Co-founder and Managing Partner, Techable VC

Jim Jen, Director of CSL, Âé¶¹´å 

3:10 - Realizing the Promise of AI: Practical Lessons from the Trenches

, Distinguished Service Professor of AI and Management, Executive Director of the Center of Intelligent Business, Âé¶¹´å

, Global Head of AI and Emerging Tech, TIAA

, VP of AI Strategy and Enablement, Highmark Health

, Senior Director, Responsible AI, BNY

3:50 Closing by Jim Jen, CSL Director

4:00 Networking Reception

7th Annual Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum: AGE of NexT: Beyond Use Cases

  • Wednesday, October 22nd, 9:00am - 4:30pm.  Full Agenda coming soon! 
  • Registration and Networking breakfast begins at 8:00am.  Networking Reception following the event at 4:00pm

Affliated Corporate Startup Week Events:

  • Lead by Âé¶¹´å Professors Rebecca Nugent and Sean Ammirati
  • Tuesday, October 21st, 1:00-3:00pm in the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship

CSL Case Competition Final Round, sponsored by PNC Bank

  • Six graduate students teams selected from colleges and universities from all over the country will compete for $20,000 in prize money solving a problem around the theme of Trusted AI in Banking!
  • Thursday, October 23rd, 9:30am-1:30pm in the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship

Featured Forum Speakers

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Julia McDowell 
VP of AI Strategy and Enablement 
Highmark Health

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Chris Martin
Senior Director, Responsible AI
BNY

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Jake Loosararian
Co-Founder and CEO
Gecko Robotics

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Diana Kearns-Manolatos  
Tech Transformation Research Leader
Deloitte’s Center for Integrated Research

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Ron Yurko
Director of Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center
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Sean Ammirati 
Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship 
Tepper School of Business

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Dave Mawhinney
Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship
Tepper School of Business

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Rebecca Nugent 
Head of the Department of Statistics & Data Science 
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Laurence Ales
Associate Dean, Tepper School of Business
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Meredith Grelli
Managing Director & Interim Executive Director, Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship
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Hemathri Balakrishnan

Hemathri Balakrishnan 
Managing Director, Head of Data & Analytics Platforms
J.P. Morgan Chase

Vishakha Gupta

Vishakha Gupta
Founder & CEO 
ApertureData

Toshiro Kiura

Toshiro Kiura
Chief Technology Strategy Officer
Honda R&D Co.

Jon Atkin

Jon Atkin
Managing Director
Deloitte LLP

Dominic Rasini

Dominic Rasini
Principal
Deloitte LLP

Chida Chidambaram

Chida Chidambaram
Managing Director
Deloitte LLP

Jonathan Valenti

Jonathan Valenti
Principal
Deloitte LLP
Niki Kittur
Niki Kittur
Professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute 
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Amulya Vishwanath
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Techable VC

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Jeffrey Brashear 
Distinguished Service Professor of AI and Management
Executive Director of the Center of Intelligent Business 
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Dr. John Almasan
Global Head of AI and Emerging Tech
TIAA

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Jim Jen
Director of the Corporate Startup Lab 
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LEARN

What are the newest advancements and trends that you should be aware of? What are the lessons learned in implementing and scaling innovations like AI and Robotics - how do you ensure driving to value?

NETWORK

With fellow and future leaders from industry, venture, and academia - ranging from venture-backed startups, Fortune 500 executives, Âé¶¹´å faculty and researchers, VC’s, corporate innovators, and enterprising students from across the country.

EXPERIENCE

A dynamic mix of stimulating conversations about the latest trends in innovation and how to realize their value with fellow leaders from industry, venture and academia.

Links to Past Forums

5th Annual Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum: Artificial Intelligence for Applied Innovation

4th Annual Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum: Technology for Innovation's Sake

3rd Annual Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum: Scaling the Future for 2021 and Beyond

2nd Annual Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum: Reimagining your Business in 2020

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