8:00 – 8:45 am
Check-In and Breakfast
Cone Ballroom, Elliott University Center
9:00 am
Welcome Address
Robert Smith, Transformation Leader at The Fresh Market, Chair of the ISSCM Department’s Advisory Board
9:15 am
The Quiet Amplifiers:
How Smarter Tools Changed My Work—and Why I Still Share Them
William Abt, Research Manager, The Fresh Market
10:00 am
AI & Small Business: Adoption, Impact, and Emerging Practices
What rapid adopters can teach every organization about AI-enabled work – A Panel Discussion
Heath Webster, VP – Operations, Xtern Software
Jack Dreschler, Founder, PO-Relay
Samantha White, Owner, Guidance Grove Research
Moderated by: Anita McCoy, Founder, SmartShift AI
10:45 am
Break
11:00 am
Agentic AI in Business:
When Software Starts Making Decisions
Dipti Gupta, VP – Presales & Customer Success, OpsVeda
11:30 am
AI Usecases in Enterprise
A panel discussion
David Dang, VP – Automated Solutions, Zenergy Technologies
Sree Hari Devineni, Chief AI & Enterprise Architect, Cone Health
Indrajit Ray, Director – Master Data Management Platform, Align Technology
Moderated by: Daniel Englebretson, Founder & CEO, Elynox
12:15 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm
Student Presentation and Prize Distribution
Presentation by Students followed by Prize Distribution Ceremony
1:50 pm
Concluding Remarks
Dr. Sherine Obare, Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement, UNCG
Sponsors
The AI for Business 2026 is made possible thanks to the generous support of these sponsors.
For information about sponsorship packages and benefits for the upcoming AI for Business event, contact us at AI4Biz@uncg.edu.
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