Schedule for Emerging Tech Dialogues - The Future of Work
This article applies to: Emerging Tech Dialogues
Statler Hall
106 Statler Drive, Cornell University
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
| 8am | Check-in and Coffee | ||
| 9am | Morning Welcome | Ben Maddox, Ithaca CIO | Auditorium |
| 9:10am | Keynote | Alexander Colvin, Dean, ILR School | Auditorium |
| 10am | Poster Sessions | Atrium | |
| Upskilling and Career Resilience | Carlyn Chatfield, CIT Customer Experience | ||
| Ideas to Impact Together - How We Decide Where to Invest in IT | Erica Ellis and Devaki Ginde, CIT Strategy and Innovation | ||
| Microsoft Power BI and Fabric@Cornell | Derek Messie, Tony Damiani, Sharrian Taylor, CIT Enterprise Data Services | ||
| 10:45am | Breakout Sessions | ||
| Managing the AI Workforce: An Interactive Problem-Solving Session | Alysia Villanti (Hillyard), CIT IT Service Management | Statler 265 | |
| Data-Driven, Human-Centered: A Strategy for Predictive Modeling Success | Gianna Constantine, Karel Sedlacek, Mollie Fangue, AAD Data Strategy | Statler 198 | |
| Prioritizing Impact in a Changing Higher Ed Landscape | Kathy Burkgren, AVP Organizational Development and Effectiveness | Statler 196 | |
| The Stellic Success Formula: Innovation through Collaboration | Lisa Clark, Office of University Registrar; Annie Melella, CIT PMO; Kelley Sullivan, CALS OIT | Statler 165 | |
| Cornell’s Educational Benefits - Great Benefits from a Great Employer | Panel- Tom Horton, WCM; Ester Soriano, CIT; Michelle La Fave, HR; Facilitated by Phil Robinson, CU Library | Auditorium | |
| 11:45am | Lunch | Atrium and Mac's Café (downstairs, then down the hall) | |
| 1pm | Afternoon Welcome | Ben Maddox, Ithaca CIO | Auditorium |
| 1:10pm | Keynote | Elizabeth (Beta) Mannix, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management | Auditorium |
| 2pm | Panel Discussion | Beta Mannix, Alexander Colvin, Kathy Burkgren, Nicholas Maggard, facilitated by Ben Maddox | Auditorium |
| 3pm | Breakout Sessions | ||
| Flagging Students in Need by Aligning Academic Advising Practice Across the Colleges: Focusing on the People First | Janaki Parthasarathy and Emily Bednarski, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education | Statler 265 | |
| People, Processes, and Platforms: A Look Inside Cornell's Tech Transformation | Bleouchi Sisso, WCM | Statler 196 | |
| AI and the Future of Work | Jai Chandnani and Fermin Romero, Cornell AI Innovation Lab | Auditorium | |
| Metrics That Matter: The Links Between Improving Collaboration and Reaching Your KPIs | Shamsi Brinn, arXiv, Cornell Tech | Statler 198 | |
| 3:45pm | Afternoon Coffee | Atrium |
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