Prepare for fresh ideas and unexpected connections as creative thinking, emerging technologies, and the expertise of Information Technology professionals come together at Emerging Tech Dialogues: From Ideas to Impact. 

This day-long hybrid event on October 13, 2026, will highlight how Cornell's Information Technology community turns challenges into opportunities through innovation, experimentation, and collaboration. From thought-provoking keynote presentations to engaging workshops and small-group discussions, you won't want to miss this opportunity to exchange ideas, explore new possibilities, and discover practical solutions.

Watch your email for the registration link, reserve October 13 on your calendar, and get ready to explore the many ways Cornell's IT community is shaping the future of the institution.

Ideas Plus Empowerment

Need more incentives to participate in person or by Zoom? Previous Emerging Tech Dialogues events combined learning, networking, and collaboration with the kind of energy that carries from keynote sessions into hallway conversations, workshops, and small-group discussions.

Already, the fall event's proposed sessions demonstrate a common theme: empowering people to make technology more useful, accessible, and impactful. Topics span developing new tools, exploring AI-powered solutions, strengthening privacy practices, improving communications, and working across organizational boundaries to address complex issues and identify new opportunities.

Presenters, workshop leaders, and discussion facilitators will showcase innovation in action while creating opportunities for participants to contribute their own expertise, curiosity, and institutional knowledge. Together, attendees will explore recent successes, emerging opportunities, and areas where collaboration can help move ideas into impact.

Join colleagues from across Cornell's IT community on October 13 to discover new ideas, share perspectives, and celebrate the people bringing technology to life.