Thanks to everyone who attended the 2023 Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum! Videos from the Forum will be published to this page via our YouTube Channel soon. In the Spring of 2024, look for this page to be changed to reflect the plans for the 6th Annual Forum next Fall! For now, please see below for more information on this year’s Forum.
5th Annual Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum
November 2nd and 3rd, 2023. Days 2 and 3 of Corporate Startup Week
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Disruptions in the business world are nothing new, but the way companies adapt and address issues is being reshaped. More and more, Artificial Intelligence is touted as the best solution. But to be effective, innovators must understand A.I., and how to properly utilize it to achieve their vision.
The 2023 Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum will feature a packed program including a day and a half of Keynote Speakers, Expert Panels, Fireside Chats, “Hype vs. Reality, How-To Workshops, and Startup Showcases investigating the latest ideas, innovations, and trends in corporate entrepreneurship.
CMU Corporate Startup Week
2023 Wednesday November 1st through Friday November 3rd
Nov 1 Nationwide All-Graduate Student Case Competition Sponsored by PNC Financial Services
12:00 W.L. Mellon Speaker Series, Christina Cassotis, CEO Allegheny County Airports
1:30 The Eight Finalist University Student Team Presentations
Nov 2 Corporate Entrepreneurship Forum: Artificial Intelligence and Applied Innovation
MORNING (Registration starts at 8 am; Program starts at 9 am)
● Registration, Breakfast & Networking
● Welcome by CSL Director Jim Jen
● Opening Keynote: Is Your Company Culture Ready for GenAI Revolution? by Bob Evans, Acceleration Economy, reported to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison
● State of A.I. Fireside Chat with CMU’s Rebecca Nugent
● Emerald Cloud Lab Showcase with DJ Kleinbaum
● CMU Cloud Lab Collaboration by Rebecca Taylor
● Corporate Cloud Lab Collaboration by Currie Crookston, Covestro
● Hype vs. Reality: Generative AI and Innovation: by Sean Ammirati
● Fireside Chat: Ivo Stivoric, VP at X, the moonshot factory, Google
12:00 LUNCH AND NETWORKING
AFTERNOON
● National Equity Case Competition Winners
● Hype vs. Reality: Computer Vision by Deva Ramanan
● AI in Retail and CPG: Aspirations and Apprehensions with Jeff Goldman of Procter and Gamble, Chris Edwards, Giant Eagle, and Dr. Sunanda Parthasarathy, Dick’s Sporting Goods.
● Case Study: Global innovation at Bosch with Karsten Rönner and Estella Woo.
● A.I. Real Opportunities by Deloitte with Jeffrey Brashear, Jonathan Valenti, and Michael Luk
● VC Investment Trends Panel: with Jennifer Van Dam, HubSpot Ventures, Matt Harbaugh, Mountain State Capital, and Alexander Zorub, UMPC Enterprises
● Closing by CSL Director Jim Jen
5:00-7:00 NETWORKING RECEPTION
Nov 3 Interactive How to Workshops: Tools for Transformational Innovation
8:00 Continental Breakfast and Networking
9:00 Deloitte AI Academy Workshop with Michael Luk
10:30 BREAK
10:45 CSL Pitching A.I. to the C-Suite Workshop with Melissa Murphy and Lou Musante
12:00 Box Lunch and Networking
Corporate Startup Week Closes
