AI in Action: Business Innovation and Workforce Transformation (VIP)
Schedule
Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Darla Moore School of Business | Columbia, SC
About this Event
AI in Action convenes industry leaders, university partners, and faculty to discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming business, workforce needs, and organizational strategy across South Carolina. The summit will feature a keynote address, panels in energy resilience, healthcare operations, and risk and legal liability, as well as conversations about industry-university partnerships. This event is co-sponsored by the Office of the VP of Research and the Darla Moore School of Business.
Keynote speaker: , Strategy & Transformation Executive, IBM
Risk and Liability
How AI is transforming energy operations, infrastructure, and decision-making across a rapidly evolving sector.
Moderators
Robert Hartwig — Director of the Risk and Uncertainty Management Center, Darla Moore School of Business
Bryant Walker Smith — Joseph F. Rice School of Law and the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
Panelists
Nelson Pinochet — Principal, watson.x governance, IBM
Jack Pringle — Partner and Information Privacy Professional, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Kyle Thompson — Senior Vice President of Risk Management, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Healthcare Operations
How AI is reshaping healthcare operations, delivery, decision-making, and organizational performance.
Moderators
Leo Bonilha — Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Medicine Columbia
Luv Sharma — Darla Moore School of Business
Panelists
Jacqueline R. Fox — Joseph F. Rice School of Law
Jonathan Gleason -- Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer, Prisma Health
Andrew Nye — CEO, Qatalyst Health
Energy Resilience
How AI is transforming energy operations, infrastructure, and decision-making across a rapidly evolving sector.
Moderators
Kealy Carter — Director of the Center for Sustainable Growth, Darla Moore School of Business
Adel Nasiri — Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
Panelists
Craig B. Aull — Director of Operations Support, Dominion EnergyByung-Hun Son — General Manager, New Energy Business Department, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
Neil Vandermeulen — President, T&D Infrastructure Division, Hubbell Inc.
If you or your organization is interested in sponsoring the 2026 DMSB AI Summit, please contact Kendrick Reed, Senior Director of Development, at [email protected]
Where is it happening?
Darla Moore School of Business, 1014 Greene Street, Columbia, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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