What's on the Horizon: AI in Industry and Academia
Schedule
Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Gateway 737 | Columbia, SC
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AI summit on SC’s energy, healthcare, and finance sectors, featuring industry panels and university partnerships for education & R&D action.About this Event
This summit will address how AI will shape industry products/services in key sectors of the SC economy and the skills universities must develop to meet those needs. The centerpiece of the summit will be industry sector panel discussion, each with 2-3 industry leaders and academic moderator. The focal sectors are energy, healthcare and risk and finance & insurance. The panels will be followed by a Call to Action in which participants are invited to join one of three breakouts to develop agendas around University–industry partnerships for education and R&D.
Thursday Agenda
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Reception
🕑: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
VIP Fireside Chat & Post Networking
Friday Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Network Breakfast
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Keynote 2
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Panel 1
🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Coffee Break
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Panel 2
🕑: 11:45 AM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Panel 3
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
Coffee Break
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM
Call to Action
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Closing Reception
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Where is it happening?
Gateway 737, 737 Gadsden Street, Columbia, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Tickets
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