Immersive Industry Day · 2026
AI in Action
An afternoon of generative AI in practice – bringing together industry partners, nonprofits, startups, and graduate students at Claremont Graduate University’s Center for Information Systems & Technology (CISAT).
📅 Date: Friday, April 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Venue: Albrecht Auditorium, Claremont Graduate University
925 N. Dartmouth Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
Event Highlights
- Keynote Presentation
- Research Talks
- Live AI Demos
- Startup Exhibits
- Student Projects
- Networking
About the Event
AI in Action: Immersive Industry Day is a focused half-day event designed to showcase CISAT’s applied AI research, connect organizations with graduate talent, and explore how generative AI is transforming practice in real time.
What to Expect
- Research presentations from CISAT labs on AI, data science, and digital innovation.
- Exciting panels with industry and nonprofit leaders on GenAI in practice.
- Student demonstrations of AI-enabled projects and prototypes.
- Vendor and startup exhibits showcasing emerging AI technologies.
- Ample networking to spark partnerships, internships, and collaborative projects.
Program
You can download the program here: Program Details
2:30 pm – 2:35 pm Welcome message by Dr. Michelle Bligh, President, CGU
2:35 pm – 2:40 pm Opening remarks – Prof. Samir Chatterjee, CISAT@CGU
2:40 pm – 3:10 pm Keynote Lecture 1 – Dr. Anindya Datta, CEO, Mobilewalla
3:10 pm – 3:50 pm
- Talk 1 – Savan Devani, Founder & CEO, BioTrillion
- Talk 2 – Yashar Ahmadpour, CEO, Impressive
- Talk 3 – Rajesh Raman, Vice-President Silicon Engineering, Intel
- Talk 4 – Sourav Roy, VP, Speridian Technologies
3:50 pm – 4:15 pm – Coffee/Snack Break
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Panel: AI and the Future of Jobs
Moderator: Dr. Shamini Diaz, Director, TNDY@CGU
Panelists:
- Christopher Daden, CTO, Criteria Corp
- Sushil Pramanik, Global Sales Leader, Amazon Web Services
- Stephen Guine, Managing Partner, Kelsey & Company
- Tina Shah Paikeday, Responsible AI Senior Advisor, Findem.ai
- Dai Nishimura, Managing Director, Zipteam (Macnica)
5:15 pm – 5:45 pm Keynote Lecture 2 – Darren Kimura, CEO, AI Squared
5:45 pm – 6:15 pm
- Student Research Talk 1 – Armin Abazari, CISAT
- Student Research Talk 2 – Varsha Shetty, Joan Zheng, Katja Crusius, CISAT
- Student Research Talk 3 – Gauri Parnaik, Rubab, DBOS
6:15 pm – 6:20 pm – Break
6:20 pm – 7:00 pm
- Talk 5 – Frederick Johnson, Founder & CEO, Digital Therapeutix
- Talk 6 – Prof. Yan Li, CISAT
- Talk 7 – Satyamedhas Pandey, Sr. Analytics Engineer, Activision Publishing Inc.
- Talk 8 – David De Souza, Founder & CEO, SheetXAI
7:00 pm – onwards
Exhibit, Networking & Reception (food and drinks will be served)
Sponsor & Exhibit
Exhibit booths are available for AI startups and established organizations interested in showcasing their technology, meeting students, and connecting with faculty and partners.
- Startups (<10 employees): $500
- Companies (≥10 employees): $1,000
- Includes exhibit booth
Speakers & Panelists
We are curating a lineup of voices from industry, startups, and the nonprofit sector who are actively deploying AI and GenAI. Final speaker details will be announced soon.
Speakers from the following companies have confirmed their participation:
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Intel
- Macnica
- Activision Inc
- Digital Therapeutix Inc.
- Findem.ai
- BioTrillion
- Speridian Technologies
- AISquared
- Impressive
For questions or sponsorship inquiries: samir.chatterjee@cgu.edu