AI is only as powerful as the stack beneath it, and that stack is being reinvented in real time. From frontier models to next-gen chips to cloud-scale infrastructure, leaders across the ecosystem reveal how companies must re-architect to stay ahead of explosive AI demand. Join us as we uncover the strategies, partnerships, and bold bets defining who wins the race for the modern AI stack.

This panel explores the end-to-end challenges and opportunities of building AI systems on strong, secure, and responsible data foundations. We'll dive into modern approaches such as knowledge graphs, data mesh, RAG, fine-tuning, and prompt engineering, while covering essential pillars like data quality, security, and governance. The discussion will address how startups can access and structure data from day one, and examine the growing importance of responsible AI practices in an era where data fuels everything.

How do we redefine technology teams and their roles and responsibilities in the age of AI? How can engineers contribute to product and GTM and vice versa? How can teams use AI to work together more fluidly? What skills should the industry prioritize? Rather than adding AI to traditional roles, this conversation aims to spotlight how AI blurs the boundaries between business and technology and what that can mean for the future of building products.

As AI spreads across every industry, the real question isn’t adoption, it’s control. We’ll explore the rising dual-use tension as both attackers and defenders weaponize AI, the rapid expansion of vulnerabilities through model hijacking and prompt injection, and how autonomous agents introduce new layers of operational and security risk. Beyond security, the conversation will address the core pillars of responsible deployment including IP protection, data privacy, and content governance. This session shows how organizations can unlock AI’s full power while fiercely protecting their people, systems, and trust.

What actually happens inside data centers? What do all these big hyperscale energy announcements really mean? How will the grid handle AI-driven demand, and what does it mean for your utility bill? The energy demanded to power AI is reshaping our physical infrastructure at an unprecedented scale. This panel demystifies what's happening behind the scenes, from data center operations to grid capacity challenges, offering an accessible primer on one of the biggest bottlenecks to AI's growth: energy.

How do different industries handle the many limitations, opportunities, risks, and trade-offs of scaling AI? Where do approaches share commonality, and where do they differ? Explore real world case studies of how companies are creating breakthroughs with AI from the lens of Biotech, Construction, and Enterprise SAS.

AI is transitioning from a productivity tool to an increasingly important backbone of public life, reshaping the future of information access, education, and employment. What are the friction and opportunities created when algorithms are part of our classrooms, curate our local news, and influence our purchasing decisions? How do companies build trust as a "product feature"? How should future managers design workflows that leverage AI without losing the human competitive advantage? We will explore how to ensure AI remains a tool for public empowerment and provide a roadmap for how to lead in a landscape where the rules are still being written.

What does it take to build a category-defining company when the technology landscape shifts daily? This panel features MIT technical founders who are navigating the volatile intersection of innovation and entrepreneurship. We will dive into the practicalities of launching AI ventures today, from selecting the right problems to solve, to balancing technical depth with go-to-market speed. The conversation will address the transition from technical expert to company builder and offer insights on how to drive strategic innovation in a crowded market.

Generative AI is fundamentally reshaping what's possible for creators. From solo filmmakers creating Hollywood-quality visuals to game developers crafting immersive worlds, from musicians composing adaptive soundtracks to storytellers building interactive narratives, AI is pushing the boundaries of human creativity at unprecedented scale and sophistication.