[AI Alliance & Research Net series] AI Security and Polsky Center startups

The AI Alliance is a collaboration of 100+ organizations including the Open Development Platform, started by IBM and Meta.

AGENDA:

05:00 - 06:00 pm:
Food and Drinks

06:00 - 06:30 pm:
Research Net ODP 0.3.0 updates
Arunava (Ron) Majumdar
Founder, CEO, Research Net AI

06:30 - 07:15 pm:
Executive Panel: Securing Enterprises in the AI Revolution
The Opportunities and Challenges of AI from a Security Perspective
Moderator: (Awaiting confirmation)
Panelist: Shefali Mookencherry
Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer, UIC
2025 ENTERPRISE CISO of the Year
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shefali-mookencherry-aa1a4878/
Panelist: Nitin Raina
Chief Information Security Officer, Thoughtworks
MIDCAP CISO of the Year
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nnraina/
Panelist: Karen Habercoss
Chief Information Security Officer
University of Chicago Medicine Health System
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenhabercoss/

07:15 - 07:30 pm:
Introducing Polsky Center and Alchemist Chicago collaboration
Dr. Shyama Majumdar, MBA
Interim Senior Director,
Accelerators and Investments
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
University of Chicago
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shyamamajumdar/

07:30 - 07:45 pm: Team 1 from Polsky cohort
07:45 - 08:00 pm: Team 2 from Polsky cohort

08:00 - 09:00 pm: Networking: Adda: Meeting of the Minds