Agenda
AI for all of us
A curated gathering of senior executives exploring how AI is reshaping profit and process — through behind-the-scenes demos, real outcomes, and the decisions that turn experiments into business value.
All times Eastern. Program subject to change — the official agenda lives on 1682conference.com.
Day one — Tuesday, October 6
Arrival + welcome reception
The conference is a single full day, so most travelers land the afternoon before. Settle in, then join everyone the night before at the welcome reception.
- 5–7 PM
Welcome reception at Wilder
2009 Sansom Street, 2nd Floor ↗
The night before the conference, we're taking over the 2nd Floor of Wilder for a welcome reception — open bar and a full food spread, 5 to 7 PM. Come meet the room before the real thing starts in the morning.
- Can't make it?
Landing late — or in town Wednesday only?
You're not missing anything required. The reception is optional, and plenty of us are getting in late or arriving the next morning. Registration opens Wednesday at 8 AM at the Barnes Foundation with coffee and breakfast — that's the perfect first stop, and we'll catch you there.
Day two — Wednesday, October 7
- 8:00 AM
Registration + coffee
Light breakfast, coffee, networking, sponsor experiences, and time to get settled.
- 9:00 AM
Welcome + opening remarks
Keith Scandone, O3
A quick welcome and framing of the day around AI for All of Us.
5 minutes
- 9:05 AM
Art, AI + new ways of seeing
Steven Brady, Barnes Foundation
An opening perspective connecting the Barnes, art, creativity, and how AI is changing the way we create and interpret the world.
5 minutes
- 9:10 AM
AI for all: the operational shift
Mike Gadsby, O3XO
How AI is moving technology creation closer to the people who understand the business problem.
- ✦From IT-led development to individual initiative
- ✦What Claude, ChatGPT and AI building platforms unlocked
- ✦Shadow AI, governance, and accountability
- ✦Turning experimentation into organizational capability
25-minute presentation
- 9:40 AM
The PB&J principle: What every growing AI engine needs
Mike Pitone, Wawa
A visual transformation story about moving from isolated issues to a scalable system for prioritizing friction.
- ✦Mapping 550+ customer and operational friction points
- ✦Separating systemic friction from isolated issues
- ✦Helping executives visualize organizational complexity
25-minute presentation + 10-minute Q&A
- 10:15 AM
Morning break
Coffee, networking, sponsor experiences and demos.
20 minutes
- 10:35 AM
Venture Awards pitch #1
Adam Posner, Co-Founder and CEO of Adaptive Pallet Solutions
The first finalist makes the case to the Venture Awards judges.
8 minutes
- 10:45 AM
The AI path forward: From automation to human advantage
Marjón Dean, ServiceNow · moderated by Katie Teuber, Comcast – NBCUniversal LIFT Labs
What has to happen inside a large organization before AI can move beyond pilots.
- ✦Data and technology foundations
- ✦Governance, security, responsible adoption
- ✦Employee adoption and organizational change
25-minute fireside chat
- 11:15 AM
The SaaS reckoning: knowledge, agents, and the future of work
Rick Nucci, Guru
What happens as organizations move from copilots toward agents, and why trusted enterprise knowledge matters more.
- ✦From copilots to agents
- ✦What happens to traditional SaaS
- ✦Context, permissions and trusted information
25-minute presentation + 10-minute Q&A
- 12:00 PM
Lunch + Guru breakout room + Barnes gallery access
Lunch, networking, demos and Venture Awards judging.
- ✦Guru breakout room: enterprise AI, knowledge, search and agents
- ✦Barnes gallery access: explore the collection
- ✦Venture Awards judging continues
60 minutes
- 1:00 PM
Fireside chat with Ethan Mollick
Ethan Mollick, The Wharton School · moderated by Rick Nucci, Guru
Where AI stands today, how people and organizations actually use it, and what leaders should be watching.
- ✦How people are actually using AI today
- ✦How AI changes productivity and expertise
- ✦What executives should prepare for next
30-minute fireside chat
- 1:35 PM
The new front door: how AI is changing search, discovery, and the buyer journey
Christina Clark, HubSpot
Buying decisions increasingly happen before anyone reaches a search result or a company website.
- ✦The evolution from SEO to AEO
- ✦Becoming part of the answer
- ✦Measuring AI visibility and business impact
25-minute presentation + 10-minute Q&A
- 2:10 PM
Venture Awards pitch #2
Charles Mbata, Founder and CEO of MyMonitor
The second finalist shares the company story and opportunity.
8 minutes
- 2:20 PM
The story of becoming an AI company
Danny Fisher, West Shore Home
A counterpoint to the idea that every AI problem should be solved with a frontier model.
- ✦Building 25+ proprietary image-recognition models
- ✦Build versus buy versus frontier models
- ✦Scaling through hypergrowth and acquisitions
25-minute presentation + 10-minute Q&A
- 2:55 PM
Afternoon break
Coffee, networking, sponsor experiences and demos.
20 minutes
- 3:15 PM
Voice AI and the impact on recruiting
Ophir Samson, Greenhouse · moderated by Marcia Zaruba O’Connor, The O’Connor Group
How voice AI and conversational interfaces are changing screening and the candidate experience.
- ✦Conversational applications versus traditional forms
- ✦Improving screening and recruiter efficiency
- ✦Trust, transparency and fairness
20-minute presentation/demo + 15-minute fireside chat
- 3:50 PM
AI from the president's seat
Brett Norton, Buffalo Construction · moderated by Mike Gadsby
AI from the perspective of someone responsible for running a business rather than building the technology.
- ✦What leaders actually need from AI
- ✦Balancing experimentation with risk
- ✦Where AI belongs — and where it doesn't
25-minute fireside
- 4:15 PM
Venture Awards pitch #3
Leonardo (Lee) Beup, Co-founder + CMO of BleedIO
The last finalist takes the stage before the judges decide.
8 minutes
- 4:25 PM
Beyond the vibes: the era of AI-powered building
Lazar Jovanovic, Lovable
Where AI-powered building is headed, with live demos showing how fast the distance from idea to product is collapsing.
- ✦How AI changes who can build software
- ✦Enterprise adoption and best practices
- ✦Experimentation versus production
25-minute presentation/demo + 10-minute Q&A
- 5:00 PM
1682 Venture Awards announcement + closing
The 2026 Venture Awards winner is announced and the formal program closes.
5 minutes
- 5:05 PM
Cocktail reception
Cocktails and conversation with speakers, sponsors and fellow attendees in the Barnes Foundation's Annenberg Court and Terrace.