Cornell Johnson AI Day

Join AI Startup speakers to discuss the intersection of AI and business, their experience with their startup ventures, and what they envision the future will look like in an AI-driven industry. This session will feature Tooba Ali (Wharton '24, Program Manager, Commercial Operations, Zoox) and Evan Meles (Johnson '24, Team Lead, Enterprise Implementation, Abridge) through individual talks followed by Q&A.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. All attendees must be pre-registered in Johnson CampusGroups. If you do not already have an account in JOHNSON CampusGroups, you can create one: at the login screen, DO NOT login with your Cornell credentials, but select "Create an Account" instead.

Zoom link for students not based in Ithaca: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/99552622302?pwd=Xzn8p4VUqYdL7ArkpvtxKQxjCSoNTV.1

• In Person Attendee
• Virtual Attendee

Meet with Louis DiLorenzo, Jr., Principal, Deloitte Consulting in a small group setting to discuss the intersection of business and AI. Bring questions!

Please do not sign up for a conflicting session with another speaker.

Speaker Detail:
Louis DiLorenzo, Jr., Principal, Deloitte Consulting
Lou leads Deloitte Consulting’s US Generative AI Advisory practice and the US Gen AI Market Incubator, and is the National Leader for Deloitte’s US CIO Program.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. In-person only.

Meet with Margaret Pierson, Sr Director of Machine Learning, Wayfair in a small group setting to discuss the intersection of business and AI. Bring questions!

Please do not sign up for a conflicting session with another speaker.

Speaker Detail:
Margaret Pierson, Sr Director of Machine Learning, Wayfair
Margaret leads Pricing, Catalog, Forecasting, and Sales Agent Science at Wayfair. Leveraging a mix of ML, Causal Inference, Time Series Forecasting, and GenAI, her teams develop the science solutions that optimize retail prices; enrich product listings; provide the insights needed to put the right products in the right location; empower sales agents; and generate the product understanding that powers Search, Recommendations, Marketing and Merchandising systems.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. In-person only.

Meet with Keith Toney, Executive Vice President and President of Credit & Decision Management, Discover Financial Services in a small group setting to discuss the intersection of business and AI. Bring questions!

Please do not sign up for a conflicting session with another speaker.

Speaker Detail:
Keith Toney, Executive Vice President and President of Credit & Decision Management, Discover Financial Services
Keith founded and leads the data science vertical at Discover, which is now about 1,600 strong and works on data science applications in several areas.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. In-person only.

Meet with Louis DiLorenzo, Jr., Principal, Deloitte Consulting in a small group setting to discuss the intersection of business and AI. Bring questions!

Please do not sign up for a conflicting session with another speaker.

Speaker Detail:
Louis DiLorenzo, Jr., Principal, Deloitte Consulting
Lou leads Deloitte Consulting’s US Generative AI Advisory practice and the US Gen AI Market Incubator, and is the National Leader for Deloitte’s US CIO Program.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. In-person only.

Meet with Margaret Pierson, Sr Director of Machine Learning, Wayfair in a small group setting to discuss the intersection of business and AI. Bring questions!

Please do not sign up for a conflicting session with another speaker.

Speaker Detail:
Margaret Pierson, Sr Director of Machine Learning, Wayfair
Margaret leads Pricing, Catalog, Forecasting, and Sales Agent Science at Wayfair. Leveraging a mix of ML, Causal Inference, Time Series Forecasting, and GenAI, her teams develop the science solutions that optimize retail prices; enrich product listings; provide the insights needed to put the right products in the right location; empower sales agents; and generate the product understanding that powers Search, Recommendations, Marketing and Merchandising systems.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. In-person only.

Meet with Keith Toney, Executive Vice President and President of Credit & Decision Management, Discover Financial Services in a small group setting to discuss the intersection of business and AI. Bring questions!

Please do not sign up for a conflicting session with another speaker.

Speaker Detail:
Keith Toney, Executive Vice President and President of Credit & Decision Management, Discover Financial Services
Keith founded and leads the data science vertical at Discover, which is now about 1,600 strong and works on data science applications in several areas.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. In-person only.

Join industry leaders to discuss the intersection of AI and business, including industry-specific trends, challenges related to the use of AI and how to overcome them, and a look to the future. This dynamic keynote session will feature brief talks from Louis DiLorenzo, Jr., Principal, Deloitte Consulting, Margaret Pierson, Sr Director of Machine Learning, Wayfair, and Keith Toney, Executive Vice President and President of Credit & Decision Management, Discover Financial Service, followed by a moderated panel Q&A session. Join us for a special Sage Social in the atrium at the conclusion of the session.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. All attendees must be pre-registered in Johnson CampusGroups. If you do not already have an account in JOHNSON CampusGroups, you can create one: at the login screen, DO NOT login with your Cornell credentials, but select "Create an Account" instead.

Zoom webinar link for students not based in Ithaca: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/99330428598?pwd=wBRuYLpVbM66JFMRvGIPuq9mbeildK.1

• In Person Attendee
• Virtual Attendee

SAGE SOCIALS are open to all members of the Johnson School community: students and their families, faculty, and staff.

Your Johnson School nametag is your event/drink ticket, so PLEASE BRING YOUR JOHNSON SCHOOL NAMETAG WITH YOU.

Questions? StudentActivities@johnson.cornell.edu