Developing an innovative business model for enterprise resilience in times of uncertainty by leveraging multi-agent systems in life sciences and manufacturing

Brendan Lucier, Senior Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research

Expertise

• He uses tools from game theory, computation, and probabilistic analysis to understand how the algorithms used in online platforms and other sociotechnical systems influence user behavior. 
• He is especially interested in the ways that users interact with (and through) algorithms and AI tools and how this informs market design.
• His research is motivated by applications such as digital advertising, matching markets, and markets for sustainability, most recently focused on the economic and marketplace impacts of agentic AI.

Education

• PhD, University of Toronto
• MMath, University of Waterloo
• BMath, University of Waterloo

Prateek Rungta, Member of Technical Staff, OpenAI

Expertise

• At OpenAI, focused on the emerging discipline of observability for agentic systems.
• Previously spent over a decade building business-critical data systems, including leading Uber’s M3 metrics platform and co-creating M3DB, an open-source distributed time-series database.
• Earlier roles at Tesla, Cloudera, and Bloomberg building high-scale data and analytics systems.
• Expert in observability for agentic AI systems (how to measure, verify, and build trust in increasingly autonomous AI), large-scale distributed systems and real-time observability platforms, and AI infrastructure and operating models for increasingly autonomous systems.

Education

• MS, Computer Vision, University of Illinois
• BS, Computer Science, University of Illinois

Abhijeet Shetty, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consultant Group

Expertise

• On the North America leadership team of BCG X (BCG's AI build unit).
• Co-lead Supply Chain Planning topic (End to End Planning).
• Multiple publications on End-to-End planning and IBP transformations.
• Formerly worked as Senior Brand Manager, Direct Trade Manager for Walmart, and Sales and Trade Marketing Manager for Colgate-Palmolive.

Education

• MBA, Marketing, University of Delhi
• BE, Information Technology, Mumbai University

Tim Sun, AI Go-To-Market, Google

Expertise

• Brings Gemini and Enterprise AI solutions to customers in the Healthcare & Life Sciences industry.
• Prior to Google Cloud, Tim has over 10 years of experience in the Google Ads business, leading analytics, sales, and product go-to-market functions across industries such as Retail, Services, and Technology.

Education

• MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management
• BA, Stanford University

Markus J. Bühler, McAfee Professor, Engineering, MIT; Co-Founder/CTO, Unreasonable Labs

Expertise

• Co-founder and CTO of Unreasonable Labs where he is building AI systems that generate novel scientific knowledge.
• Pioneer in physics-aware artificial intelligence for scientific discovery.
• His work establishes quantitative links between molecular structure and emergent function across materials and biological systems, integrating first-principles simulation, graph-based modeling, and machine learning.
• His research has led to foundational contributions in bio-inspired materials, multiscale mechanics, and AI-driven design, with broad impact across academia, industry, and government.

Education

• PhD, Chemistry, University of Stuttgart
• PhD, Materials Science, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research
• MS, Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University

Darwin Deano, Partner, McKinsey & Company

Expertise

• 30 years of consulting and global technology innovation experience.
• Leads digital transformation advisory, with a focus on ERP and AI.
• Specializes in helping organizations successfully plan, execute, and realize the value from large-scale, complex technology-enabled business transformations.
• Leads the North America SAP business and is part of the Global SAP Alliance leadership team for McKinsey.

Education

• BS, Computer Science, De La Salle University

Joern Keller, Executive VP and CPO, SAP Business Network

Expertise

• Global enterprise software leader with more than 20 years of experience, Joern Keller is responsible for SAP Business Network as Chief Product Officer and Head of Engineering.
• As chief product officer, Joern sets the strategic direction for SAP Business Network and oversees its global product engineering centers located in Germany, the United States, China, India and Peru.
• Previously, Joern served as Executive Vice President of SAP S/4HANA Industry Cloud and Quote to Cash. He began his SAP career in 1998 as a retail industry developer, spending several years working in Germany and in the United States.

Education

• MEng, Computer Software Engineering, Arizona State University
• MBA, Computer Software Engineering, Arizona State University
• BS, Computer Science, HTW Saarbrücken

Mehrnoosh Sameki, Principal Product Lead, Microsoft/CoreAI

Expertise

• AI governance and Responsible AI systems at Microsoft since 2019, with a focus on developer tooling, evaluation frameworks, and enterprise-grade guardrails
• Experienced in building platforms that enable developers to test, secure, and improve AI systems through evaluations, adversarial testing, and policy-driven controls
• Has driven cross-organizational efforts to operationalize AI safety and governance for enterprise AI systems, partnering with engineering, research, and external ecosystem partners to build scalable and trustworthy AI infrastructure

Education

• PhD, Computer Science, Boston University

Lucas Goldman, Director of Enterprise Sales, Guidewheel

Expertise

• Enterprise SaaS leadership focused on AI-enabled operational transformation in manufacturing
• Drives measurable ROI through performance optimization, enterprise resilience strategy, and strategic partnerships
• Sales and strategy leader at Guidewheel across enterprise sales, partnerships, and executive operations during high growth
• Former Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company advising senior leaders on growth, pricing, M&A, and digital transformation.

Education

• BS, Finance, Cornell University Dyson School

Ketan Paranjape, Chief Operating Officer, Bioscope.ai

Expertise

• COO of Bioscope.ai, an early stage startup working on AI-powered precision health with the goal of unifying multi-omics, biomarkers, imaging, and lifestyle data into one intelligent view - empowering earlier, more personalized care.
• Formerly the COO of Enterprise Imaging at Optum responsible for global strategic and day to day ops management, implementation services, support, and revenue ops for diagnostic imaging hardware, software, and cloud platforms.
• Formerly the VP of Commercial Business Operations, Business Intelligence and Analytics at Roche and the VP of Roche Information Solutions business.

Education

• PhD, Artificial Intelligence, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• MS, Computer Science + Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomed. Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• BS, Electrical Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University

Amir Tahmasebi, Head of AI Algorithms, Becton Dickinson

Expertise

• Head of AI Algorithms and Infrastructure at BD leading enterprise-wide AI strategy, governance, and platform development
• Previously held executive AI leadership roles at BD, Invitae, Enlitic, CodaMetrix, and Philips Research North America, building and scaling high-performing AI teams and delivering FDA-cleared AI products
• Has led multi-million-dollar R&D programs, launched enterprise MLOps platforms, developed pioneering computer vision and NLP solutions, and overseen large-scale clinical data initiatives
• Authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications and holds more than 60 patent filings (40+ granted), reflecting sustained innovation at the intersection of AI and healthcare

Education

• PhD, Computer Science, Queen’s University
• MS, Computer Science, Queen’s University

Svend Wittern, Vice President Industry Product Engineering, SAP SE

Expertise

• Since 2020, responsible for driving industry‑focused product and innovation initiatives at global scale, spanning multiple industries and ecosystems
• More than 25 years at SAP in senior leadership roles across Corporate Strategy, Industry Business Innovation, Marketing, and Consulting
• Lecturer at University Bayreuth, Fellow-researcher at Hochschule Karlsruhe
• Industry strategy, product engineering, and business model innovation with a focus on how AI and emerging technologies transform industry value chains

Education

• Degree, Industrial Engineering, TU Kaiserslautern 
• Degree, Marketing Management, UC Berkeley Extension

Torsten Albert, Global Head, Technology Services, SAP SE

Expertise

• Leading SAP's Corporate Processes and IT function called ‘Technology Services’ with the ambition to connect people, technology and innovation as part of SAP´s transformation to become a best-run Intelligent Enterprise.
• Organization consists of SAP's internal information technology functions around the SAP Business Technology Platform (Platform CoE), Enterprise AI and Big Data, Enterprise Data Technology and Experience Technologies (incl. SAP Discovery Showroom, SAP runs SAP and SAP Experience Garage).
• Formerly served as global head for SAP's internal Lead-to-Cash technology functions (Design, Development and Operations), serving Marketing, Sales, Contract2Revenue and Partner Management processes.

Education

• Studied and worked for SAP Systems Integration (former subsidiary of SAP) with theoretical classes at university and practical experience in various SAP consulting and back-office functions.

Sabrina Childress, Head of Innovation, Enablement, and Adoption,  SAP Experience Garage

Expertise

• Today, she leads a team based in Germany and India within the SAP Experience Garage overseeing a broad portfolio of cross-company strategic initiatives, AI enablement programs, and ecosystem engagements, driving adoption of AI.
• Joined SAP in 2016, building her foundation in Brand Strategy, Corporate Identity, and Global Marketing.
• 8+ years working in the Brand & Creative environment, she developed deep expertise in large-scale transformation communication, global stakeholder alignment, and strategic program leadership.
• As emerging technologies gained strategic relevance, she transitioned into Technology and Innovation to operate closer to SAP’s digital core.

Education

• Degree, Media and Communication Studies, University of Mannheim

Carsten H. Hahn, Senior Director of Strategy and Operations, SAP SE

Expertise

• Joined SAP almost 25 years ago as an assistant to the executive board, and held different management positions in development.
• Responsible for the user interface design of the first cloud solution of SAP which was launched in 2007.
• Since 8 years ago, he is Senior Director of Strategy & Operations and is developing new agentic business models for SAP and their customers and partners.
• Holds a professorship for innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe, encourages students to be an entrepreneur either as a founder for startups or an intrapreneur in large- and mid-size companies.

Education

• PhD, Marketing, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
• Degree in Computer Sciences and Business Administration, University of Mannheim

Andrew J. Lew, Research Director, AI for Science, Unreasonable Labs

Expertise

• Former roles as a Senior Director, Strategic Solutions at C3 AI and a Senior Scientist at SSI.
• Has both shaped the high-level application of generative AI for Fortune 500 biotech clients and led the deep-level hands-on implementation of AI systems for accelerating government research.
• During his PhD at MIT, he united AI models, physics-based simulation, and real-world experimentation to close the loop on designing novel material structures with bespoke properties.
• Passionate about bridging domains and perspectives to tackle previously impossible problems and driven to harness AI-augmented workflows for expanding human potential.

Education

• PhD, Physical Materials Chemistry, MIT

Niraj Singh, Head of SAP Experience Garage, SAP SE

Expertise

• Focusing on employee-driven innovation and enablement providing SAP employees with the chance to experiment, collaborate and share their experiences 
• He and his team have developed an award-winning community platform offering employees a variety of valuable services to foster their innovative mindset 
• Started career within SAP Consulting 16 years ago where he implemented SAP solutions for multiple customers globally

Education

• Master of Business Informatics