Keynote speakers
Cynthia Barnhart
Abraham J. Siegel Professor of Management
Ford Foundation Professor of Engineering
Professor in Operations Research
MIT Sloan School of Management
Timothy Jacobs
Vice President of Applied AI and Machine Learning
Walmart
Schedule: Sunday, July 26 2026
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Welcome reception (MIT Museum)
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Schedule: Monday, July 27 2026
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Breakout session: M1
8:00 am – 9:30 am
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Break
9:30 am – 10:00 am
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Breakout sessions: M2
10:00 am – 11:30 am
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Lunch (on your own)
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
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Keynote presentation
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
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Breakout sessions: M3
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
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Break
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
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Breakout sessions: M4
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Schedule: Tuesday, July 28 2026
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Breakout sessions: T1
8:00 am – 9:30 am
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Break
9:30 am – 10:00 am
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Breakout sessions
10:00 am – 11:30 am
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Lunch (provided) + poster presentations
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
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Industry panel
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
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Breakout sessions
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
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Gala dinner (Spirit of Boston)
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Schedule: Wednesday, July 29 2026
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Breakout sessions: W1
8:00 am – 9:30 am
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Break
9:30 am – 10:00 am
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Breakout sessions: W2
10:00 – 11:30 am
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Lunch (on your own)
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
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Keynote presentation
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
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Breakout sessions: W3
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
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Break
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
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Breakout sessions: W4
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm