CincyAIweek25: Full Schedule

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9:20am EDT

Featured Speaker: Inventing the Future; AI, IP, and American Ingenuity

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:20am - 9:30am EDT

As AI accelerates innovation across every industry, questions around intellectual property, invention, and the future of American competitiveness are more important than ever. In this featured talk, Bob Cassity of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will explore how the U.S. is responding to the challenges and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence in the realm of IP protection, invention rights, and public trust.

Cassity will touch on the evolving role of IP in the AI era, the USPTO’s latest initiatives, and how innovators, technologists, and entrepreneurs can safeguard their breakthroughs while contributing to America’s long-standing culture of ingenuity and leadership.

Speakers

Bob Cassity

Patent Attorney, USPTO

Bob is a Patent Attorney who serves as a TQAS at the USPTO and supports patent examiners who examine AI applications. Bob is experienced in special challenges Applicants face when trying to obtain IP protection for AI concepts.

Tuesday June 10, 2025 9:20am - 9:30am EDT
Union Hall- Beer Hall (2nd floor)

Featured Speaker

12:45pm EDT

Featured Speaker: AI, the Good, The Bad, The Ugly; How Cincinnati Will Lead in Responsible AI

Tuesday June 10, 2025 12:45pm - 1:00pm EDT

Union Hall- 4th Floor- Homeroom

Artificial Intelligence brings immense promise—and equally complex challenges. In this powerful featured talk, Dr. Kelly Cohen explores the dualities of AI: the good, the bad, and the ugly. From real breakthroughs in healthcare, research, and automation to the ethical dilemmas, biases, and unintended consequences that threaten trust, Dr. Cohen delivers a balanced and honest look at AI’s impact on society.

As a leading researcher and educator, he will also offer a bold vision for how Cincinnati can lead the way in building responsible AI—rooted in ethics, education, inclusion, and innovation. This talk is a must-attend for anyone who cares about not just what AI can do, but what it should do.

Speakers

Dr Kelly Cohen

Director, AI Bio Lab, Digital Futures, University of Cincinnati

The Brian H. Rowe Endowed Chair in Aerospace Engineering. Director of AI Bio Labs, Digital Futures, University of Cincinnati and President, North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society (NAFIPS). Also serves as Chief Scientific Advisor, brandrank.ai, and Chairman of the Board... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 12:45pm - 1:00pm EDT
Union Hall- 4th Floor- Homeroom

Featured Speaker

1:15pm EDT

AI Security Forum Featured Presentation: Ethical AI Hacking, Red Teaming, and Blue Teaming

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:15pm - 1:45pm EDT

Somerhaus Events Venue

Speakers

Brett Ewing

CEO, AxeAI

Sponsors

Axe AI

Providing expert penetration testing capabilities to all IT specialists

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:15pm - 1:45pm EDT
Somerhaus Events Venue 1415 Republic St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

Featured Speaker

1:45pm EDT

Featured Presentation: The Token Trap

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:45pm - 2:00pm EDT

Union Hall- Beer Hall (2nd floor)

In this talk, we’ll dig into the practical trade-offs of cloud-based AI — especially when token costs start to spiral. Learn how to recognize when it’s time to take control of your models and your infrastructure.

Speakers

Zach Fischer

HPE

Sponsors

Hewlett Packard

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company built to transform your business. How? By helping you connect, protect, analyze, and act on all your data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so you can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:45pm - 2:00pm EDT
Union Hall- Beer Hall (2nd floor)

Featured Speaker

1:45pm EDT

AI Security Forum Featured Presentation: CISO Roadmap for AI Risk and Readiness

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT

Somerhaus Events Venue

As AI adoption accelerates, CISOs and security leaders are under pressure to develop clear strategies that balance innovation with protection. In this featured presentation, Mark Schnitter lays out a practical, forward-looking roadmap for how security leaders can prepare for and manage the risks introduced by AI across the enterprise.

From threat modeling and policy development to secure model deployment and vendor oversight, this session will cover essential steps for building an AI-ready security posture. Learn how to align stakeholders, stay ahead of evolving attack vectors, and build trust in a future where AI touches every corner of your infrastructure.

Speakers

Mark Schnitter

CIO, Nexigen

Mark is the Chief Information Officer at Nexigen, leading the IT security practice. He has vast experience in results-driven environments spanning multiple industries, organizational sizes, and technologies. A key aspect to Mark’s success is bringing people, process, and technology... Read More →

Sponsors

Nexigen

Nexigen is one of the Cincinnati area's largest IT service and cybersecurity firms specializing in providing enterprise IT resources for small and medium businesses. No other IT services firm in the Cincinnati area can touch our experience, customer service, or ability to deliver... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
Somerhaus Events Venue 1415 Republic St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

Featured Speaker

2:00pm EDT

Featured Presentation: No‑Friction AI: Turn Your Classic Power Apps into Smart Agents in Days, not Months

Tuesday June 10, 2025 2:00pm - 2:15pm EDT

Union Hall- Beer Hall (2nd floor)

Power Platform developers don’t have to “learn Python overnight” to ship agent‑powered apps. By combiningchild‑flow reusability in Power Automate, SharePoint lists & libraries as a lightweight data layer, and the new Azure AI Foundry Agent Service connector, you can graft large‑language‑model intelligence onto the skills you already use every day—no extra DevOps pipeline or pro‑code stack required. This session shows exactly how we’ve done it in production: modular agents for intake, routing, and summarization, snapped together like LEGO® bricks and surfaced in Teams, Power Apps, or even headless agents.

Speakers

Deshon Clark

Allventa

Ricardo Govindasamy

CEO, Allventa

Sponsors

Allventa

At Allventa, we specialize in transforming enterprises through cutting-edge AI and automation solutions integrated with Microsoft 365. Founded by experienced industry professionals, our mission is to empower C-level executives in Fortune 5000 companies with innovative, high-impact... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 2:00pm - 2:15pm EDT
Union Hall- Beer Hall (2nd floor)

Featured Speaker

2:30pm EDT

Featured Presentation:Applied AI in Health Informatics: Monitoring Mental Health and Early Diagnosis of Mental Disorders with Dr Nelly El Sayed

Wednesday June 11, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

Somerhaus Events Venue

Mental health has a profound impact on physical health. Monitoring mental health plays a crucial role in early diagnosis and monitoring mental health disorders. Despite its importance, effective mental health monitoring remains a significant challenge. This presentation showcases an Applied AI-based system designed to efficiently monitor mental health while prioritizing patient comfort, ease of use, and cost efficiency.

Speakers

Nelly Elsayed

Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati

Dr. Nelly Elsayed is an Assistant Professor at the School of Information Technology. She is the Leader and Founder of the Applied Machine Learning and Intelligence Lab. Her research focuses on Applied AI and Machine Learning for Healthcare, Smart Technologies, Computer Vision, Cybersecurity... Read More →

Wednesday June 11, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Somerhaus Events Venue 1415 Republic St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

Featured Speaker

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