CincyAIweek25: Full Schedule

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11:15am EDT

Featured Fireside and Presentation: The State of Cincy AI & The AI Blueprint for the Cincinnati Region

Tuesday June 10, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT

Cincinnati is making bold moves to shape its future as a top-tier AI hub—and it’s doing so with data, vision, and community momentum. This featured session brings together key leaders behind the regional AI movement to share progress, insights, and a collaborative call to action.

Carl Fraik will present an update on the AI Blueprint for the Cincinnati Region, a community-driven strategy designed to position Cincinnati as a national leader in responsible and inclusive AI adoption. Kendra Ramirez will follow with findings from the State of AI in Cincinnati survey, conducted in partnership with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber—highlighting what local leaders are thinking, building, and needing when it comes to AI.

The session will close with a candid fireside discussion moderated by Zack Huhn, tying the two efforts together and opening the door for how the broader ecosystem—startups, enterprises, institutions, and government—can plug in and help shape what’s next.

Speakers

Kendra Ramirez

CEO, Cincy AI for Humans

We are a digital and AI agency serving B2B clients.

Zack Huhn

Co-Founder, Enterprise Technology Association

Carl Fraik

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Cincinnati AI Catalyst

AI Blueprint for the Cincinnati Region

Sponsors

Cincy AI Catalyst

Tuesday June 10, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Union Hall- Beer Hall (2nd floor)

Fireside Chat

12:45pm EDT

AI Security Forum Featured Fireside: Managing Risk in the Age of AI and Automation

Tuesday June 10, 2025 12:45pm - 1:15pm EDT

Somerhaus Events Venue

As AI and automation become core to how businesses operate, the risks—from data privacy to regulatory exposure to adversarial threats—are growing just as fast. This featured fireside brings together legal and security experts to explore how organizations can manage risk, stay compliant, and build trust in a rapidly changing technological landscape.
Expect a grounded and actionable conversation about identifying new vulnerabilities, securing AI pipelines, and what cybersecurity leaders and general counsel need to be thinking about now to future-proof their organizations.

Speakers

Eku Williams

CyberSure, CyberSure LLC

Eku Williams is a Senior Manager of Vulnerability & IT Audit with CyberSure. He has over 20 years’ experience. Eku is responsible for conducting information technology (IT) vulnerability assessments and IT security specific audits while assisting organizations to mitigate risks... Read More →

Monica Turner

Nexigen, Nexigen

Zachary Heck

Partner - Privacy and Data Security, Taft

Zach’s practice focuses on privacy and data security. Specifically, Zach assists clients in the areas of privacy compliance, data governance, and guidance in the aftermath of an information security incident, including data breach. Zach has experience advising clients with respect... 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 12:45pm - 1:15pm EDT
Somerhaus Events Venue 1415 Republic St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

Fireside Chat

12:15pm EDT

Featured Fireside: Data Leakage, Hallucinations, and Other Nightmares: Debugging AI Systems

Wednesday June 11, 2025 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT

Alcove- The Gathering Room

Even the most advanced AI systems come with their own set of horrors—data leakage, model drift, hallucinated outputs, and brittle performance. In this technical fireside, seasoned AI developers and architects unpack how they’re identifying, preventing, and debugging the kinds of issues that can derail even the most promising AI projects.

Panelists will dive into debugging tools, validation techniques, and architectural approaches that help mitigate these risks. Expect a deep, candid discussion for practitioners working at the intersection of development, deployment, and reliability in AI systems.

Speakers

Pratik Badri

VP, Quant Analytics Manager, JP Morgan Chase

A recognized leader at the intersection of artificial intelligence, policy, and financial technology, I contribute to shaping the future of responsible AI as a Senior Member of the IEEE Committee. With a track record as a keynote speaker, scholarly author, and hackathon judge, I bring... Read More →

Chris Carper

Director Data and AI, Microsoft

Chris Carper is a Director of Retail and CPG Customer Success for the MicrosoftCorporation where he leads a team of Solution Architects to build Data, Analytics,and Artificial Intelligence solutions for Retail and CPG customers in North America,running on Microsoft’s Azure Cloud... Read More →

Jon Salisbury

CEO, Nexigen

Tsavo Knott

CEO, Pieces

Sponsors

Sogeti

About SogetiPart of the Capgemini Group, Sogeti makes business value through technology for organizations that need to implement innovation at speed and want a local partner with global scale. With a hands-on culture and close proximity to its clients, Sogeti implements solutions... Read More →

Wednesday June 11, 2025 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Alcove- The Gathering Room 1410 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

Fireside Chat

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