Keynote: How To Deploy and Scale AI

Event Overview

Artificial intelligence is transforming every sector of the global economy, from healthcare and manufacturing to financial services and telecommunications. We have passed the initial hype stage — AI exists in many organizations as an established business competency and is now being deployed in detail to solve specific business problems.

So what current issues should companies be focusing on? What challenges are organizations facing as AI moves past the innovation phase of the technology life cycle and into mainstream adoption?

In this Keynote, Professor Dirk Swart of Cornell Engineering will be joined by Luke Corbin and Jonathan Huer from AT&T Business to explore these developments. They’ll examine how emerging AI solutions are being deployed across industries and what lessons can be learned from AT&T's experience as an early adopter of AI technologies.

This discussion will cover practical aspects, such as building AI capabilities, managing data governance, scaling solutions enterprise-wide, and developing AI-ready talent and culture. You’ll gain insight into how AT&T's current AI initiatives compare with industry standards and consider common challenges faced during implementation as well as future possibilities in AI-driven business transformation.

What You'll Learn

How cutting-edge academic research in AI and machine learning is being practically implemented in large-scale businesses
Insights into the collaborative process between research institutions and industry leaders and how this partnership drives innovation
Practical strategies for identifying and developing innovative potential within organizations, whether in academic or industry settings

Speakers

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Dirk Swart

Lecturer

Cornell Duffield Engineering

Dirk Swart’s teaching focuses on developing critical skills for leadership, including: negotiation, emotional intelligence, individual and team behavior, conflict management and problem solving, managing contracts and IP, ethics, and engineering management decision making.
Dirk has over 20 years experience as a technical entrepreneur and is currently the CEO of Zynect, an embedded sensor company based in Ithaca NY. He co-founded Zynect in 2010, has raised over $2.4m in funding and brought over 20 successful embedded products from concept to market. Prior to that he was a visiting fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future.

Degrees include a BBusSc (Computer Science) from the University of Cape Town and an MA from Tuft’s Fletcher School. His thesis title was: More Voice but Less Say: An analysis of North-South Trade Agreements. His thesis supervisor was Adil Najam.

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Jonathan Blake Huer

AI Evangelist

AT&T Business

Dr. Jonathan Blake Huer serves as the AI Evangelist for AT&T Business, where he encourages colleagues to adopt, create, and interact with artificial intelligence and AI agents that drive positive outcomes for both the company and its customers. Prior to AT&T, Jonathan helped organizations — ranging from the film industry to higher education to state government — navigate and benefit from digital disruptions.

Jonathan’s work in digital literacy and media fluency earned him recognition as an Apple Distinguished Educator, Adobe Education Leader, and the Indiana Tech Educator of the Year.

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Luke Corbin

Assistant Vice President of Digital Transformation & Artificial Intelligence

AT&T Business

Luke Corbin is the Assistant Vice President of Digital Transformation & Artificial Intelligence at AT&T Business. A strategic executive with a proven track record in innovation and operational leadership, Luke drives the modernization of AT&T’s products and services through cloud and AI technologies. He leads the Business Agent Foundry and other AI initiatives that enhance customer and employee experiences, reduce costs, and fuel business growth.

With deep expertise in product marketing, IT, and business operations, Luke has launched transformative solutions and led multi-billion-dollar portfolios. His leadership has been instrumental in major initiatives such as Project Agile and AT&T Partner Exchange. Recognized for implementing agile methodologies and design thinking at scale, Luke is known for empowering teams and delivering impactful results.

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Dirk Swart

Lecturer

Cornell Duffield Engineering

Dirk Swart’s teaching focuses on developing critical skills for leadership, including: negotiation, emotional intelligence, individual and team behavior, conflict management and problem solving, managing contracts and IP, ethics, and engineering management decision making.
Dirk has over 20 years experience as a technical entrepreneur and is currently the CEO of Zynect, an embedded sensor company based in Ithaca NY. He co-founded Zynect in 2010, has raised over $2.4m in funding and brought over 20 successful embedded products from concept to market. Prior to that he was a visiting fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future.

Degrees include a BBusSc (Computer Science) from the University of Cape Town and an MA from Tuft’s Fletcher School. His thesis title was: More Voice but Less Say: An analysis of North-South Trade Agreements. His thesis supervisor was Adil Najam.

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Jonathan Blake Huer

AI Evangelist

AT&T Business

Dr. Jonathan Blake Huer serves as the AI Evangelist for AT&T Business, where he encourages colleagues to adopt, create, and interact with artificial intelligence and AI agents that drive positive outcomes for both the company and its customers. Prior to AT&T, Jonathan helped organizations — ranging from the film industry to higher education to state government — navigate and benefit from digital disruptions.

Jonathan’s work in digital literacy and media fluency earned him recognition as an Apple Distinguished Educator, Adobe Education Leader, and the Indiana Tech Educator of the Year.

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Luke Corbin

Assistant Vice President of Digital Transformation & Artificial Intelligence

AT&T Business

Luke Corbin is the Assistant Vice President of Digital Transformation & Artificial Intelligence at AT&T Business. A strategic executive with a proven track record in innovation and operational leadership, Luke drives the modernization of AT&T’s products and services through cloud and AI technologies. He leads the Business Agent Foundry and other AI initiatives that enhance customer and employee experiences, reduce costs, and fuel business growth.

With deep expertise in product marketing, IT, and business operations, Luke has launched transformative solutions and led multi-billion-dollar portfolios. His leadership has been instrumental in major initiatives such as Project Agile and AT&T Partner Exchange. Recognized for implementing agile methodologies and design thinking at scale, Luke is known for empowering teams and delivering impactful results.

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