This year’s keynote will open with CALS Dean Ben Houlton highlighting CALS priorities and opportunities in research and innovation before introducing keynote speakers Dr. Barry Barish and entrepreneur Chuck Ng.

Barish and Ng will then explore the Emerging Roles and Challenges of AI in Global Science, Research, and Innovation, examining how AI is changing scientific research, the opportunities it creates, and the questions its rapid evolution raises for the future of science and innovation.