AI Symposium

AI Symposium

The Future Is Here: Business in the Age of AI

AI is already changing how we learn, work, and lead. But what skills will tomorrow’s workforce need—and how are we preparing students to meet that future?

Join us for The Future Is Here: Business in the Age of AI, an engaging symposium hosted by the College of Business and Economics at ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥.


Tuesday, November 10, 2026 
1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 
MPR - CSUEB Hayward Campus 
Free admission | Light refreshments and dinner included 

Please RSVP by October 31, 2026

Event Schedule

1:30 – 2:00 | Welcome Reception

2:00 – 2:40 | Industry Expert Panel 1 - Building Competitive Advantage in the Age of AI

How Do Organizations Build Lasting Competitive Advantage in the Age of AI? A conversation with industry leaders on strategy, execution, and what comes next.

2:40 – 3:40 | Faculty AI Showcase

Faculty showcase innovative ways AI is already transforming curriculum and teaching across CBE.

3:40 – 4:20 | Industry Expert Panel 2 - Educating Business Leaders for an AI Economy

How Are We Preparing Business Students for the Workforce in the Age of AI? A conversation with industry leaders on skills, curriculum, and what comes next.

4:20 – 5:00 | Discipline-Specific Roundtables

Faculty explore curriculum innovation within their own fields, with input from industry experts and students.

5:00 – 6:30 | C-Suite Mixer and Dinner

A relaxed, informal setting for attendees to continue the day's conversations. It's a chance for faculty, industry leaders, alumni, and students to connect one-on-one, exchange ideas, and build relationships across disciplines and industries.

Featured Industry Panelists:

Peter Gombeski

Peter Gombeski

Co-founder & CEO / HazardSafe
Lauren Williams

Lauren Williams

Senior Director of Content / MasterClass
Charles Wang

Charles Wang

Director, Global Strategic Sourcing - Hardware Infrastructure / NVIDIA
Furkan Kamaci

Furkan Kamaci

Software Engineer / Apple
Leah McGowen-Hare

Leah McGowen-Hare

SVP, Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Global Growth & Impact / Salesforce
Jim Kruger

Jim Kruger

Former EVP & CMO / Informatica
Silvia Quintanilla

Silvia Quintanilla

Sales Enablement & Revenue Enablement Professional / B2B SaaS
Owen Valdez

Owen Valdez

Senior Manager - Global Integrated Marketing / Certa.ai
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Kiran Joshi

Leader, Business Development, Global Partner GTM Investments Strategy & Planning / Cisco

Faculty Showcase

CBE AI Symposium Faculty Showcase
Presentation Title Faculty Presenters
Making Learning Visible Using GoReact Advanced Dr. Lynn Bowes-Sperry, Dr. Surendra Sarnikar
From AI Answers to Economic Reasoning in Game Theory: Big Data Analytics in the age of AI: BAN 449 Dr. Jung S. You, Dr. Yuanyuan Gao
How AI Tools Are Enriching and Elevating the Marketing Curriculum Dr. Stephen Bok, Dr. Ya You
Beyond the Prompt: Teaching AI Literacy for Planetary Responsibility and Future Generations Dr. Dina Ziadlou, Dr. Jia Guo
Homework in the AI Era: Grading Essays Using AI-Assisted Tools To Ensure Grading Consistency: AI Tools for Operations Analytics Dr. Peng Xie, Dr. Lan Wang
AI Study Coach, Custom GPT for Machine Learning and AI for Investment Portfolios Dr. Brian Du, Dr. Bala Rajan, Dr. Eric Fricke

Faculty Speakers

Dr. Lynn Bowes-Sperry

Dr. Lynn Bowes-Sperry

Professor of Management
Dr. Surendra Sarnikar

Dr. Surendra Sarnikar

Professor of Management 
Dr. Jung S. You

Dr. Jung S. You

Professor of Economics
Dr. Yuanyuan Gao

Dr. Yuanyuan Gao

Associate Professor of Management
Dr. Stephen Bok

Dr. Stephen Bok

Associate Professor of Marketing
Dr. Ya You

Dr. Ya You

Associate Professor of Marketing
Dr. Dina Ziadlou

Dr. Dina Ziadlou

Lecturer of Management
Dr. Jia Guo

Dr. Jia Guo

Associate Professor of Management
Dr. Brian Du

Dr. Brian Du

Professor of Finance
Dr. Bala Rajan

Dr. Bala Rajan

Professor of Management
Dr. Eric Fricke

Dr. Eric Fricke

Professor of Finance
Dr. Peng Xie

Dr. Peng Xie

Associate Professor of Management
Dr. Lan Wang

Dr. Lan Wang

Professor of Management