Name: The Boston AI Summit 2026
Start: 2026-10-01T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-01T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Foundation Medicine

About

The Boston AI Summit is the flagship conference of Boston AI Week: a single-track, one-room gathering of the executives, founders, investors, researchers, and public-sector leaders shaping AI in Massachusetts. The day opens with the official release of The State of AI in Massachusetts 2026, what people across the Commonwealth told us about how AI is actually being adopted, and builds from there: evidence, then discussion, then more evidence, until the closing conversation sends the week off. How the day works One room, one track: all 250 seats face the same stage. It opens with evidence: the State of AI report lands first, so every panel argues with the data already on the table. Research is the backbone: the day alternates research briefings and executive discussion. The schedule respects your day: doors at 9:00, program from 10:00 to 5:00, forty-minute panels, with breakfast, three breaks, and a long lunch built in. Program 9:00 Registration, breakfast, and networking 10:00 Welcome: Massachusetts' AI Advantage and the Work Ahead. Judah Phillips, Founder & Board Chair, Boston AI Week 10:10 Report release: The State of AI in Massachusetts 2026 10:25 Opening keynote. Shin-pei Tsay, Chief Information Officer, City of Boston 11:20 Original research: Red Hat. Chris Wright, Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President, Global Engineering, Red Hat 12:00 Building AI: Meghan Barrett Welch (Chief Data Officer, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs), Sabrina Mansur (Director, Massachusetts Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub), Emma Tippet (Head of Product, Starburst), John Huehn (Chief of Launchpad, Pegasystems Inc.), Jason Olkowski (Chief Strategy & Solution Consulting Officer, Creatio) 12:40 Networking lunch 1:30 Original research: EnFi. Marco Montes de Oca, Principal AI Scientist, EnFi, Inc. 2:10 Managing AI: Ken Sutton (Co-Founder & CEO, Yobe Inc.), John Holmes (Managing Director, Accenture), Jenn Azar (CEO, Stellix), Murphy Vandervelde (Chief of Staff, Blitzy). Moderator: Mike Grandinetti, Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School 3:00 Investing in AI: Kleida Martiro (Managing Director, Glasswing Ventures), Patricia Geli (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, C10 Labs), David Chang (Co-Founder & CEO, Via AI), Mark Coffey (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Misneach). Moderator: Carol Meyers, Independent Director, Investor, and Former GTM Executive 3:50 Entrepreneurs in AI: Jonathan Corbin (Founder & CEO, Maven AGI), Scott Weller (Co-Founder & CTO, EnFi), Debbie Millin (Founder & CEO, UpperLevel Solutions), Dan Mitchell (Director of Startup Technology Ecosystem, Dell). Additional panelists to be announced 4:30 Closing fireside, From Evidence to Execution: Judah Phillips in conversation with Chris Menard, Chief Financial & Operating Officer, Gordon Brothers 5:00 Adjourn. A networking reception follows. Who's in the room The Summit is capped at 250 seats, and every application is reviewed to keep the room senior: executives, founders, investors, researchers, and public-sector leaders. How to attend Apply at aiweek.boston/summit (a Boston AI Week account is required). Applying takes two minutes, there is no cost to attend, and invitations go out in September on a rolling basis. Getting there Foundation Medicine at 400 Summer Street sits in the Seaport, a short walk from South Station's Red Line and Commuter Rail service. Need an accommodation to participate? Email info@aiweek.boston.

Speakers

Judah Phillips
Founder & Board Chair
Boston AI Week
Shin-pei Tsay
Chief Information Officer
City of Boston
Chris Wright
Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President, Global Engineering
Red Hat
Meghan Barrett Welch
Chief Data Officer
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
Sabrina Mansur
Director
Massachusetts Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub
Emma Tippet
Head of Product
Starburst
John Huehn
Chief of Launchpad
Pegasystems Inc.
Jason Olkowski
Chief Strategy & Solution Consulting Officer
Creatio
Marco Montes de Oca
Principal AI Scientist
EnFi, Inc.
Ken Sutton
Co-Founder & CEO
Yobe Inc.
John Holmes
Managing Director
Accenture
Jenn Azar
CEO
Stellix
Murphy Vandervelde
Chief of Staff
Blitzy
Mike Grandinetti
Executive Fellow
Harvard Business School
Kleida Martiro
Managing Director
Glasswing Ventures
Patricia Geli
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
C10 Labs
David Chang
Co-Founder & CEO
Via AI
Mark Coffey
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Misneach
Carol Meyers
Independent Director, Investor, and Former GTM Executive
Jonathan Corbin
Founder & CEO
Maven AGI
Scott Weller
Co-Founder & CTO
EnFi
Debbie Millin
Founder & CEO
UpperLevel Solutions
Dan Mitchell
Director of Startup Technology Ecosystem
Dell
Chris Menard
Chief Financial & Operating Officer
Gordon Brothers

Host

Boston AI Week

Location

Foundation Medicine

400 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210

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