CNBC AI Summit
No company will survive the next decade without a cogent AI strategy and significant plans to invest in the transformative technology.
Across all sectors, this reality is turning all executives into AI decision makers. The entire c-suite needs to understand how AI is changing the nature of work, the workforce, and their customers. It’s 2025. AI is everywhere.
That includes in Nashville, Tennessee.
More than 70,000 people have moved to the Music City since 2020, many of them highly talented technology workers from California and New York.
America’s most powerful technology companies have taken notice and have begun putting down roots, choosing Tennessee as a home for the new data centers that will enable the continued growth and development of artificial intelligence.
Introducing the first-ever CNBC AI Summit in Nashville, where visionary thought leaders, pioneering entrepreneurs, and groundbreaking researchers come together for an event that reflects the city’s vibrant, technology-driven future along with its storied cultural heritage.
| Speakers
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
(R) Tennessee
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
(R) Tennessee
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
(R) Tennessee
| AGENDA
DON’T FENCE THE FUTURE IN
With AI advancing so quickly, lawmakers are working to find the right regulatory formula. They must focus on online safety and algorithmic accountability, while not burdening U.S. competitiveness with overregulation. A leading voice in DC on tech privacy and policy, Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn, takes the stage to talk about ways Capitol Hill needs to be thinking about regulating AI without hampering the private sector’s ability to continue leading its development.
Senator Marsha Blackburn, (R) Tennessee
Interviewer: Julia Boorstin, CNBC Senior Media & Tech Correspondent
GRIT ‘N HEART ‘N A DATA STACK
AI is helping organizations make smarter decisions, reduce costs, and respond quickly to market demands. With its potential still largely unrealized, the funding environment needs to help ensure startups can flourish and others can benefit from their discoveries. We are joined by two founders creating the workforce tools of tomorrow in a crowded field.
Courtney Fukuda, Metropolis Co-Founder & Chief Integration Officer
Riley Noland, TuMeke Ergonomics Co-Founder
Moderator: Julia Boorstin, CNBC Senior Media & Tech Correspondent
ME AND AI (SIDE BY SIDE)
While much of the conversation about AI discusses how it will replace humans, the reality is there are many ways in which it can work with them. By streamlining recruitment, enhancing training, or enabling smarter talent management, AI is helping organizations identify future workforce needs. We sit down with trailblazers in the field of AI education and health care to discuss how the technology can act as a workforce companion and how upskilling builds a more agile, future-ready workforce.
Steve Beard, Adtalem Global Education Chairman & CEO
Zachary Lipton, Abridge Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Moderator: MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC Technology Correspondent
BEYOND THE AI HYPE
Sponsored and Programmed by Workato
Beyond the buzzwords, what does it actually take to unlock AI’s value in the enterprise? From hype to operational reality, a discussion about how agentic orchestration bridges the gap between AI potential and measurable business impact, giving leaders the tools to drive genuine AI business transformation.
Carter Busse, Workato Chief Information Officer
Interviewer: Shibani Joshi, CNBC Events Contributor
WHO DO YOU BLAME WHEN THE CODE GOES WRONG?
As AI permeates our world, it brings with it endless questions about responsibility, ethics, and blame. None of these questions have easy answers, as they demand a debate over the ever-blurring lines between humans and machines. Two leading legal practitioners take us on a philosophical journey.
Scott Meyers, Akerman Chairman & CEO
Herb Stapleton, Dinsmore & Shohl Partner
Moderator: Julia Boorstin, CNBC Senior Media & Tech Correspondent
AIN’T MY VOICE
Country music singer and songwriter Martina McBride has won multiple awards for her music and sold more than 18 million albums, but she took a different stage this year where, for her and her fellow artists, the stakes are high. McBride testified in front of Congress to talk about the NO FAKES act, a proposed bipartisan bill aimed to protect individuals’ voices and likeness. The music icon joins us today to discuss how AI is impacting celebrities, their art, as well as the terrifying deepfakes that are happening without their consent and without implications.
Martina McBride, Country Music Singer & Songwriter
Morna Willens, Recording Industry Association of America Chief Policy Officer
Moderator: Courtney Reagan, CNBC Senior Retail Reporter
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