Advancing Knowledge and Practice in Business Analytics and AI

Join the Business Analytics and AI Initiative (BAI) at the Poole College of Management for the annual Business Analytics and AI Roundtable, bringing together students, industry professionals, and academic leaders to explore how analytics and AI are transforming business and society. The event will feature discussions on emerging trends, real-world applications, and opportunities to connect and collaborate across disciplines.

Students, Faculty/Staff, Alumni, and Foundation and Corporate Partners are invited to attend.

Date: April 1, 2026
Time: 8:30 am – 3:15 pm (breakfast and networking lunch provided)
Location: James B. Hunt Jr. Library (Duke Energy Hall)
Registration fee: Corporate Partners ($150 up to 2 colleagues); Students/Faculty/Staff (Free $0); Alumni ($25)

Registration Link: HERE

Agenda:

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Continental Breakfast

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Welcome and Introductions

Kristin Siebenaler, BAI Director, Poole College of Management, NC State

Bill Rand, Distinguished McLauchlan Professor of Marketing and Analytics, Poole College of Management, and Executive Director, Institute for Advanced Analytics, NC State

Frank Buckless, Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Dean, Professor of Accounting, Poole College of Management, NC State

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM Academic Keynote: Assessing Trust in AI Adoption

Roger Mayer, Professor of Leadership & Graduate Faculty, Department of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Poole College of Management, NC State

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Industry Panel: Designing the AI-Augmented Enterprise: Analytics, Intelligence, and Transformation

Anni Yatham, Director of Product Management, Advance Auto Parts

Mark Snow, Senior Vice President and General Manager – Consumer Marketing & Insights at CTAM

Jose Gerardo Castillo, Chief Information Officer, Alera Health

Moderator: Maria Mayorga, Goodnight Distinguished Chair in Operations Research and Director of Operation Research, NC State

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Networking Lunch

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM Industry Keynote: From Algorithms to Advantage: How Leading Firms Turn AI Into Scalable Value

Andy Fusco, Chief of Strategy, ElectriCities

2:00 PM -3:15 PM Academic Panel: Advances in Machine Learning for Decision Intelligence

Onkar Malgonde, Assistant Professor Department of Information Technology, Analytics & Operations, Poole College of Management, NC State

Julie Swann, Department Head and A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor of the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, NC State

Munindar Singh, SAS Institute Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, NC State

Moderator: Sarah Egan Warren, Teaching Assistant Professor, Institute for Advanced Analytics, NC State

3:15 PM Closing