AI Agents for Work

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How can AI Agents streamline work and operations?

This workshop brings together industry and academic experts at Columbia University to share the latest innovations and challenges for how AI agents can streamline work and operations.

This workshop is a product of Columbia University's Data-Agents-Process Lab - a collection of AI, ML, Operations and Systems researchers dedicated to addressing the most pressing challenges in unlocking the potential of AI agents for work.

When: March 12, 2025

Where: Columbia Business School, Geffen Hall, 3rd Floor Directions

Time: 9:30-6pm, includes breakfast, lunch and a social hour with drinks

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Schedule

9:00

Breakfast

9:30

Welcome

Dean Shih-Fu Chang

Dean of Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Eugene Wu and Zhou Yu, Columbia, Co-directors of DAPLab

Introduction

10:00

Opening Keynote

Jason Wei, Open AI

11:00

Panel

New technology development of AI Agents

Yunzhu Li, Columbia CS

Junfeng Yang, Columbia CS

Dan Wang, Columbia Business School

Tianyi Peng, Columbia Business School

Karina Nguyen, OpenAI

Moderator: Kostis Kaffes, Columbia CS

12:00

Academic Lightning Talks

Eugene Wu, Columbia CS

Zhou Yu, Columbia CS

Rich Zemel, Columbia CS

Micah Goldblum, Columbia EE

12:40

Lunch

1:30

Afternoon Remarks

Garud Iyengar, Columbia DSI and IEOR

Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute
Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Michael Morris, Columbia Business School

Chavkin-Chang Professor of Leadership

1:45

Afternoon Keynote

Danielle Perszyk, Amazon AGI

2:45

Industry Panel

Deploying AI Agents in Enterprise

Cong Yu, Celonis

Deepak Dastrala, Intellect

Yun Zhang, Millennium

Jonathan Frankle, Databricks

Samira Khan, UVa/Google

Moderator: Zhou Yu, Columbia CS

3:45

Industry Lightning Talks

Jim Laredo, IBM

Yin Luo, Wolfe Research

Xiaofeng Wang, LinkedIn

Cheng Tan, Microsoft

4:30

Closing

Lydia Chilton, Columbia CS

4:45 - 6:30

Reception and Poster Session

Drinks and appetizers will be served

Interested in Attending?

If you're interested in attending:
Register Here

If you're interested in partnering with DAPLab,
fill out this form and we'll reach out with information.

Questions?
Email Prof. Lydia Chilton - chilton@cs.columbia.edu

DAPLab