Agenda

October 2025 Agenda

The second IterateOn Cross-Industry AI Symposium is dedicated to peer-to-peer information sharing, all about AI. It’s designed to spark insights, accelerate action, and build connections across industries.

The Symposium includes:

Quick-hitting Trend Talks to stretch your thinking
Rapid-fire demos of AI solutions that are already successfully driving results
The early formation of action-oriented Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Networking, conversations, cocktails, and food

This is the first in a continuing series of invite-only Symposiums, shaped by and for the participants.

The event also lays the groundwork for follow-up Webinars and the launch of SIGs—peer communities focused on taking action around shared opportunities and challenges.

OPtional Pre-Event

Oct 13th

Explore Colorado’s quantum frontier—where Nobel minds, AI innovation, and startup energy converge in the Rockies.

1:30pm — 5:00pm

Quantum + AI Tour: Field Trip into the Future

Location: Boulder & Broomfield

Arriving Early? Join Us for a Quantum Innovation Tour

If you're coming to Boulder a half-day early, don’t miss our exclusive tour of America’s most concentrated quantum innovation cluster—Boulder and Colorado's Front Range.

Boulder is the nation's quantum hub, home to a rare fusion of Nobel-level science, pioneering startups, and federal labs. CU Boulder anchors the ecosystem with cutting-edge research in quantum computing and sensing, supported by national institutes and a new wave of venture-backed companies.

Let’s pause on this: Five Nobel Laureates—four in physics—call CU Boulder home. That level of intellectual firepower is almost unheard of, especially in a frontier field like quantum.

Colorado is also a top-tier tech economy, with the third-highest concentration of tech workers per capita in the U.S. Boulder’s startup scene is powered by organizations like Techstars and companies such as Zayo and Level 3. Innovation runs deep here.

And it’s beautiful, too. Mid-September to mid-October is peak Boulder—golden aspens, cool air, and the Flatirons glowing against crystal clear blue skies. Chautauqua trails, outdoor festivals, and a thriving farmers’ market make it the perfect long weekend destination.

On our tour, we plan visit a few leading quantum startups and labs that are pioneering the convergence of quantum computing and AI. Potential stops include:

Atom Computing – $100M+ investment into cold atom quantum hardware
Infleqtion (formerly ColdQuanta) – Leaders in quantum networking and sensing
Quantinuum – Born from Honeywell and Cambridge Quantum
Oxford Ionics – Newly expanded to Boulder from the UK
CU Boulder Quantum Labs – Home to four Nobel Laureates and deep NIST collaboration

Topics:

How AI and quantum will intersect over the next 3–5 year
What’s real (and what’s hype) in Quantum Machine Learning (QML)
Recent breakthroughs and timelines for scaled quantum
How policy and public funding are shaping Colorado’s quantum corridor

This is a rare peek inside a globally important science and tech ecosystem.

Let us know by replying to quantum@iterate.ai if you'd like to join the tour—so we can get a headcount reserve your spot. The final agenda for this peek into Quantum will be completed mid-summer.

5:00pm — 7:30pm

Welcome Reception

Location: Redgarden Lower Terrace, St Julien Hotel & Spa

Enjoy light fare, mountain air, and meaningful conversations.

6:15pm — 6:30pm

Spotlight Talk: Why Quantum Needs AI—And Why Colorado Is Leading Both

A brief keynote connecting the dots between state-backed quantum investment, AI acceleration, and Colorado's unique innovation ecosystem.

"If the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near."

— Jack Welch

A Full Day of Events

Oct 14th

Discover how enterprises are rewiring for AI—from agentic systems and robotaxis to GenAI demos and IP strategy, all in one high-impact day.

7:30am — 8:10am

Continental Breakfast

Location: Ballroom Pre-Function, St Julien Hotel & Spa

8:10am — 8:15am

Welcome

Jon Nordmark (co-founder and CEO, Iterate.ai)

8:15am — 9:30am

Trend Talks: Rewiring the Enterprise for AI

Five lightning talks (15 minutes each) that reshape how we think about architecture, autonomy, IP, and innovation.

Private AI & Infrastructure That Remembers and Thinks (Autonomously)
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Speaker TBD

How can organizations safeguard proprietary information while leveraging AI as a competitive advantage? This session features a leading Big Tech company discussing the critical importance of building secure, private, enterprise-scale AI infrastructure.
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The speaker will present six key use cases demonstrating how low-friction, deeply integrated AI systems can become a transformative layer across all business processes.

Learn how autonomous AI agents can deliver substantial value by functioning with human-like memory and reasoning capabilities, operating independently to support your organization's objectives.
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Agentic AI + Robotaxis: The Rise of Autonomous Systems

Speaker TBD

‍Robotaxis are no longer science fiction—they’re arriving faster than most expected. Google’s Waymo; Tesla, Amazon’s Zoox, GM’s Cruise; Baidu’s Apollo and Apollo Go (China); Aurora (trucks); Nuro, AutoX, Motional (Hyundai + Aptiv). By 2026, autonomous ride services could begin reshaping urban infrastructure, redefining mobility globally, and displacing entire categories of human labor. But robotaxis are just the tip of the autonomy iceberg.

In this talk, successful entrepreneurs will unpack the societal shift ahead. They’ll explore the emotional and organizational implications of Agentic AI: autonomous systems that don’t just drive cars, but make decisions, build code, and act on behalf of companies and people. If robotaxis are changing where we go, Agentic AI may change who we are at work.
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Swarms of Agents: From Sequential Automation to Collective Intelligence
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John Selvadurai, Ph.D. (VP of R&D, Iterate.ai)
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‍The next leap in AI isn’t about bigger models—it’s about better coordination. John explores how enterprises are deploying swarms of AI agents that work in parallel, adapt to change, and solve problems collectively. This model mirrors natural systems—and may hold the key to unlocking scalable intelligence.
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Companies as Living, Learning Organisms

Chris Byrne, Former VP Legal, IP & Venture Partner, Samsung Strategy & Innovation Center (SSIC) , based in Silicon Valley, reporting to Samsung’s President and Chief Strategy Officer

Explore how adaptive enterprises are beginning to behave more like organisms than machines—ingesting institutional knowledge, evolving in real time, and learning from every interaction. This talk delves into the organizational architectures, memory systems, and cultural shifts needed to build continuously learning companies.
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The Role of Startups in an AI Economy Dominated by Big Tech
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Speaker TBD

In a landscape increasingly shaped by trillion-dollar platforms, where do startups fit in? The speaker will make the case that agility, boldness, and domain depth still win—and outlines how early-stage founders can carve out value in the age of scale.

9:30am — 10:30am

Morning Demos: Practical GenAI in Action (Part 1)

We curate the most compelling, relevant, and imagination-sparking demos from across industries. Final selections may change as we spotlight the innovations most likely to inspire action and cross-pollination.
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Social Media GPT Assistant
‍Automating multi-platform content strategy, creation, and engagement using GenAI.
Internal Intranet GenAI
Turning company knowledge into a conversational asset—searchable, shareable, smart.
AI-Generated RFPs
Automating complex response documents in minutes, not days.
TBD
Stay tuned for a surprise use case from the cutting edge.

10:30am — 10:45am

Break

"Data is the new oil. It’s valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. It has to be changed, processed, broken down, and analyzed for it to have value."

— Clive Humby, British mathematician and architect of the Tesco Clubcard, 2006

10:45am — 11:15am

Morning Demos: Practical GenAI in Action (Part 2)

Guild – Product Navigator GPT
Guiding users through complex product catalogs with AI-powered assistance.
AI for Factory Diagnostics
Real-time detection, triage, and resolution using AI in industrial environments.

11:15am — 11:30pm

Big Tech Talk #1

Coming Soon

11:30am — 11:45am

Big Tech Talk #2

Coming Soon

11:45am — 12:00pm

Big Tech Talk #3

Coming Soon

12:00pm — 12:45pm

Lunch Buffet

Location: Ballroom Pre-Function, St Julien Hotel & Spa

"Every company is going to become an AI company. It’s not a question of if, it’s a question of how quickly."

— Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud

12:45pm — 2:15pm

Afternoon Demos: GenAI in Action (Part 3)

Expect a dynamic mix of use cases chosen to spark insight, surface patterns, and provoke new ideas. The lineup may evolve to reflect the most timely breakthroughs and unexpected opportunities.

Oil Field Agentic AI
Operating without power or cloud access—AI at the true edge.
Police Car LLMs
Real-time field decision support for law enforcement.
Student Copilots in Emerging Economies
How lightweight copilots are scaling education where infrastructure is limited.
No-Code Agent Building
Democratizing AI by enabling anyone to deploy intelligent agents.
Automated Coding, Orchestration & Enterprise Architecting
End-to-end development with AI handling code, logic, and structure.
How Mass Storage Becomes Storytelling
Turning terabytes of raw data into contextual narratives.
Camera-Driven Task Creation
From footage to action: AI that creates workflows in stores, docks, factories, and restaurants.

2:15pm — 3:00pm

Panel: Company Readiness in the AI Era and Protecting IP in an AI World

How do you scale AI across an organization—and then protect what you’ve built? Traditional IP strategies weren’t designed for a world where AI models generate, remix, and evolve outputs in real time. In this session, Chris will outline how companies can rethink IP frameworks to match the speed and fluidity of GenAI innovation.

We’ll also explore what separates successful enterprise AI programs from stalled experiments—unpacking the cultural, technical, and strategic factors that determine whether companies scale or stumble in the age of AI.

Moderator: (TBD)

Panelists:

Chris Byrne – Former VP Legal, IP & Venture Partner, Samsung Strategy & Innovation Center (SSIC) , based in Silicon Valley, reporting to Samsung’s President and Chief Strategy Officer
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Brian Sathianathan – (co-founder and CDTO, Iterate.ai; Brian is a patent holder on the first iPhone who now has 7 AI patents granted, 8 pending and at least 10 more in the works)
Elaine Boltz – Senior Advisor to Boston Consulting Group, Board Member at AARP, former COO of Crocs CDO, and president of TJX Digital)
TBD

3:00pm — 5:00pm

Networking Reception

Location: T-Zero Lounge, St Julien Hotel & Spa

Conclude the day with drinks and networking in the T-Zero Lounge, fostering connections and discussions sparked throughout the symposium.

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— Fei-Fei Li, Professor at Stanford, Co-Director of Stanford HAI

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