GAIF

JUN 8 & 9, 2027 | HOBOKEN, NJ

GenAI Innovation Forum

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Evidence-based insightsNo vendor pitchesRewire Innovation Management for AILearn from peersClosed-door executive discussionsTwo days on the HudsonPeers who run it, not sell itFrameworks backed by evidenceFrom the people who build itPlaybooks you can run MondayBy scholars and practitionersMorning keynotes, afternoon company sessionsFireside chats with AI expertsRoom-sized, not stadium-sized30% time for Q&A5% funds for innovation-AI research

Speakers

Every speaker brings evidence-based insights on AI for innovation in large organizations

  • Benedict Evans

    “Refreshingly honest about what is and is not working.”

    Through his writing, Benedict brings a unique global and historical context to trends and shifts in technology and companies.

    Benedict Evans

    Independent analyst | Former partner

    Andreessen Horowitz

  • Dr. Athina Kanioura

    “We give people room to play while having a very focused agenda on enterprise-wide generative AI capabilities that are critical for the company’s future.”

    As CEO of Latin America Foods, Athina leads PepsiCo's food business of more than $10 billion across 34 markets. As the Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer for PepsiCo, Athina oversees PepsiCo’s end-to-end digitization. She brings extensive experience in transformation business with an emphasis on artificial intelligence and analytics.

    Dr. Athina Kanioura

    CEO, Latin America, and Global Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer

    PepsiCo

  • Professor Erik Brynjolfsson

    “I think of tasks as the atomic unit, and reinvention requires that you understand where AI can affect each of those.”

    Erik's research examines the effects of information technologies on business strategy, productivity and performance, digital commerce, and intangible assets. A best-selling author, he writes and speaks to global audiences about these topics.

    Professor Erik Brynjolfsson

    Virtual

    Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor and Senior Fellow

    Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI)

  • Sangeet Paul Choudary

    “GenAI is not simply another productivity technology. It is reshuffling where value, power, and competitive advantage reside, forcing established companies to rethink their defensible advantage.”

    Sangeet Paul Choudary is a globally recognized strategist, bestselling author, and leading authority on platforms, ecosystems, and AI. Founder of Platformation Labs and a UC Berkeley Senior Fellow, he advises Fortune 500 leaders on competing as AI reshapes organizations and industries.

    Sangeet Paul Choudary

    Founder

    Platformation Labs

  • Professor Michael G. Jacobides

    “AI is better understood when seen as an ecosystem, rather than a technology.”

    Michael works at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and digital transformation, focusing on how AI reshapes firms’ value propositions, the rise and governance of digital ecosystems, value migration, the evolution of industries, firm boundaries, and organizational design. He combines academic research with practice, advising senior leadership teams of Fortune 500 firms and scale-ups globally, and is also an Academic Advisor to BCG’s Henderson Institute.

    Professor Michael G. Jacobides

    Sir Donald Gordon Professor of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation

    London Business School

  • Armel Djeukou

    “Technology alone doesn’t create transformation—innovation happens when people trust, adopt, and shape it into meaningful change.”

    With over 20 years at Airbus, Armel combines expertise in engineering, digital transformation, and organizational change. He helps leaders bridge the gap between emerging technologies and human readiness to unlock lasting innovation.

    Armel Djeukou

    SVP

    Airbus

  • Professor Robert G. Cooper

    “Two days that will change how you think about shipping this stuff at scale.”

    Named the world's top innovation-management scholar. Author of the best-selling Winning at New Products, now in its 5th edition.

    Professor Robert G. Cooper

    Creator of the Stage-Gate® process

  • Ziad Chalhoub

    “Worth clearing your calendar for.”

    Ziad Chalhoub

    Chief Financial Officer

    Majid Al Futtaim

  • Scott Anthony

    “If you only go to one AI event this year, make it this one.”

    Ranked #5 on the Thinkers50 most influential thinkers in 2025 and the world’s leading innovation thinker in 2017, Scott Anthony is a leading expert on innovation and growth. He has written 9 books on the topic of helping forward-thinking companies navigate disruptive change. His latest book 'Epic Disruptions' was included in JPMorgan’s Next List of 11 books with “cutting-edge ideas across technology, business, financial markets, arts, and culture. Scott previously spent more than 20 years at Innosight, a growth strategy consultancy founded by Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen.

    Scott Anthony

    Clinical Professor of Strategy

    Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College

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Reid AI

Reid Hoffman’s AI twin introducing the forum

Reid AI and Ben Relles will discuss AI and Innovation live at the forum.

Co-founder of LinkedIn · Founding Team Paypal · Author of Superagency

Industry Council

An industry council champions our mission

These industry experts vet what is brought to the forum.

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Speakers and council members come from:

AirbusAndreessen HorowitzAnkuraBausch + LombBoston Consulting GroupCarnegie Mellon UniversityCiscoLEGO GroupLoft DesignLondon Business SchoolMann+Hummel GroupMercedes-Benz AGMicrosoftMIT Sloan Management ReviewMondelez InternationalNew BalanceNortheastern UniversityPepsiCoPlatformation LabsSAPStrategyzer | IMDT-MobileTuck School of Business, Dartmouth College

We are the Forum for necessary conversations on AI and innovation.

Spend two days with peers focused on AI for growth. Bring your innovation challenge; Use evidence-based peer discussions to shape your next decision.

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  1. 01

    Learn where AI can create growth.

    Explore how AI can support new products, manufactured goods, services and business models. Use the discussion to sharpen the opportunities your team should pursue.

  2. 02

    Bring evidence into investment decisions.

    Hear from researchers and practitioners implementing AI in innovation. Know their story, their implementation choices and limitations against your own context.

  3. 03

    Design your next experiment.

    Use company sessions and Q&A to examine what to test, what to measure and what capabilities an AI initiative needs to successfully scale it.

  4. 04

    Build a peer network you can return to.

    Discuss the organizational questions with other innovation leaders: what works, and also what fails.

    5. Explore and build your custom agenda below.

The program

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Aerial view at sunrise of the Stevens campus on the Hoboken waterfront with the Manhattan skyline across the Hudson River

Stevens Institute of Technology

01 / 06 · Hoboken, New Jersey

Looking across to the Manhattan skyline.

Stevens sits on the bluff directly across the Hudson. 30-minute PATH or ferry from Midtown or Downtown, or Newark airport.

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Two days in person. Mornings are frameworks and evidence; afternoons are closed-door working sessions. Business attire. Built for conversation, not a keynote marathon.

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  • WhenJune 8-9, 2027
  • WhereStevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ
  • WhoExecutives, innovation & product leaders, researchers, investors
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