June 12th: AI Build Day

June 12, 2025 • MIT Industrial Liaison Program • Cambridge, Mass.

Join InnoLead and the MIT Industrial Liaison Program for the latest event in our “Leveraging AI” series, designed exclusively for corporate innovators and decision-makers. This full-day gathering will equip you with actionable insights and hands-on tactics for leveraging the latest AI tools, including custom agent creation, to drive measurable business impact. See our draft agenda, below.

• Get Under the Hood of AI — Understand how modern AI works, demystified for leaders. No technical background required.
• Experiment with the Latest Tools — Work with today’s most powerful AI platforms, from copilots to autonomous agents, and learn how to apply them across your business functions.
• Build Custom AI Agents — Learn how to design and deploy AI-powered agents that can support your teams, automate workflows, and drive productivity.
• Think Like a Technologist, Act Like a Strategist — Translate technical capabilities into business advantage, and align AI efforts with strategic goals, innovation pipelines, and operational KPIs.
• Collaborate with Experts & Corporate Peers — Engage directly with researchers, industry leaders, and executive peers in a dynamic, collaborative learning environment.

This gathering is open to current corporate InnoLead and ILP members. If you’re not yet an InnoLead member, please join before registering.

Draft Agenda: Thursday, June 12th, 2025

Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Location: MIT Industrial Liaison Program, Cambridge, MA

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

• Breakfast / Networking

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

• Welcome & Opening Remarks
  • Introduction to the day — who’s in the room?
  • Purpose of the hackathon
  • Logistics and outcomes

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

• Lightning Talks: AI Experts and Corporate Leaders
  • Getting More Out of Whatever LLM You Use — Michael Hayes
  • Case studies: AI at Wayfair — Matt Herman
  • How regulated industries are combining external and internal data — while maintaining privacy and security — Abhi Yadav

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM

• Team Formation & Room Transition
  • Attendees will join build teams with a “resident tools expert,” and focus on topics like:
    • Prototyping / design
    • Software development
    • Customer insights
    • Marketing and communications

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

• Team Build Time (Morning)
  • Using generative AI tools, teams work to:
    • Define the problem
    • Ideate AI-powered solutions
    • Rapid prototype or concept test
    • Prepare a brief presentation

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

• Working Lunch
  • Get lunch and beverages
  • Continue discussions, testing ideas, or prepping output.

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

• Team Build Time (Afternoon)
  • Finalize solutions
  • Develop a 5-minute pitch deck or demo
  • Prep for presentation

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM

• Team Presentations & Demos
  • Each team presents (5 minutes per team, 1–2 min Q&A)
  • Judging panel and peer voting for standout ideas; top teams earn medals!

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM

• Wrap-Up, Awards & Takeaways
  • Celebrate standout ideas
  • Reflect on key learnings
  • Discuss next steps for bringing today’s AI experiences back into the organization.
    
    

eventFree for Non-Members