Industry AI Perspectives Conference: Real Insights for Real Impact
March 17 & 18, 2026
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General Registration | $450
Faculty and Staff | $200
Student | $150
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Gain a competitive edge. Come to the Industry AI Perspectives Conference March 17 and 18 at East Carolina University.
AI is transforming teams, accelerating product development, and redefining customer service — early adopters will pull ahead. Others must fall in line.
Learn how to operationalize AI, BI, machine learning and intelligent automation for impact that scales. Are you a senior executive shaping strategy or an IT manager making the right calls for enterprise systems?
Register, and engage directly with those deploying enterprise-grade AI at scale and building the governance frameworks to make it sustainable.
Don’t watch your career evolve around you. Join us and leave with strategies, conviction, and the confidence to lead in an AI-powered economy. Register now and reserve your spot.
Presenters
Bill Bales
Bill has an extensive background in the Education Technology industry with over 23 years of experience in product management, program and portfolio management and organizational transformation. He represents Microsoft’s Responsible AI program for his division.Most recently, he directs the strategy for Microsoft’s Education business and helps customers within this industry realize value for the investments they make with their technology.
Vanita Meyer
Vanita Meyer is a Senior Global Enterprise AI Solutions Leader at Lenovo, where she drives the strategy, development, and ecosystem partnerships behind Lenovo’s enterprise AI solutions. She works at the intersection of hybrid cloud and AI platforms, helping organizations operationalize AI securely and at scale. Vanita is a published author and frequent speaker on hybrid AI.
Ben Porter
Ben is AI Services Practices Director at Salesforce Ben has spent over two decades in the world of AI and data analytics, leading teams and scaling data-driven strategies for major global enterprises. His experience is broad, encompassing hands on development and leadership roles in Big 4 consulting firms, financial services, technology companies, as well as time as an adjunct faculty member and a military veteran.
Professor of Management Information Systems
Director of the Center for AI in Business – East Carolina University
Chief Information Officer, North Carolina Department of Commerce Division of Employment Security
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer for Digital Health and Research Analytics, ECU Health
Chief Information Officer, East Carolina University, Information Technology and Computing Services (ITCS)
Professor, Department of Earth, Environment and Planning, ECU
Founder, PersonAIlized LLC
Associate Professor of Medicine joint appointment in the ECU Department of Internal Medicine
Chief Information Security Officer, North Carolina Department of Commerce Division of Employment Security
Director of Enterprise Data Services, East Carolina University Information Technology & Computing Services
North Carolina Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Privacy and Data Protection, North Carolina Department of Information Technology
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