# Fubon Center for Technology, Business and Innovation | WAICI 2026 ![logo of a robot hand and human hand reaching out to put two puzzle pieces together](/sites/default/files/styles/866w/public/2025-08/logo_2.png.webp?h=0fad9bd7&itok=QnmtCJO2) ## WAICI 2026 October 1-2, 2026 This annual workshop brings together scholars from information systems, marketing, strategy and other disciplines to examine how artificial intelligence is transforming collaborative innovation across industries and institutions. [Read about the 2025 conference here](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/fubon-center/events-activities/upcoming-and-recent-events/ai-and-collaborative-innovation-conference). [ Read More ](https://ai-conference.github.io) --- prev next - - - slide 1 - slide 2 - slide 3 - slide 4 - slide 5 - slide 6 - - ![All participants sitting in the conference room and listening to the panel discussion](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2026-11/27-0097-00237.jpg.webp?h=9dd951d5&itok=k335fy5L) *The second annual Workshop on AI and the Future of Collaborative Innovation took place at NYU Stern on October 1-2, 2026* - ![Panel speakers including Arun Sundararajan, Ravi Bapna, Gordon Burtch, Olivia Sheng](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2026-11/27-0097-0015.jpg.webp?h=9dd951d5&itok=Lo7JvuYs) *The second annual Workshop on AI and the Future of Collaborative Innovation took place at NYU Stern on October 1-2, 2026* - ![Panel speakers including Gal Oestreicher-Singer, Ahmed Abbasi, Vasant Dhar, Inbal Yahav, Raveesh Mayya](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2026-11/27-0097-00171.jpg.webp?h=9dd951d5&itok=sWzX51Mn) *The second annual Workshop on AI and the Future of Collaborative Innovation took place at NYU Stern on October 1-2, 2026* - ![Panel speakers and workshop organizers smiling for a picture in the conference room ](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2026-11/27-0097-00221.jpg.webp?h=8dc21c5c&itok=JwVTCmgJ) *The second annual Workshop on AI and the Future of Collaborative Innovation took place at NYU Stern on October 1-2, 2026* - ![Panel speakers talking including Anindya Ghose, Sonia Jaffe, Beibei Li, Raveesh Mayya](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2026-11/27-0097-0067.jpg.webp?h=9dd951d5&itok=N_XWoBoM) *The second annual Workshop on AI and the Future of Collaborative Innovation took place at NYU Stern on October 1-2, 2026* - ![Participants and organizers talking with each other during lunch break in the conference room](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2026-11/27-0097-0035.jpg.webp?h=12f9d444&itok=lHZtB9p3) *The second annual Workshop on AI and the Future of Collaborative Innovation took place at NYU Stern on October 1-2, 2026* ## Workshop Organizers [ ![Gal headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-07/gal_copy.png.webp?h=5eff0b17&itok=xobu_VL2) ](https://en-coller.tau.ac.il/profile/galos) [### Gal Oestreicher-Singer ](https://en-coller.tau.ac.il/profile/galos)**Tel Aviv University, Coller School of Management** Associate Dean of Research and Mexico Chaired Professor of Information Systems [ BIO ](https://en-coller.tau.ac.il/profile/galos) [ ![headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2024-06/rmayya.jpg.webp?h=5e2b038d&itok=CbMdQzzB) ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/raveesh-mayya) [### Raveesh Mayya ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/raveesh-mayya)**New York University, Stern School** Assistant Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics [ BIO ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/raveesh-mayya) ## Workshop Speakers [ ![Headshot of Ravi Bapna](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2026-10/screenshot-2569-10-21-at-11.43.09-am.png.webp?h=57be911e&itok=_Vb4MFFy) ](https://www.scu.edu/business/about/leadership/dean/biography/) [### Ravi Bapna ](https://www.scu.edu/business/about/leadership/dean/biography/)**Santa Clara University, Leavey School** Dean of the Leavey School of Business and Mario L. Belotti Professor of Business; Co-author of "Thrive: Maximizing Well-Being in the Age of AI" (with Anindya Ghose). [ BIO ](https://www.scu.edu/business/about/leadership/dean/biography/) [ ![Headshot of Gordon Burtch](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2026-10/burtchgordon.jpg.webp?h=957ffc99&itok=MO2eeht_) ](https://gburtch.github.io) [### Gordon Burtch ](https://gburtch.github.io)**Boston University, Questrom School** Allen and Kelli Questrom Professor in Information Systems; Research Scientist at Meta. [ BIO ](https://gburtch.github.io) [ ![Headshot of Olivia Sheng](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2026-10/1738769272582.jpeg.webp?h=f7495f53&itok=2WwOZ9B0) ](https://search.asu.edu/profile/4830637) [### Olivia Sheng ](https://search.asu.edu/profile/4830637)**Arizona State University, W. P. Carey School** W. P. Carey Distinguished Chair and Professor of Information Systems; Co-Director of ASU's Center for AI and Data Analytics; Past President of the INFORMS Information Systems Society [ BIO ](https://search.asu.edu/profile/4830637) [ ![Headshot of Arun Sundararajan](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/assets/images/smiling-red%20%282%29.jpg.webp?h=deaec4b9&itok=eKW0Emq-) ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan) [### Arun Sundararajan ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan)**New York University, Stern School** Harold Price Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics; Director of the Fubon Center for Technology, Business and Innovation; Author of "The Sharing Economy" [ BIO ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan) [ ![Anindya Ghose Portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2026-10/untitled-1122-x-1062-px-3.png.webp?h=6ea3bd86&itok=dBX7tUG6) ](https://www.anindyaghose.com) [### Anindya Ghose ](https://www.anindyaghose.com)**New York University, Stern School** Heinz Riehl Chair Professor; Director of the MS in Business Analytics program; Author of "TAP" and co-author of "Thrive" (with Ravi Bapna) [ BIO ](https://www.anindyaghose.com) [ ![Headshot of Sonia Jaffe](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2026-10/screenshot-2569-10-21-at-12.07.56-pm.png.webp?h=40c866cf&itok=R7GlIwAE) ](https://soniajaffe.com) [### Sonia Jaffe ](https://soniajaffe.com)**Microsoft, AI for Good Lab** Senior Principal Researcher Economist at Microsoft. [ BIO ](https://soniajaffe.com) [ ![Headshot of Beibei Li](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2026-10/beibei-li-bio.jpg.webp?h=f7495f53&itok=XxocCSw5) ](https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/faculty-research/profiles/li-beibei) [### Beibei Li ](https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/faculty-research/profiles/li-beibei)**Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College** Professor of IT and Management. Recipient of multiple NSF grants and faculty research awards from Amazon, Google, Facebook, Adobe, and the Marketing Science Institute. [ BIO ](https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/faculty-research/profiles/li-beibei) [ ![Vasant Dhar](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/assets/images/Dhar_Vasant.png.webp?h=4ecf8430&itok=h4FVhcto) ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/vasant-dhar) [### Vasant Dhar ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/vasant-dhar)**NYU Stern School of Business** Professor at NYU Stern and the Center for Data Science, where he was a founding faculty member; author of *Thinking with Machines;* host of the *Brave New World* podcast [ BIO ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/vasant-dhar) [ ![Headshot of Inbal Yahav](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2026-10/1660455692361.jpeg.webp?h=f7495f53&itok=KM_IL3AJ) ](https://en-coller.tau.ac.il/profile/inbalyahav) [### Inbal Yahav ](https://en-coller.tau.ac.il/profile/inbalyahav)**Tel Aviv University, Coller School** Professor and co-chair of the Coller Lab for AI and Business Analytics. [ BIO ](https://en-coller.tau.ac.il/profile/inbalyahav) [ ![Headshot of Ahmed Abbasi](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2026-10/ahmed_abbasi-office-1024x682.jpg.webp?h=0a4c36fd&itok=QLR7aL2v) ](https://ahmedabbasi.com) [### Ahmed Abbasi ](https://ahmedabbasi.com)**University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College** Joe and Jane Giovanini Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations [ BIO ](https://ahmedabbasi.com) ## Program Show All | Hide All ### Thursday, October 1 **9:00 AM** Arrival & Meet **9:30 AM** Introduction **9:45 AM** Junior Faculty Consortium, Session I **12:45 PM** Junior Faculty Consortium, Session II **3:15** **PM** Plenary Panel 1: How to think about publication in this brave new world? **4:30 PM** Plenary Short Presentations **5:15** **PM** Opening Reception & Poster Session ### Friday, October 2 **8:30 AM** Plenary Short Presentations **9:00 AM** Plenary Panel 2: The Applied Economist's Playbook — AI, Markets, and Policy Beyond Academia **10:30 AM** Parallel Sessions I — Concurrent Tracks **12:45 PM** Plenary Panel 3: Future of AI and Innovation Research **2:15 PM** Parallel Sessions II — Concurrent Tracks **4:00 PM** Parallel Sessions III — Concurrent Tracks **5:10** **PM** Plenary Short Presentations