AI Horizons 2026 - AI Horizons PGH Summit

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SEPT 17-18, 2026

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AI HORIZONS

IS WHERE

AI GETS REAL.

AI HORIZONS IS WHERE AI GETS REAL.

Where legacy CEOs connect with the next generation of AI unicorns. Not a conference – a working floor for the new AI economy. The place where ideas move into action, partnerships are forged, and the trajectory of AI across industries that matter is defined in real time.

SEPTEMBER 17-18, 2026

BAKERY SQUARE | PITTSBURGH

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SEPTEMBER 17-18, 2026

BAKERY SQUARE, PITTSBURGH

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2026

speakers

Join the leaders building, deploying, and governing AI — from frontier model creators and enterprise executives to the policymakers influencing national competitiveness.

48th Governor, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro

President and CEO, Team PA

Abby Smith

President & Co-Founder, Skild AI

Abhinav Gupta

Adrienne Garber

Chief Technology and Innovation Strategist, Dell Technologies

Adrienne Garber

Andrew Moore

CEO of Lovelace AI

Andrew Moore

Head of Physical AI & Digital Twins, Synopsys

Anthony Matarazzo

Alignment Researcher, Anthropic | Associate Professor, Uni. of Illinois

Ben Levinstein

Bodong Chen

Associate Professor and Director, Wonder Lab, University of Pennsylvania

Bodong Chen

CEO, Hellbender

Brian Beyers

Brian Guzek

Vice President, Operations, Duquesne Light Company

Brian Guzek

Mayor, City of Pittsburgh

Corey O’Connor

David Meaney

Vice Provost for Research, University of Pennsylvania

David Meaney

Senior Director, Head of Technical Programs, Waymo

Euan Guttridge

Executive Director, Responsible Innovation Labs

Gaurab Bansal

Ian Blunt

VP Advanced Analytics, Highmark Health

Ian Blunt

Jaclyn Presnal

Vice President, Power Innovation & New Energy Ventures, Williams

Jaclyn Presnal

Co-Founder and CEO, Gecko Robotics

Jake Loosararian

Executive Director, AI Strike Team

Joanna Doven

Global Chief Innovation Officer, EY

Joe Depa

Administrator, NHTSA

Jonathan Morrison

Global Business Development for Smart Cities and Spaces, NVIDIA

Jumbi Edulbehram

Founder and Chairman, Ferrazzi Greenlight

Keith Ferrazzi

Physical AI Industry Executive, AWS

Keith Mulder

Chief Information Officer and Global Head of Engineering, BNY

Leigh-Ann Russell

Mike Kramer

Vice President, Data Economy Strategy, Constellation

Mike Kramer

Global Head of Advanced Technologies Group, Bank of America, New York

Patrick Steinemann

Peter Votruba-Drzal

VP of Sustainability and Customer Innovation, PPG

Peter Votruba-Drzal

Salena Zito

National Political Reporter

Salena Zito

Samuel Reeves

Founder and CEO at FORT Robotics

Samuel Reeves

CEO, Gather AI

Sankalp Arora

County Executive, Allegheny County

Sara Innamorato

Senior Vice President, Manufacturing & Quality, Eli Lilly

Scot Lindsey

Founder, Ground Level AI

Sharon Goldman

Shawn Steffee

Boilermakers Local 154

Shawn Steffee

Steve Butschi

Director of Education GTM, North America, Google

Steve Butschi

Yaser Sheikh

CEO, Sooth Labs

Yaser Sheikh

Zach Silber

Editor-in-Chief, Standard & Works

Zach Silber

President & Co-Founder, Skild AI

Abhinav Gupta

Interim Chief Executive Officer, Westinghouse Electric Company

Dan Sumner

U.S. Senator, Pennsylvania

David McCormick

CEO & Co-Founder, Skild AI

Deepak Pathak

President of Carnegie Mellon University

Farnam Jahanian

48th Governor, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro

Chief Executive Officer, BNY

Robin Vince

Founder and CEO, Abridge

Shiv Rao

President & CEO, EQT Corporation

Toby Rice

Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Gray Swan AI

Zico Kolter

President & Co-Founder, Skild AI

Abhinav Gupta

Interim Chief Executive Officer, Westinghouse Electric Company

Dan Sumner

U.S. Senator, Pennsylvania

David McCormick

CEO & Co-Founder, Skild AI

Deepak Pathak

President of Carnegie Mellon University

Farnam Jahanian

48th Governor, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro

Chief Executive Officer, BNY

Robin Vince

Founder and CEO, Abridge

Shiv Rao

President & CEO, EQT Corporation

Toby Rice

Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Gray Swan AI

Zico Kolter

48th Governor, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro

Chief Information Officer and Global Head of Engineering, BNY

Leigh-Ann Russell

David Meaney

Vice Provost for Research, University of Pennsylvania

David Meaney

Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Gray Swan AI

Zico Kolter

Executive Director, AI Strike Team

Joanna Doven

Alignment Researcher, Anthropic | Associate Professor, Uni. of Illinois

Ben Levinstein

President & Co-Founder, Skild AI

Abhinav Gupta

Mike Kramer

Vice President, Data Economy Strategy, Constellation

Mike Kramer

Global Head of Advanced Technologies Group, Bank of America, New York

Patrick Steinemann

Peter Votruba-Drzal

VP of Sustainability and Customer Innovation, PPG

Peter Votruba-Drzal

Salena Zito

National Political Reporter

Salena Zito

Samuel Reeves

Founder and CEO at FORT Robotics

Samuel Reeves

CEO, Gather AI

Sankalp Arora

Senior Vice President, Manufacturing & Quality, Eli Lilly

Scot Lindsey

Founder, Ground Level AI

Sharon Goldman

Shawn Steffee

Boilermakers Local 154

Shawn Steffee

Steve Butschi

Director of Education GTM, North America, Google

Steve Butschi

President & CEO, EQT Corporation

Toby Rice

Yaser Sheikh

CEO, Sooth Labs

Yaser Sheikh

Zach Silber

Editor-in-Chief, Standard & Works

Zach Silber

Physical AI Industry Executive, AWS

Keith Mulder

Founder and Chairman, Ferrazzi Greenlight

Keith Ferrazzi

Global Business Development for Smart Cities and Spaces, NVIDIA

Jumbi Edulbehram

Brian Guzek

Vice President, Operations, Duquesne Light Company

Brian Guzek

Mayor, City of Pittsburgh

Corey O’Connor

Head of Physical AI & Digital Twins, Synopsys

Anthony Matarazzo

Senior Director, Head of Technical Programs, Waymo

Euan Guttridge

Executive Director, Responsible Innovation Labs

Gaurab Bansal

Bodong Chen

Associate Professor and Director, Wonder Lab, University of Pennsylvania

Bodong Chen

Ian Blunt

VP Advanced Analytics, Highmark Health

Ian Blunt

Jaclyn Presnal

Vice President, Power Innovation & New Energy Ventures, Williams

Jaclyn Presnal

Co-Founder and CEO, Gecko Robotics

Jake Loosararian

Andrew Moore

CEO of Lovelace AI

Andrew Moore

Global Chief Innovation Officer, EY

Joe Depa

Administrator, NHTSA

Jonathan Morrison

Adrienne Garber

Chief Technology and Innovation Strategist, Dell Technologies

Adrienne Garber

CEO, Hellbender

Brian Beyers

President and CEO, Team PA

Abby Smith

County Executive, Allegheny County

Sara Innamorato

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