Event Schedule
February 7th, 2026
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| 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM |
AI is no longer a possibility—it’s actively reshaping professions. And it’s not just about technology, but also the role of AI in learning and skills development. Today’s program will provide real-world perspectives of how AI is impacting work within and across sectors from those who are experiencing it every day. Such perspectives are key to understanding evolving career paths in an AI environment.
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| 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM |
Learn from alums how AI reshapes arts, education, and service by redefining roles, workflows, and skills. Alums will discuss whether AI augments human creativity and labor or whether it displaces work, and how professionals adapt to these changes. You’ll gain practical insight on the future of these people-centered fields in view of AI.
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| 10:50 AM - 11:30 AM |
Those little aches and pains you feel in your shoulders, neck and lower back when studying, sitting at a computer or craning your neck down to look at your phone are telling you something. Learn how to counteract their long term effects on your body with simple, short BioMechanics exercises. You’ll feel refreshed, understand how to heal current pains, prevent future pain, have more focus and energy for studying, optimize exercising, and might even sleep better. Presented by certified BioMechanists Andrew Leonard (YSM ‘93) and Matt Pidgeon, Exercise Therapist and Clinic Director of Active8 Posture in Boston.
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| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Learn how AI is transforming traditional businesses by reshaping established roles, automating core processes, and changing the way in which work gets done. How these professions are reskilling their workforce, managing disruption, and integrating AI while preserving institutional knowledge will be considered. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how AI is redefining established industries and what it takes to prepare for and adapt to the evolution of traditional professions.
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| 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM |
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| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM |
Learn how AI is impacting the technology sector, from software development and data science to security and operations roles. Integral to the discussion will be how automation, AI-assisted tools, and new skill demands are transforming career paths and team structures within tech organizations. Attendees will acquire a perspective of which roles are evolving, which are emerging, and what it takes to become and remain competitive at the tip of the spear in an AI-driven industry.
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