Speakers 2025

Fox Bonilla

Dennis “Fox” Bonilla is a results focused leader in technology development, strategy, and implementation with a proven track record of innovation and expertise in spatial computing and data visualization. Over 25 years, Fox has developed cutting edge VR educational platforms, space mission planning software for NASA, decision support systems for U.S. agencies, and has served in roles supporting committees advising U.S. President Barack Obama about options for future human space flight. Mr. Bonilla is a company founder and technologist who thrives in rapid problem solving environments. In addition to his CEO duties at Harbinger, Mr. Bonilla serves as adjunct faculty in the School of Arts, Media, and Engineering at Arizona State University. Fox also provides insight and guidance regarding XR and spatial computing industry best practices as the co-chair of the Privacy and Safety Working Group at XRSI.

Topic: Autonomous Vehicles

Glenn Clayton

Glenn Clayton is a seasoned entrepreneur and early-stage tech investor. As Managing Partner of Mark II Ventures, a Nashville-based venture studio, he helps found and fund AI-enabled B2B SaaS startups. In addition to Mark II, Glenn oversees Fieldcrest Ventures, his family office focused on early-stage investments in cutting-edge technologies.His prior experience includes building and scaling multiple successful tech startups. Glenn's companies have raised over $50M in early-stage capital, scaled to tens of millions in ARR, and achieved successful exits. With a background in Physics, Glenn brings a scientific and data-driven approach to his work.

Topic: AI & Energy Demands - Are We Ready? 

Chris Hand

Chris Hand is a seasoned technology leader with over a decade of experience in the software industry. Known for his technical expertise and leadership, he has successfully led cross-functional teams in various roles across Technology, Architecture, Customer Experience, and Operations. Now the CEO of GenServ AI, a company specializing in custom Generative AI solutions for businesses, Chris continues to drive innovation, focusing on improving efficiency, customer satisfaction, and product development. His background includes designing scalable software and launching cutting-edge applications across web and mobile platforms.

Topic: AI with a Human Touch: Designing Systems for Efficiency, Experience, and Quality

Annie Hanlon

Annie Hanlon is an accomplished executive and award-winning producer with expertise spanning immersive and virtual production as well as traditional film and series, digital, commercials, and documentary production. A lifelong cinephile working at the intersection of media and technology, she has a track record of strategy, vision, and impact for leading companies in Hollywood and Silicon Valley including Netflix, Lytro, Cisco, and Here Be Dragons. She is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emerging Media Programming & Commercial Peer Groups), the Visual Effects Society (VES) and a board member of the Infinity Festival. A recent graduate of the AI Global Leadership Program, Annie has mentored filmmakers at Facebook (VR for Good ) and USC School of Cinematic Arts, as well as serving as an instructor for graduate students at Boston University.

Topic: AI and Entertainment

Dr. Larry Lowe

Dr. Larry Lowe is Chief Scientist at RippleWorx, a commercial software company headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. He leads the data science team responsible for data analysis, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data visualization. He is currently working with large language models implementing classification and summarization algorithms on survey and performance data in order to map individual motivation to organizational performance. He started part-time in October, 2021 and joined full-time in April, 2022.

Topic: Prompt Engineering Workshop

Vineetha Menon, PhD

Vineetha Menon, Ph.D., Chief AI Transformation Officer at Cirkle LLC and Dr. Terence Reed Endowed Associate Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Big Data Analytics lab in the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Dr. Menon has over a decade of expertise in multidisciplinary Data Science research domains, including Gen AI, bias and transparency in large language models (LLMs), deep learning, AI-driven drug discovery, cybersecurity, explainable AI for better transparency in evolutionary human-AI autonomous system interaction and human-AI trust domains. She is an expert in big data analytics and has consulted for local, defense and global clients on topics spanning human-AI teaming, human performance modeling, organizational performance prediction based on Baldrige model, and lean six sigma models, AI adoption and risk mitigation frameworks for organizations. Dr. Menon is a world recognized IEEE/ACM mentor, AI tech visionary and invited speaker for technical conferences, defense symposiums, executive summits to local news outlets. She is the recipient of the 2023 IEEE Region 3 Outstanding Young Professional award, the 2022 IEEE Huntsville Young Professional of the Year award, and the 2021 IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Outstanding Young Professional award for her exemplary contributions to multidisciplinary Big Data applications research, global leadership, mentoring, community impact.
 

Topic: AI-Driven Performance Prediction: A Used Case of Automation and HITL Integration

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller is a Clinical Lecturer in law, a Clinical Fellow in private law, and an Associate Research Scholar in law at Yale Law School. Miller is the director of the Private Law Clinic, which he co-founded in 2022. At the Clinic, students work on cutting-edge and theoretically challenging matters in consumer protection, contract, tort and property law. Miller also researches the theoretical and doctrinal implications of algorithmic decision-making in consumer markets.After graduating from Yale Law School in 2018, Miller clerked for Judge Diane Wood on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and spent two years at Loevy & Loevy, a Chicago civil rights firm. At Loevy & Loevy, Miller focused on seeking redress for people harmed by the misuse of facial recognition, digital surveillance, and other artificial intelligence technologies.

Topic: Ethics and the Law

Grant Moyle

Grant Moyle is the Chief Technology Officer and Master Trainer at ROI Training. Over the last 20+ years, Grant has worked with the world’s leading organizations to modernize their computing operations into the Cloud, and leverage AI and ML to solve business problems. His customers include NASA, NIH, Google, Goldman Sachs, Mayo Clinic, and HSBC.

A 2-time Google Cloud Trainer of the Year, Grant has trained thousands of business and technology professionals around the world. He has degrees from Johns Hopkins University in Biomedical, Electrical and Computing Engineering. He holds multiple certifications from Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft and ISC2. Since a young age, Grant has had a passion for technology and is an avid space enthusiast. Grant enjoys annual visits to the US Space and Rocket Center for his space camper son Duncan.

Focused on helping organizations achieve digital transformation thru upskilling, ROI Training is the global leader in customized technology and management training solutions. ROI is an AWS Advanced Tier Training Partner and has been awarded Training Partner of the Year six times by Google Cloud. ROI has authored 10 Generative AI classes and trained over 500,000 people on Cloud and AI technologies.

Topic: AI's Implementation in Your Workflow

Rubin Pillay, PhD, MBA

Rubin Pillay, Ph.D., is a medical futurist and professor of healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship in the Collat School of Business and the assistant dean for global health innovation in the Heersink School of Medicine. He is a family physician and clinical pharmacologist who holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration, MBA, and M.S. in Health Management. He has extensive international teaching and consulting experience and has published widely in the field of strategic health leadership. His current work focuses on the role of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in the transformation of health and healthcare. He is the editor in chief of the Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health.

Topic: AI Applications in Medicine

Tom Plunkett

Tom Plunkett is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the Patent Bar.  I'm a published author and frequent speaker on topics including intellectual property law, artificial intelligence, computer science, and other topics.  I have technical certifications in Generative Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and other topics.  I have a B.A. and J.D. from George Mason University.  I have a M.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech.  I have a M.S. in Blockchain and Digital Currency from the University of Nicosia.  I have graduate certificates in Cybersecurity and Management Science from Stanford University. 

Topic: AI's impact on Intellectual Property Law: What is fair use?

Marcus Sachs

Marcus (Marc) Sachs is the Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer at the Center for Internet Security. He is a retired US Army Officer and was a White House appointee in the George W. Bush administration. His private sector experience includes senior leadership roles at SRI International, Verizon Communications, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and Pattern Computer. Prior to joining CIS he was the Deputy Director for Research at Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security. He is a recognized cybersecurity expert with over 30 years of experience countering a wide range of cyber threat actors. Marc lives and works in Huntsville, Alabama.

Topic: Exploitation of Autonomous AI by Cyber Threat Actors

Christina Lee Storm

While at Yale Law School, Miller was the founding editor of the Law and Political Economy blog, a board member of the American Constitution Society’s Yale Law School chapter and a student member of the Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic and the Advanced Appellate Litigation Project. Prior to law school, he worked on the legislative teams of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), conducted research as a fellow at NYU’s Governance Lab (GovLab) and studied Chinese politics on a Marshall Scholarship in the UK.  Beyond her creative achievements, Christina helps shape the future of the industry serving as Governor for the Television Academy’s Emerging Media Program peer group and co-leading the AI Working Group. She has served as National Board of Directors for the Producers Guild of America, Board of Governors for the Advanced Imaging Society, and is a Board Member of Wedgewood Circle. Supporting women in STEAM, Christina is a proud founding member of DreamWorks Animation TECHWomen, a member of the Visual Effects Society, Women in Animation, and is a recent graduate of the AI Global Leadership Program.

Topic: AI and Entertainment

Kristin Weger, PhD

Kristin Weger, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of Cikle and Associate Professor of Industrial Organizational Psychology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Director of the Leaderahip and Organizational Behavior Lab. Dr. Weger specializes in lean and agile leadership development, organizational transformation, operations management, daily and shop floor management, emotional intelligence and behavioral change, and optimizing and digitalizing regulatory processes. With over a decade of consulting experience, she has worked with global clients spanning diverse sectors such as automotive, aerospace, defense, construction, manufacturing, processing, and oil and gas. Dr. Weger is recognized globally for her expertise as a consultant, trainer, and coach in process and leadership excellence. She has trained more than +500 team leaders, supervisors, managers, and executives. As a global master coach, she implements internal coaching programs and develops skills in individuals from the system level to C-level, contributing directly to their professional growth and the success of their organizations. 

Topic: AI-Driven Performance Prediction: A Used Case of Automation and HITL Integration