2025 AI Summit – Speakers
Featured Speakers
Opening Remarks: Jennifer Troyer
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Dr. Jennifer Troyer is the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Dr. Troyer is also Professor of Economics in the Belk College of Business. Since joining the University over 20 years ago, Dr. Troyer has served as Dean of the Belk College, Chair of the Department of Economics, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, the Interim Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, and Interim Dean of the Belk College of Business. As a Professor, she has taught numerous courses in health economics and econometrics, and she has conducted policy-relevant research on the quality of U.S. nursing homes, the cost-effectiveness of medical interventions, and strategic behavior in the pharmaceutical industry. Her research has earned several awards and been funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Featured Plenary: Mike Carlin
Vice Chancellor for OneIT; CIO; Chief University Innovation and Process Officer
Dr. Mike Carlin joined UNC Charlotte as Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO) in 2013, leading a remarkable team of people tasked with operating and enhancing the University’s IT environment. He is responsible for IT strategic planning as well as operations, budgeting, policy development, and overall vision. He has worked in the higher education IT community for over 25 years with a wide range of professional interests, including cloud computing, federated identity management, and policy development.
Keynote: David Wiley
Chief Academic Officer of Lumen Learning
Dr. David Wiley is the Chief Academic Officer of Lumen Learning. His work and research happen at the intersection of instructional design, open educational resources, generative AI, entrepreneurship, continuous improvement, and professional development. He is Dean of the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurship and Director of The Brad D. Smith Student Incubator at Marshall University, and adjunct faculty in Brigham Young University’s graduate program in Instructional Psychology and Technology (where he was previously an Associate Professor). Dr. Wiley holds a PhD in Instructional Psychology and Technology from Brigham Young University and a BFA in Music from Marshall University.
CAmpus Leaders Panel
Jennifer Troyer
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Mike Carlin
Vice Chancellor for OneIT; CIO; Chief University Innovation and Process Officer
Deb Thomas
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
George Banks
Chair and Professor of Management; Co-Director of Charlotte AI Institute;
Katharina Findlater
Business Affairs Operations Manager
Industry Panel
Patrick Madsen (Moderator)
Executive Director of the Career Center
UGE
James Bolling
Charlotte Campus Director and Principal Group Engineering Manager
Microsoft
Eric Wood
Higher Education Leadership Executive
Apple
Booshra Ahmed
Senior Vice President
Bank of America
David Wiley
Chief Academic Officer
Lumen Learning
Ai Task Force Panel
Manuel Pérez-Quiñones (Moderator)
AI Task Force Co-Chair, Professor
CCI
Mohsen Dorordchi
Teaching Professor
CCI
Daniel Maxwell
University Supervisor/Lecturer
CHESS
Qiang Zhu
Associate Professor
COE
Justin Cary
Senior Lecturer
CHESS
Sam Suptela
Associate Teaching Professor
COS
Beth Caruso
Digital Pedagogy & Emerging Technologies Librarian
Atkins Library
AI Storytellers
Justin Cary (Moderator)
Senior Lecturer
CHESS
Kyle Spence
Assistant Professor
COA+A
Jennifer Adelhardt
Adjunct Faculty
COB
Jessi Morton
Lecturer
CHESS
Glenn Moglen
Professor and Chair
COE
Workshop presenters
Booshra Ahmed
Adjunct Faculty
SDS
Daniel Maxwell
University Supervisor/Lecturer
CHESS
Justin Cary
Senior Lecturer
CHESS
Beth Rugg
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Client Engagement
OneIT
Mohamed Shehab
Professor
CCI
Lightning talk Speakers
Jennifer Adelhardt
Adjunct Professor
COB
Lily Ahdieh
Student
Communications
Aileen Benedict
Visiting Lecturer
CCI
Ji Yae Bong
Assistant Professor
COED
Razvan Bunesco
Associate Professor
CCI
Justin Cary
Senior Lecturer
CHESS
Kristin Davin
Professor & Program Director
COED
Mahmoud Dinar
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science
Alex Dornburg
Assistant Professor
COS
Mohsen Dorodchi
Teaching Professor
CCI
Courtnie Edwards
Instructional Coach
NC New Teacher Support Program
Amirhossein Ghasemi
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science
Sabri Gokmen
Assistant Professor
Architecture
Gordon Hull
Professor and Director of Professional Applied Ethics
Philosophy
Stella Kim
Professor
COED
Alex Litovchenko
Undergraduate Student
Psychological Science
Daniel Maxwell
University Supervisor/Lecturer
CHESS
Matthew Metzgar
Clinical Professor
Economics
Roslyn Mickleson
Chancellor’s Professor
Sociology
Glenn Moglen
Department Chair and Professor
Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Jessi Morton
Lecturer
CHESS
Nadia Najjar
Teaching Associate Professor; interim Director of the Integrated Core Curriculum
CCI
Beth Oyarzun
Clinical Associate Professor
COED
Katherine Ren
Ph.D Candidate
[Department]
Ayesha Sadaf
Associate Professor
COED
Terry Shirley
Department Chair; Meteorology Undergraduate Coordinator; Senior Lecturer
CHESS
Kyle Spence
Assistant Professor
COA+A
Yash Tadimalla
Ph.D Candidate
CCI
Elizabeth Thorton
Content Marketing Manager
SPS
Sandra Watts
Teaching Professor
CHESS
Carrie Wells
Associate Teaching Professor
COS
Sandra Wiktor
Ph. D Candidate
CCI
Damien Williams
Assistant Professor
CHESS & SDS
Organizing Committee
Asher Haines
Associate Provost
School of Professional Studies
Dr. J. Garvey Pyke
Executive Director
Center for Teaching & Learning
Dr. Kiran Budhrani
Director of Teaching & Learning Innovation
Center for Teaching & Learning
Dr. Rebecca Burry
Instructional Designer & Technologist
Center for Teaching & Learning
Scott Bokash
Instructional Designer & Technologist
Center for Teaching & Learning
Heidi Echols
Instructional Designer & Technologist
Center for Teaching & Learning
Aubrey Harrison
Senior Instructional Designer
Center for Teaching & Learning
Dr. Jordan Register
Faculty Development Specialist
Center for Teaching & Learning