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July 15th and 16th • Online

The Future of Human and AI Collaboration

The 31st Annual WITI Summit, Prompt ’25: The Future of Human and AI Collaboration, isn’t just another conference – it’s a revolutionary AI-powered experience. This two-day global event brings together industry leaders, AI pioneers, and business innovators to explore the real-world impact of AI on workforce innovation, leadership, and business transformation.

Unlike traditional conferences, Prompt ’25 is fully interactive, featuring:

Hands-on AI Labs – Experience AI-driven workflow optimizations in real time
Live Pitch & Innovation Showcases – Attendees present AI solutions with expert feedback
AI-Powered Networking – Smart matchmaking connects you with the right professionals
Thought-Leading Keynotes & Panels – Hear from the brightest minds shaping AI’s future
Actionable AI Strategies – Walk away with implementable insights for your business

Schedule

Tuesday | July 15, 2025

8:00 am — 8:10 am PT

🎤 Welcome & Opening Remarks
David Leighton, Co-Founder & President, WITI

David sets the tone for Prompt’25—sharing the summit’s vision, the big themes you’ll explore over the next two mornings, and how each session fits into “The Future of Human and AI Collaboration.”
8:15 am — 9:00 am PT

🧠 Agentic AI (Talk + Interactive Engagement)
Agentic AI takes us from prompt-response chat to autonomous, goal-seeking agents. Brooks Wood and Brad Rochefort combine technical depth with narrative craft to show you how agents plan, reason, and act—then guide you through a hands-on mini-lab where you’ll stand up a lightweight agent pipeline (no coding required).
9:00 am — 9:40 am PT

📣 State of the Industry: AI Re-inventing Storytelling, Supply Chains & Customer Experience
Renard T. Jenkins – President & CEO, I2A2 Technologies; SMPTE Past-President; former Warner Bros. SVP 20-min “flash-keynote” + 10-min live Q&A
What to expect:
• Fast snapshot of AI’s inflection point across media & entertainment—and the spill-over lessons for healthcare, education, marketing, and enterprise ops.
• Real case studies: agentic workflows, virtual production, synthetic data, personalized content pipelines.
• Governance & ethics watch-list (standards, inclusion, bias-mitigation).
9:40 am — 10:10 am PT

🤝 AI Discovery Networking Breakouts
3 rounds × 10 min — 4-to-5 people per room Round 1 (9:30–9:40)
“Name the single most useful AI tool you discovered in the first half of 2025 and one way it changed your workflow.”

Round 2 (9:40–9:50)
“Share an AI-related challenge you haven’t solved yet. What type of partner, data, or resource could help?”

Round 3 (9:50–10:00)
“Make one bold prediction: How will agentic AI reshape your role or industry by 2026?”

Rooms auto-rotate after each 10-minute round; on-screen timer + prompts keep everyone on track.

• Leave with a curated list of attendee-recommended AI tools.
• Identify at least one potential collaborator for your open challenge.
• Capture forward-looking insights to discuss in the 10:10 AI Tools Lab.
10:10 am — 11:00 am PT

Doctor GPT: Prescribing AI—From Chatbots to Life-Saving Workflows

Dr. Harvey Castro, MD, MBA — “Dr GPT,” Emergency Physician & Generative-AI Entrepreneur

Session Format

30 min high-energy talk (case studies + live demo)

20 min interactive Q&A and lightning “diagnosis” of audience use-cases

What You’ll Learn

AI at the Bedside, Lessons for the Boardroom – How generative agents are streamlining triage, documentation, and clinical decision-support (and how the same patterns translate to finance, retail, and ops).

From Zero to Workflow in 15 Minutes – Live build-out of a mini “doctor’s orders” agent using off-the-shelf LLM tools—no code required.

Risk, Regulation, and Reality Checks – HIPAA, bias, hallucinations: a frontline view of what really matters when lives (or livelihoods) are on the line.

Your AI Prescription – A simple 3-step framework to pilot an agentic workflow in your own department within 30 days.

Why Dr. Castro?
Known online as “Dr GPT,” Harvey bridges ER pragmatism with startup speed. He’s authored ChatGPT and Healthcare, advises Fortune-500s on AI safety, and still treats patients—so every example comes with real-world ROI and guardrails built in.

Attendees will leave with a downloadable “AI Prescription Pad” (prompt templates + workflow checklist) to start experimenting the moment the session ends.
11:00 am — 11:30 am PT

From Idea to MVP in Three Weekends: A Real-World Case Study in AI-Enabled Storytelling

Speaker:
Amanda Fornal - Business Consultant, Explorer, Startup Advisor, Founder

Session Snapshot (30 min)
What does it actually take to go from idea to a working proof of concept using AI tools—with limited time and resources? Amanda Fornal shares her experience building a story-preservation platform over three weekends during a Bolt.new hackathon, walking through the key steps, decisions, and challenges.

Inside the Talk:
- Weekend 1: Researched user needs, mapped flows, and built a first version using Bolt.new, Supabase, OpenAI, and Stripe.
- Weekend 2: Integrated GitHub, worked with a senior software engineer, and experimented with voice/video tools like ElevenLabs and Tavus.
- Weekend 3: Polished features, built support pages, and scoped future integrations.

Amanda will also share what features were held back due to technical limitations, the bugs that surfaced, and how the process helped validate an idea that had been in her head for years.

What You'll Take Away:
- A realistic view of building a proof of concept with AI tools
- A breakdown of trade-offs when working within short sprints
- Thoughts on when to bring in technical expertise
- Practical inspiration to move from idea to action, even if your timeline is tight

Note: This is not a no-code celebration talk. It’s a transparent discussion about what’s possible (and what’s not), what tools helped, and where more traditional technical skills were still required.
11:30 am — 12:00 pm PT

Lights, Camera, Algorithm: Reinventing Storytelling with StoneAI

Evan B. Stone — Cinematographer & Co-Founder, StoneAI
David Leighton — Co-Founder & CEO, StoneAI

Session Format (30 min)

15 min Cinematic Demo: Evan walks through StoneAI’s “FrameShift” and “Context360” engines - showing how AI can turn raw transcripts, still photos, and a director’s brief into fully-articulated visual sequences.

10 min Fireside Chat: David and Evan discuss what Hollywood, history channels, and brand studios are learning from these tools.

5 min Audience AMA: Rapid Q&A on creative, legal, and ethical considerations.

Key Moments

From Transcript to Trailer: Live demo—StoneAI ingests a real interview excerpt and outputs a storyboard, AI-generated images, and narrative beats in under 90 seconds.

Director-in-the-Loop: How “FrameShift Protocol” captures a cinematographer’s eye (camera moves, lighting moods, emotional arcs) and embeds it in AI prompts.

Chain-of-Custody & Copyright: A sneak peek at “Veritas AI,” StoneAI’s black-box pipeline that tracks every asset and prompt for studio-grade compliance.

Beyond Entertainment: Quick case studies—courtroom reenactments, medical simulations, and corporate training scenarios.

Take-Aways

A framework to blend human creativity with AI speed—without losing artistic intent.

The “Three C’s” checklist for AI-assisted visuals: Creative vision, Compliance, Credibility.

Inspiration for how any storyteller—from marketers to educators—can prototype visuals in hours, not weeks.
12:00 pm — 12:15 pm PT

🌐 Flash Debrief Networking Break into small rooms (4–5 people) for a quick reflection: “Share one idea you’re taking back to work and one person you plan to follow up with.” R
ooms auto-close after 15 minutes, bringing everyone back for a brief host sign-off.
• Cement what you learned
• Walk away with a clear next step
• Add at least one new contact

Wednesday | July 16, 2025

8:00 am — 9:00 am PT

Mid-Year Momentum Networking

08:00 – 08:15 Breakout Round 1 H1 Wins – “Share your biggest AI win from Jan–Jun 2025.” David Leighton & Kate Hurley (room prompts + timer)
08:15 – 08:20 Spotlight Share 2–3 attendees highlight standout wins for the full group. David
08:20 – 08:35 Breakout Round 2 North-Star Goals – “Name one outcome you’re aiming to achieve by Dec 31.” Kate
08:35 – 08:40 Spotlight Share Quick goal highlights & applause emojis. Kate
08:40 – 08:55 Breakout Round 3 Give-Get & WITI Roadmap – “What help do you need, what can you offer, and would you like to lead a weekly or monthly WITI session to build your brand?” David & Kate
08:55 – 09:00 Wrap-Up & Next Steps Hosts recap key take-aways and explain how to submit new-session ideas to WITI’s 2025 calendar. David

Deliverables for Attendees

Curated list of wins, goals, and “give-get” offers (shared doc link).

Clear introductions to potential collaborators.

Opportunity to pitch and host new WITI sessions, strengthening personal brand visibility for the rest of 2025.
9:00 am — 9:30 am PT

🧩 Who Owns the Algorithm? — AI Intellectual-Property Hot-Buttons for 2025

Raymond Hegarty — Billion-Dollar IP Strategist & Author, “Billion Dollar IP Strategy”

Copyright battles over training data, fresh patent-office guidance on AI-generated inventions, and escalating due-diligence demands from investors have turned intellectual property into the make-or-break factor for every AI initiative. In this fast-paced briefing, Raymond Hegarty—recognised for more than a decade as one of the world’s Top 300 IP Strategists - cuts through the legal noise and explains in business terms what’s changed in the last six months, what’s coming next, and how tech and business leaders can protect value without slowing innovation.

You’ll learn

The newest global case law and policy moves shaping ownership of AI-generated output

How to bullet-proof your data sets and models against infringement claims

Investor “red-flag” questions now standard in AI deal due-diligence—and how to answer them

A practical 4-step IP checklist you can apply this quarter to de-risk products and attract capital
9:30 am — 10:00 am PT

What Defines You: Champion-Level Leadership in an AI World

Ray Leonard Jr. — CEO, Ovationz; Leadership & Culture Strategist

From Olympic ringside to C-suite boardrooms, Ray Leonard Jr. asks the one question that cuts through hype and disruption: “What defines you when everything—technology, markets, even job roles—keeps changing?” Drawing on elite-athlete discipline and two decades of advising Fortune-500 teams, Ray shows how to anchor identity, culture, and purpose while you harness AI’s break-neck speed.
10:00 am — 11:00 am PT

⚙️ Beyond the Hype: How to Build an AI Center of Excellence That Lasts

Divya Parekh, DP Group — Influence Architect & Leadership Advisor interactive workshop:
• The Hype Trap – why CoEs collapse when they’re just org charts.
• Pillar 1: Focus – 3P Lens (Processes, People, Possibilities) to pick the right first use-case.
• Pillar 2: Governance – RAISE checklist (Risk, Accountability, Insight, Standards, Enforcement) for durable ethics & compliance.
• Guided Breakout – run a rapid SWOT & Personal Positioning workflow; leave with a ranked action list and one new ally. • Framework to prioritize, launch, and scale AI projects.
• Governance checklist you can copy-paste today.
• Personal SWOT template to stake your role in the CoE.
• Clear action + accountability partner for the next week.
11:00 am — 12:00 pm PT

🚀 Transforming the Way We Work: Generative AI & the Model-Based Enterprise

Sheila Noriega Venero — Director, Model-Based Enterprise Engineering, Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin is weaving Generative AI into every stage of its digital-thread transformation—from requirements and systems engineering to testing and hardware design. Sheila Noriega Venero pulls back the curtain on how a 25-year engineering veteran guides that journey: aligning vision, process, and culture to turn buzzwords into speed, quality, and cost gains. Hear real MBE use-cases, discover the change-agent tactics that mobilize thousands of engineers, and what you can do to lead the future.

You’ll walk away with

• An understanding of how MBE + Gen-AI can transform your organization and the way you work
• Proven tactics for winning organizational buy-in and mobilizing the workforce
• What you can do lead this future
• Pitfalls to avoid when scaling AI in regulated, high-reliability domains.
12:00 pm — 1:00 pm PT

🧘‍♂️ Wellness at Work: Build Resilience, Balance & Thrive
Led by Richard Brenner & Leslie Brenner
Part of WITI’s brand-new Wellness Program (within the WITI Certification portfolio). This interactive session, which happens on the 3rd Wednesday of the month for WITI Members, unpacks what workplace wellness really means, shares stress-smart techniques, and ends with a restorative guided meditation.
• Everyday Integration – Evidence-based habits you can weave into any schedule
• Stress-Smart Strategies – Recognize, reduce, and reframe workplace stressors while strengthening communication
• Guided Reset – A brief meditation to anchor learning and restore calm as we wrap up the summit

* Schedule and speakers subject to change. All event are Pacific Time.

2025 Summit Speakers Include

Leslie Brenner WITI Wellness Tech
Richard Brenner Yoga Nidra Practitioner, Director of Special Projects
Harvey Castro, MD, MBA. Chief Medical AI Officer Helpp.ai Advisor to Phantom Space
Amanda Fornal Founder, Founder Buddies, Owner / Business Strategy Consultant, Orange SFM, LLC
Raymond Hegarty CEO, Funding Innovation
Kathleen (Kate) Hurley Founder
Renard T. Jenkins President and CEO, I2A2 Technologies, Studios & Labs
David Leighton Co-Founder & CEO | AI Optimist, WITI
Ray Leonard Jr. Chief Executive Officer, Ovationz
Sheila Noriega Model Based Enterprise Engineering Directo, Lockheed Martin
Divya Parekh MS, CPC, PCC, LL
Brad Rochefort Executive Story Architect – AI & Innovation, Overview Entertainment
Evan B. Stone Co-Founder and CCTO, StoneAI
Brooks Wood President/CEO, Helpp.ai

* Speakers subject to change

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