May 15, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Student Pavilion | Tempe Campus, AZ
You’re invited to join us on Wednesday, May 15th for the seventh annual Empower, the university’s IT Professional Community Day!
This year, you'll have the chance to listen to insights from AI professionals, enjoy a technology showcase highlighting how our community members leverage AI across enterprises and participate in a dynamic Spark Challenge activity.
It is integral that we, as the ASU IT community, are always thinking about three key areas of impact: innovations in teaching and learning, research with societal impact and scaling the public enterprise across the university.
Let's come together at Empower to deepen our exploration of how to move AI concepts into real-world solutions for our ASU community and beyond.
Agenda
| 8:30 a.m. | Doors Open |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome by ASU CIO Lev Gonick |
| 9:45 a.m. |
From idea to impact: AI-powered experiences help guide the academic journey |
| 10:15 a.m. | From idea to impact: AI Innovation Showcase |
| 11:15 a.m. | Introduction to the Spark Tank Showdown |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch Service Begins Don't forget your reusable water bottle! |
| 12:15 p.m. |
Let the inaugural Spark Tank Showdown Begin! Please bring your laptop, iPad or smart phone to be used during this activity. During this activity, we'll form teams that will brainstorm solutions to seven real ASU requested AI scenarios shared by ASU's AI Acceleration team. All teams will develop pitches for their assigned AI solutions. After two rounds of presentations and eliminations, the top seven teams will make it to the third and final round, when they will present their ideas for our Spark Tank Showdown judges and the Empower audience.
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| 3:00 p.m. | Winner announced and close out |
Why attend?
Empower is the premiere event for convening voices across the university's technology community. Together, we showcase and envision successful and emergent technology applications at ASU. Participants walk away with stronger connections, new ideas constructed through shared experiences and actionable lists to inform technology strategy and priority at ASU.
Parking Details
The ASU Student Pavilion is located at 400 East Orange Street (noted by the star) in Tempe on campus.
We highly encourage using alternative transportation such as carpooling, a golf cart, or stretching your legs on a quick walk.
ASU Cross Parking from any campus will be available in Lot 3 (noted at the bottom of the map). If you do not have an ASU placard, please reach out at the event for a reimbursement.
Menu Options
Please remember to bring your reusable water bottle to this event!
A light breakfast will be available in the morning:
- Honey Ginger Pear Yogurt Parfait & Strawberry Yogurt Parfait
- Vegan Breakfast Toast (GF option will be available)
- Open Faced Croissant Egg Sandwich (GF option will be available)
- Coffee, Water and Hot Tea
Lunch for everyone will be served at 11:30 a.m.
- Mediterranean Veggie Ciabatta
- Chicken Tinga Roll
- Turkey, Bacon and Cheddar Baguette
- Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad
- Mixed Lettuces, Chickpea, Cucumber and Tomato
- We encourage alternative travel such as walking, carpooling or using an ASU golf cart to attend our events.
- Promote bringing your reusable water bottles to reduce single use cup usage.
- Our team only uses evergreen signage and decor which is reused each year.
- Our events work with Zero Waste & Aramark on Think Before You Throw waste awareness.
- Request attendees leave lanyards behind to be reused for future events.
