Schedule at a Glance
Sunday
| 7:30am-7pm | Conference Check-in |
| 8:30-12pm | UPS George D. Smith Prize Competition |
| 9am-4pm | Early Career Professional Network (ECPN) |
| 11am-4:45pm | Exhibitor Workshops (11-12:45, 1-2:45, 3-4:45) |
| 11am-5pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 1-5pm | CAP Exam Testing |
| 2:30-3pm | Coffee Break & Networking in Exhibit Hall |
| 4-6pm | Analytics+ Essentials Workshop (Rising Analytics Professionals) |
| 4:45-6pm | Analytics+ Expert Workshop (Executive Forum) |
| 5-6pm | Analytics+ Pro Workshop (Analytics Pro) |
| 6-7:30pm | Social Hour & Networking with Exhibitors |
Monday
| 7:30am-7pm | Conference Check-in |
| 8-8:30am | Morning Coffee |
| 8:30-9:30am | Welcome & Opening Keynote: Scott Taylor |
| 9am-4pm | Exhibits Open |
| 9:30-10am | Coffee Break & Networking in Exhibit Hall |
| 10-10:50am |
Concurrent Track Sessions The Analytics Ecosystem Trusted Numbers, Trustworthy Code: Software Engineering Fundamentals for Analytics ProfessionalsScott Nestler, CAP-X Analytics + Decision-Making If You Want to Run a Better {Anything} You Have to Make Better Decisions: The Universal Modeling Framework for Analytical ThinkingWarren Powell Analytics in Practice From Failure to Value: A Practitioner’s Guide to Successful AI TransformationSteve Novak People Analytics The Missing Sensor in Operations: Using AI to Turn Well-Being Data into Predictive Safety IntelligenceDr. Serena Huang Smarter Decision for a Better World How Can We Trust AI When We Are Not Sure We Can Trust the Data Scientists That Built It?Jessica Weaver, CAP-X Supply Chain AI-Driven Optimization of Raw Material Rail Logistics to Maximize Unloading Throughput in Steel PlantsRamesh Rajagopalan INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions 2025 Daniel H. Wagner Prize Reprise – Rebalancing and Pricing of Near-Expiry Inventory in Online Grocery Retail |
| 10-10:50am | Edelman Competition: Annachakra: Digital Wheels of Food Security, Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), India |
| 10am-12pm | Career Coaching Open House |
| 11-11:50am |
Concurrent Track Sessions Technology Showcase A The Last Mile of OR: Building Production-Ready Decision Tools with DB Gene StudioJustin Clark Technology Showcase B GAMSPy: Powering Mathematical Optimization and Machine Learning in PythonAdam Christensen & Steven Dirkse The Analytics Ecosystem Tidy, Tested, Safe. A Brief Guide to Productionizing Data Science CodePeter Cacioppi Analytics & Decision-Making “Making the Right Move: Strategy Insights from The Price Is Right”Justin Bergner Analytics in Practice From Tokens to Throughput: Measuring the ROI of AI in Instructional DesignJared Benedict Analytics Leadership From Bottom-Up Experimentation to AI-First Analytics: Building the Leadership Playbook for Scalable GenAIAli Pilehvar Frontiers in Analytics QC&OR: Where We Are and What to Expect – with Historic PerspectivesTamás Terlaky People Analytics Building and Measuring Team Effectiveness in Today’s Distributed Work EnvironmentsGenetha Gray Smarter Decisions for a Better World Debugging Bias: How Catfish & Grits Can Democratize TechJade Brown Supply Chain An Explainable ML Decision Support System for Spare Parts Inventory ManagementDavid Bayba INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions Leadership Legacy: Growing with Intent & PurposeJacqueline M. Baker |
| 11-11:50am | Edelman Competition: Global Supply Chain Optimization at NVIDIA: Scaling for the AI Revolution, NVIDIA Corporation |
| 12-12:50pm | Networking Lunch in Exhibit Area |
| 1-1:50pm |
Concurrent Track Sessions Technology Showcase A Presentation: TBASpeaker: TBA Technology Showcase B Presentation: TBASpeaker: TBA The Analytics Ecosystem From Data Chaos to Data Products: How Foundational Infrastructure Accelerates InnovationAnimesh Satyam Analytics + Decision-Making Beyond the Model: Three Human Skills That Multiply Data Science & OR ImpactKarthik Rajpurohit Analytics Leadership Beyond Optimization: Lessons from Aviation Analytics and Operations ResearchStefan Karisch Frontiers in Analytics Quantum Computing and Operations Research (QCOR) Panel discussionTamás Terlaky, Mohammadhossein Mohammadisiahroud, Ed Klotz, Rudy Raymond Putra, Marco Pistoia, Artur Scherer People Analytics Outsourcing People Analytics: Where It Accelerates Insight—and Where It Breaks ItTemi Ariyo Smarter Decisions for a Better World Bees as Living Sensors: How Ground-Truthed Biodiversity Analytics Can Restore Nature at Planetary ScaleMax Rünzel Supply Chain The Benefits of Lightweight Algorithms – How Local Search and Simulation Transformed Inventory Positioning at WayfairMatthew Zalesak INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions 2026 INFORMS Prize Winner: TBA |
| 1-1:50pm | Edelman Competition: Optimizing ECCO’s Global Retail Inventory Strategy with Two-Stage Stochastic Programming, ECCO Shoes |
| 2-2:50pm |
Concurrent Track Sessions Technology Showcase A Best Practices for Decision Model Management: Versioning, Rollout, CI/CD, DecisionOps, and MoreRyan O’Neil Technology Showcase B An AI You Can Trust: Driving Analytics Adoption in Complex Manufacturing through AcceptabilityLouis-Pierre Campeau The Analytics Ecosystem An Ensemble Machine Learning Engine for Predicting Flight Revenue to Enable Dynamic Flight Scheduling at American Airlines: From Concept to DeploymentUpsana Raval Analytics Leadership From Signals to Strategy: Leading Predictive Intelligence for Enterprise Customer Success at AWS ScaleJacob Fassler Frontiers in Analytics From Monolithic Models to Decision Ecosystems: Orchestrating Optimization with AI Precision AgentsPatricia Randall Smarter Decisions for a Better World A Sensor-Enabled Decision-Support System for Safe, Efficient, and Sustainable Food Supply for AllHaitao Li Supply Chain Balancing Long-Lead and Short-Lead Materials to Enable Fast Fashion at Global ScaleLukesh Singla INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions CAP Information SessionSpeaker(s): TBA |
| 2-2:50pm | Edelman Competition: Carbon and Power Aware Computing at Google, Google |
| 3-3:50pm | Coffee & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 3-3:50pm | Edelman Competition: Transforming Replenishment at Chewy, Chewy |
| 4-4:50pm |
Concurrent Track Sessions Technology Showcase B Presentation: TBASpeaker: TBA The Analytics Ecosystem The Customization Paradox: Scaling Decision Intelligence in High-Variance Manufacturing
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| 4-4:50pm | Edelman Competition: Microsoft Cloud Supply Chain: Trailblazing the Frontier of Optimization and Generative AI, Microsoft |
| 5-6pm | Women in OR/MS Cocktails & Conversation |
| 6-7pm | Honors Reception (by invitation only) |
| 7-10pm | Edelman Gala |
