Agenda

Sunday, April 6

7am-8pm	Conference Check-in/Registration
8am–12:30pm	UPS George D. Smith Competition
9am–4pm	INFORMS Early Career Professionals’ Network (Application Required)
11am–12:45pm	Exhibitor Workshops – Why attend? Add to your skillset.
1–2:45pm	Exhibitor Workshops – Why attend? An in depth look at software.
1–2:45pm	CAP-Essentials Beta Test – (Pre-registration Required)
3–4:45pm	Exhibitor Workshops – Why attend? Tips on best uses of tools.
5-7pm	Rising Analytics Professionals Workshop (for early career professionals)
5:30–7pm	Executive Forum (Invitation Only) (for executives and analytics leaders)
6-7pm	Analytics Pro Workshop (for mid career professionals)
7-8:30pm	Welcome Reception

Monday, April 7

7–8am	Conference Breakfast
7am–5pm	Conference Check-in/Registration
8–9am	Welcome: Elena Gerstmann, INFORMS Executive Director; Dave Hunt, INFORMS President; Shaun Doheney, CAP, General Chair; and Kermit Threatte, INFORMS Roundtable Opening Keynote: Cassie Kozyrkov, Kozyr
9am–4pm	Exhibits Open
9am–4pm	Poster Session Displays
9am–5pm	Analytics+ Career Studio Launchpad 1:1
9:10am–4:30pm	Franz Edelman Competition
9:10–10am	Concurrent Track Sessions Technology Showcases A ‘Optimizing’ Optimization: Generative AI Tools for Beginners & Gurobi Experts Cara Touretzky and Jerry Yurchisin, Gurobi Optimization Technology Showcases B Challenges in Developing a Custom Network Optimization Solution for a Global Supply Chain Amit Garg, ORMAE Logistics Last-Mile Delivery Opt. in Production – An Experiment-Based Framework Holger Teichgraeber, DoorDash Analytics in Practice Leveraging LLMs & Blockchain for Superior Trustworthy Analytics & Recs in Healthcare Khaled Salah, Klalifa University Analytics Leadership Creating the Future D&A Operating Model Scott Harmon, Church & Dwight Supply Chain Analytics Building Practical Analytics Models for Better Supply Chain Decisions Ehsan Khodabandeh, Decision Spot Critical Skills Personal Branding in the Corporate World (Presented by INFORMS Pride Forum) Kaylee Herrington, Kainos Emerging Analytics Non-GenAI in GenAI: Importance of Embedded Traditional AI in an Agentic GenAI Augmented Workforce Sebastian Gould, Arrow Electronics INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions 2024 Daniel H. Wagner Prize Reprise: JD.com Improves Fulfillment Efficiency with Data-driven Integrated Assortment Planning & Inventory Allocation Decision Analytics Unleashing the Power of Storytelling: Creating Compelling Value Propositions for Analytics & AI Success Anne Robinson, CDL Machine Learning & AI Building Trust in AI Agents Through Responsible AI Andrew Blake, Opening Bell Ventures Franz Edelman Competition Delighting a Billion Indian Customers Through Supply Chain Opt. for E-commerce Flipkart
10–10:30am	Coffee Break with Exhibitors INFORMS Military Veterans Interest Forum Coffee & Conversation
10:30–11:20am	Concurrent Track Sessions Technology Showcases A Quantum Optimization: Applying Quantum Computing to Business Opt. Challenges Catherine Potts, D-Wave Technology Showcases B Integrating Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics in R Matthew Lanham, Purdue University Logistics Balancing Growth and Profitability With AI: The Power of Holistic Experimentation Platforms Rajeev Oduri Analytics in Practice Driving Growth Through Predictive Analytics: Opt. Product Cross-Sell & Upsell in Commercial Banking Preetika Madan, Wells Fargo Analytics Leadership Building, Mentoring and Leading Analytics Teams: Lessons from the Trenches Hina Arora, Arizona State University Supply Chain Analytics Economically Derived Demand: Using Data to Explain and Forecast Demand for your Business Eric Starks, FTR Intelligence Critical Skills The Hard Truth About Soft Skills Cassandra McZeal, Exxon Emerging Analytics Building an AI Data Analyst Karthik Shashidhar, Babbage Insight INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions Psychological Safety for Inclusive Leadership (Hosted by Women in OR/MS) Chris Smithhisler, Tobias Leadership Center Decision Analytics How AI-Powered Optimization is Revolutionizing Manufacturing Brett Stewart, C3AI Machine Learning & AI Transforming Data to Dollars: Profitable Customer Relationships with Advanced Analytics, GenAI, & ML Jim Bander, Experian Franz Edelman Competition SF Network Planning Intelligent Solution SF Express
11:30am–12:20pm	Concurrent Track Sessions Technology Showcases A Opt. Cross-Border Balancing: Artelys’ Opt. Engine for European Manual Frequency Restoration Reserve Platform Renaud Saltet, Artelys Technology Showcases B Generative AI & Mathematical Optimization: A FICO Xpress Tutorial Alkis Vazacopoulos, Optimization Direct, Inc. Logistics Automating Safety Compliance in Dock and Loading Operations with Computer Vision Franz Stoll, Purdue University Analytics in Practice N* Career Lessons from Mid-Career Supply Chain O.R. Professional Turned Ind. Consultant (N~10) Ralph Asher, Data Driven Supply Chain LLC Analytics Leadership Building Data and AI Literacies at Scale: Your Organizational Superpower Hamit Hamutcu, Elements Supply Chain Analytics Solving Floptimization Problems in Supply Chain Analytics Zahir Balaporia, Data Management & Decision Sciences, MatchBack Systems Critical Skills Winning The Room: Creating And Delivering An Effective Data-Driven Presentation Bill Franks, Kennesaw State University Emerging Analytics An Easy Button for Developing Analytical Applications Jeremy TerBush, TerBush Analytics INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions Analytics in Action: Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) Overview INFORMS Certification Team & CAP Volunteers Decision Analytics Opt. Freight Logistics with Decision Analytics: Advanced Routing & Scheduling at ABC Supply Co. Inc. Gourav Gupta, ABC Supply Co. Inc Machine Learning & AI TITLE Barton Goldenberg Franz Edelman Competition Dynamic Route Optimization and Automation of Industrial Routes at WM WM
12:30–1:45pm	Networking Lunch
1:50–2:40pm	Concurrent Track Sessions Technology Showcases A DecisionOps in the Analytics Process: How to Build, Test, Deploy, and Manage Models Better Carolyn Mooney, Nextmv Technology Showcases B Embracing “Agile for Optimization” to Transform Your Model Development Process Patricia Randall, Princeton Consultants Logistics Large Scale MILP Solution for Store Delivery Schedule and Delivery Route Planning Satish Desai, Best Buy Analytics in Practice Accelerating Analytics with a Self-Serve Data Platform Anusha Dwivedula, Morningstar Analytics Leadership Exploring Interplay of AI Assessment Tools: Metrics, Benchmarks, Testing, Red-Teaming, & Auditing Heather Frase, VerAItech Supply Chain Analytics Enhancing Resilience & Agility: Toyota’s Optimized Response to Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Challenges Priyanshu Mutreja, Toyota Critical Skills AI’s Impact on the Future of Work, Life, and Human Interaction Monica Anderson Young, Allianz Technology, and Suzannah Hicks, Hummingbird Healthcare Emerging Analytics The Death of Dashboards & the Birth of Natural Language Analytics Daniel Whitenack, Prediction Guard INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions 2025 INFORMS Prize Winner Decision Analytics Are Dashboards Dead? Rajiv Phougat, KPMG Machine Learning & AI Building Ethical AI/ML Decision Making Systems for Justice Reform Aparna Komarla, Redo.io Franz Edelman Competition Decision Support for Airline Schedule Recovery Lufthansa Group
2:45–3:35pm	Coffee Break with Exhibitors
2:45–3:35pm	Poster Competition, Presentations and Refreshment Break
2:45–3:35pm	Franz Edelman Competition PROJECT 4:05P Optimizing USA Cycling’s Women’s Team Pursuit Gold USA Cycling
3:40-4:30pm	Concurrent Track Sessions Technology Showcases A Using Generative AI to Build High Impact Optimization Applications: Cases from Energy, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Finance Bob Fourer and Filipe Brandao, AMPL Technology Showcases B Automatic Branch-cut-price in Hexaly Fred Gardi, Hexaly Analytics in Practice Data Analytics at Marriott: From Batch to Real-time Insights & Actions Julia Morrison, Marriott International Analytics Leadership Going from Proof of Concept to Value w GenAI: Lessons Learned from Internal Dogfooding within AWS Tucker Shouse, AWS Supply Chain Analytics Large Language Models for Supply Chain Decisions David Simchi-Levi Emerging Analytics Panel on Quantum Computing for the Analytics Industry David Bernal, Purdue University; Helmut Katzgraber, AWS; William McGann, Quantum Computing, Inc; & E.G. Nadhan, IBM INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions Developing Analytics Translator Skills Zohar Strinka, CAP Decision Analytics Going Beyond the Math: Lessons in Building and Sustaining Decision Support Tools Yash Puranik, AimPoint Machine Learning & AI Image Processing and Matching Enhanced by Game Theory and Quantum Computing Tom Lash, Vibrint Franz Edelman Competition Amazon Regionalized Fulfillment Network Amazon Stores
4:30-6pm	Women in OR/MS Cocktails & Conversations
4:30-6pm	Minority Issues Forum presents Insightful Dialogue with Perspective
4:45-5:45pm	INFORMS Practice Section Business Meeting
6–7pm	Honors Reception (Invitation Only)
7–10pm	Edelman Gala

Tuesday, April 8

7–8am	Conference Breakfast
7am–8am	Collaborating in Analytics: Networking Breakfast (Hosted by INFORMS Analytics Society and INFORMS Practice Section)
7am–8am	Inclusion in Analytics: Networking Breakfast (Hosted by INFORMS Women in OR/MS)
7am–5pm	Conference Check-in/Registration
8–9am	Welcome & Introduction: Shaun Doheney, CAP, General Chair and Ece Ceren Izgi, INFORMS Analytics Society President Keynote Speaker: Dick den Hertog, University of Amsterdam
9am–4pm	Exhibits Open
9:10–10am	Concurrent Track Sessions Technology Showcase From Data to Decisions with the help of Generative AI and Optimization Dinakar Gade and Imre Pólik, FICO Technology Showcase Kickstart Your Analytics Revolution Cheryl Pammer, Minitab Game Theory & Strategy Behavioral Economics in Game Theory & Strategic Analysis Steve Roemerman, Lone Star Analysis Implementing Analytics Optimizing Tire Management for Global Mining Operations Nipun Bhanot, Infor Analytics Process Made with Care: Positive Impact Through Analytics Product Management Melanie Collins, Chick-fil-A Business Operations & Admin Building Effective Teams in a Distributed Working Environment Genetha Gray, Edward Jones Predictive Analytics & AI Question based Retrieval Augmented Generation (QRAG) : Evaluating a New Approach to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Sandeep Vellanki and Paula Payton, Deloitte INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions IAAA Finalists IAAA Finalists – 2025 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference Supply Chain Reinforcement Learning for Procurement Decisions: Integrating Stochastic Demand Modeling & Expert Feedback Alex Tschan, ALDI Optimization Constraint Learning in Practice: What is ML Doing Inside My Optimization Model, and How Can My Optimization Solver Deal with It? Thiago Serra, University of Iowa
10–10:30am	Coffee Break with Exhibitors
10:30–11:20am	Keynote Session: Reprise of 2025 Edelman Award Winner
11:30am–12:20pm	Concurrent Track Sessions Technology Showcase Embedded Machine Learning Models with GAMSPy Adam Christensen and Steven Dirkse, GAMS Technology Showcase Building and Evaluating Predictive Models in an Interactive “No Code” Environment Muralidhara Anandamurthy, JMP Game Theory & Strategy Analytics Challenges in Professional American Stock Car Racing & How Data Science Can Help to Advance the Art of the Possible Duncan Ellis, Ford Performance & Active Decision Support Implementing Analytics Media Measurements and Cross-Platform Media Planning Optimization Hanxi Bao, NBCUniversal Analytics Ecosystem Navigating the Perfect Data Storm: Securing Partnerships & Resources for Analytics Success in the U.S. Coast Guard Greg Higgins, USCG Analytics Process The Voice of the Universe: Why More Data May Not Help You Thor Osborn, CAP, Sandia National Labs Business Operations & Admin TITLE SPEAKER Predictive Analytics & AI Model Facts: Putting AI Ethics into Practice and Establishing Trust with End Users Jessica Zhu, University of Maryland INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions IAAA Finalists IAAA Finalists – 2025 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference Supply Chain Capacity Reimagined: A Hybrid Analytics Portfolio for Datacenter Supply Chain & Operational Growth Malarvizhi Sankaranarayanasamy, Hitachi America Optimization MAGIC: Multi-Agent GenAI Inspection Copilot Sitao Zhang, Johnson & Johnson
12:30–1:45pm	Innovative Applications in Analytics Awards (IAAA) Luncheon
12:30–1:45pm	Networking Lunch
1:50–2:40pm	Concurrent Track Sessions Technology Showcase Seeker – Unlocking a New Value Proposition for Optimization Meinolf Sellmann, InsideOpt Technology Showcase Building & Solving Optimization Models with SAS Rob Pratt, SAS Game Theory & Strategy Formula 1 Lap Speed Forecasting Vishal Kamalakannan, Netjets Implementing Analytics Access Optimization for Specialty Pediatric Care Centers Joseph Wilck, Bucknell University Analytics Ecosystem Tell Them Stories: The Art of Captivating an Audience with Data Desiree Abbott, CallMeDeeray Analytics Process Where Should Analysts Live: Organizing Analytics Within the Enterprise Louis Luangkesorn, Highmark Health Business Operations & Admin The Return of Management Science and The Evolution of People Analytics Leonidas Guadalupe, People Analytics and Children’s Health Predictive Analytics & AI See the Unseen: Advancing RF Analytics for Rapid Decision-Making Kevin Larrabee, DataShapes AI INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions UPS Smith Prize Reprise Supply Chain Reducing Hospital Procurement Costs through Vendor Optimization Willow Yang, Sam Houston State University Optimization Using Optimization to Predict Opportunity Costs & Discussion of Hospitality Revenue Management Use Cases Michele Meyers, Marriott International
2:45–3:35pm	Coffee Break with Exhibitors
2:45–3:35pm	Poster Competition, Presentations, and Refreshment Break
3-3:45pm	“Pop the Top” Toast to CAP
3:40–4:30pm	Concurrent Track Sessions Technology Showcase Provalis Research’s Technology Showcase Normand Peladeau, Provalis Research Technology Showcase TBD Game Theory & Strategy PANEL – Putting Theory Into Practice – A Q&A on Implementing Analytics Strategies Daniel Windle, Trinity Industries; Steve Roemerman, Lone Star Analysis; Duncan Ellis, Ford Performance Implementing Analytics Walmart’s Advanced Anomaly Detection System Using Quantile Regression, Neural Networks, and GenAI Yash Kalyani, Walmart Analytics Ecosystem DecisionOps: Utilizing Collaborative Tools & Techniques that Accelerate Model Development Carolyn Mooney, NextMV Analytics Process Deploying Custom Optimization to Connect the Manufacturing Supply Chain Caroline Daugherty, Pfizer Business Operations & Admin Analytics Outsourcing and Internal Controls Xiaonan Shang, Global Holdings LLC Predictive Analytics & AI Advancing the Test Science of LLM-enabled Systems: A Survey of Factors & Condictions that Matter Most Karen O’Brien, Modern Technology Solutions INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions Start to Finish Data Science & AI: Final Presentations from TAG Data Challenge 2025 Supply Chain Strategic Service Level Policies: Using Data and Segmentation to Enhance Inventory Optimization Daniela Aguilera, River Rock Advisors Optimization Optimizing Supply Chains with Digital Twins: A Path to Resilience, Agility, and Strategic Advantage Hanzhang Liu, Johnson & Johnson
4:40–5:30pm	Concurrent Track Sessions Game Theory & Strategy Game On: Test Your Board Game Strategies Implementing Analytics Walmart’s Advanced Anomaly Detection System Using Quantile Regression, Neural Networks & GenAI Kaushik Kumaran, Walmart Analytics Ecosystem The Dark Underbelly of AI in the Cloud Nick Ulmer, CAP, CANA LLC Analytics Process Panel: The Convergent and Divergent Nature of AI Workers Lisa Targonski, Elder Research; Shannon Harlow, Pragmatic Intel; Sandy Steiger, Total Quality Logistics; Tucker Shouse, Amazon Web Services, and Beverly Wright, Wavicle Data Solutions Business Operations & Admin Machine Learning Insights from 200K+ Technical Interviews: A Multi-Modal Analysis of Interview Success Factors Jay Feng, Interview Query INFORMS Prizes & Special Sessions Growing Together: Two Decades of ECPN Shaping Analytics Leaders Supply Chain Revolutionizing Freight Allocation Management: Insights from Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Nilanjan Mitra Thakur, Bluspark

Agenda

Sunday, April 6

Monday, April 7

2024 Daniel H. Wagner Prize Reprise: JD.com Improves Fulfillment Efficiency with Data-driven Integrated Assortment Planning & Inventory Allocation

Unleashing the Power of Storytelling: Creating Compelling Value Propositions for Analytics & AI Success

Analytics in Action: Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) Overview

TITLE

AI’s Impact on the Future of Work, Life, and Human Interaction

2025 INFORMS Prize Winner

Panel on Quantum Computing for the Analytics Industry

Tuesday, April 8

Question based Retrieval Augmented Generation (QRAG) : Evaluating a New Approach to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

IAAA Finalists

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IAAA Finalists

UPS Smith Prize Reprise

TBD

PANEL – Putting Theory Into Practice – A Q&A on Implementing Analytics Strategies

Daniel Windle, Trinity Industries; Steve Roemerman, Lone Star Analysis; Duncan Ellis, Ford Performance

Start to Finish Data Science & AI: Final Presentations from TAG Data Challenge 2025

Game On: Test Your Board Game Strategies

Panel: The Convergent and Divergent Nature of AI Workers

Growing Together: Two Decades of ECPN Shaping Analytics Leaders

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