Events
Upcoming Events
Chicago Data Night: David Radke | Chicago Blackhawks
September 23, 2026 I 5:30 PM-7:30 PM
A senior data analyst from the Chicago Blackhawks joins the UChicago Data Science Institute's monthly Chicago Data Night, co-sponsored by the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence.
The Agentic Economy with Sanjog Misra
October 7, 2026 I 6:00 PM-8:30 PM
CAAI Faculty Director, Sanjog Misra, is serving as the Rothman Faculty in Residence at Chicago Booth London's Campus this semester, and CAAI is partnering with the London Campus to host an evening talk on the Agentic Economy. He will explore what happens to markets, firms, and work when AI agents move beyond tools to become active participants who negotiate, decide, and act on behalf of people and organizations at scale. If you're in the London area, we'd love for you to join. This event is in-person only.
AI in Social Science Conference
October 8-9, 2026 | Organized by the Becker Friedman Institute (BFI) | Co-sponsored by CAAI and the MiiE Lab | Featuring Anjali Adukia, Alex Imas, and Chenhao Tan
This cross-disciplinary conference brings together experts from economics, sociology, law, behavioral sciences, and AI to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping social science — and vice versa. Jens Ludwig, Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at UChicago Harris, will deliver the keynote.
This is an invite-only event. If you'd like to join the waitlist, please email bfi-events@uchicago.edu.
Faculty Lunch and Learn with Professor Veronika Rockova
October 15, 2026 I 12:00 PM-1:00PM | Harper Center C-25
Featuring Professor Veronika Ročková, Bruce Lindsay Professor of Econometrics and Statistics, moderated by CAAI Director, Cathy Kiriakos. The discussion will center on model transparency and the practical and societal impacts of AI and machine learning.
Practitioner Series: Moiz Shirazi, Founder & CEO of SCOREalytics
October 22, 2026 I 11:45 AM-1:00PM | Harper Center C-25
Each month during the academic year, we bring in a Booth alumnus working at the frontier of AI. This month we're joined by Moiz Shirazi, who founded SCOREalytics and works at the intersection of AI and the legal and regulatory world. He'll discuss what it takes to scale AI in that environment, from navigating the talent gap to translating regulatory signals into actionable intelligence.
Book Talk: The Infinity Machine — Sebastian Mallaby on Demis Hassabis
October 26, 2026 I 12:00 PM-1:00PM | Harper Center C-25
New York Times bestselling author Sebastian Mallaby discusses his biography of DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis — tracing his path from chess prodigy to Nobel laureate and central architect of the AI revolution. Co-sponsored by CAAI and the Kent. A Clark Center for Global Markets.
Book Talk: Alex Singla, McKinsey — Rewired
October 27, 2026 | Harper Center C-25
Featuring Alex Singla, MBA '00, who spearheads McKinsey's AI and data division, guiding its strategy, technical community, and growth. He joins us to discuss his thought leadership in the book Rewired: The McKinsey Playbook on How Leading Companies Win with Technology and AI.
Practitioner Series: Christina Van Houten, Co-Founder & CEO of Equity Quotient
November 12, 2026 I Gleacher Center Room 100
Christina Van Houten, MBA '96, co-founded Equity Quotient, an AI-powered stakeholder intelligence platform built around responsible AI deployment. She'll share what that looks like in practice and her perspective as a leading voice in the space.
Practitioner Series: Adam Sutherland, WW Public Sector Strategy Lead, AWS Generative AI Innovation Center
December 8, 2026 I 11:45 AM-1:00PM | Harper Center 104
Adam is a Booth alumnus and a Chicagoan who recently completed Booth's Chief AI Officer program. In his role at AWS, he works with public sector organizations on how generative AI gets built and deployed at scale. He'll share his perspective from the front lines of that work.
Recent Events
World Models at Chicago Booth
Chicago Booth and CAAI hosted a workshop featuring Meta's Yann LeCun and researchers working on world models, one of AI's most actively developing research frontiers.
AI & Economics Summer Institute
The sixth AI and Economics Summer Institute brought together leading researchers and advanced PhD students to advance cutting-edge work at the intersection of AI and economics.
AI: For Power, Profit, or People
MacArthur Foundation's Eric Sears joined moderator Julia Stasch to examine AI's risks, corporate power, and the role of philanthropy in shaping who the technology actually serves.
Seeing in 3D: How Thinking Differently About Data Unlocks Groundbreaking Differentiation
Neo4j CTO Philip Rathle showed students how graph technology and relational data approaches are giving organizations a competitive edge as AI reshapes industries.
Technology, AI, and the Labor Market
Erik Hurst and Sanjog Misra examined how AI and automation are reshaping work, drawing parallels to earlier technological transitions and what they suggest about what comes next.
Building AI at Scale: A Conversation with Kunal Madhok
Booth alum and Wells Fargo Head of AI Kunal Madhok shared how a leading financial institution is deploying AI agents at enterprise scale and what it takes to make it work in practice.
Nvidia's 4th Quarter Earnings Discussion
Dean Minnis contextualized Nvidia's Q4 earnings within the broader history of tech valuations, drawing comparisons to the dot-com era to frame today's AI investment landscape.
From Product to AI Leadership: Career Pathways Webinar with Booth Alumna Jaya Kandaswamy
City National Bank SVP Jaya Kandaswamy traced her path into AI-driven product leadership and the practical lessons it offers for how financial institutions are building with AI today.
Building Reliable AI for Financial Predictions: Lunch and Learn With Professor Bradford Levy
Professor Bradford Levy addressed what it takes to build forecasting models that are genuinely forward-looking, reliable, and ready for real-world deployment in today's AI landscape.
Alumni Faculty Fireside: Innovating Intelligence
CAAI Director Sanjog Misra and incoming Booth faculty member Ted Sumers, moderated by Dean Madhav Rajan, explored how AI democratizes intelligence and what that means for business and education.
Chicago Data Night: Gaston Messineo
CAAI and the UChicago Data Science Institute explored AI's evolution in the insurance industry with EY-Parthenon partner Gaston Messineo, connecting practitioners and academics across the Chicago data community.
BoothHacks 2025
Booth's first-ever vibe-coding hackathon brought together student technologists and creatives to build and pitch next-generation AI solutions.
SMP and CAAI Fireside Chat
McKinsey Senior Partner and QuantumBlack co-leader Alex Singla joined Sanjog Misra to discuss what effective AI strategy and leadership look like at scale.
CAAI Faculty Series Kickoff
CAAI launched its student-focused Faculty Series, connecting Booth students with leading applied AI researchers to explore how the field is reshaping research, teaching, and practice. Learn more.
2025 Conference on Frontiers in Machine Learning and Economics
CAAI and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia co-hosted leading researchers working at the intersection of machine learning and the social sciences. Learn more.
2025 AI in Social Science Conference
A two-day cross-disciplinary conference examining how AI is transforming social science research and how social science, in turn, is shaping how AI gets built and used.
Chicago Data Night: Benchmarking Predictive Intelligence with Prophet Arena
UChicago's Haifeng Xu Haifeng Xu introduced Prophet Arena, a live benchmark for evaluating the forecasting capabilities of large language models, in collaboration with the UChicago Data Science Institute. Learn more.