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The 2nd AI Workshop New York City

The 2nd Artificial Intelligence (AI) Workshop New York City (NYC) | Claude Workshop

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Organized by the American Statistical Association (ASA) NYC Chapter and AI4Purpose

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Event Overview

 

  • The Second AI Workshop NYC, themed AI and Statistics Intersect, brings together statisticians, AI researchers, data scientists, policymakers, and mission-driven organizations to explore how artificial intelligence can be used responsibly for societal benefit.

    • Address

      Tarrytown Regeneron, The Nucleus, Building 8
      785 Old Saw Mill River Road Tarrytown, NY 10591
    • Dates: Saturday, July 25 or Sunday, July 26, 2026
    • Sample 2025 Website: https://ai4purpose.com/innovate/think-tank/ai-workshop-nyc-july-20-2025 

    • Attendance: 125+

    • Organizers: Nonprofit Charitable Companies 501(c)(3)

      • EINs are provided upon request after sponsorship confirmation

    • Contact: NYCASAChapter@gmail.com, cc’ing AI4Purpose@gmail.com

    • Registration ($150; optional up to $300 per person) required by July 17:

 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-second-ai-workshop-nyc-at-regeneron-tickets-1990364461684

Participants:

    • Statisticians & quantitative researchers

    • AI scientists and modelers

    • Academic and industry statisticians

    • High school to graduate students

    • Hackathon contestants (university and high-school tracks)

 

Rational for Sponsorships:

    • Align with ethical and responsible AI

    • Reach a highly technical, influential audience

    • Support education and statistics/data science in AI

    • Build relationships across academia and industry (e.g., healthcare, finance, IT, etc.)

 

Sponsors receive exposure through:

Workshop Co-Organizers:
AI4Purpose Inc.
ASA NYC Chapter
Confirmed Sponsors:
AI4Purpose Inc.
AI4Purpose Advisory Inc.
ASA Biopharmaceutical Section
Chapter Stimulus Fund, ASA
Anthropic
ChapsVision
HopeAI
New York City Chapter, ASA
The Lotus Group
Host: 
Regeneron

Agenda

NYC Stout, Grand Central,

60 East 41st, New York, NY 10017

Evening, Saturday, July 25, 2026

6:30PM - 08:30PM

Kelly H. Zou, PhD, PStat, FASA, AI4Purpose and Advisory;

Siddhesh Kulkarni, PhD, BMS; and Margarita R. Ochoa-Maya, MD, AI4Purpose Advisory

Registration: https://luma.com/tjh7veia

Tarrytown Regeneron, The Nucleus, Building 8

785 Old Saw Mill River Rd, Tarrytown, NY 10591

All-Day, Sunday, July 26, 2026

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Track 1: Presentations, Panels, and Awards

Time Topic Speaker/Panelist
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM Registration and Welcome Benjamin Leinwand, PhD, Stevens Institute of TechnologyBenjamin Leinwand, PhD, Stevens Institute of Technology
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM AI in the Biopharma Industry Wenying Deng, PhD, Regeneron
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM Vertical AI for Quality Control Ralf Saykiewicz, MBA, and Vivek Pratap Singh, MBA, Corseco
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee/Tea Break Siddhesh Kulkarni, PhD, BMS
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Heads-Up! AI Hackathon Rapid-Fire Pitch-Perfect Showcase and Awards
Matthew Stewart, PhD, FBCS, Pelago Health
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Internship Experiences Austin Smith, NYU, Lilac Adia Silva-Netto, CUNY, and Nathanael Owusu, CUNY
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM AI as Hype, Reality, or Future? Xiaomai Zhang, MS, HopeAI, Lisa DeTora, PhD, Hofstra University, Matthew Stewart, PhD, Pelago Health, and Harry Kabodha, MS, Varosync
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Lunch: AI and Commerce Lalla Asmaa Alaoui, MBA, Agentic Day and Hello Agentic
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM NextGen AI Talent Development Owen Clater, Becks and Clates, and Reece Stone, Stone Consulting
01:30 PM - 02:00 PM Quantify R&D Financial and Risk Profiles among Failed Trials Harry Kabodha, MS, and Ayman Khaleq, MS, Varosync
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM Agentic AI, E2E Enterprise, and LLMs Dhaval Patel, MISE, Chapsvision
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM Coffee and Group Photo Siddhesh Kulkarni, PhD, BMS
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM Round Table 3: IPs, Patents, and IRBs Arne Hans, JD, PhD, Hans Law PLLC, and Troy Brinkman, JD, MA, WCG
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM Digital Health and AgeTechDigital Health and AgeTech Ramin Zand, MD, Penn State Health, Stan Kachnowski, PhD, HITLAB, Marcia Levenstein, ScD, Vivli and AI4Purpose and Advisory, and Julia Cai, Banjo AI
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM AI for Nutraceuticals May Yamada-Lifton, MBA, Maypro, and Jonathan Scheiman, PhD, FitBiomics
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM Trivia Kahoot Contest Ching-Ray Yu, PhD, Pfizer, and Doug Chapman, AI4Purpose Advisory
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM Closing Siddhesh Kulkarni, PhD, BMS, and Marcia Levenstein, ScD, Vivli and AI4Purpose and Advisory

Track 2: Innovations, Demos, and Discussions

Time Topic Speaker/Panelist
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM Registration and Welcome Kelly H. Zou, PhD, PStat, FASA, AI4Purpose and Advisory
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Demo 1: ThunderGraph for Enterprise Echo Wu, BA, ThunderGraph
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM Demo 2: AIfSoundSleep Kelly H. Zou, PhD, PStat, FASA, AI4Purpose
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Demo 3: Soliddd for Ophthalmology Neal Weinstock, BSE
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Demo 4: Banjo for AgeTech Julia Cai, MBA, Banjo AI
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Demo 5: HopeAI for Biopharma R&D Xiaomai Zhang, MS, HopeAI
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Demo 6: Evermind AI Platform Aurora Wenters, BE
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Lunch: AI and Talent Boom/Doom Bill Emker, BA, The Lotus Group
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Round Table 1: Agentic AI Dhaval Patel, MISE, Chapsvision
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Round Table 2: AI in Healthcare Stan Kachnowski, PhD, HITLAB
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM Navigating IPs and Patents Arne Hans, JD, PhD, Hans Law PLLC
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Round Table 4: Ethics Lisa DeTora, PhD, Hofstra
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM Closing Siddhesh Kulkarni, PhD, BMS, and Marcia Levenstein, ScD, Vivli and AI4Purpose and Advisory

Options (in USD)

Fractional Sponsorship Possible

 

(A) Multiple Sponsorships:

 

Platinum — $10,000 

  • Premier logo placement on all materials

  • 6 complimentary registrations

  • 1 live demo and 1 expert panel session

  • Prime exhibitor table

  • Branded swags  

  • Social media spotlight

  • Post-event analytics recap in Amstat News

 

Gold — $7,500

  • Logo placement on website, signage, and program

  • 4 complimentary registrations

  • 1 live demo session

  • Exhibitor table

  • Branded swags  

  • Social media spotlight

  • Post-event analytics recap in Amstat News

 

Silver — $5,000

  • Logo placement on website and signage, and program 

  • 2 complimentary registrations

  • 1 expert panel session

  • Exhibition table 

  • Branded swags  

  • Recognition during opening & closing

 

Bronze Sponsor — $2,500

  • Logo placement on website and signage, and program 

  • 1 complimentary registration

  • Exhibition table 

  • Branded swags  

  • Recognition during opening & closing

 

(B) Single Sponsorships

 

Note: Pricing based on estimated attendance of 125 participants.

 

TAKEN

Check-In — $625 ($5 per person)

  • Logo on badge

  • Lanyard 

 

TAKEN (1 of 2)

Morning or Afternoon Coffee — $1,250 ($10 per person)

  • Logo at stations

  • Verbal recognition before break

 

Morning or Afternoon Snacks — $1,250 ($10 per person)

  • Logo at stations

  • Verbal recognition before break

 

Breakfast — $5,000 ($40 per person x 125 attendees)

  • Logo on breakfast signage

  • Recognition during breakfast

 

Lunch — $5,000 ($40 per person x 125 attendees)

  • Logo on lunch signage

  • Recognition during lunch

 

Reception — $5,000 ($40 per person)

  • Logo on reception signage

  • Recognition during reception

Event App — $2,500

(C) Award Sponsorships

 

Student Hackathon Award, High-School Track — $1,500 ($1,000 1st Prize, $300 2nd Prize; $200 3rd Prize)

  • Logo on award certificates

  • Verbal recognition  

 

TAKEN

Student Hackathon Award, University Track — $1,500 ($1,000 1st Prize, $300 2nd Prize; $200 3rd Prize)

  • Logo on award certificates

  • Verbal recognition  

 

Student Hackathon Award, Professional Track — $1,500 ($1,000 1st Prize, $300 2nd Prize; $200 3rd Prize)

  • Logo on award certificates

  • Verbal recognition  

 

Note: If insufficient contestants per track, prizes may be combined or rolled over to other categories or the 2027 Workshop.

 

Trivia Sponsor — $500 (AMEX Gift Card at $25 x 20 awards)

  • Verbal recognition  

 

Note: All Sponsorships are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by the New York State and US Laws. No goods or services are exchanged beyond recognition benefits listed.

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