AI and the Future of Work

Artificial intelligence is reshaping labor markets, challenging traditional career pathways, and
raising urgent questions about equity, access, and longterm economic stability. AI and the
Future of Work examines how artificial intelligence is transforming jobs, skills, and
organizational structures — and what that means for workers, employers, and society at
large. This panel brings together innovators and executives to explore where AI is creating
new opportunities, where it’s disrupting established roles, and the strategies organizations
need to stay competitive in an AI-driven economy. Panelists will have a candid discussion
on productivity, ethics, reskilling, and the policies needed to ensure that AI-driven progress
supports economic mobility, protects workers, and strengthens the future of
human–machine collaboration.

MODERATOR:

Nuala O’Connor
Global Fortune 10 Technology Governance CXO, Board Advisor, and Chief Counsel
Nuala O’Connor is a pioneering leader, lawyer, and public policy expert working at the intersection of law and technology. For more than three decades, she has been at the forefront of technological innovation, advising on the responsible use of data and emerging technologies in high-stakes security environments. Her experience spans senior leadership roles in the U.S. government, multinational corporations, and the nonprofit sector, where she brings a civil liberties and human dignity lens to technology policy and data innovation. Read full profile…

PANELISTS:

E. Francisco, JD, MPA, SDVOSB
Founder, Lopez Global Advisors
E. Francisco López, JD, MPA has over 25 years of experience as a thought-leader with a winning blend of subject matter expertise that includes Infrastructure, Funding, AI Energy, Legal Compliance, and Community Ecosystems. A former political appointee, he led strategies to provide and secure government funding and to ensure federal and state compliance. He also develops dashboards that align with key federal and state projection for future planning. Read full profile…

Israel Kloss
Founder, BlueChimp
Israel Kloss is a data-driven growth strategist and the founder of Findable Consulting, BlueChimp, and InsiderChimp. He specializes in applying artificial intelligence and data science to revenue growth, combining experience across SaaS, manufacturing, and analytics consulting to build predictive models, connect fragmented data, and turn behavioral insights into scalable business strategies. Read full profile…

Nicole Wheeler McNamara
Leader, Google’s Go-To Market for Power & Utilities
I help close the gap between strategy and revenue. I’ve spent 20+ years building commercial engines that growth-stage and enterprise companies need to scale. At Salesforce, that meant leading 100+ people across a $250M global portfolio, driving a 30% increase in enterprise deals while partnering with F100 companies. I built a scale team focused on the accounts everyone else was essentially ignoring and it drove 55% of practice revenue. Read full profile…

Emma Sharma
Co-Founder, Futuria AI
Emma is an executive leader with a 30-year career working globally in the technology, government contracting, and legal industries – including for companies such as Capgemini, Business Objects and SAP. As a serial entrepreneur, she has co-founded and successfully scaled businesses organically and through strategic acquisition delivering double-digit returns to early investors. Read full profile…

Ryan Paul Kim
Entrepreneur
Ryan Paul Kim is currently part of Cuebench, which builds reinforcement learning environments for scientific discovery and inference, with a focus on reasoning and performance engineering. Cuebench was accepted into Y Combinator, receiving $500,000 in funding and $2 million in AI credits, along with access to experienced mentors and technical resources. Read full profile…