AI Innovation Summit
October 30, 2025 @ 1:30PM
The AI Innovation Summit successfully brought together executives, decision-makers, and innovators to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming business.
Four industry leaders shared powerful insights on AI advancements and their future impact. Attendees walked away with practical strategies for adopting AI responsibly, scaling innovation, and building a clear road map for a future with AI.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this invite-only event — your engagement and ideas made the Summit a true success.
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AI Adoption and Acceptance in the Workplace
AI Innovation and Implementation
Building Business-Ready AI
Human Stories at AI Speed
INTELLITECT
AI Adoption and Acceptance in the Workplace
Mark Michaelis
Founder & Owner
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What is AI and how is it evolving?
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How is AI going to impact our businesses?
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Discuss strategies businesses can use to leverage AI for good
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Provide roadmap for how to incorporate AI into businesses long term
About Mark
Founder & Owner
Mark is a premier authority in Microsoft development technologies with recognized coding expertise and proven training methods. Recognized by Microsoft as a Regional Director since 2007 and distinguished Microsoft MVP for C# for twenty-five years, this industry leader is also an adjunct professor at Eastern Washington University. With a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Illinois and a Master’s in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, this entrepreneur continues to attract elite team members that deliver quality solutions on time, in scope, and within budget.
Continually architecting new projects and ideas, Mark brings a wealth of innovation and technical prowess to any project. With a keen ability to understand an organization’s pain points and strategic goals, this CTA specializes in designing solutions that balance cost and efficiency. Most importantly, Mark provides leadership, instills vision, ensures confidence, and insists on excellence in every project.
When not bonding with his computer, this architect is searching for his next adventure with his wife Elisabeth and three children, Benjamin, Hanna, and Abigail.
About Intellitect
Our Company Mission: To Be Phenomenal People Achieving Excellence Through Innovative Solutions
We accomplish our mission daily by turning to our core values. We also believe that our excellence should extend beyond our current project and that we should help those that need it most. For more about our philanthropic efforts and to learn about specific projects we’ve contributed to, check out our philanthropy stories.
HAGADONE TECHNOLOGIES
AI Innovation and Implementation
Ben McGaughey
Senior Web Services Administrator
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Creating Agent-Ready Websites
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AI-Powered Website Interactions
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Automations vs. Agents
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Chat Discoverability
About Ben
Web Services Administrator
Ben McGaughey has over 25 years of experience in web and software development. His expertise spans web applications, native mobile apps, AI integrations, and custom solutions for industries including e-commerce, real estate, transit, intranets, and membership systems.
As a seasoned technologist, Ben is skilled in the core infrastructure of the web - Linux, servers, databases, hosting, DNS, and domain administration - enabling him to design and maintain scalable digital ecosystems. With the rise of large language models, he has developed AI-powered automations, agents, and created AI interactions with MCP servers.
For Ben, technology is more than a profession - it has been a lifelong commitment and hobby.
About Hagadone Technologies
Hagadone Technologies was initially established to support the internal operations of Hagadone Corporation. However, over time, we have grown to have a significant impact on a national level. Our primary focus is on web development and offering reliable Software as a Service (SAAS) solutions. By combining our technological capabilities with our industry knowledge, we aim to provide comprehensive support to businesses.
Our core mission is to empower enterprises by simplifying the adoption of technology and driving transformative change across various sectors. We believe in fostering innovation and collaboration to create a positive impact on businesses.
AppDirect
Building Business-ready AI
Elias Khalifeh
Senior Manager of Product Management (AI and Billing)
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Why is a private AI workspace important? And how can Devs.ai help with that?
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Building business-oriented agents with Devs.ai
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Creating production-ready business apps with Devs.ai
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Challenges businesses face when adopting AI and how Devs.ai can help overcome them
About Elias
Senior Manager of Product Management (AI and Billing)
Elias is a product management leader currently leading the billing and Devs.ai AI platform at AppDirect. With an aerospace engineering background, he transitioned through consulting to product management, shaping subscription commerce and AI innovation to solve real customer problems. As an AI builder enthusiast, he is always experimenting with the latest AI technologies to stay at the forefront of practical AI implementation and strategy.
About AppDirect
AppDirect is a subscription commerce platform company that brings together technology providers, advisors, and businesses to simplify how they buy, sell, and manage technology. More than 1,000 providers, 10,000 advisors and 5 million subscribers rely on the AppDirect ecosystem of subscription marketplaces to power their innovation, growth, and success. Headquartered in San Francisco, AppDirect is trusted by brands such as Microsoft, Google, Comcast, Deutsche Telekom, Jaguar Land Rover, ADP, and many more.
LUCIHUB
Human Stories at AI Speed
Amer Tadayon
Founder & CEO
By combining human perspective with AI speed, organizations can unlock visual storytelling at a scale and pace never before possible.
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Created with AI vs. AI Created
Exploring the tension between technology and authenticity -
From Top-Down to Frontline Storytelling
Video used to be owned by leadership or marketing. Now, frontline employees and everyday voices can easily create and share stories that resonate with customers and communities.
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The Power of AI Agents and Mobile Capture
AI agents and mobile capture shrink production timelines from weeks to days, allowing organizations to produce video at the pace of business, whether for internal comms, sales, or social campaigns.
About Amer
Founder & CEO
Amer Tadayon is a recognized leader in AI-driven video and digital transformation. With a career spanning successful entrepreneurship and leadership roles at IBM, Cognizant, and frog design, he has consistently driven growth and innovation. Today, as founder of Lucihub, Amer is pioneering how organizations use AI and mobile video to scale authentic storytelling, shaping the future of media at the intersection of technology and human creativity.
About Lucihub
Lucihub is a next-generation video production platform combining the power of AI and human creativity. We help organizations turn everyday mobile clips into professional, high-impact videos in just days, bringing together the speed of AI agents with the storytelling expertise of human editors. From internal communications to fundraising, marketing, and events, Lucihub enables teams to capture authentic stories and scale them across audiences with ease. With flexible tools, managed services, and enterprise-ready features, we make video creation faster, more accessible, and more human than ever before.