Stanford GSB campus | John Verducci
Thursday, May 14, 2026
8:30am – 7:30pm
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AI @ Work: The Executive Forum for Frontline Workforce Innovation

This Executive Forum brings together C-Suite executives from major employers across hospitality, logistics, retail, healthcare, and manufacturing to explore how AI can transform large-scale frontline labor systems.
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Stanford GSB campus | John Verducci

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Stanford GSB is hosting “AI and the Future of Frontline Work”, bringing together distinguished faculty with C-Suite executives from major employers across hospitality, logistics, retail, healthcare, and manufacturing. 

This invite-only summit connects frontier research with real enterprise adoption, showcasing how leading organizations are using AI to improve frontline workforce performance, reduce operational friction, and build more predictable, cost-effective labor models. This is not a discussion about the future of AI, but a strategic look at how global leaders are operationalizing AI now to drive measurable business impact.

Distinguished Speakers: 

  • Hamid Moghadam, Founder and Executive Chairman, Prologis
  • Ronnie Chatterji, Chief Economist, Open AI
  • Paul Milgrom, Nobel-Prize Winning Economist
  • Susan Athey, Economics of Technology Professor, Stanford GSB; Former Chief Economist, Microsoft; Former Chief Economist of DOJ
  • Alison Birdwell, CEO, Aramark Sports + Entertainment
  • Erik Brynjolfsson, Stanford Professor and Director of Stanford Digital Economy Lab
  • Senior executives from Hilton Worldwide, MGM Resorts, and others. 

Executive attendees will gain: 

Economic insight that informs business strategy. The conference breaks down the macro and micro forces reshaping labor markets, from increasing demand to flexibility to efficiency gains of AI. 

Real world use cases showcasing AI’s bottom-line impact. Executives across HR, finance, and operations from leading organizations and others, share how AI is reducing turnover, improving service consistency, and enhancing labor allocation - translating innovation into profit.

A strategic AI roadmap. See how cutting-edge research, peer practices, and technology enable organizations to turn AI vision into a roadmap for enterprise value. Leave with decision-making frameworks to guide your strategy. 

Unparalleled networking: Build relationships with C-level peers navigating identical challenges. This forum creates a trusted peer network of executives confronting the same workforce economics, regulatory environment, and operational constraints.

Attendance is limited to 100 executives at VP-level and above from organizations with significant frontline workforces, plus 25 Stanford faculty and students. Registration closes April 1st or when capacity is reached.

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