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TUESDAY, MAY 12
In this keynote, Zack Kass examines how AI and emerging technologies are influencing business strategy, risk, and decision-making across industries. He draws on his experience at OpenAI and advising global enterprises, followed by a brief fireside conversation that expands on key themes from the talk.
Zack Kass is an advisor, researcher, keynote speaker, and the former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI.
At OpenAI, Zack led the teams responsible for sales, partnerships, and customer success, turning the company’s cutting-edge research into real-world business solutions. He has personally advised executives across dozens of industries on deploying AI at scale.
As an executive business advisor, Zack now works with Fortune 1,000 boardrooms and leadership teams—including Coca-Cola, Morgan Stanley, and Amgen—to help leaders navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
Zack’s mission is to ensure individuals, businesses, and governments are active participants in the AI-powered future by making the technology both understandable and actionable. He is recognized as one of the foremost thinkers in applied AI, with his insights featured in Fortune, Newsweek, Entrepreneur, AdAge, and Business Insider.
Zack is the author of USA Today and LA Times Bestseller The Next RenAIssance: AI and the Expansion of Human Potential (Wiley, 2026), an eye-opening discussion on the transformative impact of AI and how to prepare for a new future.
Beyond his advisory work, Zack also supports AI education and research at the University of Virginia. He holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and currently resides in Santa Barbara, California.
CLOSING KEYNOTE: THURSDAY, MAY 8
Understanding how General Counsels think is key to driving impact in legal operations. This keynote will dive into the GC mindset—what keeps them up at night, how they align with business priorities, and where legal ops can step in as strategic partners. From optimizing workflows to managing risk, attendees will gain actionable insights to strengthen collaboration, influence decision-making, and demonstrate value in ways that resonate with GCs.
Irene Liu is the founder of Hypergrowth GC and an Executive in Residence at UC Berkeley School of Law.
Her legal career began in public service at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. She later transitioned to in-house leadership, first as General Counsel at Checkr, and later as Chief Financial and Legal Officer at Hopin.
Irene has been recognized as General Counsel of the Year by Corporate Counsel, a Top 50 Women Lawyer at the National Diversity and Leadership Conference, and an In-House Leader by the L.A. Times. She has presented at academic institutions, government hearings, and industry conferences, including Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Next Gen Conference, the Federal Reserve, and the Federal Trade Commission’s public hearing on AI.
She hosts the “Coffee Break with Irene” series on Berkeley Boost and the “Hypergrowth GC” video series on Luminate+, and is a frequent contributor to the Thomson Reuters Institute.
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