Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we work, learn, heal, and connect—and Centenary College is bringing that conversation to campus. This fall, Centenary presents AI in the Modern World, a free three-part speaker series exploring how AI is transforming everyday life, business, and healthcare.
From understanding the basics of AI to seeing it in action through real business case studies and its growing role in medicine, each session offers practical insights from experts at the intersection of technology and their fields. Whether you're new to AI or looking to deepen your understanding of its real-world applications, this series offers something for students, professionals, and community members alike.
Join us for three engaging conversations, each followed by a Q&A with the speakers.
Practical AI for Business
Monday, October 12
6:00 p.m.
Whited Room, Bynum Commons • View Campus Map
Come learn how AI is being used to produce actual results in business today. We will cover the types of AI, case study examples, risk points, governance, and execution strategies. Focusing in case studies, where businesses have been able to get real cost savings or revenue expansion, the intent is provide actionable strategies for your business. You will have an opportunity to submit questions before and during the presentation. Includes light refreshments beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Speaker:
Mr. David Shebay
Managing Partner and the Chief Product Officer of CFGI’s Global Managed Services
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You Are Training for a Job That Doesn't Exist Yet: AI, Clinical Partnership, and the Future of Medicine
Tuesday, November 17
11:15 a.m.
Whited Room, Bynum Commons • View Campus Map
The students entering healthcare today will spend their careers working alongside artificial intelligence in ways that would have seemed impossible just a decade ago. AI is already helping clinicians learn, document, communicate, and make decisions, and its influence will only grow over the next fifty years. Drawing from real-world deployments across a large health system, experiences redesigning medical education around AI, and the emergence of physician informatics as a career pathway, this talk explores how the physician's role is changing, what skills will become more valuable in an AI-enabled world, and how future clinicians can prepare for a profession that is being reinvented in real time.
Speaker:
Dr. Jason Hill
System Vice Chair for Hospital Medicine and Innovation at Ochsner Health
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Past Sessions
AI 101: Understanding Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life
Tuesday, September 22
11:15 a.m.
Whited Room, Bynum Commons • View Campus Map
AI is increasingly part of how we work, learn, communicate, and navigate everyday life—but understanding what it can and cannot do is becoming just as important as knowing how to use it. Join our panel for an accessible conversation about what AI is, how it is already being used, practical ways to engage with AI tools, and key considerations for responsible use. We’ll also look ahead at emerging developments and what the future of AI may hold." Q&A with the speakers in the Centenary Room.
Speakers:
Dr. Denise Robb 
Dr. Rudi Banerjee
Dr. Rachel Johnson