Imagine & Automate: A cross-industry look at how automation is transforming work

​Automation is not coming, it is already here. This focused panel brings together hands-on practitioners from across Connecticut's key industries to talk candidly about what automation looks like on the ground: what is working, what is not, and what is next. No slides. No sales pitches. Just a real conversation with people who have actually done the work — moderated to keep it sharp, with Q&A open to the audience.

​Speakers :

​Div Pithadia, Assistant Professor of Practice, AI and Data Science Programs, University of New Haven

​Elijah Gutman, Head of Product /AI Product Strategist, Umergence

​Bill Skidd, Chief of Staff, Excite

​Eric Knaus, Founder of Entrepositive, Editor-in-Chief at TechTech.Ai

​Moderated by Linda Drabova, Co-Founder, Bottleneck Technologies

​This focused panel is limited to 25 GUESTS ONLY. Registration is required. Kravet Realty's Downtown Stamford office captures Connecticut's beauty with urban simplicity. Step into history to talk about the future of technology.

​We will have light bites and artisan cheeses from LaRocca' Country Market, a beloved 100‑year‑old Stamford institution.

​Hosted by:

​Bottleneck Technologies, Entrepositive Growth Marketing, and Kravet Realty, and part of the Annual CT Tech Week 2026, presented by Realist Lab.