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. Located in Downtown Stamford

​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.