FutureState hosted @ Nokia Bell Labs, powered by TechUnited
FutureState hosted @ Nokia Bell Labs powered by TechUnited
📅 September 3, 2025
📍 Nokia Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ
We’re bringing together founders, researchers, industry leaders, and investors for a conversation about the future of technology and how collaboration across the region can drive progress.
The program includes remarks from Thierry Klein, President, Bell Labs Solution Research followed by an audience Q&A moderated by Aaron Price, CEO, TechUnited where you can ask questions and join the discussion. You’ll also see live demos from researchers and early-stage founders working on new ideas in New Jersey.
This is an opportunity to connect with peers, exchange perspectives, and be part of an ongoing dialogue about the future of technology in our region.
Agenda
Networking & Check-in
Opening Remarks: Thierry Klein, President, Bell Labs Solution Research
Audience Q&A: Moderated by Aaron Price, CEO, TechUnited
Research & Tech Demos: Presentations from New Jersey researchers and early-stage founders
Demos
General Autonomy AI
Nominated by Rutgers, they are building the future of safe autonomy in robotics, drones, and self-driving systems. Their G-Assess platform uses AI to spot risks and streamline safety compliance, while G-Sim creates digital twins to stress-test autonomous systems in extreme, real-world scenarios.
MRI Math
Nominated by Rowan, they are building the future of diagnostic imaging. Their AI-powered tools automate brain tumor segmentation with FDA-cleared accuracy, cut hours from MRI workflows, and enable seamless cloud-based collaboration with real-time visuals and volumetric tracking.
OppyAI
Nominated by NJIT, they are building the future of trusted AI. Their Noir Agent is the “World’s First Private and Secure AI Agent” built in collaboration with Microsoft. Noir is lightweight, cost-effective, and adaptive to individuals and enterprises, powering every task with privacy, security, and trust.
Reproducible
Nominated by Stevens, they are building the future of scientific due diligence. Their platform provides a trust layer for today’s scientists and tomorrow’s superintelligent AI agents, with APIs and MCP servers signaling whether scientific inputs and outputs are replicable, reproducible, robust, secure, compliant, safe, and correct.
This event is made possible through contributions from Nokia Bell Labs, with additional sponsorship from PwC, EY, KPMG, Verizon, and NJEDA.
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