Columbia CUB AI Summit 2026
Columbia CUB AI Summit 2026
Sunday, April 26, 2026 | 12:30 – 5:00 PM
International Affairs Building, Room 1501 | Columbia University
Join 100+ students, researchers, and industry leaders for Columbia CUB's flagship annual AI Summit — four back-to-back panels across the full stack of the AI economy, followed by a closing networking reception.
Agenda =>
12:30 – 12:50 PM | Check-In
1:00 – 1:50 PM | AI × Energy
1:50 – 2:40 PM | AI × Finance
2:40 – 3:30 PM | AI × Blockchain
3:30 – 4:20 PM | AI × Governance
4:20 – 5:00 PM | Networking Reception
Confirmed Speakers =>
Hear directly from the people building AI at Morgan Stanley, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, AWS, Circle, LayerZero, and Wood Mackenzie.
AI × Energy (1:00 – 1:50 PM)
Principal Consultant, Wood Mackenzie
Head of Solutions Architecture, Amazon Web Services
AI × Finance (1:50 – 2:40 PM)
Founder, McMillanAI; former Head of Firm-Wide AI & Chief Analytics and Data Officer, Morgan Stanley
AI × Blockchain (2:40 – 3:30 PM)
Deputy Chief of Staff to the CEO & Counsel to the President, Circle
Solutions Lead, Financial Institutions, LayerZero Labs
Monetization Policy Manager, Meta
AI × Governance (3:30 – 4:20 PM)
Senior AI Ethicist, Trust & Safety Solutions, Google
Principal Technical Program Manager, Responsible AI, Microsoft
Principal, Artificial General Intelligence, Amazon
[Moderator] AI Safety Consultant, Policy Subject Matter Expert in Ethical AI, Ex-Anthropic
Additional speakers to be announced on a rolling basis.
Admission =>
Columbia Students: $7.50
Non-Columbia Attendees: $15
Advance payment is required to secure your spot. Walk-in attendees without prior payment will be asked to pay on-site.
!! For Columbia students: Pay directly through CampusGroups when registering — your payment will be automatically recorded and you can check in directly at the door.
!! For non-Columbia attendees: After registering on Luma, complete payment via Zelle to +1 (929) 598-5068 (Simin YU). Please include [Your Full Legal Name + CUB] in the payment note, and send a screenshot to [email protected] of the successful transfer for verification.
How to Register =>
Columbia Students → Register via SIPA CampusGroups (payment handled in-platform) Non-SIPA Columbia students can register a guest account on CampusGroups using their Columbia email.
Non-Columbia Attendees → Register via Luma + submit Zelle payment screenshot
Registration fees are non-refundable. Capacity is limited — early registration strongly encouraged.
About CUB — Can U Believe?
CUB is Columbia University's only university-wide AI club — open to students from every school. A student-led community focused on emerging technologies with a current emphasis on artificial intelligence, CUB was founded in Fall 2025 and now includes 370+ members and a 14-person board, bringing together builders and researchers across Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, Columbia Business School, Columbia Law School, Columbia Climate School, Teachers College, SIPA, SPS, and GSAS.
Contact
Keer | Co-president @CUB | [email protected]
Silver | Co-president @CUB | [email protected]