This town hall series convenes leaders across sectors to explore how AI is shaping the future of collaborative research, development, and innovation.
Through focused, interactive discussions, participants will examine the evolving role of AI in two critical areas: contracting and strategic partnership management. Both sessions are designed to surface real-world practices, emerging challenges, and forward-looking opportunities, creating space for cross-sector learning and discovery.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain practical insights, exchange perspectives with peers, and better understand how AI can accelerate innovation while strengthening shared R&D ecosystems.
Upcoming Webinar in the Series
AI and Strategic Partnership Management
Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 1-2 p.m. ET
Speakers: Luke Kannike, Senior Corporate Engagement Officer, University of California, Riverside, and David Tyndall, Founder and CEO, Collaborative Real Estate
Moderator: Mark Nolan, Associate Vice President - Office of Corporate Engagement, Georgia Institute of Technology
This session explores how AI is transforming the way in which organizations identify, build, and sustain cross-sector partnerships. As AI becomes more central to R&D collaboration, it is reshaping how partners are sourced, how goals are aligned, and how success is measured.
The conversation will highlight practical approaches, from using AI-enabled platforms to identify strong collaborators to maintaining trust, transparency, and effective coordination across organizations.
What you'll gain:
- Strategies for identifying and maintaining quality partners using AI
- Approaches to utilizing AI to align goals and manage data, governance, and accountability
- Insights into evolving partnership models and preserving trust in AI-enabled collaborations
Registration is closed. Questions, info@uidp.net
This series is designed for professionals involved in research and innovation collaborations across sectors, including R&D leaders, partnership managers, technology transfer professionals, and legal & contracting teams, as well as innovation leaders exploring how AI is shaping collaboration and outcomes.
After the panelists' framing remarks, participants will engage in a lively, interactive discussion; your active participation is strongly encouraged.
To foster candid conversation, sessions will be live and will not be available on demand..