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RAISE-26 Finals Agenda

Date: April 17, 2026
Location: Bloustein School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

8:00 AM Coffee & Registration
8:45 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
Keynote: Kevin Dehmer, Chief Technology Officer
New Jersey Office of Information Technology
9:20 AM Finalist Presentations
Undergraduate – Gov. Florio Forum
Graduate – Room 369
11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:30 AM Welcome – Prof. Clint Andrews
Associate Dean for Research, Bloustein School, Rutgers University
11:30 AM Keynote – Dave Cole
Chief Innovation Officer, NJ Innovation Authority

Dean’s Address – Prof. Stuart Shapiro
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University 

Awards Ceremony

Vote of Thanks – Prof. Jim Samuel
Chair – RAISE, Director – MPI, Bloustein School, Rutgers University

12:30 PM Lunch
1:45 PM Panel Discussion
Innovating with Agentic AI – Strategies for Human Enhancive Value Creation
2:55 PM Closing Remarks & Announcements