Atlanta — ECIA’s Executive Conference Committee is pleased to announce the Futurist speaker for the October conference. Zack Kass will inspire attendees with a provocative and positive look at how AI will transform the future. The ECIA Executive Conference is the PREMIER Event for Industry Executives. The conference is specifically tailored for senior management and executives in the industry's leading companies. The date for the 2025 Executive Conference is October 19-21, 2025, at a NEW LOCATION, the Westin O’Hare Hotel.

Zack Kass is an advisor, futurist, keynote speaker, and the former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI. Zack’s presentation for the ECIA Executive Conference is entitled ‘The Next Renaissance.’ Zack played a key role in early efforts at commercializing AI and large language models, channeling OpenAI’s innovative research into tangible business solutions while also serving as a personal adviser to many executives deploying the technology across their companies.

As an executive business advisor, Zack now works with Fortune 1,000 boardrooms and leadership teams to help leaders navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Zack’s mission is to ensure individuals, businesses, and governments are active participants in the AI-powered future by making the technology both understandable and actionable. He is recognized as one of the foremost thinkers in applied AI, with his insights featured in Fortune, Newsweek, Entrepreneur, AdAge, and Business Insider.