Live from ASU+GSV: The Future-Ready University: How ASU is Embracing AI to Lead the Way

Dr. JeanCarlo (JC) Bonilla specializes in next-generation data analytics strategy and insight delivery for enrollment management. JC serves as the Global Chief Analytics Officer at VaynerMedia. Previously, JC was also Chief Analytics Officer at Element451. Prior to Element451, JC was part of the senior management at DataKind where he guided a global portfolio of over 200 advanced analytics projects in the data for good movement. At NYU, he led multiple recruitment, admissions, and academic initiatives with yearly intakes of 1500 students. At New York University he led multiple recruitment, admissions, and academic services initiatives that yielded intakes of more than 1600 new students per year. Also, JC is a Faculty member at New York & Rice University where he teaches Business Analytics. JC Bonilla holds and Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Technology Management from New York University.

Ardis Kadiu is the CEO and founder of Element451, the intelligent admissions marketing and CRM platform. Element451 grew out of Ardis’s passion for creating solutions that empower admissions and enrollment teams to work more efficiently as they develop stronger, more personalized engagements with prospective students. AI and great design are two of the most important ingredients at the core of any great user experience.

As the Enterprise Chief Information Officer at Arizona State University, I lead the design and agile management of all enterprise infrastructure, applications, products, services, and analytics at the nation's largest and most innovative university. I have over 30 years of experience in education, technology, and smart city architecture, and I am passionate about enabling and celebrating innovation, collaboration, and productivity through the broadest possible access and utilization of next-generation broadband networks and advanced technologies, including XR and AI. I am proud to be part of ASU's vision to be a comprehensive public research university that is measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed.