The WBUR Festival

Ashley Maceli leads AI strategy at Eastern Bank, driving AI literacy and responsible adoption to support operations and improve customer experience. She joined the bank in 2017 as a Software Engineer and became Head of AI in 2025, where she oversees enterprise-wide AI strategy, governance, and i... Read More →

Jen Stave is the Executive Director of Harvard Business School's AI institute and a Partner at Keystone's AI Navigator Practice.  

Dr. Stave’s work sits at the intersection of data, AI, change management, workforce transformation, and organizational effectiveness and her perspectives on the future of digital labor are featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist. She has served on the st... Read More →

Andrew Hogue is VP, Head of AI at Duolingo, responsible for building an AI-first product, team, and brand. Previously, he was Director of AI Engineering at Google Workspace, where he led the development of frontier AI features across the product and platform. He also led engineering at Blue Apro... Read More →

Scott Kirsner has spent more than 25 years working as a business journalist and contributing editor at the Boston Globe, Wired Magazine, Fast Company, The New York Times, Variety, and other publications. His books include Innovation Economy: True Stories of Startups, Flame-Outs, and Inventing the... Read More →