# Accelerating Discovery: The Role of Agentic AI in Science

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**Date:** March 17, 2026 · 10:00 PM  
**Location:** JW Marriott / Salon E  
**Format:** Panel  
**Track:** Tech & AI track  
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## Speakers

- **Denise Holt** — Founder & CEO
- **Jay Boisseau** — Dir

The new generation of AI models and agentic AI systems are fundamentally transforming the pace of scientific discovery, offering new ways to solve humanity's most complex challenges. By supercharging productivity and augmenting human expertise, these tools help researchers push the boundaries of knowledge faster than ever before. From synthesizing vast scientific literature and generating novel hypotheses to creating new research plans and executing simulations, agentic AI acts as a powerful collaborator in the lab. We are entering a new era of collaborative science, one where AI works alongside researchers to turn the next iteration into the next great breakthrough.

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