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<p>BoxWorks 2025 will take place from September 10–12, 2025, at the <a href="https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/sfodt-san-francisco-marriott-marquis/overview/" title="San Francisco Marriott Marquis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco Marriott Marquis</a>. The event will also offer virtual participation for those unable to attend in person. It focuses on how artificial intelligence is transforming content management, with an emphasis on improving data structure, automation, and enterprise-grade security.</p>
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  <h3>BoxWorks 2025 Themes</h3>
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    <li><strong>AI Integration in Content Management:</strong> Exploring use cases for <a href="https://www.reworked.co/digital-workplace/ais-transformation-of-workflow-automation-current-trends-and-applications/" title="AI in structuring unstructured content and automating workflows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AI in structuring unstructured content and automating workflows</a>. Relevant for IT leaders and data strategists.</li>
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    <li><strong>Technical Enablement:</strong> Master Classes focused on deploying and optimizing Box services. Targeted at developers, administrators, and system integrators.</li>
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    <li><strong>Chief Information Officers (CIOs):</strong> Evaluating AI-driven content platforms for digital transformation.</li>
    <li><strong>IT Managers and Directors:</strong> Responsible for enterprise content architecture and data lifecycle management.</li>
    <li><strong>Developers and Technical Leads:</strong> Implementing Box APIs and integration into internal tools and workflows.</li>
    <li><strong>Business and Digital Strategy Leaders:</strong> Seeking content-centric innovation and scalable collaboration models.</li>
  </ul>

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    <li><strong>Box Content Cloud:</strong> A secure platform for cloud-based file storage, content collaboration, and lifecycle management across enterprise environments.</li>
    <li><strong>Box Shield:</strong> Provides advanced content classification, anomaly detection, and security controls to mitigate insider threats and data leakage.</li>
    <li><strong>Box Relay:</strong> Enables users to build and automate content-centric workflows with no-code and low-code tools.</li>
    <li><strong>Box Governance:</strong> Supports legal holds, retention policies, and defensible deletion for compliance and records management.</li>
    <li><strong>Box Sign:</strong> Integrated electronic signature capabilities that meet legal and regulatory standards without leaving the Box platform.</li>
    <li><strong>Box Platform:</strong> APIs and SDKs for custom application development, allowing enterprises to extend Box services into proprietary systems.</li>
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    <li><strong>Platinum Sponsors:</strong> Zoom, Adobe, Amazon Web Services</li>
    <li><strong>Gold Sponsors:</strong> VersaFile</li>
    <li><strong>Silver Sponsors:</strong> Intercom, Sbigrowth, Sparkgrid Software</li>
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<p>The Enterprise AI for CX Summit 2025, hosted by <a href="https://www.cmswire.com/the-wire/supportlogic-unveils-cognitive-ai-cloud-to-power-the-next-generation-of-enterprise-ai-agents/" title="SupportLogic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SupportLogic</a>, will take place September 16–17 at <a href="https://book.passkey.com/event/51061873/owner/20668/home" title="Hayes Mansion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hayes Mansion</a> in San Jose. The two-day summit brings together CX, support, IT and revenue executives at a venue listed on the National Register of Historic Hotels.</p>
<p>Sessions include keynotes, technical deep dives, <a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/why-scalable-customer-journeys-are-the-new-growth-imperative/" title="customer journey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">customer journey</a> case studies and the Support Experience AI Awards. Tracks cover unified customer intelligence, AI-powered routing, Precision RAG, AI governance and transforming support workflows with agentic intelligence.</p><p>Featuring&nbsp;<span>speakers from enterprise brands like <a href="https://www.cmswire.com/author/nice/" title="NICE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NICE</a>, Cyberark, <a href="https://www.cmswire.com/contact-center/nice-snowflake-partner-to-unify-cx-data-across-enterprise/" title="Snowflake" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Snowflake</a>, Uber, and more.</span></p>

<h3>Enterprise AI for CX Summit 2025 Themes</h3>
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  <li><strong>Signal-driven growth from CX data</strong> – For CX and revenue leaders who use customer interactions to reduce churn and identify expansion opportunities.</li>
  <li><strong>Unified customer intelligence</strong> – Relevant to IT and operations executives working to <a href="https://www.cmswire.com/contact-center/nice-snowflake-partner-to-unify-cx-data-across-enterprise/" title="break CX data silos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">break CX data silos</a> and create a single source of truth.</li>
  <li><strong>Real-time sentiment capture</strong> – Useful for support and data teams aiming to understand customer sentiment without traditional surveys.</li>
  <li><strong>AI regulation and compliance</strong> – Important for strategy and legal leaders preparing for GDPR, CCPA and future AI regulation.</li>
  <li><strong><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/what-experience-management-looks-like-in-the-ai-era/" title="AI-led CX transformation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AI-led CX transformation</a></strong> – Geared toward CX practitioners and managers guiding agents and workflows through AI-led change to improve <a href="https://www.cmswire.com/contact-center/agentic-ai-in-contact-centers-the-next-big-shift-in-customer-experience/" title="AI customer experience" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AI customer experience</a>.</li>
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  <li> <strong>Architecting for AI:</strong> Building real-time CX systems at scale. </li>
  <li> <strong>Beyond Foundation Models: </strong>Enterprise AI stack design and orchestration. </li>
  <li> <strong>Agent-Driven Support Certification:</strong> Hands-on training in AI-powered support tools. </li>
  <li> <strong>The 3rd Annual Support Experience AI Awards:</strong> Recognizing innovation in customer experience.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Enterprise AI for CX Summit 2025 Target Audience</h3>
<ul>
  <li>CX and support leaders responsible for strategy, retention and revenue outcomes in support operations.</li>
  <li>IT and operations professionals tasked with implementing AI systems aligned with business requirements.</li>
  <li>Success and renewal executives focused on reducing churn through improved customer experience mechanisms.</li>
  <li>Data and AI strategists preparing organizations for future AI-augmented CX frameworks.</li>
</ul>

<h3>SupportLogic Product Portfolio</h3>
<ul>
  <li><strong>SupportLogic SX platform</strong> – Provides predictive and generative AI agents for sentiment detection, prioritization, escalation management and case summarization.</li>
  <li><strong>AI Agent-Driven Support Certification</strong> – A three-hour hands-on training module that enables agents and managers to operationalize AI agents across support workflows.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Event Sponsors</h3>
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  <li>No sponsor information available on the event website as of August 2025.</li>
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2025-09-16T09:00:00Z

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<p>The AI Conference: Shaping the Future of AI<b></b>2025 is scheduled for September 17–18, 2025, at Pier 48 in the Mission Rock neighborhood of San Francisco. This vendor-neutral event is organized by the creators of MLconf and Ben Lorica, former Program Chair of The O’Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference.</p>

<p>The conference aims to bring together researchers, engineers, and entrepreneurs to discuss advancements in artificial intelligence. Attendees will have opportunities to learn, collaborate, and network with professionals across various AI disciplines.</p>

<h3>Key Themes of&nbsp;The AI Conference: Shaping the Future of AI 2025</h3>

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    <li><strong>Foundation Models and Large Language Models (LLMs):</strong> Exploration of <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.vktr.com/digital-experience/meet-your-brands-new-bff-the-brand-llm/" target="_blank" title="LLM applications">LLM applications</a> and advancements, pertinent to NLP specialists and data scientists.</li>
    <li><strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.vktr.com/ai-upskilling/10-top-generative-ai-certifications/" target="_blank" title="Generative AI">Generative AI</a>:</strong> Examination of generative models and their use cases, beneficial for creative technologists and product developers.</li>
    <li><strong>Neural Architectures:</strong> Insights into <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.vktr.com/ai-technology/mirror-of-mankind-how-neural-networks-shape-reflect-our-world/" target="_blank" title="neural network design">neural network design</a> and optimization, aimed at machine learning engineers and AI architects.</li>
    <li><strong>AI Infrastructure:</strong> Strategies for building scalable AI systems, crucial for infrastructure engineers and system administrators.</li>
    <li><strong>AI Use Cases:</strong> Case studies demonstrating <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.vktr.com/ai-market/notes-on-deepseek-generative-ai-is-all-about-the-applications-now/" target="_blank" title="AI applications">AI applications</a> across industries, informative for business leaders and implementation managers.</li>
    <li><strong>Ethics and Alignment:</strong> Considerations for ethical AI development and alignment with human values, essential for ethicists and policy makers.</li>
    <li><strong>Data Management Tools for AI:</strong> Tools and techniques for effective data handling in AI projects, relevant to data engineers and database administrators.</li>
    <li><strong>AI Startups and Investment:</strong> Insights into the AI startup ecosystem and investment trends, valuable for entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.</li>
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<h3>The AI Conference: Shaping the Future of AI Target Audience</h3>

<ul>
    <li>AI researchers and data scientists focusing on cutting-edge developments.</li>
    <li>Machine learning engineers and software developers implementing AI solutions.</li>
    <li>Business leaders and product managers exploring AI integration into products and services.</li>
    <li>Investors and venture capitalists interested in emerging AI technologies and startups.</li>
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<h3>Offerings by The AI Conference</h3>

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    <li><strong>Speaker Sessions:</strong> Presentations by over 100 experts discussing various AI topics, providing attendees with insights into current research and industry trends.</li>
    <li><strong>Networking Mixers:</strong> Events designed to facilitate connections among attendees, speakers, and sponsors, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.</li>
    <li><strong>Startup Showdown:</strong> A platform for early-stage AI startups to showcase their innovations to potential investors and partners, enhancing visibility within the AI community.</li>
    <li><strong>Sponsor Pavilion:</strong> An exhibition area where companies present their AI-related products and services, offering attendees exposure to new tools and technologies.</li>
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