October 22, 2025 | 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM PT

8:45 AM

Opening Remarks

Welcome and introduction to the conference

9:00 AM

Outstanding Paper Presentations

Three best paper awardees present their AI-generated research with live Q&A

3 presentations × 20 minutes each

10:00 AM

Panel Discussion

Live panel with leading researchers discussing the future of AI agents in scientific discovery

Barbara Cheifet

Barbara Cheifet

Chief Editor, Nature Biotechnology

Jonah Cool

Jonah Cool

Head of Life Sciences Partnerships, Anthropic

James Evans

James Evans

Professor and Director of Knowledge Lab, University of Chicago

Risa Wechsler

Risa Wechsler

Professor of Physics, Stanford University
Member, National Academy of Sciences

James Zou

James Zou

Moderator
Stanford University

11:00 AM

Spotlight Paper Presentations & Discussion

Recorded presentations from spotlight papers followed by live discussion with authors

10 spotlight presentations

12:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Conference wrap-up and next steps