Tech Industry Luncheon: How DFW Airport and Michaels Run AI at Scale When Everyone Shows Up
November 19 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
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A holiday-season fireside chat on running AI under peak load, with Paul Puopolo, EVP and chief innovation officer at DFW International Airport, and Wei Dong, VP and CISO at Michaels, moderated by Andrew Hopkins of The Privacy Chain. Topics run from escaping pilot purgatory and moving fast without breaking trust to DFW’s biometric boarding and AI wayfinding, Michaels’ Ask Mike conversational shopping, and how each decides whether to build, buy or partner. Attendees are invited to bring professional clothing for the UT Dallas Jonsson School Career Closet.
Source and tickets: https://dallasinnovates.com/events/tech-titans-luncheon-dfw-airport-michaels-2026-11/