Intelligent Informatics @ Bloustein: AI AGENTS to the Rescue!? An Overview of the Opportunities, Risks and Economics of Agentic AI

September 15, 2025

Rutgers Informatics Forum on Agentic Artificial Intelligence

This webinar will host an eminent expert on agentic AI, and will also provide insights into the advanced data science, informatics and AI education, and preparation needed for informatics, DS and AI jobs and careers.

Justin Trugman is Cofounder and Head of Technology at BetterFutureLabs, a venture studio focused on Multi-Agent Systems and the future of work. He was VP of Software Development and an early engineer at Caregility, worked at Google X’s Project Loon, and co-founded BlinkCDN and the non-profit SecureMeeting.

Facilitator: Professor Jim Samuel, Ph.D., Bloustein School, Rutgers University

PROGRAM

  • 6:00 PM – Welcome and opening comments.
  • 6:05 PM – Agentic AI Overview, Justin Trugman, Cofounder, Head of Technology, BetterFutureLabs
  • 6:55 PM – MPI Studio on AI Agents and Generative AI, Prof. Samuel, Bloustein, Rutgers
  • 7:00 PM – Career Discussion and Q&A on Agentic AI

Hosted by the Master of Public Informatics (MPI) program at Rutgers University

Special Thanks to our Collaborators:
Public Informatics Student Group, Journal of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, New Jersey Big Data Alliance, and The Rutgers Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (RAD) Collaboratory

REGISTER AT go.rutgers.edu/informaticsF25

Questions? Email informatics@ejb.rutgers.edu. Join the Intelligent Informatics forum on LinkedIn https://go.rutgers.edu/rutgersinfx

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