December 16, 2025
Frost Science Museum - Miami
ArtificIal Intelligence is the most powerful, productive,
and disruptive force in human history.
AI will impact every company, organization and institution on Earth - immediately - and permanently.
Explore how AI is dismantling traditional business moats and redrawing the boundaries of strategy, labor, innovation, and policy.
The future isn’t coming — it’s here.
THE AI-FIRST SUMMIT brings together the world’s most influential decision-makers — from Fortune 500 CEOs to private equity leaders and public innovators — to confront the realities of the AI era.
Hosted by technology executive and visionary Fred Voccola, this invitation-only event explores how organizations can adapt, compete, and lead in the most disruptive technological shift of our lifetime.
Every sector is being disrupted…
The AI-FIRST Summit unites the people driving that change — CEOs, investors, university leaders, and policymakers — for a defining afternoon of conversation, collaboration, and clarity.
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“Every era has its defining voice. In the age of AI, that voice is Fred Voccola’s. He delivers not just insight—but a call to action for anyone serious about building or investing in the future.
Dominic DiPiero
Founder and CEO, Newport Capital Group.
Fred Voccola is a technology entrepreneur, philanthropist, and board director. Based in Miami, he currently serves as the Chairman and CEO of Simpro, and is the former Co-Founder and CEO of Kaseya. He has has led multiple technology companies through transformative growth, building and scaling platforms that define modern enterprise software. His forthcoming book, The Coming Disruption, has been called ‘a blueprint for how to survive and lead in the AI era.
What People Are Saying
“Voccola doesn’t theorize about disruption…
he’s engineered it at scale, again and again.”
— Tom Schodorf, Former SVP, Splunk & BMC Software
“Fred captures the velocity of AI transformation better than anyone I’ve seen.”
— Ben Levin, Founder & Managing Director, Level Equity Partners
An invitation-only gathering of the people shaping the next decade.
The AI-FIRST Summit is a private, curated conversation among CEOs, founders, investors, policymakers, and educators who are building the frameworks of tomorrow’s economy.
Attendance is by invitation only. There is no cost to attend. Each registration is reviewed for approval.
Participants include:
Global investors managing billions in capital
CEOs and founders driving innovation across technology, healthcare, energy, and infrastructure
Academic and public-sector leaders defining the next generation of education and workforce development
Global Leaders & Influential Voices
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Fred Voccola
CEO & CHAIRMAN
SIMPRO GROUP -
BEN LEVIN
CO-FOUNDER & CEO
LEVEL EQUITY -
MICHAEL SANDERS
CEO
UPSHOP -
Eric Glesecke
CEO
PLANET DDS -
Bob Garrett
CEO - HACKENSACK
MERIDIAN HEALTH -
Mark Voccola
SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR
ARDIAN -
Jason Wright
CO-FOUNDER
APAX -
Joe Smolarski
CEO
WATCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES -
Mauricio Gutierrez
FORMER CEO
NRG ENERGY -
SCOTT KAMRAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR
EVERCORE -
Brian Sheth
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
HAVELI INVESTMENTS -
Anthony Mongeluzo
CEO
PCS -
Tim Conkle
CEO
The 20 -
BILL NUNAN
CEO
LEXIPOL -
Philip Vorobeychik
MANAGING DIRECTOR
VERTICA CAPITAL PARTNERS -
Sujit Banerjee
MANAGING DIRECTOR
K1 -
YOCHI SLONIM
CO-FOUNDER and CEO
ANIMA BIOTECH -
Alex Slusky
MANAGING DIRECTOR
VECTOR CAPITAL -
JOSEPH GIGLIO
PROFESSOR
EXECUTIVE & GOVERNMENT -
Jeanette Núñez
PRESIDENT
FIU -
FRANCIS SUAREZ
MAYOR
CITY OF MIAMI
Fred Voccola
Bob Garrett
JASON WRIGHT
Brian Sheth
Joe Smolarski
Mark Voccola
Mauricio Gutierrez
Fred Voccola Bob Garrett JASON WRIGHT Brian Sheth Joe Smolarski Mark Voccola Mauricio Gutierrez
Ben LEVIN
MIchael Sanders
Shary Ramanand
Mayor Francis Suarez
Anthony Micaluso
Tim Conkle
RACHEL TRUAIR
JOE BIGLIO
Ben LEVIN MIchael Sanders Shary Ramanand Mayor Francis Suarez Anthony Micaluso Tim Conkle RACHEL TRUAIR JOE BIGLIO
Scott Cameron
Bill Nunan
Yochi Slonim
Madeline Pumariega
Alex Slusky
Anthony Macaluso
Corey O'Donnell
Scott Cameron Bill Nunan Yochi Slonim Madeline Pumariega Alex Slusky Anthony Macaluso Corey O'Donnell
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
The Coming Disruption - KEynote PRESENTATION
AI-FIRST - Redefining the Customer Experience
Transforming the Business from Within
The Investor’s PERSPECTIVE
The Future of Government & Policy
AI - preserVING life & acceleratING progress
AI as the New Value Multiplier
Frost science Museum
Beneath the 67-foot dome of the Frost Planetarium, science meets spectacle. With its 360° immersive screen and state-of-the-art 8K projection system, it’s not just a place to look at the stars—it’s a place to confront the future.
Set in the heart of Miami’s Museum Park, the Frost Science Museum is where bold ideas and breakthrough technologies meet the public eye. For a summit exploring the seismic shifts of an AI-First world, there’s no better venue: immersive, iconic, and built to make you think bigger.
25° 47' 6.96" N
80° 11' 16.44" W
Miami: The World’s AI-First City
From its energy infrastructure to its entrepreneurial ecosystem, Miami has become a living laboratory for AI innovation. The city’s convergence of finance, technology, and public-sector leadership makes it the perfect stage for this global conversation — and a blueprint for how cities can thrive in the age of intelligence.
“Fred Voccola’s vision aligns perfectly with the spirit of Miami — fast, fearless, and entrepreneurial.”
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Attendance is limited. There is no cost to attend, but space is reserved for executives and leaders actively shaping the AI economy.
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