At the recent UW-Madison Technology & Innovation Leadership Forum, campus leaders and industry partners gathered to discuss the technologies defining the future of business. The session featured a presentation by Kevin Ponto, a faculty member and Wisconsin Institute for Discovery associate, who provided a strategic roadmap for navigating three critical areas: * **Artificial Intelligence:** Understanding AI as a multi-layered pattern-recognition system that is transforming decision-making and workforce design. * **Robotics:** How AI integration is accelerating robotics capabilities in logistics, healthcare, and manufacturing. * **Quantum Computing:** A look at the "next frontier" of computation that promises to disrupt fields ranging from cybersecurity to drug discovery. Following the presentation, industry breakouts highlighted the urgent need for clear frameworks in human-AI collaboration and the importance of flexible, experiential learning environments to keep pace with rapid technological change. [Read the full article here](https://techexplorationlab.wisc.edu/2025/12/04/how-ai-robotics-quantum-are-reshaping-business-insights-from-the-tech-exploration-lab-industry-forum/)