Exclusive event

AI Expert Dinner with Cimulate

August 12th, 2025
at 6pm – 9pm ET

La Padrona 

38 Trinity Pl, Boston, MA

Join Cimulate Founders

By invitation only

About The Dinner

Enjoy an evening of executive networking, AI education, and exceptional Italian cuisine by two-time James Beard Award winner Chef Jody Adams.

Join Cimulate Co-Founders Vivek Farias, MIT Sloan Professor and co-director of the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium, and John Andrews, a 25-year commerce veteran across Endeca, Oracle Retail, Celect, Nike, and now Cimulate.

This is an invite-only event with limited seating. Please register to request your spot—we’ll confirm your attendance shortly.

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Meet our Founders

Cimulate co-founders John Andrews and MIT Professor Vivek Farias, who previously built Celect together (acquired by Nike), bring decades of combined expertise in retail, commerce, and AI, with a proven track record of scaling retail technology and pioneering LLM-powered solutions.

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John Andrews

Co-Founder & CEO

John Andrews is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cimulate, bringing decades of retail, eCommerce, and digital transformation experience.

A serial entrepreneur and industry leader, John has built and scaled multiple ventures at the intersection of retail and technology, including leadership roles at Oracle, co-founding Celect (acquired by Nike), and driving innovation to help retail brands unlock new revenue through AI-powered solutions.

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Vivek F. Farias

Co-Founder & CTO

Vivek F. Farias is the CTO and Co-Founder of Cimulate and a Professor at MIT Sloan.

A leading expert in AI, optimization, and large-scale systems, Vivek earned his Ph.D. at Stanford, conducted pioneering research at the MIT AI Lab, and was the Co-Founder and CTO of Celect (acquired by Nike), where he helped transform retail analytics with AI-powered solutions.

who should attend?

This dinner is curated for senior retail leaders who are driving innovation across digital, eCommerce, and customer experience.

Ideal attendees include:

  • Chief Digital Officers
  • Chief Technology Officers
  • Heads of eCommerce & Digital
  • VPs of Customer Experience
  • Innovation & AI Strategy Leads
  • Retail Technologists & Transformation Executives

Request an Invitation

The restaurant is located in the Boston, MA area. The exact location will be provided upon acceptance.