2025 MIT Mongolia Symposium
Mongol-AI: Asking Better Questions, Building Smarter Futures
August 12, 2025
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM (GMT+8)
Location
Ayan Zalaat Hotel
Dunjingarav Street, Entrance #422, Bayanzurkh District, Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia
Dunjingarav Street, Entrance #422, Bayanzurkh District, Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia
Overview
The 2025 MIT Mongolia Symposium invites participants to explore how artificial intelligence can be applied thoughtfully to drive smarter decision-making, more adaptive organizations, and resilient industrial systems. This program focuses on frameworks and strategies that prioritize critical thinking, system dynamics, and organizational learning over speed of adoption. Sessions will examine how aligning AI with real-world operational contexts enables more effective implementation, and how well-crafted prompts can surface blind spots, outdated workflows, and new possibilities for collaboration and performance. Rather than treating prompting as a technical skill or adoption as a purely technological challenge, the symposium emphasizes AI as a catalyst for deeper reflection, better questions, and more intentional futures.
Registration Fee: Complimentary
The agenda below is subject to change without prior notice.
Registration Questions: ocrevents@mit.edu
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Overview
The 2025 MIT Mongolia Symposium invites participants to explore how artificial intelligence can be applied thoughtfully to drive smarter decision-making, more adaptive organizations, and resilient industrial systems. This program focuses on frameworks and strategies that prioritize critical thinking, system dynamics, and organizational learning over speed of adoption. Sessions will examine how aligning AI with real-world operational contexts enables more effective implementation, and how well-crafted prompts can surface blind spots, outdated workflows, and new possibilities for collaboration and performance. Rather than treating prompting as a technical skill or adoption as a purely technological challenge, the symposium emphasizes AI as a catalyst for deeper reflection, better questions, and more intentional futures.
Registration Fee: Complimentary
The agenda below is subject to change without prior notice.
Registration Questions: ocrevents@mit.edu
Agenda
1:00 PM
Registration and Check-In
1:30 PM
Welcome Remarks
President/CEO, MAK
Tselmuun Nyamtaishir
President/CEO
Tselmuun Nyamtaishir is President and CEO of "Mongolyn Alt" (MAK) LLC, one of Mongolia’s largest privately held industrial conglomerates. Since joining MAK in 2010, she has led the company’s expansion across mining, manufacturing, and infrastructure, serving previously as Director and Vice President of Trade and Investment before being appointed CEO in 2016.
Tselmuun holds executive credentials from Harvard Business School, where she completed programs in Executive Leadership and Financial Engineering. She earned her undergraduate degrees from Stanford University’s Hong Kong program and Valparaiso University in the United States.
1:35 PM
MIT Innovation Ecosystem
Director, MIT Corporate Relations
Jewan Bae
Director
Jewan John Bae comes to MIT Corporate Relations with more than 20 years of experience in the specialty chemicals and construction industries. He facilitates fruitful relationships between MIT and the industry, engaging with executive level managers to understand their business challenges and match them with resources within the MIT innovation ecosystem to help meet their business objectives.
Bae’s areas of expertise include new product commercialization stage gate process, portfolio management & resource planning, and strategic planning. He has held various business leadership positions at W.R. Grace & Co., the manufacturer of high-performance specialty chemicals and materials, including Director of Strategic Planning & Process, Director of Sales in the Americas, and Global Strategic Marketing Director. Bae is a recipient of the US Army Commendation Medal in 1986.
2:00 PM
The Advantage: A System Dynamics Approach to the Adoption of Technology in Heavy Industry
Senior Lecturer, System Dynamics, MIT Sloan School of Management
John Carrier
Senior Lecturer, System Dynamics
John Carrier is a senior lecturer in the System Dynamics Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Managing Director of 532 Partners. His expertise is in shaping the dynamics of operating environments to improve productivity, quality, safety, and morale simultaneously. He has helped companies save hundreds of millions of dollars by helping them find and eradicate the hidden systems lurking inside every operation. His current focus is to help prepare companies to compete in the new environment of Industry 4.0.
He has educated over five hundred top-level leaders in the MIT Sloan Executive Education program in Oil & Gas, petrochemicals, mining, and healthcare. When not teaching, he spends most of his time in the operating environment, working directly with the front line to deliver measurable results in less than sixty days.
Dr. Carrier holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, a Ph.D. in Control Systems from MIT, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
In the new era of Industrial AI, successful organizations will be defined not by their access to technology but by their ability to select and adopt the right technologies, guided by a deep understanding of their organization’s System Dynamics and its role within the broader supply chain.
In this session, Dr. Carrier will present a framework for aligning emerging Industrial AI technologies with the current state of operations. This approach accelerates adoption by fostering critical thinking and emphasizing that frontline utility—rather than overarching financial gains—is the true driver of successful implementation. The framework will be illustrated with real-world examples from industry.
2:40 PM
Networking Break
3:10 PM
From Hackathons to Promptathons: Learning to Lead With AI
Research Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, MIT Sloan School of Management
Michael Schrage
Research Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy
Michael Schrage is a research fellow with the MIT Sloan School of Management's Initiative on the Digital Economy. His research, writing, and advisory work focuses on the behavioral economics of models, prototypes, and metrics as strategic resources for managing innovation risk and opportunity. He is author of the award-winning book The Innovator’s Hypothesis (MIT Press, 2014), Who Do You Want Your Customers to Become? (Harvard Business Review Press, 2012), and Serious Play (Harvard Business Review Press, 2000). His latest book, Recommendation Engines, was published in September 2020 by MIT Press as part of its Essential Knowledge series. He's done consulting and advisory work for Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, British Telecom, BP, Siemens, Embraer, Google, iRise, the Office of Net Assessment, and other organizations
Schrage has run design workshops and executive education programs on innovation, experimentation, and strategic measurement for organizations all over the world and is currently pioneering work in selvesware technologies designed to augment aspects, attributes, and talents of productive individuals. He is particularly interested in the future co-evolution of expertise, advice, and human agency as technologies become smarter than the people using them.
As generative AI—from ChatGPT to DeepSeek—reshapes how we design, decide, and deliver, sustainable advantage won’t come from faster adoption, but from more thoughtful use.
In this provocative yet practical session, MIT’s Michael Schrage shares key insights from over 100 global promptathons—from boardrooms to business schools—demonstrating how well-crafted prompts do more than unlock AI value and performance. They reveal human blind spots, expose outdated workflows, and challenge strategic inertia. Promptathons aren’t about simply using large language models—they’re about rehearsing better thinking, redesigning collaboration, and retraining how organizations learn. They are disciplined experiments in how institutions discover, decide, and adapt.
For Mongolia’s decision-makers and institutions, promptathons offer a fast, hands-on method for embedding AI within the people and processes that matter most.
This session invites you to see prompting not just as a skill to teach, but as a capability to design, not just to enhance performance, but to redefine what performance means in the age of AI.
3:50 PM
Panel Discussion
Representative from MAK
Senior Lecturer, System Dynamics, MIT Sloan School of Management
John Carrier
Senior Lecturer, System Dynamics
John Carrier is a senior lecturer in the System Dynamics Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Managing Director of 532 Partners. His expertise is in shaping the dynamics of operating environments to improve productivity, quality, safety, and morale simultaneously. He has helped companies save hundreds of millions of dollars by helping them find and eradicate the hidden systems lurking inside every operation. His current focus is to help prepare companies to compete in the new environment of Industry 4.0.
He has educated over five hundred top-level leaders in the MIT Sloan Executive Education program in Oil & Gas, petrochemicals, mining, and healthcare. When not teaching, he spends most of his time in the operating environment, working directly with the front line to deliver measurable results in less than sixty days.
Dr. Carrier holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, a Ph.D. in Control Systems from MIT, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Research Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, MIT Sloan School of Management
Michael Schrage
Research Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy
Michael Schrage is a research fellow with the MIT Sloan School of Management's Initiative on the Digital Economy. His research, writing, and advisory work focuses on the behavioral economics of models, prototypes, and metrics as strategic resources for managing innovation risk and opportunity. He is author of the award-winning book The Innovator’s Hypothesis (MIT Press, 2014), Who Do You Want Your Customers to Become? (Harvard Business Review Press, 2012), and Serious Play (Harvard Business Review Press, 2000). His latest book, Recommendation Engines, was published in September 2020 by MIT Press as part of its Essential Knowledge series. He's done consulting and advisory work for Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, British Telecom, BP, Siemens, Embraer, Google, iRise, the Office of Net Assessment, and other organizations
Schrage has run design workshops and executive education programs on innovation, experimentation, and strategic measurement for organizations all over the world and is currently pioneering work in selvesware technologies designed to augment aspects, attributes, and talents of productive individuals. He is particularly interested in the future co-evolution of expertise, advice, and human agency as technologies become smarter than the people using them.
4:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Director, MIT Corporate Relations
Jewan Bae
Director
Jewan John Bae comes to MIT Corporate Relations with more than 20 years of experience in the specialty chemicals and construction industries. He facilitates fruitful relationships between MIT and the industry, engaging with executive level managers to understand their business challenges and match them with resources within the MIT innovation ecosystem to help meet their business objectives.
Bae’s areas of expertise include new product commercialization stage gate process, portfolio management & resource planning, and strategic planning. He has held various business leadership positions at W.R. Grace & Co., the manufacturer of high-performance specialty chemicals and materials, including Director of Strategic Planning & Process, Director of Sales in the Americas, and Global Strategic Marketing Director. Bae is a recipient of the US Army Commendation Medal in 1986.
Representative from MAK
4:35 PM
Networking Reception
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Agenda
1:00 PM
Registration and Check-In1:30 PM
Welcome RemarksPresident/CEO, MAK
Tselmuun NyamtaishirPresident/CEOTselmuun Nyamtaishir is President and CEO of "Mongolyn Alt" (MAK) LLC, one of Mongolia’s largest privately held industrial conglomerates. Since joining MAK in 2010, she has led the company’s expansion across mining, manufacturing, and infrastructure, serving previously as Director and Vice President of Trade and Investment before being appointed CEO in 2016.
Tselmuun holds executive credentials from Harvard Business School, where she completed programs in Executive Leadership and Financial Engineering. She earned her undergraduate degrees from Stanford University’s Hong Kong program and Valparaiso University in the United States.
1:35 PM
MIT Innovation EcosystemDirector, MIT Corporate Relations
Jewan BaeDirectorJewan John Bae comes to MIT Corporate Relations with more than 20 years of experience in the specialty chemicals and construction industries. He facilitates fruitful relationships between MIT and the industry, engaging with executive level managers to understand their business challenges and match them with resources within the MIT innovation ecosystem to help meet their business objectives.
Bae’s areas of expertise include new product commercialization stage gate process, portfolio management & resource planning, and strategic planning. He has held various business leadership positions at W.R. Grace & Co., the manufacturer of high-performance specialty chemicals and materials, including Director of Strategic Planning & Process, Director of Sales in the Americas, and Global Strategic Marketing Director. Bae is a recipient of the US Army Commendation Medal in 1986.
2:00 PM
The Advantage: A System Dynamics Approach to the Adoption of Technology in Heavy IndustrySenior Lecturer, System Dynamics, MIT Sloan School of Management
John CarrierSenior Lecturer, System DynamicsJohn Carrier is a senior lecturer in the System Dynamics Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Managing Director of 532 Partners. His expertise is in shaping the dynamics of operating environments to improve productivity, quality, safety, and morale simultaneously. He has helped companies save hundreds of millions of dollars by helping them find and eradicate the hidden systems lurking inside every operation. His current focus is to help prepare companies to compete in the new environment of Industry 4.0.
He has educated over five hundred top-level leaders in the MIT Sloan Executive Education program in Oil & Gas, petrochemicals, mining, and healthcare. When not teaching, he spends most of his time in the operating environment, working directly with the front line to deliver measurable results in less than sixty days.
Dr. Carrier holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, a Ph.D. in Control Systems from MIT, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
In the new era of Industrial AI, successful organizations will be defined not by their access to technology but by their ability to select and adopt the right technologies, guided by a deep understanding of their organization’s System Dynamics and its role within the broader supply chain.
In this session, Dr. Carrier will present a framework for aligning emerging Industrial AI technologies with the current state of operations. This approach accelerates adoption by fostering critical thinking and emphasizing that frontline utility—rather than overarching financial gains—is the true driver of successful implementation. The framework will be illustrated with real-world examples from industry.
2:40 PM
Networking Break3:10 PM
From Hackathons to Promptathons: Learning to Lead With AIResearch Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, MIT Sloan School of Management
Michael SchrageResearch Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital EconomyMichael Schrage is a research fellow with the MIT Sloan School of Management's Initiative on the Digital Economy. His research, writing, and advisory work focuses on the behavioral economics of models, prototypes, and metrics as strategic resources for managing innovation risk and opportunity. He is author of the award-winning book The Innovator’s Hypothesis (MIT Press, 2014), Who Do You Want Your Customers to Become? (Harvard Business Review Press, 2012), and Serious Play (Harvard Business Review Press, 2000). His latest book, Recommendation Engines, was published in September 2020 by MIT Press as part of its Essential Knowledge series. He's done consulting and advisory work for Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, British Telecom, BP, Siemens, Embraer, Google, iRise, the Office of Net Assessment, and other organizations
Schrage has run design workshops and executive education programs on innovation, experimentation, and strategic measurement for organizations all over the world and is currently pioneering work in selvesware technologies designed to augment aspects, attributes, and talents of productive individuals. He is particularly interested in the future co-evolution of expertise, advice, and human agency as technologies become smarter than the people using them.
As generative AI—from ChatGPT to DeepSeek—reshapes how we design, decide, and deliver, sustainable advantage won’t come from faster adoption, but from more thoughtful use.
In this provocative yet practical session, MIT’s Michael Schrage shares key insights from over 100 global promptathons—from boardrooms to business schools—demonstrating how well-crafted prompts do more than unlock AI value and performance. They reveal human blind spots, expose outdated workflows, and challenge strategic inertia. Promptathons aren’t about simply using large language models—they’re about rehearsing better thinking, redesigning collaboration, and retraining how organizations learn. They are disciplined experiments in how institutions discover, decide, and adapt.
For Mongolia’s decision-makers and institutions, promptathons offer a fast, hands-on method for embedding AI within the people and processes that matter most.
This session invites you to see prompting not just as a skill to teach, but as a capability to design, not just to enhance performance, but to redefine what performance means in the age of AI.
3:50 PM
Panel DiscussionRepresentative from MAKSenior Lecturer, System Dynamics, MIT Sloan School of Management
John CarrierSenior Lecturer, System DynamicsJohn Carrier is a senior lecturer in the System Dynamics Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Managing Director of 532 Partners. His expertise is in shaping the dynamics of operating environments to improve productivity, quality, safety, and morale simultaneously. He has helped companies save hundreds of millions of dollars by helping them find and eradicate the hidden systems lurking inside every operation. His current focus is to help prepare companies to compete in the new environment of Industry 4.0.
He has educated over five hundred top-level leaders in the MIT Sloan Executive Education program in Oil & Gas, petrochemicals, mining, and healthcare. When not teaching, he spends most of his time in the operating environment, working directly with the front line to deliver measurable results in less than sixty days.
Dr. Carrier holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, a Ph.D. in Control Systems from MIT, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Research Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, MIT Sloan School of Management
Michael SchrageResearch Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital EconomyMichael Schrage is a research fellow with the MIT Sloan School of Management's Initiative on the Digital Economy. His research, writing, and advisory work focuses on the behavioral economics of models, prototypes, and metrics as strategic resources for managing innovation risk and opportunity. He is author of the award-winning book The Innovator’s Hypothesis (MIT Press, 2014), Who Do You Want Your Customers to Become? (Harvard Business Review Press, 2012), and Serious Play (Harvard Business Review Press, 2000). His latest book, Recommendation Engines, was published in September 2020 by MIT Press as part of its Essential Knowledge series. He's done consulting and advisory work for Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, British Telecom, BP, Siemens, Embraer, Google, iRise, the Office of Net Assessment, and other organizations
Schrage has run design workshops and executive education programs on innovation, experimentation, and strategic measurement for organizations all over the world and is currently pioneering work in selvesware technologies designed to augment aspects, attributes, and talents of productive individuals. He is particularly interested in the future co-evolution of expertise, advice, and human agency as technologies become smarter than the people using them.
4:30 PM
Closing RemarksDirector, MIT Corporate Relations
Jewan BaeDirectorJewan John Bae comes to MIT Corporate Relations with more than 20 years of experience in the specialty chemicals and construction industries. He facilitates fruitful relationships between MIT and the industry, engaging with executive level managers to understand their business challenges and match them with resources within the MIT innovation ecosystem to help meet their business objectives.
Bae’s areas of expertise include new product commercialization stage gate process, portfolio management & resource planning, and strategic planning. He has held various business leadership positions at W.R. Grace & Co., the manufacturer of high-performance specialty chemicals and materials, including Director of Strategic Planning & Process, Director of Sales in the Americas, and Global Strategic Marketing Director. Bae is a recipient of the US Army Commendation Medal in 1986.
Representative from MAK4:35 PM
Networking Reception