Philanthropist and entrepreneur Tim Connors to speak at Servus Omnium

FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Connors Foundation for Catholic Activities (CFCA) founder Tim Connors will present “AI for the Common Good,” on Tuesday, March 4 at the Servus Omnium 2025 breakfast and lecture at the University of Saint Francis. Connors’ lecture is presented by Catholic Charities, the University of Saint Francis, Catholic Community Foundation of Northeast Indiana and St. Joseph Community Health Foundation. 

The ongoing Servus Omnium Lecture Series combines business and philosophical precepts for a message of service on topics of current interest. Connors has extensive knowledge of AI from his work with computer scientists, spoke at the Vatican’s AI conference in October, and continues to help the Church strive to lead the world in “AI for Good.”

Breakfast, followed by Connors’ lecture, will begin at 7 a.m. in the Saint Francis North Campus Gymnasium, 2702 Spring Street. Doors open at 6:30 a.m. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door and $200 for a table. Registration is available at go.sf.edu/servus-omnium.

A lifelong Catholic and native of Fort Wayne, Connors founded and is the managing partner of PivotNorth Capital, a venture capital firm investing in world-class computer scientists working to solve the world’s biggest problems. 

Connors and his wife Wendy are also philanthropists, founding and building the Connors Foundation for Catholic Activities (CFCA) with their three children. CFCA funded the first software developer ever to work in the Vatican, and helps make an impact on child safety, homelessness, hunger, mental health, climate change and parish vitality. 

An alumnus of Notre Dame and Stanford, Connors also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a trustee at the Catholic University of America and a director of fadica.org, a network of 50 of the largest and most active Catholic foundations in the world.

Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences and the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. USF Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis, recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution, has 20 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships. Approximately 1,800 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.