Agenda
9-9:30 - Welcoming Remarks
- Nir Eisikovits, Director, Applied Ethics Center & Professor of Philosophy, UMass Boston
- Hon. Marty Meehan, President, University of Massachusetts
- Hon. Gustavo Beliz, Member, Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences & Former Minister of Justice, Security and Human Rights, Argentina
- Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Chancellor, UMass Boston & Council, Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
9:35-10:20 - AI & Education
Moderator:
- Joe Berger, Provost, UMass Boston
Panelists:
- Mary Skipper, Superintendent, Boston Public Schools
- Garrett Smith, Deputy Secretary, Executive Office of Education
- Traci Walker Griffith, Founder & CEO, TWG Education Labs
10:25-11:10 - AI & Governance
Moderator:
- Hon. Jason Snyder, Secretary, Executive Office of Technology Services & Security
Panelists:
- Shin-pei Tsay, Chief Information Officer, City of Boston
- Michael Ahn, Associate Professor of Public Policy, UMass Boston
- Teryn Zmuda, Executive Director, Data-Smart City Solutions, Bloomberg Center for Cities
11:15-12:00 - AI & Workforce
Moderator:
- Hon. Lauren Jones, Secretary, Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development
Panelists:
- Chrissy Lynch, President, Massachusetts AFL-CIO
- Isabella Loaiza, Senior Economist, Revelio Labs & Adjunct Professor at NYU Stern School of Business and MIT Sloan School of Management Research Affiliate
- Wei Ding, Executive Director, Paul English Applied AI Institute & Distinguished Professor, Computer Science, UMass Boston
12:00-12:45 - Lunch & Networking
12:50-1:35 - AI & Democracy
Moderator:
- Travis Johnston, Associate Professor, Political Science, UMass Boston
Panelists:
- Hon. Stephen Lynch, United States House of Representatives
- Hon. Daniel Hunt, Chair, Joint Committee on Election Laws, Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Baroness Beeban Kidron, Member, UK House of Lords
1:40-2:25 - AI & Administration of Justice
Moderator:
- Hon. Judge Chris Panos, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Massachusetts
Panelists:
- Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, Executive Director, Lawyers for Civil Rights
- Kaitlyn Karpenko, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General Andrea Campbell
- Hon. Judge Brian Palmucci, Associate Justice, Massachusetts District Court
2:30-3:15 - AI & Innovation
Moderator:
- Vipin Mayar, Head of AI Innovation, Fidelity
Panelists:
- Hon. Eric Paley, Secretary, Executive Office of Economic Development
- Stefanie Chiras, Senior Vice President, AI Innovation Hub, Red Hat
- Dr. Emilia Javorsky, Director of the Futures Program, Future of Life Institute
3:20-4:05 - AI & Health
Moderator:
- Rosemary Samia, Director, Center for Clinical Education & Research, Manning College of Nursing & Health Sciences, UMass Boston
Panelists:
- Dr. Ashish Jha, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School
- Yvonne Hao, Chief Operating Officer & General Partner, Flagship Pioneering
- Dr. Christine Suchecki, Director of Nursing Services for Clinical Informatics, Mass General Brigham
4:10 - Closing Remarks
- Nir Eisikovits, Director, Applied Ethics Center & Professor of Philosophy, UMass Boston
- Hon. Gustavo Beliz, Member, Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences & Former Minister of Justice, Security and Human Rights, Argentina
- Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Chancellor, UMass Boston & Council, Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
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