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AI Business Leaders Conference

Hundreds of Business Leaders and AI Experts convened for our Leading with AI, Responsibly Business Conference! Thank you for joining us for an incredible day. Check out our highlight video and photo album.

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About the Event:

This exclusive AI event for business leaders on October 18, 2023 featured captivating keynote presentations and panels led by esteemed AI and business experts sharing strategies to harness AI transformative power for business.

Ignite your organization's growth and stay ahead of the curve in the AI revolution.

Discover the strategies to harness the transformative power of AI responsibly for your business.

Explore the boundless possibilities that Generative AI offers to organizations seeking innovative opportunities.

Who Attended?

High-level executives and leaders and technical and data-driven professionals:

Executive Leadership

CEO, COO, President, VP Operations, VP Strategy

Digital Transformation Leaders

Directors, VP Innovation, VP Product Development

Data Science and Analytics Leaders

CIO, CTO, CDO, VP Data Science, Data Science Lead

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Keynote and Industry Speakers

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Former CDAO Verizon Communications, Federal Reserve Board of New York

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VP of Global Insights and Analytics at McDonald's

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Executive Producer of The World and former CNN correspondent

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Founder and Managing Partner at Glasswing Ventures

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Heads the Center of Excellence (CoE) for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics, Fidelity Institutional

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Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Technology at The University of Twente

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Director of Emerging Technologies & Strategic Development at IEEE Standards Association

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Partner at Heidrick & Struggles

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Chief Customer Officer at Data Robot

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Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University

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CEO and Co-Founder of Notable Systems

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Researcher at Google and Education Fellow at Stanford HAI

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Senior VP and Chief Data Officer at Intuit

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Vice President, Chief Data Officer at T-Mobile

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Partner at Sigmoid Analytics

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Chief Executive Officer at Chegg

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Associate Director of Responsible AI

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Speakers

Northeastern University Speakers

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Executive Director at the Institute for Experiential AI

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Dean of the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University

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Director of the AI Solutions Hub at the Institute for Experiential AI

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Director of Responsible AI Practice at the Institute for Experiential AI

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Director of AI Faculty at the Institute for Experiential AI

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Director of AI + Health at the Institute for Experiential AI

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Director of Research at the Institute for Experiential AI

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Associate Professor at Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University

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Associate Professor for Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University

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Associate Professor of Marketing at D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University

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Associate Professor at the College of Engineering at Northeastern University

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Executive Director of the AI Literacy Lab at Northeastern University

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Director of Research for AI4CaS at The Institute for Experiential AI

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Director of AI + Life Sciences at the Institute for Experiential AI

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Creative Director of the AI Literacy Lab at Northeastern University

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Agenda

Agenda

9:00 AM
Welcome
Opening Remarks with Usama Fayyad and Cansu Canca, Institute for Experiential AI
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9:15 AM
What if? The Ethical Imperative of AI in Business and Education
Opening Keynote with Dan Rosensweig, Chegg
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9:40 AM
Transforming the World of Consumer and Small Business Finance with Generative AI
Keynote with Ashok Srivastava, Intuit
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10:05 AM
What is Human-Centered AI?
Keynote with Peter Norvig, Google and Stanford HAI
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10:30 AM
Coffee Break 
10:45 AM
Putting Responsible AI into Practice: When, How and Who
Panel with Xuning (Mike) Tang, Verizon, Philip Brey, University of Twente, John Havens, IEEE Standards Association, Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Cansu Canca, Institute for Experiential AI
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11:35 AM
Responsible AI Leadership: Chief Data Officer’s Perspective and Challenges 
Keynote with Ronke Ekwensi, T-Mobile
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12:00 PM
AI for the World's Big Challenges: Health, Life Sciences, Climate & Sustainability
Lightning Talks with Gene Tunik, Sam Scarpino and Ardeshir Contractor
,  Institute for Experiential AI
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12:30 PM
Complimentary Lunch
1:30 PM
Technical and Extra-Technical Touchstones of Trust in AI
Keynote with Cynthia Dwork, Harvard University
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1:55 PM
Generative AI Goes to Work - Enterprise Use Cases
Panel with Manish Worlikar, Fidelity Institutional, Jay Schuren, Data RobotAleksandar Lazarevic, Sigmoid Analytics, and Byron Wallace, Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Moderator: James Shanahan, Institute for Experiential AI
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2:40 PM
What's Next in AI: An Investor's Perspective
Fireside Chat with Usama Fayyad, the Institute for Experiential AI and Rudina Seseri, Glasswing Ventures
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3:00 PM
Coffee Break 
3:20 PM
The Human Side of AI
Keynote with Michelle Gansle, McDonald's
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3:45 PM
AI as a Business Disruptor: What Your Board Needs to Know (and Do) on AI
Panel with Michael Nieset, Heidrick & Struggles, Steve Johnson, Notable Systems, David De Cremer, Northeastern University and Linda Avery
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4:15 PM
Cutting Edge Research in AI: Driving Innovation in the Industry
Lightning Talks with Jennifer Dy, the Institute for Experiential AI, Sarah Ostadabbas, Alina Oprea, and Yakov Bart, Northeastern University
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4:45 PM
AI Literacy Lab: New Insights into Public Perceptions of AI
Panel with Dan Lothian, The World and CNN, Joanna Weiss and Michael Workman, AI Literacy Lab at Northeastern University
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5:00 PM
Closing Remarks
5:15 PM
Networking and Cocktail Hour

Thank You to Our Sponors

Sponsorships
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Location

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Northeastern University, Boston

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