Agenda

Our agenda will continue updating as we get closer to the event. For more information about the conference programming, please contact Mallory Smith ([email protected])

 

 

TimeSession TypeTitleSpeaker/Facilitator(s)DescriptionLocation
9:00 am - 10:15 amKeynoteOpening Keynote and Welcome Remarks

Hal Daumé III, Director of TRAILS and Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland

TBA

Coming SoonJack Morton Auditorium
10:15am - 10:45am Networking Break  Student Center 309
10:45am - 12:00pmFacilitated RoundtableChanging Education Practice to Support Learning About and With AIComing Soon

Track: Trust In AI Across Lifelong Career Trajectories

Format: Facilitated Roundtable

Student Center
10:45am - 12:00pmFacilitated RoundtableAI as WorkFacilitator: Katie Shilton, Professor, University of Maryland College of Information and Leader of Ethics & Values in Design LabFormat: Facilitated RoundtableStudent Center 
10:45am - 12:00pmFacilitated RoundtableSupporting Good AI Governance Practices Within OrganizationsFacilitator: Dr.Ryan Watkins, Professor, Educational Technology Leadership
GW Graduate School of Education and Human Development

Track: Trustworthy AI Governance at work within organizations

Format: Facilitated Roundtable

Student Center
12:00pm - 1:00pm Networking Lunch  Student Center 309
1:00pm - 2:15pmFacilitated RoundtableExploring Real World Tools and Theories for Addressing the "AI at Work" ChallengesComing Soon

Track: Making connections between trustworthy AI research and practice work

Format: Facilitated Roundtable

 
1:00pm - 2:15pmBreakout SessionIndustry & AI Risk AssessmentSpeakers: Andrew Gamino-Cheong (CTO & Co-Founder, Trustible); Patrick Hall (Teaching Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences, GW School of Business)

Track: Trustworthy AI Governance at work within organizations

Format: Facilitated Roundtable

Student Center
1:00pm - 2:15pmMini-WorkshopImagining the Future of AI and Workers: A Strategic Foresight WorkshopSpeaker: Neeti Sanyal (VP, Creative, Artefact)

This interactive mini-workshop will explore future scenarios based on significant trends and indicators related to how AI will impact workers.  

Track: AI and/as Workers

Format: Mini-Workshop

Student Center
2:15pm - 2:45pm Networking Break Coffee and light snacksStudent Center
2:45pm - 3:45pmKeynote PanelAI in the workworld Moderator: Susan Ariel Aaronson, Research Professor; Director, Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub Research Faculty Jack Morton Auditorium
3:45pm - 4:45pmKeynote PanelAI as work: Expanding participation in AI design, development and evaluationModerator: Katie Shilton (Professor, University of Maryland College of Information and Leader of thics & Values in Design Lab)Designing, deploying, and evaluating AI is work requiring diverse expertise. This panel will discuss strategies to broaden expertise in the AI lifecycle.Jack Morton Auditorium
5:00pm - 7:00pmReceptionNetworking Reception and TRAILS Poster Session  City View Room

 

TimeSession TypeTitleSpeaker/Facilitator(s)DescriptionLocation
9:00am - 9:15amKeynoteWelcome RemarksComing Soon  
9:15am - 10:15amKeynote PanelMaking Evaluation Make Sense: Designing Evaluation Measures for AI Systems Users Can Understand and Trust

Panelists:
Alicia Wanless (Project Director, Information Environment Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

Moderator: David Broniatowksi (Professor, GW Engineering Management and Systems Engineering)

How do we design evaluation measures for AI systems that help users make sense of output in a trustworthy manner?Jack Morton Auditorium
10:15am - 10:45am  Networking Break  Jack Morton Auditorium
10:45am - 11:45amKeynote PanelWho Participates in Participatory AI  and How can we Make AI More Participatory?

Panelists: 
Andreas Katsanevas (Technology Policy Researcher, Office of the President of Global Affairs, Meta)
Louis Rosenberg (CEO & Chief Scientist, Unanimous AI); 
Daniel Stuart Schiff (Assistant Professor of Technology Policy at Purdue University’s Department of Political Science and the Co-Director of GRAIL, the Governance and Responsible AI Lab)
Meg Young, (Participatory Methods Reseacher, Data & Society)


Moderator: Susan Ariel Aaronson (Research Professor; Director, Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub Research Faculty)

This panel will discuss the current state of public opinion, whether the public really wants to participate, the corporate and NGO visions of participation, and how Rosenberg uses AI to ensure public opinion is heard.  Jack Morton Auditorium
11:45am - 12:45pm Networking Lunch  Student Center 
12:45pm - 1:45pmFacilitated RoundtableIncreasing Diversity in the AI WorkforceFacilitator: L. Larry Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Sociology & Anthropology, Morgan State University

The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) creates significant opportunities for economies and societies but its development is hampered by insufficient availability of diverse talent from traditionally disadvantaged communities. How can we build a framework to diversify the AI workforce? What strategies could help create synergy between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), industry and government to create a diverse and inclusive workforce? What actionable steps can organizations take to build the talent pipeline?

Track: AI and/as Workers

Format: Facilitated Roundtable

Student Center
12:45pm - 1:45pmBreakout SessionComing SoonFacilitator: Michael Novak, 
Ambassador, Open Voice TrustMark Initiative & Open Voice Interoperability Initiative
Format: Facilitated RoundtableStudent Center
12:45pm - 1:45pmFacilitated RoundtableOrganizational Applications for Identifying and Tagging Synthetic ContentComing SoonFormat: Facilitated RoundtableStudent Center 
1:45pm - 2:15pm Networking Break  Student Center 
1:45pm - 2:45pmKeynote PanelTBAModerator: Tom Goldstein (Professor, University of Maryland Department of Computer Science) Jack Morton Auditorium
2:45pm - 3:45pmKeynote PanelWhat's Next for AI at Work?Moderator: Hal Daumé III (Universiry of Maryland) Jack Morton Auditorium