GatherVerse AI Summit 2025 (3rd Annual Summit)
Schedule
February 4-5, 2025 (8:00 AM PST)
Day 1 – February 4, 2025
| 8:00 AM PST Opening: Christopher Lafayette Keynote: The Current and Future State of Artificial Intelligence at the Intersection of Humanity |
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| 8:10 AM PST Roundtable Panel: The World Transformed: Balancing AI’s Opportunities and Risks in Society Moderator: Russell Bundy Speakers: Tamara Lechner, Elena Bascone, Anastasia Jackson, Maria Dervenco, Jorden Woods, Christa Pusateri, Diana Torres |
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| Topic: AI in our Culture: Triumphs and Tribulations of these Early Days Speaker: Lisa Bernard |
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| Topic: Outperform Best In Class AI Safety Approaches with LEC Speakers: Sandi Besen and Tula Masterman |
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| Topic: AI and Automation Speaker: Sabrina Princessa Wang |
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| 9:15 AM PST Roundtable Panel: AI and the Human Condition: Examining the Ethical Dimensions of Innovation Moderator: Lynn Gitau Speakers: Nadja Bester, Brandon Hoff, Alison Morano, Vivian Gomes, H. Titilola Olojede, Allen Olson-Urtecho, Thomas Wilson |
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| Fireside Chat: Cooperative Intelligence Moderator: Christopher Lafayette Guest Speaker: Tish Shute |
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| 10:20 AM PST Roundtable Panel: Impact: How AI has Impacted My Life Already Moderator: Lauran (Syd) Howard Speakers: Delia Perla, Samantha Brown, Sai Krishna Khanday, Tiffani Martin, Quiana Bradshaw, Wish Born, Casey Jensen |
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| Closing – Day 1: GatherVerse AI Summit 2025 To be more continued on Day 2 – February 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM PST |
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Day 2 – February 5, 2025
| 8:00 AM PST Opening: Christopher Lafayette The Promise and Perils of AI in a Globalized Society |
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| 8:10 AM PST Roundtable Panel: AI for Global Betterment: Leveraging Technology for Humanitarian Efforts Moderator: Lynn Gitau Speakers: AnnMarie Nayiga, Melvin Anderson, Richard Ogundele, Paula Bowens, Kris Locus, Lynn Gravatt, Jemima Joy Joseph, Shauna Adams |
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| Topic: It’s time to overcome ‘ethicophobia’ Speaker: Nate Kinch |
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| Topic: Clash of the Code: AI’s Global Race Speaker: Wan Wei Soh |
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| Topic: Deepfakes Decoded: Understanding and Combating Digital Deception Speaker: Madiha Mirza |
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| 9:15 AM PST Roundtable Panel: AI and Global Equality: AI For Everyone Moderator: Russell Bundy Speakers: Majiuzu Daniel Moses, Cinamon White, William Jackson, Precious Ozemoya, Bernice Omiunu, Ammara Aftab, Monet Wright, Joseph Meni Teknikio, Venu GR |
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| Topic: AI’s Role on Creating a Fitter, Happier YOU! Speaker: Kelly Kam |
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| Topic: Unleashing Potential of Personalized Education at scale. : How Generative AI is Transforming Education, Tutoring, and Coaching Speaker: Shabbir Merchant |
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| Topic: AI Education for Tomorrow Speaker: Sandeep Asokan |
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| 10:20 AM PST Roundtable Panel: AI Alert: Humanities Call to Action Moderator: Christopher Lafayette Speakers: Elina Firsava, Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi, Sumaiya Noor, Stefan Youngblood, Victor Ogunbiyi, Kellep Charles, Eli Boahen, Kamilah Sanders, Josephus K M |
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| Topic: AI X Human Augmentation: Co-piloting the future to leap ahead of the curve Speaker: Adeline Koh |
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| Topic: Building AI Systems That Serve Humanity: Ethics, Accessibility, and Equity Speaker: Syed Ather |
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| Closing: GatherVerse AI Summit 2025 | |
