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UVA Conference on Leadership in Business, Data and Intelligence

The Value Chain of Ethical AI

5-6 December 2024
The Forum Hotel
UVA Darden School of Business

The Second Annual UVA Conference on Leadership in Business, Data and Intelligence is hosted by the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and organized in partnership with the UVA School of Data Science. The Value Chain of Ethical AI will gather academics and practitioners for a reception on Thursday 5 December and for a day-long exploration on Friday 6 December of where artificial intelligence is headed over the next five years, what opportunities and risks businesses will face and how, as responsible leaders in business, we can navigate these “once in a generation” times.

The conference features keynotes, panels, demos and other content that are specifically developed for responsible leaders whose organizations are working to advance the capabilities of today’s AI solutions or realize the benefits of AI in their organizations.

The Value Chain of Ethical AI will address three primary questions, while maintaining consistent emphasis on ethical and leadership considerations throughout the day:

1.    Where is AI now and where will it be in five years?
2.    What AI business opportunities exist and how do we capitalize on them?
3.    What AI risks are most acute and how do we mitigate them?

Featured Speakers to Include:

  • Raj Venkatesan, Ronald Trzcinski Professor of Business Administration, Darden
  • Tom Davenport, Bodily Bicentennial Professor in Analytics, Darden
  • Kirsten Martin, William P. and Hazel B. White Center Professor of Technology Ethics IT, Analytics and Operations, Mendoza College of Business


Agenda and registration information are coming soon!

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Inaugural Event: "Responsible Leadership in the Age of AI"

The inaugural event in December 2023 brought together more than 100 business leaders, scholars and policy makers to Darden's Sands Family Grounds in Rosslyn, Virginia to discuss the role of leadership in ensuring that artificial intelligence is developed and employed in beneficial ways.

Key takeaways and other highlights are available here.

Download the resulting whitepaper, "Building Stakeholder Trust in AI" [PDF]

 

2023 Conference Archive

  • 2023 Schedule

    TIME

    SESSION
    8:00 - 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast
    9:00 - 9:15 am

    Welcome and Dean Remarks  
    Potomac River Room

    • Philip E. Bourne, Stephenson Dean, UVA School of Data Science
    • Raj Venkatesan, Ronald Trzcinski Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business
    9:15 - 10:00 am

    Opening Keynote: Private Sector Perspective  
    Potomac River Room

    • Andrew Gamino-Cheong, Co-Founder and CTO, Trustible AI
    • Jamie Jones, VP of Field Services and Technical Partnerships, Git Hub
    • Brad Doss, Senior Director, Customer Engagement, Git Hub (moderator)
    10:00 - 11:00 am

    Panel 1: AI Ethics in Society, Policy and Practice
    Potomac River Room

    • Renée Cummings, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Data Science, UVA School of Data Science
    • Ron Keesing, SVP for Technology, Head of AI/ML Accelerator, Leidos
    • Jepson Taylor, Chief AI Strategist, Dataiku
    • Marc Ruggiano, Inaugural Director, UVA Darden-School of Data Science Collaboratory for Applied Data Science (moderator)
    11:00 - 11:15 am Break
    11:15 am - 12:00 pm

    Research and Tech Talks (concurrent sessions)

    The Psychology of AI 
    Arlington Classroom

    • Roshni Raveendhran, Assistant Professor in Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business

    We Are All AI Experts Now: How AI Impacts Society and Vice Versa 
    Capital Classroom

    • Mona Sloane, Assistant Professor of Data Science and Media Studies, UVA School of Data Science
    12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch
    1:00 - 2:00 pm

    Panel 2: AI Implications for Cross-Sector Leaders 
    Potomac River Room

    • Matt Gers, Strategy and Operations, Meta
    • Alex Pascal, Senior Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School
    • Kinney Zalesne, Senior Advisor, GETTING-Plurality and former General Manager, Corporate/Responsible Growth Strategy, Microsoft
    • Omar Garriott, Executive Director, Batten Institute, UVA Darden School of Business (moderator)

    Hosted by UVA Darden’s Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology
    2:00 - 2:15 pm Break
    2:15 - 3:15 pm

    Faculty-led Small Group Breakouts (concurrent sessions) 
    Arlington, Capital, and National Landing Classrooms

    • Renée Cummings, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Data Science, UVA School of Data Science
    • Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for Professional Degree Programs, UVA Darden School of Business
    • Raj Venkatesan, Ronald Trzcinski Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business
    3:15 - 3:30 pm Break
    3:30 - 4:00 pm Report-Out: Key Themes from Group Discussions 
    Potomac River Room
    4:00 - 4:45 pm

    Closing Keynote: AI Hype vs. Reality and Navigating the Tech Regulatory Landscape  
    Potomac River Room

    • Adam Ruttenberg, Partner, Cooley
    4:45 - 5:00 pm

    Final Remarks 
    Potomac River Room

    • Jeanne Liedtka, Interim Dean and United Technologies Corporation Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business
    5:00 - 7:00 pm Networking Reception
  • 2023 Speakers

    Philip E. Bourne               
    Stephenson Dean, UVA School of Data Science

    Renée Cummings               
    Assistant Professor of the Practice in Data Science, UVA School of Data Science

    Brad Doss               
    Senior Director, Customer Engagement, Git Hub

    Andrew Gamino-Cheong               
    Co-Founder and CTO, Trustible AI

    Omar Garriott               
    Executive Director, Batten Institute, UVA Darden School of Business

    Matt Gers               
    Strategy and Operations, Meta

    Yael Grushka-Cockayne               
    Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for Professional Degree Programs, UVA Darden School of Business

    Jamie Jones            
    VP of Field Services and Technical Partnerships, Git Hub

    Ron Keesing               
    SVP for Technology, of AI/ML Accelerator, Leidos

    Jeanne Liedtka
    Interim Dean and United Technologies Corporation Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business

    Alex Pascal 
    Senior Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School

    Roshni Raveendhran 
    Assistant Professor in Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business

    Marc Ruggiano
    Inaugural Director, UVA Darden-School of Data Science Collaboratory for Applied Data Science

    Adam Ruttenberg 
    Partner, Cooley

    Mona Sloane 
    Assistant Professor of Data Science and Media Studies, UVA School of Data Science

    Jepson Taylor               
    Chief AI Strategist, Dataiku

    Raj Venkatesan               
    Ronald Trzcinski Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business

    Kinney Zalesne               
    Senior Advisor, GETTING-Plurality and former General Manager, Corporate/Responsible Growth Strategy, Microsoft

  • 2023 Photos

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