Community Conversation

The community AI summit brings together the community, public officials, business leaders, policymakers, community stakeholders, tech industry professionals, students and professors in conversation around the latest issues in AI. 

Sponsors

GVSU Political Science Department
(William C. Baum and Joseph Stevens Freedom Endowments)
GVSU College of Computing
GVSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
GVSU Koeze Business Ethics Initiative
GVSU Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies
Partners
Scales Consulting
Earthjustice
NAACP Grand Rapids
NAACP GVSU

RVSP

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This conference is free to participants. Light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Location GVSU Richard M. DeVos Center, downtown Grand Rapids, MI

Connect: Dr. Mark Richards: [email protected]

Schedule of Events: Morning

8:30-9:15am  Registration, Light Breakfast, Networking DEV 105E

9:15am             Welcome & Opening Remarks. Loosemore Auditorium

Conference Co-Chairs Dr. Mark Richards, Kareem Scales and Dr. Samah Mansour

Deans Christopher Jones and Marouane Kessentini

9:45am             Mainstage Panel. Loosemore

Humans in the Lead: Environmental Justice, Sustainability and Our Communities

11:00am            Concurrent Breakout Sessions | Round 1

1A Watching the Watchers: AI, Surveillance and Public Safety DEV 201A

1B The AI Shift: What’s Changing in Business and Industry DEV 204A

1C Use It, Don’t Lose It: AI and the Future of Human Thinking DEV 205A

Schedule of Events: Afternoon

12:00 noon       Lunch DEV 105E

1:00pm              Keynote: Abre’ Conner. Loosemore Auditorium.

“The Cloud has a Footprint: AI, Energy, and Environmental Justice”

2:00pm               Concurrent Breakout Sessions | Round 2

2A Relationships in the Age of AI: Friends, Mentors or Machines? DEV 201A

2B Level Up: AI Skills for Work and Life DEV 204A

2C AI and Immersive Tech in Action: Demonstrate and Interact DEV 205A

2:55pm               Concurrent Breakout Sessions | Round 3

3A Scale Smarter: AI for Nonprofits, Entrepreneurs and Businesses DEV 201A

3B AI and the Future of Health: Innovation, Ethics and Trust DEV 204A

3C Who Gets Heard? AI, Social Media and Free Expression DEV 205A

3:55                     Concluding Mainstage Panel. Loosemore

Humans in the Lead: Governing AI for the Public Good