Annual Summit – 2023

Women in AI Ethics™ hosted its first in-person summit in New York on Friday, December 1, 2023 to celebrate our 5year anniversary and announce the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™ list for 2024. This inspiring convening brought together women leaders to raise awareness about the growing AI divide and the urgent need to ensure that we are not leaving our most vulnerable communities behind in the race to an AI-powered future. You can watch recordings from all the sessions on our YouTube channel!

WHAT TO EXPECT

Agenda

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DOORS OPEN & REGISTRATION - 3.00PM to 3.30PM

DOORS OPEN & REGISTRATION

OPENING REMARKS - 3.30PM to 3.50PM

OPENING REMARKS

Mia Shah-Dand (Women in AI Ethics™)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/miadand

Sarah Bird (Microsoft)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/slbird

PANEL I : BRIDGING THE GENDER DIVIDE IN AI - 3.55PM to 4.30PM

DISCUSSION 1 : BRIDGING THE GENDER DIVIDE IN AI

This discussion will review the multi-dimensional challenges faced by women globally, including systemic barriers, exclusion from the technology workforce, and displacement due to AI automation. The panel will discuss solutions that address not only the AI technologies themselves, but also broader issues of gender equality, gender rights and economic empowerment of women.

Panelists:

Eleonore Fournier-Tombs (UNU)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleonoreft (Moderator)

Xanthe Schaffer (The Fuller Project)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/xanthescharff

Ardra Manasi (CIWO)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ardramanasi

5 YEARS OF WOMEN IN AI ETHICS™ - 4.30PM to 4.40PM

5 YEARS OF WOMEN IN AI ETHICS™

Journey through WAIE’s eventful history, key milestones, and the global community it has nurtured since 2018.

DISCUSSION II : AI RESKILLING AND LITERACY - 4.45PM to 5.20PM

DISCUSSION II: AI RESKILLING AND LITERACY

In this discussion, we will explore new effective strategies for building AI reskilling programs, investments to make AI literacy resources more accessible, and development of new onramps to enable women’s full participation in the AI economy.

Panelists:

Tooba Durraze (Moderator)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tooba-durraze-73701444

Alex Hanna (DAIR)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-hanna-ph-d

Angie Kamath (NYU School of Professional Studies)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angie-kamath-214b2236

CLOSING REMARKS - 5.20PM to 5.30PM

CLOSING REMARKS

Announcement of “100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics” for 2024

NETWORKING MIXER - 5.30PM to 6.30PM

NETWORKING MIXER

ABOUT US

This event is hosted by Women in AI Ethics™ (WAIE), a fiscally sponsored project of Social Good Fund (Tax Id: 46-1323531), a California nonprofit corporation and registered 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to increase diversity and inclusion in the AI/tech industry by elevating underrepresented ethical voices and providing mentoring programs to support the next generation of diverse AI talent. We also keep our communities safe from the harms of AI and prepare workers for new opportunities through AI literacy & reskilling programs at public libraries and community centers. You can support our activities by donating here!

TESTIMONIALS

Feedback from Past Events

“Can’t wait for next year. Wonderful conference!”

– Lauren A.

“This was an amazing and extremely rich day!”

– Ryann M.

“I really loved all of it! I wish I could have attended every session.”

– Attendee at WAIE2020

“There isn’t a session that I did not like. This is the first time I attended an online-conference and I was very impressed.”

– Jenn K.

“Fantastic speakers! Loved the tone and openness with which people shared their expertise.”

– Attendee at WAIE2020

“Thank you so much for letting me be a part of this. It was nice to really feel the sense of community within the event despite it being virtual!”

– Preetha S.