About: 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™

Women in AI Ethics™ (WAIE) is a global initiative by Lighthouse3, a strategic research and advisory firm based in Oakland, California with a mission to increase recognition, representation, and empowerment of brilliant women in this space who are working hard to save humanity from the dark side of AI.

This initiative started as the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™ list created by Mia Shah-Dand, CEO and Founder of Lighthouse3 to recognize talented women in this space and is now a global online directory. The list is published annually to highlight rising stars as well as aspiring women from non-technical fields as part of our continuing effort to make AI more diverse and accessible for everyone. You can read more about our intersectional approach to diversity here.

Join us on December 4 and 5 from 8am – 3pm US Pacific Time as we come together to celebrate the amazing women in this space and unveil the “100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics” list for 2021.

Here are the WAIE programs we’ve built:

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.

VOICES

Our Speakers

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Dr. Alex Hanna
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Lia Coleman
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Meredith Whittaker
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Tawana Petty
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Ginger Chen
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Ayodele Odubela
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Heather Dowdy
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Kira Goldner
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Suzanne Kite
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Renée Cummings

WHAT TO EXPECT

Agenda (Tentative)

Our 4 main themes for this year are:

  1. Activism/Advocacy in AI Get tools and hear firsthand from the leading activists and advocates on the front-lines of battle against unethical uses of AI.
  2. Building Inclusive & Diverse AI Learn how to build more inclusive AI with tools, frameworks, and diverse teams.
  3. WAIE around the World Hear from underrepresented voices in the regions doing meaningful work in AI.
  4. Careers & Opportunities in AI Ethics Hear from successful women in this space who will share their journey and help us build the next wave of WAIE talent.

December 3

Pre-Summit Workshop

8:00 AM to 8:30 AM - Pre-Summit Opening Remarks
8:35 AM to 9:30 AM - Fireside Chat with Tawana Petty
9:35 AM to 11:00 AM - Building Diverse AI Datasets for Healthcare
11:10 AM to 12:10 PM - Data Activist: The Conscience of the Data Scientist

December 4

Summit Day 1

Time Speaker Talk / Workshop
TBA Meredith Whittaker Fireside Chat Activism & Advocacy
TBA Alex Hanna Gender & AI Panel Discussion Inclusive AI
TBA Merve Hickok Career in AI/Tech ethics Careers & Opportunities
TBA Shireen Mitchell Disinformation and Voter Suppression Activism & Advocacy
TBA Heather Dowdy Designing AI for Accessibility Inclusive AI

December 5

Summit Day 2

Time Speaker Talk / Workshop
TBD Suzanne Kite Nonhuman Futures Workshop: Imagining Indigenous Ethics for AI WAIE - Regions
TBD Ginger Chen AI Ethics and Aesthetics through the Lens of Computer Generated Poetry Inclusive AI
TBD Lia Coleman Making Art with Machine Learning (Workshop) Inclusive AI
TBD WAIE Collective Announcement of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics list for 2021 WAIE - Regions

WHAT TO EXPECT

Agenda (Tentative)

Our 4 main themes for this year are:

  1. Activism/Advocacy in AI Get tools and hear firsthand from the leading activists and advocates on the front-lines of battle against unethical uses of AI.
  2. Building Inclusive & Diverse AI Learn how to build more inclusive AI with tools, frameworks, and diverse teams.
  3. WAIE around the World Hear from underrepresented voices in the regions doing meaningful work in AI.
  4. Careers & Opportunities in AI Ethics Hear from successful women in this space who will share their journey and help us build the next wave of WAIE talent.

December 3

Pre-Summit Workshop

Time Speaker Talk / Workshop
TBD Tawana Petty Fireside Chat / Talk Activism & Advocacy
TBD Chhavi Chauhan & Ayushi Tandon AI Ethics in Healthcare Inclusive AI
TBD Ayodele Odubela Building Diverse AI Teams Inclusive AI
TBD Renee Cummings Data Activist: The Conscience of the Data Scientist Activism & Advocacy

December 4

Summit Day 1

Time Speaker Talk / Workshop
TBA Meredith Whittaker Fireside Chat Activism & Advocacy
TBA Alex Hanna Gender & AI Panel Discussion Inclusive AI
TBA Merve Hickok Career in AI/Tech ethics Careers & Opportunities
TBA Shireen Mitchell Disinformation and Voter Suppression Activism & Advocacy
TBA Heather Dowdy Designing AI for Accessibility Inclusive AI

December 5

Summit Day 2

Time Speaker Talk / Workshop
TBD Suzanne Kite Nonhuman Futures Workshop: Imagining Indigenous Ethics for AI WAIE - Regions
TBD Ginger Chen AI Ethics and Aesthetics through the Lens of Computer Generated Poetry Inclusive AI
TBD Lia Coleman Making Art with Machine Learning (Workshop) Inclusive AI
TBD WAIE Collective Announcement of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics list for 2021 WAIE - Regions

9.35a - 11.00a PDT (1hr25mins) Building Diverse AI Datasets for Healthcare

In this workshop, the speakers will review the challenges in ensuring data diversity and explore solutions for building equity and eliminating bias in AI datasets for Healthcare & Precision Medicine. In this interactive session you will participate in a collaborative session where you will walk through different aspects of the data gathering and debiasing process.

Speaker Bio:

Chhavi Chauhan – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chhavichauhan/
Ayushi Tandon – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayushi-tandon/

Section 2

OUR BACKBONE

Event Organizing Team & Volunteers

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Mia Shah-Dand
Mia Shah-Dand
Mia Shah-Dand
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Buse Çetin
Buse Çetin
Buse Çetin
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Yadira Sanchez
Yadira Sanchez
Yadira Sanchez
Team member
Merve Hickok
Merve Hickok
Merve Hickok
Team member
Chhavi Chauhan
Chhavi Chauhan
Chhavi Chauhan
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Ayushi Tandon
Ayushi Tandon
Ayushi Tandon
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Tristi Tanaka
Tristi Tanaka
Tristi Tanaka
Team member
Hessie Jones
Hessie Jones
Hessie Jones

Sponsors

This is a spin-free, shill-free, sponsor-free unconference for our global WAIE (Women in AI Ethics) community. It’s funded by Lighthouse3, ticket sales, and donations from our generous community.

Connect with us @lh3com or @Women_AI_Ethics

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