Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Disruptive Technologies
How burgeoning technology from AI to FinTech to MedTech to social media are reshaping how we work, live, and learn
8:30 - 9:00
Check-in and Light Refreshments
9:00
Opening Remarks
Dr. Noel Anderson, Executive Director, Office of Leadership & Innovation, Clinical Professor, NYU Steinhardt
9:15 - 10:15
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
Description: A facilitated conversation on the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of work and the workforce.
Moderated by: Dr. Lisette Nieves, President, Fund for the City of New York, Distinguished Clinical Professor, Educational Leadership, NYU Steinhardt
Panelists:
Angie Kamath, Dean, NYU School of Professional Studies
Dr. Jesse Jackson, Head of Consumer & Community Banking Talent Acquisition, JP Morgan Chase
Dr. Noel Anderson, Executive Director, Office of Leadership & Innovation, Clinical Professor, NYU Steinhardt
Break 10:15 - 10:25
10:25 - 11:25
How We Will Learn: Education and Inclusion in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Description: A facilitated conversation on education and inclusion in the age of artificial intelligence.
Moderated by: Fatiah Touray, Executive Director, Inclusion and Equity, NYU Abu Dhabi
Panelists:
Dr. Bernard Harris, Jr., NASA Astronaut
Greg Gunn, Education Technology Entrepreneur (co-founder of Wireless Generation)
Dr. May Yap, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Jabil
Dr. Ted Briscoe, Deputy Department Chair of Natural Language Processing, Professor of Natural Language Processing, MBZU
Break 11:25 - 11:35
11:35 - 12:35
Tech Disruption: Cross-Sector View
Description: A facilitated, cross-sector conversation on the potential and actual technology disruptions.
Moderated by: Imad Nassoura, Secondary School Principal, ICS Paris
Panelists:
Ambika Gulati, Principal, The Millennium School, GEMS Dubai
Dr. Ahmed Mahmood Al-Lawati, Engineering Assurance and Coaching Team Leader, Petroleum Development Oman
Dr. Sharon Counts, Assistant Professor of Business and Design Strategies, Parsons, The New School
Dr. John Roth, Vice President and Deputy Chief Counsel, Nassau Financial Group
Transition Break for Lunch 12:35 - 12:50
(attendees will grab lunch and return to the conference for the lunch panel discussion)
12:50 - 1:50
Research in the Age of Generative AI: Implications
Description: A facilitated conversation on the impact of generative AI specific to research.
Moderated by: Dr. Noel Anderson, Executive Director, Leadership and Innovation, Clinical Professor of Educational Leadership
Panelists:
Dr. John Sexton, NYU President Emeritus, Benjamin F. Butler Professor of Law
Dr. Elise Cappella, Vice Provost for University-Wide Initiatives and Graduate Education, Professor, Applied Psychology, NYU
Dr. Michael Lindsey, Dean, Silver School of Social Work, NYU
Dr. Eric Hamilton, NYUAD Vice Provost of Research
Break 1:50 - 2:00
2:00 - 3:00
Does Media Control the Message? Conflict and Peace in a New Age
Description: A conversation on the role of technology in social movement and global change in times of conflict and peace.
Moderated by: Dr. Carol Brandt, NYUAD Vice Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor, Global Education and Outreach
Panelists:
Professor Ouided Bouchamaoui, Nobel Peace Prize Winner and and NYUAD visiting faculty teaching “Negotiating Peace: Women’s Leadership in Conflict Resolution”
Dr. Monica Marks, NYUAD Assistant Professor of Arab Crossroads Studies
3:00