Speakers

Andrew Barkett

Founder of Stealth, an AI RAG startup, and an advisor for Lemurian Labs, Spaceback, Seed&Spark and Pixlee, Barkett has worked at software companies such as Facebook, Google, Kortbit Technologies and REX. 

Carl Stahmer

Executive Director at UCD DataLab and Professor of English and Science and Technology Studies, Dr. Stahmer is recognized for his expertise in the application of computational methods to the study of printed materials. 

Chet Kapoor

Chairman and CEO of DataStax,  Kapoor is a proven leader and innovator in the tech industry with more than 20 years in leadership at innovative software and cloud companies, including Google, IBM, BEA Systems, WebMethods, and NeXT.

Daniel Sokol

Carolyn Craig Franklin Chair in Law and Business at the USC Gould School of Law and an Affiliate Professor of Business at the Marshall School of Business, Dr. Sokol is faculty director of the Center for Transnational Law and Business and co-director of the USC Marshall Initiative on Digital Competition. 

Deepa Mahidhara

Sr. Specialist, Model Governance at Vanguard specifically focused on safety of Gen AI models, Dr. Mahidhara is a seasoned tech leader with several years' experience in leading large data analytics teams at organizations such as United Airlines, PwC, and Publicis Sapient.

Eric Liederman

Director of Medical Informatics for The Permanente Medical Group and national leader of privacy, security and IT Infrastructure for The Permanente Federation, Liederman is accountable for privacy and security, IT investment, large program governance and IT infrastructure delivery and resilience.

Hemant Bhargava

Distinguished Professor of Management, and Suran Chair in Technology Management at UC Davis and the director of CATS,  Dr. Bhargava's research focuses on decision analytics and how the distinctive characteristics of technology goods influences operations, marketing, competitive strategy, and policy.

Kartik Hosanagar

Founder of Jumpcut Media and John C. Hower Professor of Technology and Digital Business at the Wharton School of UPenn. Dr. Hosanagar's research focuses on the digital economy, in particular the impact of analytics and algorithms on consumers and society.

Mark Nitzberg

Executive Director of UC Berkeley Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI) and head of strategic outreach for Berkeley AI Research (BAIR), Dr. Nitzberg explores the societal and economic impacts of technology, and its corresponding benefits, risks and governance. 

Ramayya Krishnan

Dean of Heinz College of Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, W. W. Cooper and Ruth F. Cooper Professor of Management Science and Information systems, and a member of the National AI Advisory Committee, Dr. Krishnan's research interests focus on consumer and social behavior in digitally instrumented environments, addressing technical, policy, and business problems.

Sadie St. Lawrence

Chief AI Officer at SSL Innovations, Founder and CEO of Women in Data and an Advisory Board Member of opengrants.io. Today, Lawrence focus on increasing access and pathways to technology education for all, striving to create a more equal and just future.

Sarah Bana

Assistant Professor of Management Science at Chapman University, Digital Fellow at Stanford Digital Economy Lab, and Postdoctoral Associate at MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, Dr. Bana explores how new technologies and data reshape the skills and activities of workers and firms. 

Vibhanshu Abhishek

Associate Professor of Information Systems at UCI, co-founder and CEO of Alltius (an AI assistant startup), and Chief Data and AI Officer at RIVIGO, Abhishek's research dissects the effect of emerging technologies on consumers’ behavior, business strategy and market structure.