Seattle AI Week: Opening Night - Shift AI Live Podcast
Kick off Seattle AI Week 2024 with an inspiring opening night, featuring a live recording of The Shift AI Podcast in front of an engaged audience. This special session will be hosted by Boaz Ashkenazy, creator of The Shift AI Podcast, which delves into the transformative impact of AI and machine learning on modern work and society. Join us as we welcome the founder of TrueMedia.Org and Founding CEO of the Allen Institute for AI, Oren Etzioni, WA State Senator Joe Nguyen and Senior Director of Public Policy at Microsoft Ryan Harkins. They will share their unique insights on AI’s evolving role in business, politics and society. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a lively discussion on the cutting-edge developments shaping our digital future.
About the Panel
👋 Oren Etzioni - is the founder of TrueMedia.org and the founding CEO of the Allen Institute for AI in Seattle. He has worked in artificial intelligence for much of his career and is a leading thinker in neural networks and Natural Language Processing. (UW professor emeritus at the University of Washington Allen School, Co-founder Farecast (sold to Microsoft in 2008) and Decide (sold to eBay in 2013), Geekwire “Geek of the Year”)
👋 State Senator Joe Nguyen - is a dynamic leader in both public service and the private sector. Elected to the Washington State Senate in 2019, Joe serves as the Chair of the Environment, Energy & Technology Committee and also serves as the Vice Chair of the budget-writing Ways & Means Committee. Senator Nguyen spearheaded the creation of Washington's first AI Task Force, positioning the state at the forefront of technology and public policy.
👋 Ryan Harkins - is Senior Director of Public Policy for Microsoft. In that role, he works on issues relating to technology and civil liberties, including state and federal privacy legislation, and the regulation of AI. A veteran of the company since 2007, Mr. Harkins has testified before a number of legislatures and is a frequent speaker at conferences and other events. He is a Non-Residential Fellow at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, and he serves as an Adjunct Professor at Seattle University School of Law, where he teaches courses on privacy law, freedom of expression, cybercrime and the Fourth Amendment, and voting rights and election law.
👋 Boaz Ashkenazy - is the Co-founder and CEO @ Simply Augmented, a leading Gen-AI Solutions Providor based in Seattle and the host of The Shift AI Podcast syndicated by Geekwire. (ex-Meta, UW Lecturer CBE, WTIA Advanced Technology Board of Advisors, NSBA Technology Leadership Council)
About the Shift AI Podcast
The Shift AI Podcast, hosted by Boaz Ashkenazy, delves into the strategies and mindsets necessary for society to succeed and thrive in the digital age. By interviewing innovative leaders who are transforming the workplace, Boaz provides listeners with insights on how to navigate the ever-changing landscape of technology and work. At the core of our exploration is the profound impact of emerging technologies like AI and ML, and how they are reshaping the contours of professional environments and redefining the nature of our society. The Shift AI podcast is syndicated by Geekwire.
About Seattle AI Week
#SeattleAIWeek is a cluster of events the week of June 10th hosted by members of the Seattle tech community highlighting AI innovation in Seattle and the PNW. The week-long series of events will convene folks from the local startup and investor communities, from research and academia, government, the creative community and everyone else that cares about the future of AI in our community.
Presented by WTIA
Sponsors: Microsoft, CIBC Innovation Banking, Simply Augmented, Dent the Future
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