Join us for Can We Talk with moderator Emily Parkhurst, Founder and CEO, from Formidable.
Can We Talk? Challenging Assumptions about AI
Almost overnight, AI has become ubiquitous in our lives. From large language models like ChatGPT to efficiency tools built into products like Microsoft Excel to Zoom transcription services, AI is impossible to avoid. During this morning breakfast event, we'll dive deep into the opportunities and challenges AI has presented in our personal and professional lives, discuss the ethical and legal implications while also challenging some of the assumptions that have surfaced about this technology.
Run of Show:
8am - Welcome remarks
Faith Eadson, World Trade Center Seattle
Sponsor remarks
8:10am-8:30am
Keynote: Forged in the margins, now in the mainstream
Moderator: Emily Parkhurst, founder and CEO, Formidable
Fireside chat with Liat Ben-Zur, who launched the first commercial GPT-4 product at Microsoft and grew it to a $13 billion business. She will share her disruptive perspective on how AI can empower "leaders forged in the margins," whose experience with bias and even a few battle scars make them uniquely qualified to lead AI businesses.
8:35am - 9:10am
The Race to Innovate
Moderator: Rachel Horgan, founder and host of The Weekly podcast
Companies are racing to come up with novel ways to use AI, streamline internal systems and push out new products. During this session, we’ll hear from the leaders sitting at the cutting edge of massive AI projects.
- Arry Yu, managing director of Yellow Umbrella Ventures, chair of the Advanced Technologies Council for the Washington Technology Industry Association
- Ziyan Huang, applied science leader, Amazon
- Elaine Chang, technical advisor to the chief communications officer, Microsoft
9:15am-9:50am
Trust, Verify, Save the World
Moderator: Emily Parkhurst, founder and CEO, Formidable
When everything is AI, what can you trust, and how do you verify what is real? And what are the implications of AI and climate change? During this session, we’ll hear from leaders who are navigating these important questions.
- Steven Tapia, distinguished practitioner in residence, Seattle University School of Law
- Hansi Singh, founder and CEO of Planette AI
- Michelle Pruitt, AI TrustOps
9:55am-10:30am
Dr. AI Will See You Now
AI can already analyze enormous amounts of medical data and provide diagnostics that can improve health outcomes. But just because it can, doesn’t mean it should. During this session, we’ll discuss the various ways this new technology is already changing health care — and what is coming next in health tech.
Moderator: Rob Smith, executive editor, Formidable
- Rashmi Raghavendra, managing director, rcubed | ventures
- Julie Murchinson, partner with Transformational Capital, a digital health care investor
- Grin Lord, founder and CEO, Mpathic AI
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