Centers & Initiatives
UVA Conference on Leadership in Business, Data and Intelligence
The Value Chain of Ethical AI
6 December 2024
The Forum Hotel
UVA Darden School of Business
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Artificial intelligence is a top priority for many, as its impacts are expected to positively impact all aspects of our lives. For businesses, these impacts include increased efficiency, novel insights, and accelerated innovation. For individuals, they include increased productivity, easier access to specialized knowledge, and potentially longer and healthier lives.
While the opportunities appear limitless, to some, so do the risks. It is no wonder then, that money is flowing freely into the AI sector and headlines are dominated by hype and hope reflecting the scale and breadth of these opportunities and risks.
Given the extraordinary investments in AI and the dizzying pace of innovation, business leaders are undoubtedly wondering where AI will be five years from now, and how their organizations can capitalize on the opportunities and manage the risks presented by artificial intelligence. At the same time, many are wrestling with the ethical considerations that arise in all facets of AI, from infrastructure and data, to tools and technology, and application and impacts.
The breadth of activities that exist along this path are what we call the Value Chain of Ethical AI. It includes AI infrastructure, such as data centers and processors; data and related topics including privacy, security, and value; technology, including tools and techniques; implementation including deployment, use and monitoring; and outcomes, including measurement, monitoring and management of outputs and impacts.
Successfully navigating these “once in a generation” times requires a range of expertise that is uncommon in business during these early days of artificial intelligence adoption. Yet, as responsible leaders in business, we know that it is our responsibility to shape where AI is headed, understand the opportunities and risks that it entails, and guide our organizations over the next five years. And, we must do all of those things ethically.
The Value Chain of Ethical AI, an event organized at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business by the LaCross Institute for Ethical Artificial Intelligence, will bring together experts from UVA and industry to discuss these important topics during a day-long exploration featuring keynotes, talk, panels, demos and other content specifically for responsible leaders whose organizations are working to advance the capabilities of today’s AI solutions and realize the benefits of Ethical AI in their organizations.
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Travel Information
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Lodging
Room blocks for the conference have been reserved at the following locations:
The Forum Hotel
UVA Darden School of Business
540 Massie Road
Charlottesville, Virginia
> Booking Link
Hyatt Place Charlottesville
2100 Bond Street
Charlottesville, Virginia
> Booking Link
Inaugural Event: "Responsible Leadership in the Age of AI"
The inaugural event in December 2023 brought together more than 100 business leaders, scholars and policy makers to Darden's Sands Family Grounds in Rosslyn, Virginia to discuss the role of leadership in ensuring that artificial intelligence is developed and employed in beneficial ways.
Key takeaways and other highlights are available here.
Download the resulting whitepaper, "Building Stakeholder Trust in AI" [PDF]
2023 Conference Archive
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2023 Schedule
TIME
SESSION
8:00 - 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast 9:00 - 9:15 am Welcome and Dean Remarks
Potomac River Room- Philip E. Bourne, Stephenson Dean, UVA School of Data Science
- Raj Venkatesan, Ronald Trzcinski Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business
9:15 - 10:00 am Opening Keynote: Private Sector Perspective
Potomac River Room- Andrew Gamino-Cheong, Co-Founder and CTO, Trustible AI
- Jamie Jones, VP of Field Services and Technical Partnerships, Git Hub
- Brad Doss, Senior Director, Customer Engagement, Git Hub (moderator)
10:00 - 11:00 am Panel 1: AI Ethics in Society, Policy and Practice
Potomac River Room- Renée Cummings, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Data Science, UVA School of Data Science
- Ron Keesing, SVP for Technology, Head of AI/ML Accelerator, Leidos
- Jepson Taylor, Chief AI Strategist, Dataiku
- Marc Ruggiano, Inaugural Director, UVA Darden-School of Data Science Collaboratory for Applied Data Science (moderator)
11:00 - 11:15 am Break 11:15 am - 12:00 pm Research and Tech Talks (concurrent sessions)
The Psychology of AI
Arlington Classroom- Roshni Raveendhran, Assistant Professor in Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business
We Are All AI Experts Now: How AI Impacts Society and Vice Versa
Capital Classroom- Mona Sloane, Assistant Professor of Data Science and Media Studies, UVA School of Data Science
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 pm Panel 2: AI Implications for Cross-Sector Leaders
Potomac River Room- Matt Gers, Strategy and Operations, Meta
- Alex Pascal, Senior Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School
- Kinney Zalesne, Senior Advisor, GETTING-Plurality and former General Manager, Corporate/Responsible Growth Strategy, Microsoft
- Omar Garriott, Executive Director, Batten Institute, UVA Darden School of Business (moderator)
Hosted by UVA Darden’s Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology
2:00 - 2:15 pm Break 2:15 - 3:15 pm Faculty-led Small Group Breakouts (concurrent sessions)
Arlington, Capital, and National Landing Classrooms- Renée Cummings, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Data Science, UVA School of Data Science
- Yael Grushka-Cockayne, Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for Professional Degree Programs, UVA Darden School of Business
- Raj Venkatesan, Ronald Trzcinski Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business
3:15 - 3:30 pm Break 3:30 - 4:00 pm Report-Out: Key Themes from Group Discussions
Potomac River Room4:00 - 4:45 pm Closing Keynote: AI Hype vs. Reality and Navigating the Tech Regulatory Landscape
Potomac River Room- Adam Ruttenberg, Partner, Cooley
4:45 - 5:00 pm Final Remarks
Potomac River Room- Jeanne Liedtka, Interim Dean and United Technologies Corporation Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business
5:00 - 7:00 pm Networking Reception -
2023 Speakers
Philip E. Bourne
Stephenson Dean, UVA School of Data ScienceRenée Cummings
Assistant Professor of the Practice in Data Science, UVA School of Data ScienceBrad Doss
Senior Director, Customer Engagement, Git HubAndrew Gamino-Cheong
Co-Founder and CTO, Trustible AIOmar Garriott
Executive Director, Batten Institute, UVA Darden School of BusinessMatt Gers
Strategy and Operations, MetaYael Grushka-Cockayne
Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for Professional Degree Programs, UVA Darden School of BusinessJamie Jones
VP of Field Services and Technical Partnerships, Git HubRon Keesing
SVP for Technology, of AI/ML Accelerator, LeidosJeanne Liedtka
Interim Dean and United Technologies Corporation Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of BusinessAlex Pascal
Senior Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy SchoolRoshni Raveendhran
Assistant Professor in Business Administration, UVA Darden School of BusinessMarc Ruggiano
Inaugural Director, UVA Darden-School of Data Science Collaboratory for Applied Data ScienceAdam Ruttenberg
Partner, CooleyMona Sloane
Assistant Professor of Data Science and Media Studies, UVA School of Data ScienceJepson Taylor
Chief AI Strategist, DataikuRaj Venkatesan
Ronald Trzcinski Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of BusinessKinney Zalesne
Senior Advisor, GETTING-Plurality and former General Manager, Corporate/Responsible Growth Strategy, Microsoft
