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The Value Chain of Ethical AI

6 December 2024
The Forum Hotel
UVA Darden School of Business
 

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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    Speakers

    SCOTT C. BEARDSLEY
    Dean and Charles C. Abbott Professor of Business Administration
    UVA Darden School of Business

    THOMAS H. DAVENPORT
    Bodily Bicentennial Professor of Analytics 2024-25, UVA Darden School of Business

    YAEL GRUSHKA-COCKAYNE             
    Altec Styslinger Foundation Bicentennial Chair in Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business

    KIRSTEN MARTIN (MBA '99, Ph.D. '06)
    William P. and Hazel B. White Professor of Technology Ethics and Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations, Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame

    MARC RUGGIANO (MBA '96)
    Special Advisor for AI Initiatives, UVA Darden School of Business

    RAJ VENKATESAN              
    Ronald Trzcinski Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business

    GABRIELLE (GABE) ADAMS
    Associate Professor of Public Policy and Business Administration and, by Courtesy, Psychology (Social)
    UVA Darden School of Business

    CHIRAG AGARWAL
    Assistant Professor of Data Science
    UVA School of Data Science

    MICHAEL ALBERT
    Assistant Professor, UVA Darden School of Business

    YIORGOS ALLAYANNIS
    Robert F. Bruner Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business

    MADHUR BEHL
    Associate Professor of Computer Science and Systems and Information Engineering,
    UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science

    ANEESH CHOPRA
    Chief Strategy Officer, Arcadia

    CHELSIE GARRIOTT
    VP of Marketing at AvePoint

    OMAR GARRIOTT
    Executive Director, Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology
    UVA Darden School of Busines

    SEAN HARRISON
    Chief Analytics Officer, Acentra Health

    BECKY HEIRONOMUS
    Director of Product Management and Head of Facebook Risk and Regulatory Readiness, Meta

    TOM HARTVIGSEN
    Assistant Professor, UVA School of Data Science

    LEIDY KLOTZ
    Professor, UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science 

    SARAH LEBOVITZ
    Assistant Professor, UVA McIntire School of Commerce

    MICHAEL LENOX
    University Professor and
    Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration
    UVA Darden School of Business

    SAMUEL LEVY
    Assistant Professor of Business Administration
    UVA Darden School of Business

    PANOS MARKOU
    Assistant Professor, UVA Darden School of Business

    REZA MOUSAVI
    Assistant Professor, UVA McIntire School of Commerce

    IAN O'KEEFE
    Founder and CEO, iKona Analytics

    DIRK PETERSEN
    VP, North America at Insight222

    ROSHNI RAVEENDHRAN
    Assistant Professor, UVA Darden School of Business

    MONA SLOANE
    Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor of Media Studies
    UVA School of Data Science, UVA College of Arts and Sciences

    ALAN SUSI
    VP, Global Head of Organizational Analytics & People Insights, S&P Global

    MARTY WEINER
    Former CTO, Reddit and Founding Engineer, Pinterest

    ZHIHAO ZHANG
    Assistant Professor, UVA Darden School of Business

Travel Information

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

  • 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 Room
    4:00 - 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 Science

    Renée Cummings               
    Assistant Professor of the Practice in Data Science, UVA School of Data Science

    Brad Doss               
    Senior Director, Customer Engagement, Git Hub

    Andrew Gamino-Cheong               
    Co-Founder and CTO, Trustible AI

    Omar Garriott               
    Executive Director, Batten Institute, UVA Darden School of Business

    Matt Gers               
    Strategy and Operations, Meta

    Yael Grushka-Cockayne               
    Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for Professional Degree Programs, UVA Darden School of Business

    Jamie Jones            
    VP of Field Services and Technical Partnerships, Git Hub

    Ron Keesing               
    SVP for Technology, of AI/ML Accelerator, Leidos

    Jeanne Liedtka
    Interim Dean and United Technologies Corporation Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business

    Alex Pascal 
    Senior Fellow, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School

    Roshni Raveendhran 
    Assistant Professor in Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business

    Marc Ruggiano
    Inaugural Director, UVA Darden-School of Data Science Collaboratory for Applied Data Science

    Adam Ruttenberg 
    Partner, Cooley

    Mona Sloane 
    Assistant Professor of Data Science and Media Studies, UVA School of Data Science

    Jepson Taylor               
    Chief AI Strategist, Dataiku

    Raj Venkatesan               
    Ronald Trzcinski Professor of Business Administration, UVA Darden School of Business

    Kinney Zalesne               
    Senior Advisor, GETTING-Plurality and former General Manager, Corporate/Responsible Growth Strategy, Microsoft

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