Women in AI NY x ACM-W NYC: Bridging Research and Industry in AI - Women Leading the Way
Join Women in AI NY and ACM-W NYC for an inspiring event bringing together women researchers, industry leaders, and innovators in AI.
This event bridges the gap between cutting-edge AI research and real-world industry applications, featuring keynote insights on AI evaluation and ethics, lightning research talks, a senior leadership panel, and networking opportunities, all capped off with a special comedy performance!
Schedule:
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM [10 mins]: Registration
Light refreshments and informal mingling
5:10 PM - 5:20 PM [10 mins]: Organizers' Opening Remarks
Jayeeta Putatunda - Women in AI NY Ambassador
Sai Sharanya Nalla - ACM-W NYC Chair
5:20 PM - 5:50 PM [30 mins]: Keynote - "From Theory to Practice: Grounding Intelligence in the Real World"
Chloe Myshel Burke - Frontier AI Policy, Meta
5:50 PM - 6:00 PM [10 mins] Enkrypt AI Research Talk
Tanay Baswa - Founding AI Researcher, Enkrpt AI
6:00 PM - 6:40 PM [40 mins]: Research Spotlights (3 lightning talks)
Emerging researchers presenting cutting-edge AI work.
Moderator - Sai Sharanya Nalla, Principal Machine Learning Director, Nike
6:40 PM - 6:50 PM [10 mins]: Break
6:50 PM - 7:30 PM [40 mins]: Industry Panel - "AI Driving Impact in Industry: Implementation Focus"
Richa Singh - Director & Head of Data & AI, Lexington Partners
Anusha Dandapani - Chief Data & AI, UNICC (United Nations)
Gaby Marano - Director, Capital Markets, Microsoft
Moderator - Jayeeta Putatunda, Director - AI CoE, Fitch Ratings
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM [30 mins]: Stand-up Comedy Skit
Sonya Vai - Stand-up Comedian
Closing Remarks
Who Should Attend:
AI researchers and graduate students
Women in tech and AI professionals
Industry practitioners in ML/AI
Anyone interested in the intersection of AI research and industry applications
We've already 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟱𝟬+ 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, but if you're on the waitlist, stay tuned - spots may open up!
Thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible!
Questions? Contact us at [email protected], [email protected]