AI LA's IDEAS: Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Allyship in STEAM

The AI LA Community and its allies are assembling virtually this year to discuss some serious topics. An amalgamation of pandemic-reactiveness and diversity discussions have pushed individuals and organizations to rethink how they live and work.

Join us for a day filled with industry and academic perspectives from Google, Microsoft, PledgeLA, and USC, as we discuss the impact and importance of inclusivity, diversity, equity, and allyship in teams and in efforts to create a responsible and representative AI.

What to expect:

A Keynote by Jen Gennai, Head of Responsible Innovation at Google.

Breakout sessions designed to be interactive with audience participation.

A panel discussion reporting the findings of the breakout sessions.

Over an hour of 1:1 video chat networking with hundreds of like-minded attendees.

SCHEDULE

2:00pm: Welcome and Google Keynote

2:30pm: Overview of content

2:35pm: Breakout session

3:00pm Break

3:10pm: Panel Discussion

3:30pm Impact Breakouts

4pm: Microsoft Panel Topic: Maximizing Your Seat at the Table

Join members of the AI Platform organization at Microsoft as they share perspectives on work their teams are driving to influence AI for the better and how they show up as leaders to impact that work. In this session, we will explore together how to move from a place of learning about D&I concepts to a place of identifying how we, as individuals, can lean into our personal power and make a difference in diversity & inclusion efforts.

Moderator: Kiesha Garrison, Director of Communications & Culture Programs

Panelists:

Sarah Bird – Principal Program Manager, Responsible AI

Widad Machmouchi – Principal Data Scientist Manager, Experimentation

Marieke Iwema - Principal Design Manager - Conversational AI

Thomas Jimma – Partner Engineering Manager, Azure Machine Learning

5pm: 1:1 Video Networking

We will be using the virtual Hopin Platform. You will receive an email 48 hours before the event with a login for access.

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