Join us for a much needed discussion around AI ethics with three leading practitioners on Thursday, November 16 at 12PM EST online.

Artificial intelligence truly came to the forefront with the release of ChatGPT in November, 2022. While the public tried to figure out their responses to this surreal moment of sci-fi coming to life, generative AI and other AI tools had already seeped into our everyday lives, and so did the damages of irresponsible technology.

Technology is not objective; how AI is trained, designed and used matters. Hear from Saumya Bhatnagar, Rebekah Tweed and Diya Wynn about the ethical and security challenges we face with the current AI technology and how we can build AI systems that are fair, transparent and inclusive.

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Read more about our panel below:

Saumya Bhatnagar

Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder | involve.ai

Saumya is the CPO and Co-founder of involve.ai, an AI-driven Early warning system that helps companies predict churn and revenue growth opportunities using customer data.

Before starting involve.ai, Saumya co-founded a startup right out of high school in New Delhi which focussed on using technology to reduce gender-based abortions in India. She did her undergrad in Computer Science and went on to earn her Masters in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a focus on Natural Language Processing. 

She is a Forbes 30 under 30 alum, winner of the Stevie Gold Entrepreneur of the Year award, recognized as the 50 Most Powerful Women in Tech by the National Diversity Council, and is on the list of Top 100 Women in Technology by AI Technology magazine. 

Saumya is a strong advocate of more representation for women in tech and is the founder of a nonprofit in India for women empowerment. 

When not working, Saumya enjoys binge-watching Netflix, photography, and traveling.

Rebekah Tweed

Executive Director | All Tech is Human

Rebekah Tweed is the Executive Director of All Tech Is Human and a leader in Responsible Technology. Rebekah was named one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics in 2023 and frequently speaks on responsible AI, generative AI, AI policy, and responsible technology careers, talent, and hiring trends. She is the guest editor of Springer AI and Ethics Journal topical collection on the social impacts of AI on youth and children and is the Co-Chair of the IEEE Global AI Ethics Initiative Editing Committee and a member of the Arts Committee.

Previously, Rebekah worked as the Assistant Producer of A BETTER TECH, 2021 Public Interest Technology (PIT) Convention & Career Fair, hosted by New York University and funded by New America's PIT-University Network. Prior to that, Rebekah worked as the Project Manager for NYC law firm Eisenberg & Baum, LLP's AI Fairness and Data Privacy Practice Group, where she examined technology's impact on society, organizing and promoting virtual events to build public awareness around algorithmic discrimination and data privacy issues in New York City and beyond.

Diya Wynn

Senior Practice Manager, Responsible AI, Emerging Technologies & Inteligent Platforms | Amazon Web Services

At AWS, Wynn created the customer facing responsible AI practice, and built a team of individuals with diverse backgrounds, including members of the LGBTQIA+ and differently-abled communities. Her goal was to bring responsible AI to AWS customers through a seven-pillar framework for inclusive, responsible AI use.

After fielding a groundswell of customer questions, she realized there was room to build a customer-facing department to aid with the development and implementation of responsible AI practices.

Wynn is a lifelong technologist, expressing the desire for a career in engineering by the third grade and received her first computer for high reading and math scores at that same time, a time when not every household had a computer. She continued her education with an undergrad at Spelman College and went on to study the management of technology at the NYU School of Tandon Engineering before also studying Artificial Intelligence and Ethics at Harvard University Professional School and MIT Sloan School of Management.

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This event is presented to you by the Standard Chartered Women in Tech Incubator at the Zahn Innovation Center.