AI & Ethics
AICC is the premier 2-day quarterly conference series, each with a different focus of AI & Machine Learning. This spring, we explore: AI & Ethics on April 9th & April 11th in NYC. The AICC is presented by NYAI.co, a social impact community focused on events & education. A portion of proceeds helps to fund our diversity inclusion in tech initiative by delivering free Intro to AI workshops for kids from traditionally marginalized communities. Known for producing high-quality content with compelling & informative speakers, NYAI connects the global AI collective by sharing knowledge from our quarterly AI Community Conferences (AICC), partner events (NYAIx), and Intro to AI workshops.
About the Speakers
David Yakobovitch is a Principal Data Scientist at Galvanize, responsible for delivering global instruction, curriculum development and customer support. He also partners with Engagement Managers and Account Executives for the Corporate arm of the business, Galvanize Enterprise.
David previously served as Lead Data Scientist for Enterprise with General Assembly in 2017 and 2018, for the Fortune 500 portfolio. General Assembly was acquired by Adecco for $413 million in 2018. Prior to General Assembly, David served as Chief of Staff for the BIG3 Basketball League from 2016 to 2017. Prior to BIG3, David served in a variety of roles in Banks and Insurance Providers from 2010 to 2015, including Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, ADP, and Aflac.
David currently serves as an advisor of The Carpentries and Futureworks. David is the Host of HumAIn, an AI Podcast that shares consumer trends from Industry-Leading Executives at Fortune 500s and start-ups in the 4th Industrial Revolution.
David Ryan Polgar is a pioneering tech ethicist who paved the way for the hotly-debated issues around Facebook, AI ethics, unintended consequences, digital wellbeing, and what it means to be human in the digital age. He has appeared on CBS This Morning, BBC, Fast Company, SiriusXM, Associated Press, Washington Post’s “Can He Do That?” podcast, and many others.
David is the founder of All Tech Is Human, which is committed to being the hub for “thoughtful tech” and will convene four events in 2019. With a background as an attorney and educator, he is an advocate for co-creating a more thoughtful future towards technology. David is the co-host of the podcast & NYC live show Funny as Tech, where he is paired with UCB comedian Joe Leonardo to tackle the thorniest issues in tech–inside a comedy theater. He is a frequent writer and global speaker (3-time TEDx, Harvard Business School, Princeton University, The School of The New York Times, The Next Web).
David recently released a digital citizenship class for adults (Skillshare) and a tech ethics hub for college students (Cengage). He is an advisor for Hack Mental Health, the Technology and Adolescent Mental Wellness (TAM) program, and #ICANHELP, and is committed to bringing together organizations, advocates, students, academia, government, and industry to better collaborate on the major societal issues emerging tech has presented. He is community-focused and excited by uniting diverse backgrounds to find solutions with difficult tech issues.
Stuart Culpepper joined Havas five years ago to lead digital innovation and AI development and currently serve as Director of Product, CX and Innovation. Stuart has led a talented team of people developing products, innovative marketing applications and advertising for Fortune 500 brands including TD Ameritrade, IBM, Keurig, RJR, Sony Music, GSK and others. He is the Product Owner of Arcadia, our next-generation AI tool for CX analysis and insight.
Prior to joining Havas, he developed digital media and technology exclusively for brands in the pharma industry including NovoNordisk, Genentech, Teva, Novartis, Eli Lilly, GSK, Abbott Labs, BMS, Forest Labs, Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, Merck and Amgen. He launched the first tablet applications supporting in-field sales teams, created first-in-class symptomatic case-studies for neuroscience and an award-winning documentary on the invention of Prozac.
He’s won multiple awards including honors from the American Medical Women’s Association for my work helping medical students and physicians identify victims of sex trafficking, creating the first ad on the Blockchain, multiple Cannes Lions for digital advertising, and a Webby Award for best online drama in collaboration with the Sundance Channel.
Personal
Industry Committee Member at The IEEE Global AI Ethics Initiative, rock climber, photography instructor, formerly elected member of the Hudson County Democratic Committee, street art lover.
Oliver Christie is the founder and CEO of Artificial Intelligence consulting firm Foxy Machine. He works across multiple industries to help integrate Artificial Intelligence into companies and organizations, leveraging data for smarter outcomes. Foxy Machine also has a research arm that looks into the future of Artificial Intelligence and how it can have a positive global impact.
Oliver works closely with the X Prize as their AI Advocate, Heads Data Science for OpusAI and advises half dozen other AI startups. In 2009 Oliver and his firm Foxy Machine were a GoogleX Moonshot award winner with The Optimized Self, the ultimate health database for optimized health and he’s won an IBM Watson Prize for his work on the Watson Bridge Team.
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