Join the Twin Cities Innovation Alliance (TCIA) this November to explore new research and technology, activate recommendations, share resources and tools, and collaborate on solutions to advance data for public good.
ELIZABETH M. ADAMS
Chief AI Ethics & Culture Advisor - Leadership of Responsible AI™
As one of Forbes "15 AI Ethics Leaders Showing The World The Way Of The Future", Elizabeth M. Adams is a highly-sought-after resource in business and professional circles for executives, small business owners, non-profits, institutions of higher learning, and community leaders from all sectors of society, looking to expand their knowledge of AI Ethics and Leadership of Responsible AI™.
For over two decades, she has studied the science of business and technology influences on society while leading large-scale technology initiatives for Fortune 500 companies and various government organizations. As a scholar-practitioner, Elizabeth has developed her expertise by interviewing, observing, advising, and working alongside successful technical and non-technical leaders, creating alliances with communities that translate theory into results.
Elizabeth is pursuing a doctoral degree at Pepperdine University with a research focus on Leadership of Responsible AI™. Elizabeth serves as the Global Chief AI Culture & Ethics Officer for Women in AI where she volunteers her time building a world-class team and program to support the needs of 8,000 women around the world.
Virtual Conference Schedule
- ALL TIMES ARE CST -
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Welcome Kickoff
Let’s kickoff the 2021 Data 4 Public Good Conference the right way with the Twin Cities Innovation Alliance Cofounders!
Presented By:
Aasim Shabazz | Cofounder & President
Marika Pfefferkorn | Cofounder & Solutions & Sustainability Officer
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Algorithmic Improv
Algorithmic harm is everywhere. Join us for an interactive and embodied session to deepen understanding of the harms caused by predictive analytics and machine learning through improvisation and Theatre of the Oppressed.
Presented By:
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Demystify Algorithmic Justice
A conversation with TCIA Cofounders about what TCIA means when we say Algorithmic Justice and the path forward.
Presented by:
Aasim Shabazz | Cofounder & President
Marika Pfefferkorn | Cofounder & Solutions & Sustainability Officer
10:35 AM - 11:35 AM
Surveillance in Schools: School Issued Devices and Student Activity Monitoring
To better understand how student activity monitoring software impacts those who have the most at stake, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) surveyed teachers, parents, and students about their experiences and attitudes toward these tools. Hear from Elizabeth Laird from The Center for Democracy and Technology on their recent report “Student Activity Monitoring Software: Research Insights and Recommendations
PRESENTED BY :
Elizabeth Laird | CDT’s Director, Equity in Civic Technology
No Data About Us Without Us!
EXTENDED SESSION *ENDS AT 11:50 AM*
Learn about the No Data About Us Without Us Fellowship, a 6–9-month cohort-based co-learning experience for parents, youth, educators, and community members. Learn how the Fellowship builds data literacy and data advocacy skills to empower fellows to disrupt the ways that big data, predictive analytics, and engineered consent are currently weaponized against marginalized and BIPOC communities. This session will describe the Fellowship, review evaluation results, and provide an opportunity for attendees to experience an activity from the fellowship.
Presented By:
Marika Pfefferkorn | Cofounder & Solutions & Sustainability Officer
Susan Phillips | Social Justice Activist, Educator, & Servant Leader
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
"Don't Get Gaggled"
Gaggle is currently used in hundreds of districts across the U.S., relying on artificial intelligence and a team of moderators paid as little as $10 an hour to scan billions of student emails, chat messages, and files each year in search of references to sex, drugs, and violence according to reporting by Mark Keierleber of The 74th But will It make us safer? From FOYA requests to community conversations, hear from Mark about surveillance technology in schools.
PRESENTED BY:
Mark Keierleber | Senior Writer/ Reporter at The 74
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Poster Session: D4PG Research on Algorithmic Justice, Education, Covid 19 and Technology
Hear from Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab Research Assistants about their research on Algorithmic Justice, Education, COVID 19, and Technology during summer 2021. The annual Data for Public Good Summer Research Program is a partnership between Princeton University’s Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab and Twin Cities Innovation Alliance.
PRESENTED BY:
Henry Vecchione | Senior at Princeton University
Maya Rabinowitz | Student at Princeton University
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
AI Ethics and Leadership of Responsible AI
Hear from national tech leader Elizabeth Adams as she describes the characteristics, skills, knowledge, courage, and necessary steps forward to normalize leadership of responsible AI.
PRESENTED BY:
Elizabeth M. Adams | Chief AI Ethics & Culture Advisor - Leadership of Responsible AI™
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
“Charting The Future” Panel Discussion
During this panel discussion we discuss thinking outside the box, across sectors, ecosystems, and communities with a proactive vs. reactive lens and vision for the future of our democracy and tech. A future that is not done unto us, but desired and created by us, where bias and inequities don't drive decisions and data and algorithms are not used as generational traps.
Moderated by:
Dr. Ruha Benjamin | Dr. Ruha Benjamin is a Professor of African American studies at Princeton University, founding director of the IDA B. WELLS Just Data Lab and author of two books, People’s Science and Race After Technology, and editor of Captivating Technology. currently working on her fourth book, Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want.
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
What is a Data Scientist?
All this talk about big data, predictive analytics, and algorithms - who are the people behind the design decisions and how do they operate? This foundational workshop is for those interested in learning more about what it takes to be a Data Scientist with a racial justice lens in the 21st Century.
Presented By:
Chris Pleasants | Data Scientist and Community Advocate
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
D4PG Collective Visioning & Design
Join TCIA founders and thought leaders as we thread together the lessons, and learnings and weave a vision for our future where Data is in our hands and used for the public good!
Presented By:
Aasim Shabazz | Cofounder & President
Marika Pfefferkorn | Cofounder & Solutions & Sustainability Officer