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Pre-Conference Workshops
“Level Setting” – The Fundamentals of AI, Algorithmic Decision-Making, Testing and How They All Work: The Essentials of ChatGPT, Bard and More Tools for Non-IT Professionals
Oct 30, 2023 9:00am – 12:30 PM
Speakers

Shea Brown
CEO & Founder
BABL AI Inc.
DEMYSTIFYING GENERATIVE AI: A Deep Dive into the Fundamentals of Generative AI and its Rapid Impact on AI Law, Compliance and Ethics
Oct 30, 2023 1:30pm – 05:00 PM
Speakers

Joseph Bambara
Technologist Lawyer
UCNY Inc.

David Schwartz
CEO & Co-Founder
Ethics Through Analytics (ETA) LLC
Day 1 - Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Day 2 - Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Day 1 - Tuesday, October 31, 2023
7:30 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:30 |
Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks![]() Bennett B. Borden ![]() Zee Moradi |
8:45 |
AI SAFETY & RESPONSIBLE USEThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly Resolving High Stakes Challenges: The “How To” Aspects of Detecting and Mitigating the Risk Of Harm, Hallucinations and More![]() Cass Matthews ![]() Cathy O’Neil ![]() Alka Patel ![]() Sarah Murphy Gray During this opening session, gain practical takeaways for tackling a myriad of challenges and avoiding key missteps, including:
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9:45 |
Networking Break |
10:15 |
BIASPreventing and Detecting Bias in Algorithms, Testing and AI Outputs: Redefining Your Approach to Resolving New, Emerging Legal and Compliance Dilemmas![]() Keith Sonderling ![]() Haniyeh Mahmoudian ![]() Bradley Merrill Thompson
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11:15 |
PrivacyPrivacy Guardrails, Data Security-and Your Risk Mitigation Strategy: The Biggest Pitfalls to Avoid When Conducting Impact Assessments and Addressing Suspected Violations![]() Lynn Haaland ![]() Julie Myers Wood
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12:15 |
Networking Luncheon for Attendees and Speakers |
1:30 |
KEYNOTE![]() Anup Dewan |
2:00 |
Interview![]() Ben Rossen Moderated by:![]() Bennett B. Borden |
2:45 |
Networking Break |
3:00 |
EMPLOYEE MONITORING AND PREDICTIVE ANALYTICSImplementing Employee Monitoring and Predictive Compliance Systems: How Far You Can Go in Predicting Misconduct with AI and What Crosses the Line![]() Darrell Gay ![]() Timothy S Klimpl As employers weigh the pros and cons of AI in the workplace, questions are being raised as to how AI tools can be leveraged to predict and mitigate the risk of employee misconduct. With a complex legal and regulatory maze, identifying the best way forward is fraught with a host of grey areas. During this session, legal and compliance experts will provide real-world guidance on what can cross the line, takeaways from recent developments-and the unique considerations to keep in mind before implementing monitoring and predictive compliance systems, including the surprising and lesser-known liability risks. |
4:00 |
AI ETHICS & GOVERNANCE-CROSS-INDUSTRY BENCHMARKINGThe Hits and Misses in Using AI to Power an Effective AI Governance, Ethics and Compliance Program: Successes and Missteps to Flag Now![]() Chris Crowder ![]() Luis Alejandro Velandia
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5:00 |
Chairs’ Closing Remarks | Networking Reception |
Day 2 - Wednesday, November 1, 2023
8:00 |
Registration |
8:30 |
Closed-Door AI Ethics & Safety Working Group: Preventing and Putting Out Fires
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9:00 |
Co-Chair Opening Remarks![]() Bennett B. Borden ![]() Zee Moradi |
9:05 |
AI and The Evolving Enforcement Landscape: Key Updates![]() Michael Atleson |
10:00 |
Networking Break |
10:30 |
NIST AND MORE AI FRAMEWORKSA Closer Look at AI Governance Frameworks and Their Practical Implementation: How NIST and Other Frameworks Can Help Companies Seize the Benefits of AI![]() Elham Tabassi ![]() Carl T. Hahn ![]() Edward R. McNicholas During this morning session, delegates will gain a deeper understanding of the NIST and other frameworks, and how they contribute to the research, standards and data required towards the future and successful advancement of Artificial Intelligence. The discussion will also focus on the practical impact of these frameworks and the roadblocks to effective implementation. |
11:30 |
KEYNOTE ADDRESSAI Ethics in US Air & Space Forces and Department of Defense![]() Lt Col Joseph Chapa What do questions about algorithmic bias and model robustness have to do with AI in the military? In this morning keynote, Lt Col Chapa will show how the field of AI ethics applies to Department of Defense, and more specifically, Department of the Air Force use cases. |
12:00 |
Networking Luncheon |
1:15 |
Banking Insurance and Cross-Industry TakeawaysThe Use of AI in Financial, Banking and Insurance Services—and the Broader, Cross-Industry Lessons![]() Kenneth Cherrier ![]() Zee Moradi
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2:00 |
PRIVACY THINK TANK AND HYPOTHETICAL EXERCISESPrivacy, Data Protection and Transparency Think Tank: The Newest Best Practices for Addressing Generative AI, ChatGPT, Consent and More Hot Button Challenges![]() Dan Fisher ![]() Lisa J. Sotto ![]() Sheela Kolluri During this interactive session, speakers will discuss the latest best practices for addressing high stakes dilemmas through a series of hypothetical scenarios. Don’t miss out on putting theory into practice! Topics will include:
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3:00 |
Fireside Chat with Walgreens Boots Alliance![]() Inderpal Bhandari |
3:30 |
EU’s AI ActThe Realities of Complying with the EU’s AI Act: What It Takes to Satisfy New Requirements and Expectations![]() Feyo Sickinghe State of the Union 2023, EU president Ursula von der Leyen: ‘I believe Europe, together with partners, should lead the way on a new global framework for AI, built on three pillars: guardrails, governance and guiding innovation..’ With the Artificial Intelligence Act, Europe is introducing the first AI regulation of its kind. Yet, there are still open issues such as remote biometric identification, high risk systems and generative AI. Benefit from a comprehensive update on the host of requirements-and their wide-reaching application, as well as what to expect from the regulation’s risk-based approach to AI. |
4:00 |
Networking Break |
4:15 |
AI POLICY UPDATES![]() Marc Rotenberg |
4:45 |
IP PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTManaging the Emergence of New AI Tools Affecting IP and Copyright Law, and the Hurdles to Obtaining Patent Rights for Invention![]() Stuart D. Levi ![]() Timothy B. Scull ![]() David C. Vondle
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5:30 |
Chairs’ Closing Remarks |
“Level Setting” – The Fundamentals of AI, Algorithmic Decision-Making, Testing and How They All Work: The Essentials of ChatGPT, Bard and More Tools for Non-IT Professionals

Shea Brown
CEO & Founder
BABL AI Inc.
What is it about?
Workshops are offered In-Person only
Let’s level set in our morning workshop. Join us as experts provide a complete roadmap to understanding the universe of AI stakeholders and capabilities, as well as the legal, compliance, safety, ethics, and more issues to flag now. By the end of this workshop, you will gain an actionable blueprint that will lay the groundwork for your work after the conference-and for the main conference discussions over the next two days. Along with speaker -prepared reference materials, gain updates and best practices on key topics, including:
- A roadmap to the lengths and limits of AI tools-and their associated risks and benefits
- Demystifying and clarifying key concepts, including bias, responsible use, safety, hallucinations, deep learning and more
- What is (and isn’t) AI and algorithmic decision-making vs. machine learning and data analytics
- What is Natural Language Processing (NLP) and what is its role in the AI ecosystem
- Identifying key compliance and ethics concerns with NLP systems
- How to determine if your existing compliance framework can be evolve to keep up with the rapid pace of AI: Special considerations for Automated decision-making and more capabilities
- Defining “Responsible Use”
- Understanding the functionalities of ChatGPT, Bard and similar tools
- What’s responsible vs. not
- Creating internal versions of ChatGPT
- To what extent employees can use ChatGPT, Bard and similar tools
- What types of policies should be in place?
- Laying the groundwork for addressing privacy issues, including the protection of sensitive data and client information
- When do you inadvertently waive privilege by leveraging tolls?
- Key regulations and compliance frameworks with respect to AI
- When to seek legal advice around algorithmic decision-making plus testing automated decision-making systems for bias, discrimination, bias, privacy
DEMYSTIFYING GENERATIVE AI: A Deep Dive into the Fundamentals of Generative AI and its Rapid Impact on AI Law, Compliance and Ethics

Joseph Bambara
Technologist Lawyer
UCNY Inc.

David Schwartz
CEO & Co-Founder
Ethics Through Analytics (ETA) LLC
What is it about?
Workshops are offered In-Person only
Join us as we dive deeper into understanding what is (and isn’t) Generative AI, common misconceptions and the potential legal, compliance, ethical and safety implications to address before it’s too late. Bring your most burning questions and gain invaluable takeaways on critically important topics, including:
- Defining “Generative AI” and what it does in practice
- Assessing the safety, ethics and compliance “red flags” of generative AI and how they differ from other types of AI tools
- What is “unsupervised or semi-supervised learning”?
- Defining foundation models generative adversarial networks (GANs), and variational autoencoders (VAEs)
- Demystifying “GANs” and “Transformers”
- Getting familiar with the latest tools and their functionalities, including MidJourney, Dall-E2, ruDALL-E and newer projects
- Understanding how Generative AI intersects with compliance concerns
- Potential usages of Generative AI to address cybersecurity concerns
- Responsible Use in the context of Generative AI
- Identifying the implications of Generative AI vs. other AI tools and capabilities
- Working cross-functionally to assess the appropriateness of Generative AI for your business