Highlights of the event included “AI Lightning Talks”, examining how artificial intelligence intersects with education, cybersecurity, advocacy and the arts. Additionally, participants enjoyed a fireside chat featuring Spelman President Helene Gayle and Google's Chief Diversity Officer Melonie Parker discussing opportunities for Black women in technology.
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Event Schedule
Location: Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D., Academic Center Auditorium
12:15 p.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks
Pamela Scott Johnson, Ph.D., C’82
Spelman College Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Nicole Brenner
Education Giving Manager, Google.org
12: 25 p.m. | Center for Excellence Minority Women
in STEM Dashboard Presentation
Leyte Winfield, Ph.D.
Division Chair for the Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Spelman College
Tinaz Pavri, Ph.D.
Spelman College Division Chair of Humanities and Social Science, Spelman College
12:45 - 1:50 p.m. | AI Lightening Talks Speakers
Topic: AI & Google
Speaker Francine Marqui
Google Cloud AI and Industry Solutions Program Manager, Google
Topic: AI & Education
Speaker: Khalilah Ali, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Education, Spelman College
Topic: AI & the Arts
T. Lang
Assistant Professor of Dance, Spelman College
Topic: AI & Infrastructure
Speaker: Willa Blasingame
Americas Director Flow, Global Servers Operations, Google
Topic: AI & Advocacy
Speaker: Jaye Nias, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Spelman College
2:15 p.m. | Fireside Chat
Helene D. Gayle, M.D. MPH
President of Spelman College
Melonie Parker
Chief Diversity Officer, Google