Join our speakers from around the world as they discuss the steps they've taken to protect their organizations, customers, and communities in the adoption and deployment of artificial intelligence.

We’ll explore approaches to ethical AI with experts from Canada, Latin America, Finland, and the Indigenous community, sharing what they've learnt along the way.

Presentations:

Canada's Efforts Towards Ethical AI

Natalie Cartwright | Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Finn AI

Principles to Practice: The Role of the Public Sector

Cristina Pombo | Principal Advisor and Head of the Social Digital Cluster, Inter-American Development Bank

AI Register for Cities and Public Sectors

Meeri Haataja | CEO & Co-Founder, Saidot

Indigenous Data Sovereignty in AI

Michael Running Wolf | Indigenous Software Developer in Industry

Moderated by: Krista Richmond, Director of Digital Innovation and Partnerships at Technical Safety BC

Hosted by: Bethany Edmunds, Director of Computer Science and Teaching Professor, Northeastern University - Vancouver

Speaker Bios:

Natalie Cartwright

Cristina Pombo

Meeri Haataja

Michael Running Wolf

Moderator: Krista Richmond

Host: Bethany Edmunds

About Cascad.AI:

The Cascadia Annual Summit on the Conscientious Adoption And Deployment Of Artificial Intelligence (Cascad.AI) is a community effort to create the next step in ethical AI adoption and deployment.

In 2020, the Cascad.AI Summit is a series of virtual conferences where attendees share what steps they have taken to safeguard their data, practices, and/or customers and engage with other like-minded organizations.