Vector Business Insights: Managing AI Risk 2023 | Vector Institute | 13 July 2023 | Vector Institute and Virtual, 661 University Ave Suite 710, Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada

This event is a tailored non-technical seminar session that hosts talks from business practitioners and leaders on rapidly changing AI technology, sectors of future concern, and AI-specific governance building up understanding of successful adoption of AI. Participants throughout the series unpack timely themes and challenges in plain language with examples from industry, and delve into the AI-specific governance, project management, and communication practices underpinning the successful adoption of AI. The series also leverages the networking opportunity within the participants and leaders.

The seminar refers to the process of identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential threats and negative consequences associated with the development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into various aspects of our lives and industries, it is essential to ensure its safe, ethical, and responsible implementation. This seminar will focus on best practices for managing risks in AI projects.

2023 Speakers

Flora Wan
Technical Education Specialist, Vector Institute

Jesslyn Dymond
Director of Data Ethics, Telus

Phil Munz
Director of Data Science, Troj.ai

Ana Garcia
Director of Risk Quantification, OSFI

Bahar Sateli
Director in AI & Advanced Analytics, PwC

Shannon Douma
Lead, Data & Model Ethics, Privacy Engineering & Design, Thomson Reuters

Mardi Witzel
Strategic Advisor, PolyML

Susan Lindsay
Counsel, Law Commission of Ontario