Livestream Event
Agenda
10:00AM
Doors Open
10:35AM - 11:05AM
Innovative Startup Approaches to AI Democratization
- Leo Hentschker, CTO of Column
- Libby Ediger, CEO of Holberton School
- Devaki Raj, CEO of CrowdAI
- (Moderator) Allie Brandenburger, Founder of TheBridge
11:05AM - 11:30AM
Networking
11:35AM - 12:05PM
Panel - Building AI Across America
- Jennifer C. Shieh, PhD, Director of Ecosystem Development at Small Business Administration, Office of Investment and Innovation
- Heather Wilson, President of University of Texas, El Paso
- Ronaldo Lemos, Board Member, Oversight Board, and Professor, Rio de Janeiro State University’s Law School
- (Moderator) Austin Carson, Founder & President, SeedAI
12:30PM - 2:30PM
Exercise: Houston Community College (HCC) x AI Village @ DEFCON Prompt Detective
12:10PM - 1:30PM
Lunch/Networking
1:35PM - 1:50PM
Talk: Teaching the Teachers: How to Prepare Community College Students for AI Careers
- Olivia Igbokwe-Curry, Lead for US Federal Affairs, AWS
2:00PM - 2:25PM
Armchair: How Congress is Building AI Policy from the Ground Up
- Congresswoman Robin Kelly, Co-Chair of the Tech Accountability Caucus
- Chairman Michael McCaul, Co-Chair of the Congressional AI Caucus
- (Moderator) Austin Carson, Founder & President, SeedAI
2:30PM - 3:10PM
Networking
3:15PM - 3:45PM
Recap & Panel: What did we learn at the HCC x AI Village @ DEFCON Prompt Detective?
- Sven Cattell, Founder of AI Village @ DEFCON
- Samir Saber, Dean of the Digital & Information Technology Center of Excellence, Houston Community College
- Asad Ramzanali, Chief of Staff, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Austin Carson, Founder & President, SeedAI
4:00PM
Day Event Closes
5:00PM - 8:00PM
Reception @ Google celebrating SeedAI's AI for the People event
