REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST

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OPENING REMARKS

Stephy Romichan, Data Analytics Engineer and Masters Student, Northeastern University

Claire Tinker, Solution Architect in Sustainability Software, IBM​

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KEYNOTE

Talk Title: Beyond the Hype: Designing Human-Agent Collaboration for

Decisions That Matter

​Priyanka Kulkarni, Founder and CEO, Casium

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PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Panel 1: Democratic Processes and Public Policy

Moderator

Christine Ortiz, Morris Cohen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and the Director of the Technology and Policy Program (TPP) within IDSS, MIT

​Panelists

Lindsey Batteast, Senior Strategist in Responsible AI, Google

Mona Birjandi, Principal Economist and Director of Data Analytics, Outten & Golden

Bailey Flanigan, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Computer Science, MIT​​​

BREAK

Panel 2: Extreme Weather and Pollution: Impact and Equity

Moderator

Abigail Bowering, Doctoral Student, Social and Engineering Systems at the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society; and the Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy, MIT

Panelists

Arlene Fiore, Professor, Department of Earth, Atmospheric + Planetary Sciences, MIT

Sucharita Gopal, Professor, Department of Earth and Environment & Center for Remote Sensing Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University 

Desirée Plata, Distinguished Professor of Climate and Energy, Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT

LIGHTNING TALKS (15 lightning talks of 1 minute)

​LUNCH, RECRUITING, POSTER SESSION, SPEED-NETWORKING & MENTORING SESSIONS

Speed Networking Sessions: Sign up here

Session #1 (12:35pm - 1:05pm)

Session #2 (1:10pm - 1:40pm)

Mentoring Office Hours: Drop-In Style, Limited to 5 people at a time

Session #1 - 12:45pm - 1:15pm

Session #2 - 1:25pm - 1:55pm​

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Sphinx AI Technical Demonstration, Clara Barton Room - 1:45pm - 2:15pm​​​

CLOSING REMARKS & PRIZES

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​END OF CONFERENCE