The first speakers have been announced for Inside Higher Education’s US AI Summit, a landmark convening of national leaders from higher education, industry and policy to explore how artificial intelligence can address society’s most pressing challenges.

The summit will be hosted by UB and held June 3–4 at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Co-organized by Times Higher Education, the event will bring together thought leaders and participants from more than 100 universities and organizations to examine how AI can be applied to improve health care, education, the environment and other critical areas.

The following guest speakers have been added to the agenda:

• Anne-Marie Brinsmead, program director, Engineering and Architecture, Toronto Metropolitan University.
• Sara Custer, editor-in-chief, Inside Higher Ed.
• Colleen Flaherty, senior editor for special content, Inside Higher Ed.
• Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, chief AI officer, New York State.
• Anupam Joshi, vice provost and chief AI officer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
• Masud Khokar, chief AI officer, University of Leeds.
• Manish Parashar, chief AI officer and executive director, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, University of Utah.
• Qiao Xiao, vice dean, Institute for AI International Governance, Tsinghua University.

President Satish Tripathi and Allison Brashear, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will also speak at the summit.

Event attendees will explore how AI can be harnessed in democratic, responsible and equitable ways through high-level panels, applied case studies and collaborative discussions. Sessions will highlight AI’s potential to expand economic opportunity and enhance human creativity and problem-solving, while also examining the governance frameworks, cross-sector partnerships and practical decisions needed to advance trustworthy and responsible AI.

Early registration is open now through April 10. UB employees and students can use the code UB-20 for a 20% discount on registration fees. The full agenda and additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.

Learn more about the AI Summit and register online.