Lecture

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Pamela Wisniewski, Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science, University of Central Florida

Milind Tambe
Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science
Director of the Center for Research in Computation and Society, Harvard University
Director, AI for Social Good, Google Research India

Raquel Urtasun
Founder and CEO, Waabi Innovation Inc.
Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Co-founder, Vector Institute for AI

Professor Karl J. Friston, MB, BS, MA, MRCPsych, FMedSci, FRSB, FRS
Wellcome Principal Research Fellow and Scientific Director
Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging
Institute of Neurology, University College London

Laurie Williams
Distinguished University Professor
Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University

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Riana Pfefferkorn, Associate Director
Surveillance and Cybersecurity, Stanford Center for Internet and Society

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Safiya Noble, Department of Information Studies
University of California, Los Angeles

Digital adoption and dependence have been dramatically propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. This sudden growth spotlights critical issues such as cybersecurity, privacy, resilience, the highly consequential shift to 5G, and what innovative technologies may follow. Leadership in 5G adoption will be a vital determinant of future national competitiveness, as 5G will further enable dramatic technological advances in logistics, manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, mining, construction and smart grids. 

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Oren Etzioni
Chief Executive Officer, Allen Institute for AI
Professor of Computer Science, University of Washington

H. Vincent Poor, Michael Henry Strater University Professor
Princeton University