2024 Great Lakes Tech Retreat
The Department of Management Science and Systems in University at Buffalo School of Management presents the second annual Great Lakes Tech Retreat.
Come to Buffalo Nov. 6-7, 2024, for the Great Lakes Tech Retreat and explore the frontiers of data analytics and artificial intelligence. The conference is open to faculty, industry leaders and doctoral students by invitation only.
November 6: Industry Day, Lippes Concert Hall, UB North Campus
Day 1 will feature industry or industry-forward professionals with a panel highlighting experts across a variety of industries
| Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 - 3 p.m. | Registration | |
| 3 - 3:15 p.m. | Welcome remarks | |
| 3:15 - 4 p.m. | Keynote Presentation: Martin Krebs, CIO, National Fuel | |
| 4 - 4:45 p.m. | Panel 1: Diverse Perspectives in AI Panelist 1: Thomas Panasiewicz, Director, Financial Risk Group Panelist 2:Tony DiLoreto, Founder and CEO, Spartera Panelist 3: Nicholas Vozzo, J.D., Assistant District Attorney, Erie County Prosecutors Office | |
| 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. | Panel 2: Cybersecurity Panelist 1: Christopher Klimek, Security Officer and Infrastructure Manager, HEALTHeLINK Panelist 2: Tim Mongan, Security Risk, Controls, and Compliance IT Controls Advisor, MetLife Global Panelist 3: Frank D'Arrigo, CISSP, vCISO, Sedara | |
| 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. | Panel 3: Innovation in Technology Panelist 1: Heath Tuttle, Vice President & Chief Information Office, University at Buffalo Panelist 2: Saverio "Sam" Marrazzo, Chief Innovation Officer, BNMC Panelist 3: Jasmeet Singh Gujral, Group Product Lead - AI Products, Ebay | |
| 6:15 - 6:30 p.m. | Closing remarks | |
| 6:30 - 8:30 | Welcome Reception, Student Union Room 145 (by invitation only) |
November 7: Research Day, Student Union, UB North Campus
Day 2 will feature invited talks from regional scholars, with a keynote address delivered by Avi Goldfarb, Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
| Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 - 9 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 9 - 9:45 a.m. | Presentation 1: Jinyang Zheng -- Can Banning ChatGPT Save User-generated Q&A platforms? | |
| 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. | Presentation 2: Jason Kuruzovich -- Learning from Exemplar Answers: Improving Algorithmic Fairness in Personnel Selection Through Loose Coupling | |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. | PhD Student Showcase | |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Presentation 3: Wael Jabr -- AI Enforcement: Examining the Impact of AI on Judicial Fairness and Public Safety | |
| 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. | Keynote Address: Avi Goldfarb -- The disruptive economics of artificial intelligence | |
| 2:15 - 3 p.m. | Presentation 4: Isam Faik -- Inclusion by Design: Requirements Elicitation with Digitally Marginalized Communities | |
| 3 - 3:15 p.m. | Coffee Break | |
| 3:15 - 4 p.m. | Presentation 5: Mikhail Lysyakov -- How does Social Bot Socialize? Evidence from a Microblogging Platform | |
| 4 - 4:45 p.m. | Presentation 6: Avinash Collis -- The Consumer Welfare Effects of Online Ads: Evidence from a 9-Year Experiment | |
| 4:45 - 5 p.m. | Final remarks |
The nearest airport to the University at Buffalo is the Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), located 8 miles from campus, followed by the Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), located 14 miles from campus. Uber, Lyft or taxi services are the best way to get to and from the airport.
We have reserved a block of hotel rooms at the Marriott Buffalo Niagara for the Great Lakes Tech Retreat from November 6 - 7, 2024.
Rooms are available from $117 per night. Book your room.
The last day to book with the group rate is October 15, 2024.