2024 Great Lakes Tech Retreat
The Department of Management Science and Systems in University at Buffalo School of Management presented the second annual Great Lakes Tech Retreat.
The Great Lakes Tech Retreat explored the frontiers of data analytics and artificial intelligence. The conference was 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 |