RECENT EVENTS
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The Austin Forum hosts three types of events each month, a hybrid presentation + networking event, an online discussion event, and an in-person meetup. Anyone can join these events to interact, share ideas, and collaborate with speakers and fellow attendees. Be sure to check out other ways you can participate in the Austin Forum on our About page, join our Slack workspace, listen to our podcast, and join our mailing list to stay informed about Austin Forum events.
Discussion of “A Brief History of Intelligence”
April 23, 2024 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society and CEO, Vizias |
AI in 2024: Real Talk, Industry Trends, Hot Takes & Weird Flexes
April 16, 2024 Paco Nathan, Managing Partner, Derwen, Inc. |
How America Can Win the Race for the Twenty-First Century
April 4, 2024 Dmitri Alperovitch, Chairman, Silverado Policy Accelerator |
Discussion of “Spheres of Influence”
April 3, 2024 Liz Aebersold, Founder, Wildcard Thinking and Brad Englert, CEO and Founder, Brad Englert Advisory |
Discussion of “Introduction to Generative AI”
March 20, 2024 Numa Dhamani, Principal Machine Learning Engineer, KUNGFU.AI and Maggie Engler, Technical Staff, Inflection AI |
Discussion of “Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America”
March 17, 2024 Moderated by Barbara McQuade, Law Professor, University of Michigan Law |
Generative AI and Prompt Engineering
March 6, 2024 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society and Luke Wilson, Chief Data Scientist, Vizias |
Live Long and Prosper: How AI, Robotics, and Other Technologies Are Advancing Healthcare & Wellness
March 5, 2024 Varun Ramdevan, Technology Early Innovation and Partnerships, Johnson & Johnson |
Discussion of “Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”
February 28, 2024 Mike Ignatowski, Senior Fellow, AMD |
SXSW 2024 Interactive Preview with Hugh Forrest
February 15, 2024 Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer, SXSW |
Accelerated Introduction to AI
February 8, 2024 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society and Luke Wilson, Chief Data Scientist, Vizias |
The New & Enhanced Cybersecurity Threats and Challenges—and Recommendations for 2024
February 6, 2024 Robert Hansen (RSnake), American Computer Hacker, Executive, Entrepreneur, and Host, RSnake Podcast |
Introduction to Quantum Computing
January 26, 2024 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society |
Generative AI for Images & Video Meetup
January 25, 2024 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society |
Discussion of “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism”
January 18, 2024 J. Craig Wheeler, Samuel T. and Fern Yanagisawa Regents Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus, The University of Texas at Austin |
Tech Trends for 2024 (and Beyond)
January 9, 2024 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society; Nancy Giordano, Founder and CEO, Play Big Inc; Bryon Jacob, CTO, data.world; and Jay Williams, President and CTO, ARCatar |
Discussion of "AI 2041: 10 Visions for Our Future"
December 12, 2023 Nancy Giordano, Founder and CEO, Play Big Inc |
Accelerated Introduction to AI
December 8, 2023 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society |
Tech for Health, Happiness, and Helping
December 5, 2023 Scott Finkelstein, Founder, MyWorkout.AI; George Luc, Co-Founder and CEO, GivePulse, Inc.; and Julie Korioth, CEO and Founder, Nui |
Discussion of "The Coming Wave"
November 21, 2023 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society |
Life Beyond Earth: The Synergy of Energy and Space Exploration
November 16, 2023 Mat Hames, Director and Co-founder, Alpheus Media; Dr. Moriba Jah, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Privateer Space; Ezinne E. Uzo-Okoro, Assistant Director for Space Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; and Dr. Michael E. Webber, CTO, Energy Impact Partners; and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas |
Austin AI Ecosystem Initiative: Planning Meeting #4
November 9, 2023 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society |
A Debate on Digital Privacy, Trust, Responsibility, and Ethics
November 7, 2023 Sherri Greenberg, Professor of Practice, LBJ School of Public Affairs; David Dunmoyer, Campaign Director, Texas Public Policy Foundation; Aditya Khurjekar, GM, identity.ai at Prove; Anastasia Uglova, Founder, Agency; and Jay Williams, President and CTO, ARCatar |
Discussion of "Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms"
October 24, 2023 Brad Englert, CEO and Founder, Brad Englert Advisory |
Quantum Computing Meetup
October 17, 2023 Amy Golem, Senior Regional Sales Manager, PASQAL; Brance Hudzietz, Senior Director of Partnerships, Infleqtion; William "whurley" Hurley, Founder and CEO, Strangeworks; Anu Osibajo, Corporate Development Associate, Infleqtion; William V. Oxford, Ph.D., CEO, Anametric, Inc.; Nash Palaniswamy, Chief Commercial Officer, Quantinuum; and Stacy Vu, Chief of Staff, Strangeworks |
The Technologies, Applications, and Future of 3D Printing
October 3, 2023 Leslie Bush, Metal 3D Printing Applications Engineer, EOS; Samantha Snabes, Co-founder, Re:3D; and Melodie Yashar, VP of Building Design & Performance, ICON |
Discussion of "We Are Legion (We Are Bob)"
September 28, 2023 Julie Tomlin, Event Coordinator, Austin Forum on Technology & Society |
Austin AI Ecosystem Initiative: Decisions & Formation Meeting
September 13, 2023 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society |
Quantum Computing: The Next Technological Evolution
September 5, 2023 Presented by William "whurley" Hurley, Founder and CEO, Strangeworks |
Global Energy Trends and Transitions
August 31, 2023 Presented by Dr. Michael E. Webber, CTO, Energy Impact Partners; and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas |
Discussion of "Who Owns the Future?"
August 23, 2023 J. Craig Wheeler, Samuel T. and Fern Yanagisawa Regents Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus, The University of Texas at Austin |
Understanding and Using AI
August 10, 2023 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society; Adnan Khaleel, Strategic Project Development, Vizias; and Luke Wilson, Chief Analytics Officer, Vizias |
Austin AI Ecosystem Initiative: Planning Meeting
July 27, 2023 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society |
Discussion of "The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life"
July 26, 2023 Hugh Forrest, Co-President and Chief Programming Officer, SXSW |
The New Threats of Misinformation & Disinformation—and What We Can Do
July 11, 2023 Numa Dhamani, Principal Machine Learning Engineer, KUNGFU.AI; Robert Matney, Director of Public Sector Partnerships, Primer.ai; and Ryan Williams, Deputy Director, Global Disinformation Lab UT Austin |
Using & Improving Large Language Models (LLMs)
June 20, 2023 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society; and Luke Wilson, Chief Analytics Officer, Vizias |
Discussion of Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, and Strategies
June 14, 2023 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society and Brad Englert, CEO and Founder, Brad Englert Advisory |
Understanding and Using Generative AI
June 6, 2023 Amina Al Sherif, Practice Lead- AI and Machine Learning, Google |
Discussion of Spatial Web: How Web 3.0 Will Connect and Transform the World
May 18, 2023 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society |
Making the Metaverse Matter
May 9, 2023 Ahna Boley, Chief Experience Officer, Double A Labs; Hrish Lotlikar, Co-Founder & CEO, SuperWorld; and Finn Staber, Founder, Programmer, Designer, Chicken Waffle |
How Close/Far Are We from “Her” - Movie + AI Panel
May 2, 2023 Zera Alexander, Principal Engineer; Michael Peters, Principal Architect, Google; Johnny Rodriguez, Director of Innovation, Fresh Consulting; and Aurora Quinn-Elmore, Co-Founder, Metamorph AI |
Discussion of "The Threshold: Leading in the Age of AI"
April 26, 2023 Hugh Forrest, Co-President and Chief Programming Officer, SXSW |
Austin AI Ecosystem Meetup
April 25, 2023 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society |
AI & Whiskey Chat
April 18, 2023 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society and Sherri Greenberg, The University of Texas |
Ask the Experts: An AI Q&A Forum
April 12, 2023 Eunsol Choi, Assistant Professor, University of Texas - Department of Computer Science; Numa Dhamani, Principal Machine Learning Engineer, KUNGFU.AI; Saurabh Jha, Director of Data Science, Dell Technologies |
AI in 2023: Exciting Developments and Heightened Risks
April 4, 2023 Dr. Steve Kramer, Chief Scientist, KUNGFU.AI |
Discussion of "Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology"
March 30, 2023 Mike Ignatowski, Senior Fellow, AMD |
Highlights of SXSW Interactive & Future Austin Forum Programming
March 23, 2023 Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society; Jeff Brooks, Director of America, Helena Group Foundation; Mike Carr, Lead Adviser, FMP Wealth; Hugh Forrest, Co-President and Chief Programming Officer, SXSW; Jenalea Howell, VP, Informa Tech; Susan Meredith, CEO, MentaMorph Money; Keiarra Ortiz-Cedeno, Computer Science Student; Maxime Peabody, Senior Software Engineer, Wombo.ai; Kristin Pilsner, Transition Specialist, Realty Austin; Michael Scharf, Co-Host, Austin Next LLC; and Ryn Wilcox, Product Manager, Artemis Health |
How Technology is Innovating (and Improving) Global Financial Markets
March 7, 2023 Scott Richardson, Managing Partner-Austin, Optiver Luke Wilson, Head of Global Research Infrastructure, Optiver |