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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION<\/h2>\n

OCTOBER 21, 2018: RECEPTION AT SHOPIFY, OTTAWA, ONTARIO 18:00 \u2013 20:00
\nOCTOBER 22, 2018: SYMPOSIUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA 8:00 \u2013 16:45<\/p>\n

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Click here to access the multimedia whitepaper of the Symposium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Join us for a day of disruptive dialogue about Arti\ufb01cial Intelligence and 21st Century Education in Ottawa, an annual international symposium hosted by the University of Ottawa in collaboration with Carleton University, St. Paul University, Algonquin College, La Cit\u00e9, and the Centre franco-ontarien de ressources pedagogique (CFORP).<\/p>\n

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Join international experts, academics and professionals, government and industry leaders as we discuss the following themes:<\/p>\n

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Guest Speakers<\/h3>\n

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REDIET ABEBE<\/p>\n

PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University<\/p>\n

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DR. SOFIAN AUDRY<\/p>\n

University of Maine<\/p>\n

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JAMES BARRAT<\/p>\n

Documentary Filmmaker<\/p>\n

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DR. CHRIS DEDE<\/p>\n

Harvard University<\/p>\n

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STEPHEN DOWNES<\/p>\n

Specialist in online learning technology and new media<\/p>\n

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NEVENA FRANCETIC<\/p>\n

Senior Data Scientist at Shopify<\/p>\n

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DR. TIMNIT GEBRU<\/p>\n

Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory<\/p>\n

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ABHISHEK GUPTA<\/p>\n

Founder of the Montreal AI Ethics Institute<\/p>\n

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DR. IAN KERR<\/p>\n

Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law and Technology, University of Ottawa<\/p>\n

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DR. MATTHEW MCKEAN<\/p>\n

Associate Director of Education at the Conference Board of Canada<\/p>\n

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ALASTAIR SUMMERLEE<\/p>\n

Former President of Carleton University and Guelph University<\/p>\n

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EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: A SYMPOSIUM ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE<\/h3>\n

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Here is a sampling of some of the questions we will explore:<\/p>\n

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<\/i> Technology is giving life the potential to \ufb02ourish like never before \u2013 or to self-destruct.<\/p>\n

Future of Life Institute<\/p>\n

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