AI for Good Colorado: Boulder Launch Party

Come join AI for Good Colorado for our first meeting in Boulder! In addition to featuring two guest speakers, we're looking forward to hearing from you. With this in mind, we'll have a facilitated discussion around your ideas: How can we best shape the group so it reflects your interests in AI for Good? Here's the agenda for Thursday, 7/30: 6:00 pm: Doors open. Enjoy the food and drinks courtesy of our hosts at Rule4, Inc. Welcoming remarks and introductions from AI for Good Colorado founders Phil Nugent and Jacob Bielecki Susan Adams will discuss how Ai for good can scale, and why we need to enlarge the room for AI builders Karla Pascarella will discuss how AI can be used for good in the nonprofit space Erika Lenz will lead a facilitated discussion focused on attendees’ hopes and ideas for AI for Good Colorado 8:00 pm: Closing time Susan Adams is the founder of Women in AI Colorado, an RMAIIG board member, and an adjunct professor at the University of Denver, where she designed and taught the inaugural course on AI and Professional Practice: Design, Ethics, and Application. Her work centers on preserving cognitive sovereignty - helping people use AI without surrendering their own judgment - as the technology becomes part of how they learn and work. She will speak about how AI for good scales: Why the deepest good comes from widening who gets to build, and what she has learned about designing gatherings that build capacity across a room. Karla Pascarella is a Boulder corporate attorney, technology advocate, and passionate volunteer for the Colorado chapter of WRISE (Women of Renewable Industries & Sustainable Energy) and Green Pro Bono. As an RMAI/RMAIIG board member, Karla will share her expertise and ideas on how AI can benefit nonprofit and resource-constrained organizations. Erika Lenz brings 15 years of experience in agile…