Building Trustworthy AI: Balancing Rapid Innovation and Robust Safeguards.
Join Centific Field CTO, Abhishek Mukherji, and Stanford Professor and Virtue AI CTO, Sanmi Koyejo, as we learn from the top minds in Responsible AI and AI Safety.
Agenda
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM: Arrival + light networking reception
6:45 PM – 7:00 PM: Introductory remarks by Sanmi Koyejo
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Panel Discussion and Q&A moderated by Abhishek Mukherji
Distinguished Panelists:
Dr. Abhishek Mukherji, Field CTO Centific (Moderator)
Prof. Sanmi Koyejo, Asst. Professor Stanford University, CTO Virtue AI
Dr. Mei Chen Principal Research Manager | Responsible and OpenAI Research (ROAR), Microsoft
Prof Tanushree Mitra, Professor in Computer Science, Social Computing, University of Washington
Preyas Joshi, Global Product Leader - AWS Partner Solutions, Responsible AI at AWS
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Networking
Dr. Abhishek Mukherji is an accomplished AI thought leader with over 18 years of experience in driving business innovation through AI and data technologies. He has developed impactful AI applications for Fortune 100 clients across sectors including high-tech, finance, utilities, and more, showcasing expertise in deploying machine learning (ML), natural language processing, and other AI technologies. In his prior roles, he shaped GenAI and responsible AI product strategy for Accenture, using large language models to transform business processes. He has also worked to advance ML technologies across wireless use cases at Cisco and contributed to Android and Tizen frameworks at Samsung’s Silicon Valley Lab. Dr. Mukherji, who holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is an award-winning professional, an inventor with more than 40 patents and publications, and an IEEE Senior Member active in the research community.
Professor Sanmi Koyejo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University, where he leads the Stanford Trustworthy AI Research (STAIR) lab focused on advancing fairness, robustness, and trustworthy machine learning in scientific and healthcare domains. A co‑founder of Virtue AI and its Field CTO, he brings deep expertise in building principled AI systems for real-world impact. Professor Koyejo has earned numerous honors, including a Sloan Fellowship, NSF CAREER award, Skip Ellis Early Career Award, and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). He also serves on the NeurIPS Foundation Board, the Association for Health Learning and Inference Board, and is President of Black in AI.