NEW PROGRAM — Artificial Intelligence, BSE has opened at Penn Engineering.

The Penn AI Symposium: Global Ideas Shaping Humanity

10-10-25 10-11-25
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

The inaugural Penn AI Symposium is a landmark event that gathers leading thinkers who will share their explorations at the frontiers of artificial intelligence.

The symposium is hosted by Penn AI, a University-wide initiative driving responsible AI innovation at Penn. The launch of Penn AI and the upcoming symposium signal a new chapter in Penn's commitment to pioneering the future of AI, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and addressing the most significant scientific and societal questions of our time.

The symposium is open to faculty, students, and thought leaders, both internal and external to Penn. Penn AI is an interdisciplinary initiative, and speakers will address topics in Penn AI's core themes: AI Foundations, AI+Business, AI+Education, AI+Health, AI+Science, and AI+Society.

Speakers

Kathleen McKeown Kathleen McKeown Columbia University | Henry and Gertrude Rothschild Professor of Computer Science Founding Director of Columbia's Data Science Institute Headshot of Sanjog Misra Sanjog Misra University of Chicago | Charles H. Kellstadt Distinguished Service Professor of Marketing and Applied AI Headshot of Ig Ibert Bittencourt Ig Igbert Bittencourt Harvard University | Visiting Scholar, Harvard Graduate School of Education Headshot of Stefania Druga Stefania Druga Independent Researcher, Former Research Scientist at Google DeepMind Founder, Cognimates Headshot of Surya Ganguli Surya Ganguli Stanford University | Associate Professor of Applied Physics; Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI; Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Neurobiology and of Electrical Engineering Headshot of Arvind Narayanan Arvind Narayanan Princeton University | Professor of Computer Science Director, Center for Information Technology Policy Headshot of  Sharad Goel Sharad Goel Harvard University | Professor of Public Policy Headshot of  Guillermo Saprio Guillermo Saprio Augustine Family Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering