In Case You Missed It: Fifth AI in Action Conference, Making AI Work: What Firms and Workers Need
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How can artificial intelligence empower firms and workers in practice – not just in theory? The Center for Business and Public Policy at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business was pleased to co-host the Fifth AI in Action Conference, Making AI Work: What Firms and Workers Need, with the World Bank – bringing together leading scholars, policymakers, and industry practitioners to explore how AI is reshaping work, skills, data governance, and firm organization.
If you weren’t able to join us live, you can revisit the full conference program and access session recordings and materials below.
Welcome and Introduction
Jonathan Timmis, World Bank
Keynote Address
- Raffaella Sadun, Harvard Business School, “Management and Reskilling in the Age of AI”
- Moderated by Tim DeStefano, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Video link: https://youtu.be/uj98z_tbP-I
Session A: AI and Skills
Academic Presentations and Discussion
- Ruyu Chen, Stanford University, “Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial Intelligence”
- Shantanu Khanna, Northeastern University, “The Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Jobs: Evidence from an AI Subsidy Program”
- Naomi Hausman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, “Generative AI’s Impact on Student Achievement and Implications for Worker Productivity”
- Moderated by Shu Yu, World Bank
Video link: https://youtu.be/Ngaol2p1gYg
Panel Discussion
- Maria Barron, EdTech Co-Lead, World Bank
- Timothy Spittle, Data Science Manager, Analysis Group
- Tianchong Wang, Senior Lecturer in STEM in Innovative Education Futures, Flinders University
- Moderated by Rafaella Sadun, Harvard Business School
Video link: https://youtu.be/mqmvj0qy1v8
Session B: AI and Data
Academic Presentations and Discussions
- Chiara Farronato, Harvard Business School, “Data as the New Oil: Parallels, Challenges, and Regulatory Implication”
- Neil Thompson, MIT, “Meek Models Shall Inherit the Earth”
- Laura Brandimarte, University of Arizona, “Privacy Concerns and Willingness to Adopt AI Products: A Cross-Country Randomized Survey Experiment”
- Moderated by Tim DeStefano, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Video link: https://youtu.be/3k_hezQpvQo
Panel Discussion: Does it Matter Where, When, or Who Develops AI Models?
- Frank Nagle, advising chief economist, Linux Foundation and MIT
- Jessie Wang, economist and professor of policy analysis, RAND School of Public Policy
- Moderated by Scott Wallsten, Technology Policy Institute
Video link: https://youtu.be/zrk0kSBSzk8
Session C: AI and Reorganization
Academic Presentations and Discussions
- Chiara Criscuolo, World Bank Group, “AI Diffusion within Multinationals”
- Eduard Talamàs, IESE Business School, “Transformative AI and Firms”
- Maggie Chen, George Washington University, “Automation without Borders: The Impacts of Generative AI on International Service Outsourcing”
- Moderated by Elwyn Davies, World Bank
Video link: https://youtu.be/MB0ziXor4LY
Panel Discussion: What Will Future Firms Look Like? How Can Policy Help Firms Adapt to AI?
- Josh Ainsley, head of data science, New Balance
- Ming-Hui Huang, Distinguished University Chair Professor, National Taiwan University
- Joe Kwon, Centre for the Governance of AI
- Doug Levin, executive fellow, Harvard Business School
- Moderated by Sam Ransbotham, Boston College
Video link: https://youtu.be/wxj1lz6rmv0
Closing Remarks
John Mayo, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business
Video link: https://youtu.be/F2ackXArG2M
Related Content
- Learn more about the AI in Action event series from the World Bank East Asia and Pacific Chief Economist Office and the Center for Business and Public Policy at Georgetown University.
- Explore our past events.