This was a joint event with AISC (Aggregate Intellect) on Thurs, Apr 30th 2020. We had attendees from NYC, Toronto, Ottawa, California, Nebraska, Georgia, Florida, South Africa, Denmark, Argentina, and more! Special thank you to our partners AISC & our speakers Joe Toscano, Brittany Kaiser, Stuart Culpepper, Jennifer L. Williams, and Tiffany Johnson. We talked about questions like: -Is it worth giving up your privacy to insure your safety from disease, or violence? -Is it worth giving up your privacy for money? How much would/should it cost? -Where do ethics come in? - What tools / tech consumers & companies can utilize? -Risks of Privacy Erosion from AI -Disparity of how covid19 affects different communities? -How can we as an AI community come together to leverage our knowledge & skills to bridge this disparity? What are your thoughts on this topic? Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/DjCtHFkgkwI

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and productive change initiatives, especially in the start-up space. As collaborative as she
is creative, Jennifer loathes ‘HR as usual’, and looks to ensure that both company and
employees are supported and empowered.
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16. Stuart Culpepper
VP, Product
MRI Simmons
AI & COVID 19
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17. Stuart Culpepper leads software product development for a growing portfolio of
applications that allow the integration and enablement of consumer data across multiple
ecosystems.
MRI-Simmons is one of the oldest and most respected authorities on consumer behavior.
They specialize in data collection, aggregation and modeling of CCPA compliant
consumer data. The company has been at the forefront of innovation, significantly
accelerating the time to insights for brand builders, strategists, planners and sales
regardless of their data acumen.
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platforms and digital media products for global agencies, tech and finance companies. He
is a Webby Award winning media creator and a member of the Industry Committee on AI
Ethics for the IEEE.
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18. Brittany Kaiser
Founder
OwnYourData
AI & COVID 19
Panelist

19. Brittany Kaiser is a data rights activist and the founder of the #OwnYourData campaign.
She is a cofounder of the Digital Asset Trade Association (DATA), a nonprofit lobbying
firm advancing legislative reform to protect the rights of individuals to control their own
digital assets. She currently works with the states of New York and California on privacy
and blockchain legislation. To raise awareness of data rights, she recently co-founded
the Own Your Data Foundation, to train others in digital literacy.
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which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and recently nominated for a BAFTA
and shortlisted for an Oscar. Brittany is also the author of “Targeted”, published by
Harpercollins in 15 countries. Ms Kaiser has lectured at Harvard University, Oxford
University, Columbia and USC, to name a few.
Bio: Brittany Kaiser

20. Joe Toscano
Founder & CIO
Beacon
AI & COVID 19
Panelist

21. Joe Toscano is an award-winning designer, published author, and international keynote
speaker who previously consulted for Google in Mountain View, CA. Joe left because he didn't
believe in the way the industry treated society and felt the issues needed to be addressed
through innovation from the outside. He has since written a book, called Automating
Humanity, and started the Better Ethics and Consumer Outcomes Network (BEACON).
Outside of BEACON Joe also writes for Forbes, is a member of the World Economic Forum's
Steering Committee for Data Protection, and will be featured in upcoming film The Social
Dilemma.
Watch his TEDx Talk, “Want to work for Google? You already do,” for a quick summary.
Bio: Joe Toscano

22. Tiffany Johnson
Senior Director, Data Analytics
Wunder Thompson
AI & COVID 19
Panelist

23. Tiffany is an ethical data advocate and strong believer in helping companies and
individuals discover their own path towards ethical data ownership, transparency and
use. She believes in changing the conversation on how we collect data, so there is
more transparency on what is collected, how that data is used and how new
technology can help create consumer-based data ownership. Tiffany's experience
includes 13+ years of strategic data and technology work in advertising and
consulting on IBM, Samsung, Nissan, IDEMIA and other accounts.
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programming, followed by learning and leading in digital marketing, automated
systems, data collection, measurement methodology, data analytics, audience
profiling, technology assessments and implementations and strategic use of data in
business strategy. She currently works as a Senior Director of Data Analytics and
Technology at Wunderman Thompson and can be found sharing data knowledge on
Twitter and Instagram @tjdoesdata
Bio: Tiffany Johnson

24. As of 12pm noon on Thurs, 4/30/2020…
● 3,255,454 confirmed
cases globally
● 1,056,402 (about ⅓) of
those cases are in the US
Covid-19 Basic Overview
Source: coronavirus.jhu.edu
● Data sources include WHO,
various country CDC sites,
and some state-level
department of health sites
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https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/en
Facebook Symptom Map
https://covid-survey.dataforgood.fb.com/
Topos (US county data viz)
https://covid19.topos.com/

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