Friday, February 21, 2025 - SMSU North Conference Center
8:30 AM Check-In / Breakfast
9:00 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Dr. Tomas Morales, President, CSU San Bernardino
- Dr. Samuel Sudhakar, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, CSU San Bernardino
- Dr. Ashish Vaidya, President & CEO, Growing Inland Achievement
9:10 AM Opening Keynote
- Dr. Ajey Jacob, Information Sciences Institute
10:10 AM Break
10:15 AM CEO Roundtable Discussion moderated by Dr. Ashish Vaidya, President & CEO, Growing Inland Achievement
Panelist:
- Tomas Morales, President, CSU San Bernardino
- Edwin Gomez, Riverside County Superintendent of Schools
- Kimberly Starrs, CEO of Inland SoCal United Way
- Kelly May-Vollmar, Superintendent, Desert Sands Unified
- Waheed Baqai, former COO of Wise Healthcare and Founder of Healthcare AI Start-up
11:05 AM Break
11:15 AM Plenary Sessions:
Higher Education Focus:
- Dr. Elizabeth Reilley, Executive Director, AI Acceleration, Enterprise Technology, Arizona State University
K-12 Focus:
- David Thurston, Assistant Superintendent of Technology & Information Services, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
- Dr. Sonal Patel, Program Manager for Digital Learning & Computer Science Education, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
12:15 PM Lunch
- Keynote Speaker: Sabba Qwidwai, CEO, Designing Schools
1:30 PM Concurrent Session #1
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Dr. Nabeel Alzahrani, CSUSB: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) for All.
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Leslie Valmonte, Chaffey College: AI-Powered Growth: Mastering Critical Thinking for Employability.
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David Culberhouse, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools: Preparing Our Students for a Non-Obvious Future.
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Tania Pantoja, CSUSB, Amy Walling, SDSU, Sam Camarena, CSU Office of the Chancellor & Emilio Pantoja, Riverside County District Attorney Office
The Brave New World: How will Artificial Intelligence Impact Philanthropy?
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Karina Augustus & Guadalupe Saldivar, UCR: Perspectives on the Impact of AI in Education & Workforce Development
2:15 PM Break
2:25 PM Concurrent Session #2
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Dr. Vincent Nestler, CSUSB: Democratizing AI: Understanding and Implementing Local Language Models for Education and Research
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Dr. Heidi Baynes & Dr. Jeff Oldfield, RCOE: Transforming Education with AI: From Passive Consumption to Active Creation.
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Dr. Yunfei Hou, CSUSB: FAMSearch: AI-Assisted Natural Language Search for University Policies
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Dr. Sabba Quidwai, Designing Schools: Showcase Your Skills: Portfolios for LinkedIn and Lifelong Learning
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Dr. Fadi Muheidat, CSUSB: AI in Education: Bridging Gaps and Building Future-Ready Careers
3:05 PM Break
3:15 PM Closing Keynote
- Dr. Merrick Watchorn, Quantum Security Alliance
4:30 PM End of Event