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November 21 | Louise Auditorium, Barry Hall | 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Join us for the AI Connect event on how artificial intelligence is reshaping the labor market and policy. Hear talks from Revana Sharfuddin and Will Rinehart, then a panel with industry insights from Microsoft. The event is free and open to all members of the NDSU community and the public. Light breakfast and lunch are provided.
Keynote speakers include: Mercatus Center's Revana Sharfuddin, AEI's Will Rinehart, and Microsoft's Taya Spelhaug.
Schedule of Events:
| 9:30 am | Check-In and Introduction |
| 10:00 am |
AI and the Labor Force
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| 11:15 am |
AI Policy and Regulation
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| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 1:15 pm |
AI Panel
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| 2:15 pm | Closing Remarks |
Parking: Park in the Elim Lot (north of Barry Hall). Please write down your license plate number and give that information to the check-in desk. Staff will issue an electronic permit linked to your license plate.
Special Guest Speaker
Capitalism Unleashed: How Free Market Economies Empower Consumer Choice and Create Superior Products and Services
October 2024
Distinguished NDSU Alumnus, Wade Myers presents his insights and lessons learned. With an inspiring personal story, and experiences as a soldier, corporate executive, investor, educator, and entrepreneur, Wade offers a unique perspective to NDSU students on the role of capitalism in society and how entrepreneurs can make a positive impact.
Wade T. Myers
Wade Myers is a serial entrepreneur, investor, author, and speaker that has founded, invested in, and been a director of 100+ startups and has completed scores of financing and M&A transactions. He is a general partner of the Eagle Venture Fund and multiple public equities and real estate funds. Wade’s entrepreneurial ventures include a tech-enabled investment bank, a SaaS-based big data company, a tech-enabled government services firm, and an Inc. 5000 SaaS-based property management firm. He also worked at the Boston Consulting Group and Mobil Corporation, and served as an Airborne Ranger in the US Army where he was a decorated veteran of the Gulf War. Wade is a Baker Scholar graduate of Harvard’s MBA program.