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Part 2 of the Fall 2026 Ethical Tech Series: Reckoning with emerging tech & the human condition.
The Ethical Tech Summit brings together AI engineers, generative AI builders, researchers, sustainability leaders, & human rights advocates to tackle the most pressing ethical, societal, & technological challenges of our time - to explore solutions, build relationships, & chart steps forward.
This year the Summit is directly linked to our hackathon. The challenges our speakers posed to builders in Part 1 come full circle here: you'll hear from the people who set them, see what teams built in response, & dig into the questions shaping the next decade of technology.
Engage with leading experts across AI, sustainability, human rights, & emerging tech on topics like:
Responsible AI governance & ethical deployment
AI for sustainability - climate, energy, & environmental impact
Digital privacy, surveillance, & censorship-resistant technologies
Human trafficking detection & social impact technologies
Previous Speakers
Yorke E. Rhodes III - NYU Center for Global Affairs + Microsoft
Dr. Sylvia Maier - NYU Center for Global Affairs
Carolyn Kissane - Associate Dean, NYU Center for Global Affairs
Ruchira Gupta - Founder, Apne Aap (anti-trafficking)
Dr. Andrea Bonime-Blanc - Founder, GEC Risk Advisory; author of Governing Pandora
Dr. Sarah Bird - Responsible AI
Dr. Deborah Berebichez - Global AI Products Leader, EY
Mike Prorock - CEO & Founder, Tradeverifyd (AI for policy risk & forced-labor detection)
Shiran Mlamdovsky - GenerativeAIforGood
Megs Shah - Co-Founder & CEO, The Parasol Cooperative
Nasreen Sheikh - Survivor leader, activist & artist, Empowerment Collective
Michael Anthony - Geospatial intelligence entrepreneur (satellite detection & tracking)
Proposed Schedule
Co-working space open all day: drop in, get your own work done, & join sessions as they move.
8:00 AM | Check-in coffee networking
9:00 AM | Welcome & opening remarks
9:30 AM | Keynote: the human condition meets emerging tech
10:00 AM | Responsible AI governance & ethical deployment
11:00 AM | AI for sustainability - climate, energy & environmental impact
12:00 PM | Lunch & co-work block
1:00 PM | Digital privacy, surveillance & censorship-resistant tech
1:45 PM | Social impact & human rights technologies
2:30 PM | Hackathon Showcase
3:15 PM | Panel: what's next for ethical tech
4:00 PM | Live demos & research presentations
4:30-7:30 PM | Happy hour fireside beer & wine
Work from the Garage on Friday
Normally WFH on Fridays? Come do it here. The Summit doubles as a co-working day at the Microsoft Garage: bring your laptop, get your own work done in a high-energy space, & step into keynotes, panels, & the hackathon showcase whenever you want. It's a conference & a productive Friday, in one.
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