Overview
The inter-relation between AI and data has become stronger and more powerful than before because AI offers the promise of huge benefits for individuals and society, and data feeds the way in which AI works. As we progress in the race for AI, we need to appreciate the value and vulnerability of data, and how important it is to properly handle data and the algorithms that feed on it. In this event, hear from the experts as they discuss ways to gather, use, and regulate data, and how companies need to adapt to a new, digital way of working.
Date:12 March 2019, Tuesday
Time:4:30pm 6:30pm
Venue:32 Carpenter Street, Singapore 059911
Speakers:
- Prof Simon Chesterman, Dean, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
- Sunita Kannan, Analytics and AI Advisory Lead, Accenture, ASEAN
Moderator:
- Steve Leonard, Founding CEO, SGInnovate
Programme Details:
4:30pm 5:00pm: Registration
5:00pm 6:00pm: Panel Discussion and Q&A
6:00pm 6:30pm: Networking
Speaker's Profile:
Prof Simon Chesterman, Dean, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
Professor Simon Chesterman is Dean of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law. He is also Editor of theAsian Journal of International Law. Educated in Melbourne, Beijing, Amsterdam, and Oxford, Professor Chesterman's teaching experience includes periods at the Universities of Melbourne, Oxford, Southampton, Columbia, and Sciences Po. From 2006-2011, he was Global Professor and Director of the New York University School of Law Singapore Programme.
Prior to joining NYU, he was a Senior Associate at the International Peace Academy and Director of UN Relations at the International Crisis Group in New York. He has previously worked for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Yugoslavia and interned at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
Professor Chesterman is the author or editor of seventeen books, includingLaw and Practice of the United Nations(with Ian Johnstone and David M. Malone, OUP, 2016);One Nation Under Surveillance(OUP, 2011);You, The People(OUP, 2004); andJust War or Just Peace?(OUP, 2001). He is a recognized authority on international law, whose work has opened up new areas of research on conceptions of public authority - including the rules and institutions of global governance, state-building and post-conflict reconstruction, the changing role of intelligence agencies, and the emerging role of artificial intelligence and big data. He also writes on legal education and higher education more generally.
Sunita Kannan, Analytics and AI Advisory Lead, Accenture, ASEAN
Sunita is currently leading the ASEAN Applied Intelligence Advisory Business at Accenture. She has a wealth of experience in managing & delivering Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence work for some of the largest Fortune 500 companies across a variety of industries.
Before consulting, Sunita was a PhD Quantum Physics student at the University of Colorado (Boulder). She holds a Master of Science in Quantum Physics and a Bachelors in Mathematics and Physics (distinction and honors) from Wellesley College (MA, USA).
Sunita's research & interpersonal skills have helped her achieve a solid balance between EQ and IQ. With this, Sunita constantly aims to transcend the norm and deliver real and immersive experiences for her clients.
Moderator's Profile:
Steve Leonard, Founding CEO, SGInnovate
Steve Leonard is a technology-industry leader with a wide range of experience, having played key roles in building several global companies in areas such as Software, Hardware and Services. Although born in the US, Mr Leonard considers himself a member of the larger global community, having lived and worked outside the US for more than 25 years.
In his current role as the Founding Chief Executive Officer of SGInnovate a private limited company wholly owned by the Singapore Government Mr Leonard has been chartered to lead an organisation that buildsdeep-tech' companies. Capitalising on the science and technology research for which Singapore has gained a global reputation, Mr Leonard's team works with local and international partners, including universities, venture capitalists, and major corporations to help technical founders imagine, start and scale globally-relevant early stage technology companies from Singapore.
Prior to his role as the CEO of SGInnovate, Mr Leonard served three years as the Executive Deputy Chairman of the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), a government statutory board under the purview of Singapore's Ministry of Communications and Information. In that role, he had executive responsibility at the national level for various aspects of the information technology and telecommunications industries in Singapore.
Mr Leonard serves on the advisory boards of a range of universities and organisations in Singapore. Mr Leonard also serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Singapore Post Ltd (SingPost), a global leader in e-commerce logistics; and AsiaSat, a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed commercial operator of communication spacecraft.
