Keynote speakers
Tuesday - Katrina Ingraham, Founder and CEO of Ethically Aligned AI
Katrina Ingram is the Founder and CEO of Ethically Aligned AI, a company focused on helping organizations to drive better outcomes in the design, development and deployment of AI systems. A seasoned executive, Katrina has over two decades of experience running both not-for-profit and corporate organizations in the technology and media sectors. She is a member of IEEE, and volunteers with several AI ethics organizations including Women in AI and Ethics (WAIE), For Humanity and All Tech is Human. Katrina holds an undergrad in business administration from Simon Fraser University and a master of arts in communications and technology from the University of Alberta. She combines her love of audio and interest in AI as the host of the podcast, AI4Society Dialogues. Katrina was named to the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics list for 2022.
Wednesday - Prof Keith Thor Carlson
Canada Research Chair Indigenous and Community-Engaged History at UFV
Prof. Keith Thor Carlson holds the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous and Community-engaged History at the University of the Fraser Valley, where he has additionally been appointed Director of the new Peace and Reconciliation Centre. He has been working with Stó:lō communities and mentoring under Stó:lō Elders since 1992. Individually or with partners Carlson has authored or edited 12 books and over 50 articles on Indigenous history, including the multi-award-winning book on Stó:lō history titled The Power of Place the Problem of Time: Aboriginal Identity and Historical Consciousness in the Cauldron of Colonialism (2010). Carlson’s scholarship has been translated into three languages, transformed into video documentaries and works of public art, and found expression in expert witness legal reports. Carlson was made an honorary member of the Stó:lō Nation in 2001, and in 2017 he was elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars. When not researching or teaching he can be found enjoying time with family and friends, wood carving, fishing, and strumming on his guitar.