2021 OCT 28 PROSPECTA Americas Day 2
International Seminar on Technology Foresight for the Americas "Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence." Virtual edition 2021, with the support of the Government of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico.
10:00 -10:15 (CST)
INTRODUCTION
Honourable Daryl Vaz, Minister, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology of Jamaica, Chair of the VI Meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Science and Technology
10:15 - 11:00 (CST)
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Raúl Rojas, Director, Dahlem Center for Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Commentator: Saiph Savage, Director of the Civic A.I. Lab, Northeastern University and co-Director of the Civic Innovation Lab at UNAM
11:00 - 11:45 (CST)
PRESENTATION OF REGIONAL FORESIGHT STUDIES
Francisco José Mojica, Director, Center for Strategic Thinking and Foresight, Externado University of Colombia
Javier Medina, Director of the CYTED Latino-American Network on Foresight and Innovation
11:45 - 12:45 (CST)
PANEL - “AI AND ROBOTICS: DUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAS”
María-José Escobar, Regional Ministerial Secretary, Central Macrozone, Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile
Paola Amar, Vice-President for Research, Outreach and Innovation, Simon Bolivar University, Colombia
Omar Costilla-Reyes, Senior Researcher, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Moderator: Aryanne Quintal, Specialist, Competitiveness, Innovation and Technology, DED, SEDI, OAS
12:45 -13:00 (CST)
CLOSING REMARKS
Lamán Carranza Ramírez, Head of the Planning and Prospective Unit, Government of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico
Maryse Robert, Director, Department of Economic Development, SEDI, OAS