2024 Schedule

Key Times

All events take place at the New Orleans Jazz Museum (400 Esplanade Avenue) on November 9-11, 2024:

  • Doors Open: 9:30 AM
  • Welcoming Remarks: 10:10 AM
  • Free Lunches: 1:00 PM
  • Chess Boxing: 1:00 PM (Monday)
  • Closing Remarks: 5:20 PM (Saturday), 4:30 PM (Sunday), 4:30 PM (Monday)
  • Giving Game Check Writing: 4:30 PM (Monday)

Upstairs Theater

The Upstairs theater is on the third floor of the Jazz Museum.

Saturday, November 9

TimeTitle
9:30 AMDoors Open and Coffee Time
10:10 AMWelcoming Remarks and Intro to our Giving Game
10:30 AMCo-creating Civic AI: Partnering Academia with Local Communities
11:00 AMNailing Descartes to the Wall: The Existential Consequences of Ignoring Animal Rights
12:00 PMWhat Humanities Response to Revolutionary Products of the Past Uncover about the Future of AI
1:00 PMBreak for Lunch, Sponsored by ACX
2:00 PMUnveiling the New Orleans Cinematic Universe
3:00 PMMastering AI Autonomy: Unleashing Open-Source Powerhouses for Transformative Business Solutions
3:30 PMNOLA Artist Incubator: Creating a Network of Makers for a More Equitable & Sustainable New Orleans
4:00 PMCoffee Break
4:20 PMHow to Bloom in the Live Entertainment Industry
4:50 PMProgramming a Million Pages of Historic Newspaper with AI
5:20 PMClosing Remarks and Giving Game Update

Sunday, November 10

TimeTitle
9:30 AMDoors Open and Coffee Time
10:10 AMWelcoming Remarks and Giving Game Update
10:30 AMBridging Policy and Technology to Transform STEM Education: A Conversation with Matthew Willard
11:30 AMGiving Game Discussion with Sam Anschell of Open Philanthropy
12:30 PMKhanmigo @ College Track!
1:00 PMBreak for Lunch, Sponsored by Excella
2:00 PMAgentic Design Patterns in GenAI
2:30 PMHow AI is Changing Writing at Scale: A Tactical Analysis
3:30 PMWeb Accessibility and AI: Lessons from Building Equalify
4:00 PMAI and the Future of Work
4:30 PMClosing Remarks and Giving Game Check Writing

Monday, November 11

TimeTitle
9:30 AMDoors Open and Coffee Time
10:10 AMWelcoming Remarks and Giving Game Update
10:30 AMLooking Backwards to See the Future of AI Technology Jobs
11:30 AMRuth Messinger, In Conversation
1:00 PMBreak for Lunch and Chess Boxing (Outside), Sponsored by Camellia Beans
2:00 PMBreakout Session: How Do We Implement AI for Every Student in NOLA?
3:00 PMProbability Spaces and Machine Learning
3:30 PMHelp Us Write the Next Chapter of New Orleans’ Story—One Book at a Time
4:00 PMMorris Bart on Making Philanthropy Work for Business
5:00 PMClosing Remarks and Giving Game Check Writing

Downstairs Classroom

The classroom is located on the first floor of the Jazz Museum.

Saturday, November 9

TimeTitle
2:00 PMWorkshop: From Policy to Where You Got Your Shoes At
3:30 PMTulane Student AI Use
4:20 PMBreak for Closing Remarks and Giving Game Update (Upstairs)

Sunday, November 10

TimeTitle
10:30 AMIntersection of Business and Art
11:00 AMThe Future is Extensible: Leveraging LLMs and WASM for Customizable Software
12:00 PMLeveraging BERT for Real-Time Clinical Note Generation in Emergency Medical Services
1:00 PMBreak for Lunch (Upstairs)
2:00 PMNouveau Né Parish On The Blue Tech Delta; Reimagining the Future of the Louisiana Estuary
2:30 PMReflecting on 20 Years of Service with Youth Rebuilding New Orleans
3:00 PMHolding the Baton in a Never Ending Relay Race of Stewardship
3:30 PMFrom Data to Dialogue: Enhancing Human-Like Memory in AI Chatbots with RAG and Advanced Engineering
4:00 PMplace4pals, a non-profit & open-source social media platform
4:30 PMBreak for Closing Remarks and Giving Game Update (Upstairs)

Monday, November 11

TimeTitle
10:30 AMCode to Success: How Operation Spark Transformed Our Lives
11:11 AMWorkshop: the beaning of life
12:30 PMTechnology, Art and Innovation at the Winter Circus in Ghent
1:00 PMBreak for Lunch Chess Boxing (Outside)
2:00 PMColorful History (and Future) of Jewish Philanthropy in New Orleans
3:00 PMBuild Your Own Search Engine with DuckDB and Embedding Vectors
3:30 PMLouisiana Economic Development (LED) Discussion
4:20 PMBreak for Closing Remarks and Giving Game Check Writing (Upstairs)

Philosophers Cafe

Philosophers Cafe (AKA “Java Jooce”) is on the second floor of the Jazz Museum. Pay what you will – suggested $3.33/drink. Open all day (November 9-11), except during Chess Boxing.

*Cappuccinos are served until 11:11.

These featured talks take place right next to the Cafe

TimeDayTitle
11:11 AMSaturdayMusicians Hierarchy of Needs
11:11 AMSundayYou and (👁️ A.I.  愛 ❤️ I)
11:11 AMMondayJava Jooce Bean Break with Blind Barrista Sir J
1:00 PMMondayCafe Closed for Chess Boxing (outside)

Purchase Tickets!

Tickets for all three days are $33 and include free lunches each day.