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
- Philosophy Meeting: 11:11 AM (Sunday)
- Chess Boxing Circus: 1:00 PM (Monday)
- Closing Remarks: 5:20 PM (Saturday), 5:00 PM (Sunday), 5:30 PM (Monday)
- Giving Game Check Writing: 5:30 PM (Monday)
Upstairs Theater
The Upstairs theater is on the third floor of the Jazz Museum.
Saturday, November 9
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | Doors Open and Coffee Time |
| 10:10 AM | Welcoming Remarks and Intro to our Giving Game |
| 10:30 AM | Co-creating Civic AI: Partnering Academia with Local Communities |
| 11:00 AM | Nailing Descartes to the Wall: The Existential Consequences of Ignoring Animal Rights |
| 12:00 PM | What Humanities Response to Revolutionary Products of the Past Uncover about the Future of AI |
| 1:00 PM | Break for Lunch, Sponsored by ACX |
| 2:00 PM | Programming a Million Pages of Historic Newspaper with AI |
| 3:00 PM | Agentic AI Origins, Design Patterns, Importance, and Application |
| 3:50 PM | NOLA Artist Incubator: Creating a Network of Makers for a More Equitable & Sustainable New Orleans |
| 4:20 PM | How to Bloom in the Live Entertainment Industry |
| 4:50 PM | Innovation in Community Care for the Aging and Disability Community |
| 5:20 PM | Closing Remarks and Giving Game Update |
Sunday, November 10
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | Doors Open and Coffee Time |
| 10:10 AM | Welcoming Remarks and Giving Game Update |
| 10:30 AM | Unveiling the New Orleans Cinematic Universe |
| 11:30 AM | Mastering AI Autonomy: Unleashing Open-Source Powerhouses for Transformative Business Solutions |
| 12:30 PM | Khanmigo @ College Track! |
| 1:00 PM | Break for Lunch, Sponsored by Excella |
| 2:00 PM | On Data Dignity, Civic-engagement, and Computer Science Education |
| 2:30 PM | How AI is Changing Writing at Scale: A Tactical Analysis |
| 3:30 PM | Intersection of Business and Art |
| 4:00 PM | AI and the Future of Work |
| 4:30 PM | Radio Resistance: 102.3FM WHIV-LP Amplifies the Call for Human Rights and Social Justice in NOLA |
| 5:00 PM | Closing Remarks and Giving Game Updates |
Monday, November 11
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | Doors Open and Coffee Time |
| 10:10 AM | Welcoming Remarks and Giving Game Update |
| 10:30 AM | Looking Backwards to See the Future of AI Technology Jobs |
| 11:30 AM | Ruth Messinger, In Conversation |
| 1:00 PM | Break for Lunch and Chess Boxing Circus (Outside), Sponsored by Camellia Beans |
| 2:00 PM | Fireside Chat with the CEO of NOLA AI, Damon Kirin |
| 2:30 PM | Fireside Chat – David Kovacic, Senior Director of Intelligent Platforms at Baker Hughes |
| 3:00 PM | Probability Spaces and Machine Learning |
| 3:30 PM | Help Us Write the Next Chapter of New Orleans’ Story—One Book at a Time |
| 4:00 PM | Morris Bart on Making Philanthropy Work for Business |
| 5:00 PM | Life Print Afterlife AI |
| 5:30 PM | Closing Remarks and Giving Game Check Writing |
Downstairs Classroom
The classroom is located on the first floor of the Jazz Museum.
Saturday, November 9
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | Workshop: From Policy to Where You Got Your Shoes At |
| 3:30 PM | Tulane Student AI Use |
| 4:20 PM | Break for Closing Remarks and Giving Game Update (Upstairs) |
Sunday, November 10
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | The Future is Extensible: Leveraging LLMs and WASM for Customizable Software |
| 12:00 PM | Leveraging BERT for Real-Time Clinical Note Generation in Emergency Medical Services |
| 1:00 PM | Break for Lunch (Upstairs) |
| 2:00 PM | Nouveau Né Parish On The Blue Tech Delta; Reimagining the Future of the Louisiana Estuary |
| 2:30 PM | Reflecting on 20 Years of Service with Youth Rebuilding New Orleans |
| 3:00 PM | Holding the Baton in a Never Ending Relay Race of Stewardship |
| 3:30 PM | From Data to Dialogue: Enhancing Human-Like Memory in AI Chatbots with RAG and Advanced Engineering |
| 4:00 PM | place4pals, a non-profit & open-source social media platform |
| 4:30 PM | Break for Closing Remarks and Giving Game Update (Upstairs) |
Monday, November 11
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 10:30 AM | Code to Success: How Operation Spark Transformed Our Lives |
| 11:11 AM | Workshop: the beaning of life |
| 12:30 PM | Technology, Art and Innovation at the Winter Circus in Ghent |
| 1:00 PM | Break for Lunch and Chess Boxing Circus (Outside) |
| 2:00 PM | Colorful History (and Future) of Jewish Philanthropy in New Orleans |
| 3:00 PM | Build Your Own Search Engine with DuckDB and Embedding Vectors |
| 3:30 PM | Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Discussion |
| 4:20 PM | Break for Closing Remarks and Giving Game Check Writing (Upstairs) |
Philosophers Cafe
Philosophers Cafe (AKA “Javva Joose”) 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
| Time | Day | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 11:11 AM | Saturday | Musicians Hierarchy of Needs |
| 2:22 PM | Saturday | A Virtual Conversation with Todd Rundgren |
| 3:33 PM | Saturday | Tales of a Chessboxer |
| 11:11 AM | Sunday | Philosophy Meeting: The Election? AI future? Let’s meet over coffee to discuss what’s on our minds. |
| 1:11 PM | Sunday | You and (👁️ A.I. 愛 ❤️ I) |
| 2:22 PM | Sunday | Aveblen Giving: The Ultimate Philanthropy |
| 3:30 PM | Sunday | Web Accessibility and AI: Lessons from Building Equalify |
| 10:10 AM | Monday | Kings, Rings, and Algorithms: The History of Chess, Boxing, and AI in New Orleans |
| 11:11 AM | Monday | Javva Joose Bean Break with Blind Barista Sir J |
| 1:00 PM | Monday | Cafe Closed for Chess Boxing Circus (outside) |
| 2:02 PM | Monday | Striker VR Demo Fun Begins |
| 2:22 PM | Monday | Group Discussion: How Do We Implement AI for Every Student in NOLA? |
| 3:00 PM | Monday | Computing and Technology Ethics Through Science Fiction |
Parties
Two secret parties will take place during NOAI. Register for the festival to receive an invite.
Purchase Tickets!
Tickets for all three days are $33 and include free lunches each day.