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TGIF Theme and Goals

Under the theme of “Accelerating AI For Good,” TGIF will bring together educators, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, policymakers, and many others to be inspired by the possibilities to leverage AI to drive meaningful change, including: implications for implementing AI-powered solutions, iterating on how to remove roadblocks that stand before impactful AI efforts, and forming new connections with partners and collaborators to help inform and support positive, scalable AI innovations.

This year’s theme represents the remarkable potential for AI to help people learn, to help communities thrive, to help people and businesses work efficiently, and to help sustain the planet.

Examples of topics to be represented:

Possibilities and potential for AI to revolutionize society and improve people’s lives, across PA, the nation, and the world
Real cases of impactful AI innovations across the six conference tracks
Knowledge and skill development for use of AI tools for good across sectors and disciplines
Challenges and ethical considerations associated with implementation of AI systems and tools
Ideas for development of new AI technologies to drive change

Who should submit a proposal?

We invite proposals from anyone who has research, ideas, case studies, strategies, tools, or challenges to share related to the role of artificial intelligence in education, innovation, social mobility, and economic growth across our six tracks. This includes staff, teachers, and administrators from higher education and K-12, policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors, non-profit representatives, tech/AI professionals, and diverse industry leaders.

We especially encourage proposals for sessions that include higher education students, our future impact leaders, as part of the presentation team.

Tracks

Our tracks encompass six core areas where AI is currently having the most impact on society or is ripe with potential for future impact to society at scale.

Each proposal must align with one or more of the following tracks:

Agriculture and Food Security
Education
Energy
Life Sciences
Longevity and Life Quality
Robotics/Virtual Reality

Presentation Formats

Select one format per proposal.

All presentations should include applicable resources, tools, or strategies participants can take away from the session and put into action.
Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, July 8.

: Best for: big, broadly-relevant ideas with 1-2 presenters.

This is a traditional conference presentation format, but the content should be anything but traditional. We are seeking dynamic featured speakers who have compelling ideas to share with our participants that showcase the extraordinary potential for AI to accelerate impact for the betterment of society, across sectors and disciplines. We encourage proposals that include engaging components such as audience interaction, videos, visuals, personal stories, or other high-impact presentation techniques.

Submit Featured Presentation Proposal
: Best for: topics that benefit from insight from multiple presenters in a discussion-based format.

General AI discussion: We seek proposals for panels that engage in critical discussions about the possibilities, benefits, and challenges associated with leveraging AI for good. We encourage the formation of panels that represent diverse perspectives and productive dissent as panelists grapple with complex topics related to accelerating impact through AI.

Case-based AI discussion: Additionally, we seek proposals for panel discussions about specific cases of AI-powered impact, which will allow panelists to discuss how the project was developed, funded, implemented, its influence, and actionable takeaways for participants.
You have the option to submit a proposal for a fully formed panel, or a partially formed panel that we can help curate additional panelists for.

Submit Panel Discussion Proposal
: Best for: presenting a problem for participants to solve.

The Design Thinking Studio presents an AI-related problem accompanied by a “how might we …” challenge for participants to work collaboratively to solve. Sessions should include a brainstorming session for divergent thinking, followed by a convergent phase to refine ideas and narrow in on a solution.

Submit Design Thinking Studio Proposal
: Best for: teaching participants how to use, create, or implement something.

Workshops should focus on knowledge and skill development as presenters lead participants through interactive demonstrations of how to use a tool, create something, or apply a strategy or technique in their setting, related to accelerating AI for good. Participants should leave the workshop knowing how to do something new and understanding the impact of doing it, be able to use a new tool in a real-life scenario, or work with new data sets that have implications for creating better AI models.
If participants need to bring their own materials or equipment, please detail this in your proposal.

Submit Interactive Workshop Proposal
: Best for: informal, technology-free, small group discussions.

Roundtables bring participants with common interests or goals together for a small-group discussion about a topic. These informal conversations don’t involve laptops or slideshows – just open minds and ideas. Discussion questions are pre-determined by the presenter to facilitate an engaging conversation about a topic, explore multiple viewpoints, and collectively develop new knowledge.

Submit Roundtable Proposal
: Best for: Ideas in the exploration phase that are seeking immediate feedback, presentations to prospective collaborators or funders, or requests for connections to applicable audience attendees.

Do you have an idea for a session that doesn’t fit into one of these categories? Do you want to engage participants in a creative, dynamic, and memorable way? We invite proposals that break the mold and push beyond the boundaries of a typical conference session. Describe your vision for your session, how people will participate, what they will learn, and any specific space or equipment needs in your proposal.

Submit Design Your Own Proposal
: Best for: ideas that can be conveyed best through images and graphics.

A poster presentation is a visual representation of an impactful project or project idea that will be displayed during the conference. Unlike a large group presentation, poster displays allow for more in-depth conversations with participants about the work, which lays the foundation for knowledge sharing and collaboration.

Submit Poster Proposal

Submission Information

Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, July 8.
Presenters and co-presenters whose proposals are accepted by the review committee will be required to register for the conference using a special code which includes the Early Adopter, discounted registration fee. The TGIF planning team will provide the discount code within individual acceptance notifications.
Presenters and co-presenters whose proposals are not accepted will also receive the Early Adopter, discounted registration fee via email notification.

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TGIF Theme and Goals

Examples of topics to be represented:

Who should submit a proposal?

Tracks

Each proposal must align with one or more of the following tracks:

Presentation Formats

Best for: big, broadly-relevant ideas with 1-2 presenters.

Best for: topics that benefit from insight from multiple presenters in a discussion-based format.

Best for: presenting a problem for participants to solve.

Best for: teaching participants how to use, create, or implement something.

Best for: informal, technology-free, small group discussions.

Best for: Ideas in the exploration phase that are seeking immediate feedback, presentations to prospective collaborators or funders, or requests for connections to applicable audience attendees.

Best for: ideas that can be conveyed best through images and graphics.

Submission Information

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