logo
Maximizing NYC’s AI Opportunity

Event - November 2024

Maximizing NYC’s AI Opportunity

On November 12, the Center for an Urban Future will hold a policy symposium on what city and state leaders and economic development officials should do now to maximize New York City's opportunity with AI, mitigate the risks, and leverage AI to help tackle several of the city’s biggest challenges more effectively.

Tags: artificial intelligence economic growth economic opportunity workforce development tech

"Maximizing New York City's AI Opportunity"
A Center for an Urban Future Policy Symposium

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
8:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
The Greene Space
44 Charlton Street

To attend in-person, RSVP via this link.
To watch the livestream, RSVP via this link.

The tech sector is now New York City’s most reliable source of high- and middle-wage jobs. But to keep this going in the years ahead, New York will need to capture a significant share of the growth expected in artificial intelligence, a field that many believe will not only be the fastest-growing segment of the tech sector in the years ahead, but a key driver of growth in industries across the city’s economy. New York already has a strong head start, and it has many of the building blocks needed for success in AI. But the future of this rapidly changing field is still very much up in the air, and several other cities and states are already making big bets on AI.

This forum will explore what city and state policymakers and economic development officials should do now to maximize New York City's opportunity with AI and ensure that the city becomes one of the globe’s leading AI hubs. It will also explore whether cultivating this high-growth sector will require a different economic development playbook than has been used in the past, and put forward ideas for how the city can mitigate the risks of AI, including the potential for significant job displacement, and leverage AI to help tackle several of the city’s biggest challenges more effectively.

Confirmed speakers include:

  • Winston Fisher, Partner, Fisher Brothers; CEO, AREA15
  • Maria Gotsch, CEO, Partnership Fund for NYC
  • Matthew Hartman, Managing Partner, Factorial Capital
  • Priya Ramanathan, Head of Partnerships, FutureFit AI

Details
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
8:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. (doors open at 8; program begins at 8:45)
The Greene Space
44 Charlton Street (between 6th Avenue and Varick Street)

*We are committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in our programs. For questions or requests regarding access and accommodation, please contact Stephanie Arevalo at [email protected] at least 72 hours in advance of the program.

This symposium was made possible through generous support from the Fisher Brothers Foundation and Winston C. Fisher. We are also grateful for general support from The Clark Foundation, the Altman Foundation, and ongoing support from a number of other philanthropic funders.