Join Us to Shape Peace with Purpose – Empower Your Vision.

Explore how artificial intelligence and human creativity can unite to address global conflicts, empower marginalized voices, and inspire change. Through engaging discussions, immersive demos, and visionary insights, discover innovative pathways to build a more just and peaceful world.

How can artificial intelligence and the limitless potential of human creativity collaborate to create a more just and peaceful world? We invite you to explore this important question at an event designed to ignite your imagination, challenge your perceptions, and inspire meaningful action.

As conflicts grow more complex and globalized, the tools we use to address them must also evolve. Artificial intelligence has already transformed numerous industries—what could occur if we harness this technology to enhance art’s unique power to connect, heal, and inspire change? In this visionary event, explore how innovative technology and artistic expression can create new pathways for peacebuilding, empower marginalized voices, and drive social justice movements.

Panel:

Dr. Dilshad Dayani (Ed.D) is an Adjunct Associate Professor, Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (MD-ICCCR) at Teachers College, Columbia University. She s a Fulbright awardee with ongoing research and teaching experience at European and South Asian educational institutions. Dr. Dayani received the Obama Award for Professional Excellence in Human Rights Advocacy and other recognitions in broadcast journalism for her work in social impact and women's empowerment. She is also Lead Faculty at the School of NY Times and Research Mentor & Consultant at Cambridge International.

Carolina Cambronero-Varela (M.A., Arts Administration) is Co-Founder of Artivism: The Power of Art for Social Transformation, a movement co-sponsored by Adelphi University, Sing for Hope, and the Gottesman Libraries with committed social artivists that grew out of Illuminations of Social Imagination: Learning From Maxine Greene, (Dio Press, 2020), co-edited by Teachers College alumni Courtney Weida and Carolina Cambronero-Varela, and Dolapo Adeniji-Neill, of Adelphi University. 

Michael J. Jabbour is the AI Innovation Officer, Office of the CTO at Microsoft. He is the former CIO/CTO for various NYC agencies, including the NYC Department of Education. He is is an expert in organizational transformation, with over two decades of experience in artificial intelligence, human-centered agile development, and healthcare. In his current role at Microsoft, MJ combines his expertise and passion for making a positive societal impact through advancements in education, medicine, and pioneering research that pushes the boundaries of human-AI collaboration.

This panel is moderated by Courtney Chicvak, Esq., Curriculum Development Specialist, the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (MD-ICCCR). Outside of her role at the Center, she is the Director of Alternative Dispute Resolution at Long Island Dispute Resolution Centers and a Lecturer in the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution program at Columbia University. She is an attorney in New York, an International Mediation Institute (IMI) Mediator, and serves on several New York State Court System mediation rosters.

Responsible AI, Art & Algorithms: Sustainable Peace; Its Power & Price is organized by the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution and co-sponsored by the Gottesman Libraries.

Where: 400 Russell / Smith Learning Theater

Register HERE.