The 2024 GW Business & Policy Forum: Imagining the Future with AI - Opening Remarks & Keynote

This video from the second annual GW Business & Policy Forum on April 2, 2024 in Washington, D.C. features a welcome by Vanessa Perry, vice dean for strategy and professor of marketing, strategic management and public policy at the George Washington University School of Business, opening remarks by Ellen Granberg, president of the George Washington University, and the opening keynote ("Imagining Our AI Future") by David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group.
About Our Speakers
Vanessa Gail Perry, MBA, Ph.D., is the interim dean of the George Washington University School of Business as well as the vice dean for strategy and a professor of marketing, strategic management and public policy. Her research, focused on consumers in housing and financial markets, marketplace discrimination, and public policy, has been published extensively. She has held numerous administrative appointments, including associate dean for graduate programs, associate dean for faculty and research, and vice provost for diversity and inclusion. While on leave from GWU, Dr. Perry served as a senior advisor to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and as an expert appointee at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Before joining GWU, Prof. Perry served as a senior economist at Freddie Mac.
Ellen M. Granberg, Ph.D., became the 19th President of the George Washington University on July 1, 2023. Dr. Granberg is a nationally-recognized scholar in the sociology of self, identity, and mental health and an accomplished academic leader, having previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and as senior associate provost and associate provost for faculty affairs at Clemson University with a record of strengthening teaching and research excellence across disciplines.
David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, will convene the 2024 GW Business & Policy Forum. Rubenstein has been at the helm of The Carlyle Group since he established the firm in 1987. It has become one of the largest and most profitable venture capital firms in the world with $426 billion under management. Rubenstein has also become a national leader in philanthropy and serves as chair of multiple civic, educational and cultural institutions. Rubenstein draws from his decades of experience in the management and growth of companies and as a philanthropist to share his perspectives and interview leaders on multiple formats, including on television as host of “The David Rubenstein Show” and “Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein”, and the PBS series, “Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories."
About the 2024 GW Business & Policy Forum
An artificial intelligence boom is underway and accelerating at an exponential magnitude. The developments in big data and machine learning have now led to large language models that are rapidly paving the way toward the emergence of artificial generative intelligence (AGI). What mechanisms and frameworks should we use to prepare for the future? How should these innovations materialize in markets around the globe? What safe and ethical practices could government and business leaders follow when integrating AI into their operations? During this second annual GW Business & Policy Forum, leading experts and practitioners and leaders from the private and public sectors will convene to discuss these questions and others that society must address, juxtaposed with the transformational benefits of AI for our economic and social welfare.