ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALLIANCE
UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION SPEAKER SERIES
Enabling faculty across the Dallas-Fort Worth Region to collaborate with colleagues to engage larger opportunities for research and applications in AI
AI is advancing rapidly, enabled and significantly fueled by federally funded basic research. Increasingly sophisticated and integrated approaches for AI systems appear in applications across all sectors of the economy, and new challenges emerge for advancing, applying, and governing these promising technologies. AI holds the potential to transform lives across our nation through increased economic prosperity, improved educational opportunities and quality of life, and enhanced security. At the same time, the potential capabilities, and complexities of AI, combined with the wealth of interactions with human users and the environment, make it critically important to further advance our understanding of AI, including all aspects of transparency, security, and control.
To embrace this future, working with Southern Methodist University, The University of North Texas, The University of Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas at Dallas, Fort Worth-based TAMU, and the major regional chambers, the Texas Research Alliance (TRA) coordinates, facilitates, and promotes the continuing development of AI capability and implementation across North Texas.
The AIA University Collaboration Speakers Series (AIAUCS) is designed to bring information to faculty on use case challenges of current interest and can inform university research. This virtual speaker series will occur the third Thursday of every month from 3:00 to 4:30. Our speakers will be leaders in their fields with a focus on AI use-case identification, challenges application development, and implementation.
Spring 2025 Sessions
Given the multiple sessions currently focused on artificial intelligence, the Texas Research Alliance will only bring to your attention special opportunities for insights into the AI economy. We have just such an opportunity with two exceptional AI practitioners, one a serial AI entrepreneur and one successful AI venture capitalist. David Evans, Founder of Sentiero Ventures (https://www.sentiero.vc/) and Dave Copps Visionary, Futurist is a serial entrepreneur in AI and Cofounder or Worlds.io. Both Dave and David have a vested interest in preparing the workforce pipeline for the AI economy. They are excited to share insights and essentials for new graduating students and have thoughts about what you need to know in addition to what you learned in school.
NEXT MEETING:
Thursday, March 27th
3:00 to 4:30pm (virtual)
SPEAKERS:
Dave Copps, Worlds.io
Dave is known internationally as a futurist, technologist and visionary on the role that emerging technologies will play in transforming markets and the world. Dave has founded and sold two technology companies that pioneered the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in hundreds of companies around the world.
David Evans, Managing Partner – Sentiero Ventures
David Evans serves as the Managing Partner at Sentiero Ventures, an early-stage venture fund with a focus on artificial intelligence-enabled software businesses. A seasoned entrepreneur and technologist, David began coding at 14 on a TI-85 graphing calculator and launched his inaugural company at 19. His impressive track record includes multiple successful exits as both a founder and investor. Notably, he sold a national digital signage network to CBS and an Inc 500 eCommerce company to a strategic buyer.
In addition to his entrepreneurial pursuits, David is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he instructs graduate courses on innovation and entrepreneurship. His commitment to fostering innovation extends beyond academia, as he is a key member of the Mentor Committee of the United Way Social Innovation Accelerator.
David also contributes to the North Texas start-up ecosystem as a member of the Steering Committee of Venture Dallas, the leading hub for venture innovation in the region. Additionally, he serves on the Research and Innovation Council for the University of Texas at Dallas and the Deep Technology Innovation Council at the University of North Texas.
David is a University of Connecticut alumnus, a former Beneficial Hodson Scholar at Johns Hopkins University, and holds a Certificate in Corporate Finance from Harvard University.
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