PROGRAM
Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab
with Roosevelt House
and the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues at UC Berkeley
Invite you to attend
Technology and Society in the Next Generation: Growth, Security, and Well-Being
A Three-Day Conference Presented in Person and on Zoom
April 6-8, 2022
Technological innovation is giving rise to a future infused with the tension between progress and risk. In the coming decades, technological innovation across a range of fields could hasten important advances such as equitable economic growth and material abundance, collective and individual security, and enhanced societal well-being; on the other hand, these same technological innovations could exacerbate economic stagnation, income inequality, ecological disasters, the proliferation of violence and collective insecurity, and an overall decline in physical and psychological health.
Convening prominent experts and scholars from the sciences, social sciences, business, and policy/government, this integrative and multi-disciplinary three-day conference will feature a keynote address from Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman as well as morning and afternoon sessions that focus on the effects of emerging technologies—in industrial automation, artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, and climate science and geoengineering—on our prospects for economic equity, shared and individual security, and overall well-being as a society.
Keynote: Extrapolating from the present
Wednesday, April 6, 6:00-7:15pm ET
New York Times Columnist;
Distinguished Professor, Graduate Center of City University of New York;
and Recipient of 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics.
Technological Directions
Thursday, April 7, 9:00am-12:00pm ET
Presenters:
- Pamela Silver, Elliot T. and Onie H. Adams Professor of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School.
- Shiwali Mohan, Senior Member of Research Staff, Xerox PARC, and AI Systems Scientist, Palo Alto Research Center.
- Anita Raja, Professor of Computer Science at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of City University of New York.
- Gernot Wagner, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, New York University.
Commentator:
- Susan Schneider: William F. Dietrich Distinguished Professor of Philosophy of Mind, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, Florida Atlantic University.
Technological Advancement and Economic Growth/Stagnation
Thursday, April 7, 1:30-4:15pm ET
Presenters:
- Michael Piore, David W. Skinner Professor Emeritus of Political Economy, MIT.
- John Paul MacDuffie, Professor of Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
- Robert Gordon, Stanley G. Harris Professor of Economics, Northwestern University.
Commentator:
- Veena Dubal, Professor of Law, University of California, Hastings College of Law.
Social Consequences of New Technologies
Friday, April 8, 9:00-11:45am ET
Presenters:
- Michael Hout, Professor of Sociology and Director of Center for Advanced Social Science Research, New York University.
- Alexandrea Ravenelle, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Ruth Milkman, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and Chair of Labor Studies Department.
Commentators:
- Frida Polli, CEO and Cofounder, pymetrics.
- Peter Asaro, Associate Professor of Media Studies and Director of Graduate Program, School of Media Studies, The New School.
The State’s Role in Managing Technology and Society
Friday, April 8, 1:00-4:00pm ET
Presenters:
- Beth Simone Noveck, Professor, Northeastern University, and Director of the GovLab.
- Scott Santens, Senior Advisor, Humanity Forward.
Commentators:
- Katherine B. Forrest, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
- John Zysman, Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley; Co-director, Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy.
Sponsors:
Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, UC Berkeley
Hunter College, City University of New York
With generous support from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
and the Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity.
Conference Organizers:
- Lynn Chancer, Professor of Sociology, Hunter College, and Executive Officer of the Ph.D. Program in Sociology, Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
- Martín Sánchez-Jankowski, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley.
- Jeremy Schulz, Senior Researcher, Institute for the Study of the Societal Issues, UC Berkeley.
- Deborah Freedman Lustig, Associate Director, Institute for the Study of the Societal Issues, UC Berkeley.
Conference Support Team:
- Yu-Jhen Chen, Sociology PhD Program, Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
- Qiyao Pan, Sociology PhD Program, Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
- Suleyma Vergara-Tapia, Sociology PhD Program, Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all who attend.
Have you completed the Cleared4 access form yet?
The form allows you to upload a photo of your vaccination card.
https://www.c4wrk.com/aMcKkk2AjmN3SerF9
Access Provided:
Roosevelt House is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and others with disabilities, and is equipped with an Induction Loop System.
All restrooms on the L1 and L2 floors are accessible, including single user and high occupancy restrooms.
For further information or requests regarding accessibility please email rhrsvp@hunter.cuny.edu or call (212) 650-3174.
