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27th Annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Lecture

by Fay Cobb Payton, PhD, MBA
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science and
Director, Institute for Data, Research and Innovation Science (IDRIS)
Rutgers University – Newark

Dr. Payton is an award-winning researcher, international speaker and entrepreneur. She is the inaugural director of the Institute for Data, Research and Innovation Science (IDRIS) at Rutgers University – Newark, where she is also a Full Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. She completed a rotation as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation where she initiated the CISE Research Expansion Program, and worked on several initiatives, including AI Fairness, Equity, Accountability & Transparency. She has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, conference publications and book chapters on topics of data quality, AI bias/ethics, healthcare and innovation.

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14th Annual Victor J. Schoenbach Keynote Lecture

by Ivor Horn, MD, MPH
Medical Director of the Center for Diversity and Health Equity at Seattle Children's Hospital, and
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine

Dr. Horn is a pediatrician and health services researcher who has over 25 years of experience in health equity and social determinants of health addressing the needs of marginalized communities. She worked as Chief Health Equity Officer at Google where she led a cross-functional team that provides health equity leadership to ensure that health-related products, research and other initiatives are diverse, fair, accessible and inclusive. She has also served as Medical Director of the Center for Diversity and Health Equity at Seattle Children's Hospital, and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

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