Delighted to host the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences and Data Sciences (ICDS)-Penn State Dickinson Law Symposium on Inclusive Innovation, AI, and Big Data. I shared with those gathered in person and online three reasons for the significance of this symposium.

First, the symposium was the first institutional collaboration between ICDS and the law school, providing a bridge to connect both communities and a launchpad for future collaboration. Second, the symposium’s discussion-focused format encouraged an exchange of ideas across disciplines, scholars from institutions across the country, and stakeholders in academia and government representatives such as those from the USPTO and World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO. Third, the intersection of inclusive innovation, AI and big data was critical for reasons that include economic competitiveness and social equity.

A big thank you to all who made the event possible, including Provost Justin Schwartz, ICDS Director Jenni Evans, Dean Danielle Conway, the ICDS organizing team, and our esteemed participants. Peter Yu and I will co-edit an open-access volume to present and share the ideas the symposium helped inspire. Stay tuned!

Elodie Carpentier Julio D. Raffo Dave Hunter Mike Schuster Nina Srejovic Jordana Goodman Michelle Saksena Suzanne Harrison Damon L. Tull, PhD Esther Obonyo S. Sean Tu Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio Margo Bagley Colleen Chien Joanna Batstone, PhD Christopher Dancy Andrea Matwyshyn Jennifer K. Wagner Keith Robinson Holly Gray David Mazyck Peter Yu Bethany N. Schols TaWanda Hunter Stallworth, M. Div. Dr Khalid Hossain larry stillman Lei Zhen Deja Workman Margaret Hu Victor Wang

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