Tentative Schedule
Last update: Feb 20th, 2025
Day 1: Welcome and Introduction
On Day 1, everyone will meet everyone and establish some shared goals for the Summit.- 9:00 Breakfast
- 9:20 Welcome Dr. David Schmoys, the Director of the Cornell Center for Data Science for Enterprise & Society will welcome all participants.
- 9:30 Panel: Everyday AI and Mental Health The Summit organizers will set the stage with a brief overview of the emerging landscape of everyday AI systems in mental wellness and healthcare, introduce the disciplines involved in this Thought Summit, and share the participants’ goals in attending this Summit.
- 10:30 Mini Break
- 10:50 Participant Lightening Talks - AI for mental health
Participants’ lightning talks will provide an overview of their expertise and highlight one key change they wish to see in the future of everyday AI and mental health.
Speakers: Munmun De Choudhury, Sean Munson, Andrew Campbell, Yifan Peng, Fei Wang. - 11:50 Social Lunch
- 13:30 Lightening Talks cont. - Design, AI, and mental well-being Speakers: John Zimmerman, Angel Hsing-Chi Hwang, Qian Yang.
- 14:00 Lightening Talks cont. - Bringing innovations into the real world Speakers: Trisha Kilbourn, Tanzeem Choudhury, Beth Kolko, Ti Zhao.
- 15:10 Coffee Break
- 15:30 Lightening Talks cont. - Responsible AI innovation and regulation Speakers: Beth McGinty, Ned Cooper, Richmond Wong, .
- 16:30 Overview of day 2's agenda.
Day 2: The Economic and Policy Landscape
On Day 2, we will together envision concrete policy changes—whether regulatory, economic, or otherwise—that can significantly enhance the innovation and real-world impact of AI technologies for mental health.- 9:00 Breakfast
- 9:20 Keynote and Panel: Responsible Tech Innovation and Policy Sandbox. Details coming soon.
- 10:30 Mini Break
- 10:50 Keynote and Panel: Economic and Policy Landscape of AI-for-Mental-Health Innovation. Details coming soon.
- 11:50 Social Lunch
- 13:30 Design Sprint: What is one AI-for-mental-health innovation policy that we want to experiment with?
- 14:20 Design Sprint Share Out
- 15:10 Coffee Break
- 15:30 Open-Floor Discussion: Success Stories and Lessons in Experimenting with New Innovation Policies.
- 16:30 Overview of day 3's agenda.
Day 3: Human-Centered AI Innovation for Mental Health
The goal of Day 3 is to envision a roadmap of concrete, human-centered AI innovations that enhance mental wellness and care in meaningful ways.- 9:00 Breakfast
- 9:20 Panel: Wishlist of One What is one AI innovation for mental health that both providers and patients would like to see realized? Details coming soon.
- 10:10 Mini Break
- 10:30 Panel: Human-Centered AI Knowledge to Impact Details coming soon.
- 11:30 Social Lunch
- 13:30 Design Sprint: A Roadmap from Human-Centered AI Research to Practice Details coming soon.
- 14:20 Design Sprint Share Out
- 15:10 Coffee Break
- 15:30 Open-Floor Discussion: Plan day 4's breakout activities.
- 16:30 Preparations for day 4.
- 18:00 Reception
Day 4: Breakout and Deep Dive
On Day 4, participants will break into groups, each focusing on developing plans and agenda for one specific goal of the envisioned innovation sandbox.
- 9:00 Breakout groups meet at the Statler hotel.
- Breakout groups
- Group 1 Contact: Qian Yang.
- Group 2 Contact: Tanzeem Choudhury.
- Group 3 Contact: Fei Wang;Student assistant: Tony Wang.
- Group 4 Contact: Angel Hwang.
Day 5: Synthesis and Deliverables
The goal of Day 5 is to share and synthesize the plans developed by each breakout group, start drafting a whitepaper, and plan the next steps.- 8:30 Breakfast
- 9:00 Share breakout discussion outcomes Each group will present their proposal outlining the goals, setup, and scaling plan for a tech-policy-business innovation sandbox.
- 10:00 Open floor discussion and wrap-up Summit participants will collaboratively discuss and integrate the breakout group proposals to create a comprehensive sandbox proposal.
- 12:00 Social Lunch (optional)
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