The Imitation Game: October 23, 2024
Presented by UCalgary Alumni as part of Alumni All-Access (Oct. 15 to 30), and hosted in partnership with the Calgary Public Library.
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Where: Central Library, 800 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
Doors Open: 5:30 pm
Begins at: 6 pm
About the film:
Join us for a screening of the film The Imitation Game, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A featuring UCalgary researchers and alumni specializing in attitudinal accessibility, ethics and AI in today’s modern world.
The Imitation Game is a biographical drama that chronicles the life of Alan Turing, a brilliant mathematician and logician who played a pivotal role in breaking the German Enigma code during the Second World War with the creation of a machine that laid the groundwork for modern computers.
FREE admission and popcorn, seating is first-come, first-serve.
Meet the Speakers
Corey Hogan (Moderator)
Corey Hogan is vice-president of communications and community engagement at UCalgary. He has served as head of government communications under Alberta premiers Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney, national director of engagement strategies for global consulting firm Hill+Knowlton and chief strategy officer for communications technology firm Northweather. Throughout his career, Corey has encouraged a data-driven approach to communications and management, and the application of psychology, data science and technology to communications challenges.
Dr. Mariana Bento, PhD
Dr. Mariana Bento is an assistant professor in the departments of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Software Engineering, UCalgary. She is the principal investigator of the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) discovery grant Translation of Machine Leaning Methods for Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Bridging the Gap to Generalizable Models, and NSERC AI Alliance Trustworthy AI for Healthcare Applications group, whose research focuses on responsible artificial intelligence for health-care applications.
Dr. Nadia Delanoy, PhD
Dr. Nadia Delanoy is an assistant professor in UCalgary's Werklund School of Education in the areas of leadership, policy and governance. Her work intersects education, business and technology. In a consulting capacity, she has worked in the public and private sectors in digitization, program development and evaluation with organizations such as the Calgary Stampede, Old Sun College and Nutrien. Dr. Delanoy’s doctoral research examined the use of big data and social media analytics to inform agile leadership and management practices, which prompted her to do research into leading learning in generative AI, among other transdisciplinary projects.
Dr. Gregor Wolbring, PhD
Dr. Gregor Wolbring is a professor in community rehabilitation and disability studies at the Cumming School of Medicine, and academic director (disability and accessibility), Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, UCalgary. A lifelong wheelchair-user, Dr. Wolbring has been trained as a biochemist in Germany and the U.K. He is a member of the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) in Karlsruhe, Germany, and a senior fellow of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy at the University of Ottawa. He previously served as president of the Canadian Disability Studies Association and as a member of the executive committee of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO.
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