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Program

08:00 – 08:45 Registration

08:50 – 09:50 Opening and Introduction

Opening Video

Opening Remarks

Ximena Lincolao, Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation

Welcome Remarks

Federico Valdés, President, Universidad del Desarrollo

Conference Introduction

Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel, Chairman, Universidad del Desarrollo

09:50 – 12:00 Session 1 | Foundations of Artificial Intelligence

Discussant: Cuky Pérez, Corporate Board Director

From Algorithms to Intelligence: Foundations of AI

Raúl Camposano, Stanford University, Silicon Catalyst

The Next Frontier: Innovation and Impact at Google DeepMind

Tania Bedrax-Weiss, Google

 

Startups Powering the AI Silicon Revolution

Pete Rodríguez, Silicon Catalyst

11:25 – 12:00 Coffee Break

12:00 – 15:00 Session 2 | Artificial Intelligence in Economics and Education

Discussant: Vesna Mandakovic, Universidad del Desarrollo | María Paz Arzola, Minister of Education

AI for Development

Gaurav Nayyar, World Bank

How AI Can Be an Inflection Point for Education?

Lucia Dellagnelo, OECD

Agentic Chip Design: The Next Frontier in Semiconductor Innovation

William Wang, Chip Agents, UC Santa Barbara

13:45 – 15:00 Lunch Breake

15:00 – 16:30 Session 3 | Healthcare, Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence

Discussant: Marcela Castillo, Universidad del Desarrollo | Marcelo Wong, PDI

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Opportunities, Risks, and a Pathway to Scalable Impact in Latin America

Yuri Quintana, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University

Threat and Defense: The Two Sides of AI in Cybersecurity

Cristián Guerra, Banco Ripley

16:30 – 17:30 Panel and Closing Remarks

Panel: What Role Will Chile Play in the Age of AI?

Moderator and Panelist: Loreto Bravo, Universidad del Desarrollo
Panelists:
Cuky Pérez, Corporate Board Director
Sergio Rademacher, Corporate Board Director
Felipe Bravo, Universidad de Chile

Closing Remarks

Ernesto Silva, Provost, Universidad del Desarrollo

17:30 – Reception