Digital Ethics Symposium Program Schedule

Program Schedule for the 14th Annual International Digital Ethics Symposium

March 14, 2025 | 8:00am - 5:00pm
Ceremonial Courtroom, 10th Floor, Cowboy Law Center 25 E. Pearson St. Chicago, 60611

Speaker details online at luc.edu/Access25

Virtual link provided to registrants

View a PDF version of the program here: CDEP 2025 Official Event Program.

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8:30 Breakfast and Check-In

9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Office of the Provost
• Virginia McDermott, Dean, School of Communication, Loyola University Chicago
• Florence M. Chee, Associate Professor of Digital Communication; Director, Center for Digital Ethics & Policy, Loyola University Chicago

9:20 - 10:10 Keynote Speaker: Kyla Williams Tate

• Minding the Gap: Making AI Smart and Fair One Byte at a Time
• Director of Digital Equity, Cook County Government, Office of the President

Break

10:25 - 11:15 Panel: Human Flourishing and AI

• *John P. Slattery, Executive Director, Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Science, Technology, and Law, Duquesne University
• Rev. Matthew Dunch, S.J., Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago and Rev. Patrick Gilger, S.J., Assistant Professor of Sociology; Director, McNamara Center for the Social Study of Religion, Loyola University Chicago
• Susan Haarman, Associate Director, Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship, Loyola University Chicago
• Joseph Vukov, Associate Professor of Philosophy; Associate Director, Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage, Loyola University Chicago.

11:30 - 12:20 Lunchtime Panel Sponsored by the Center for Business Law and the Institute for Investor Protection at Loyola Law School: Using AI Ethically in Clinics and Practicums

• *Patricia H. Lee, Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Center for Business Law and the Business Law Clinic, Loyola University Chicago
• Teresa Frisbee, Director, Dispute Resolution Program, Loyola University Chicago
• Joseph Mitzenmacher, Reference Librarian, Loyola University Chicago

12:35 - 1:25 Featured Talk: Centering Labor in AI Ethics: Generative AI at Work, and the Fight for Worker Rights in the Digital Media and Entertainment Industries

• Tanner Mirrlees, Associate Professor, Director, Communication and Digital Media Studies Program, Ontario Tech University
• Faculty Commentator: Urooj Raja, Assistant Professor, School of Communication, Loyola University Chicago

Break

1:40 - 2:30 Panel: Ethical Thinking Through the Triple Helix of Industry, Government, and Academia

• *Josh Shepperd, Associate Professor; Undergraduate Chair, Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
• Aylissa Ritterhoff, Associate at K&L Gates
• Dan Kamys, Director of Content, Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA)
• Jason Rosensweig, Senior Policy Advisor, Illinois Department of Human Rights

Break

2:45-3:35 Featured Talk: Better than a FAcct: A solidarity framework for AI Ethics

• Anita Varma, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Media, University of Texas at Austin
• Faculty Commentator: Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership and Integrity, School of Communication, Loyola University Chicago

Break

3:50 - 4:40 AI Ethics in Practice

• Ben Kolak, Cinematographer, with team from Truth & Documentary
• Student Interactive Session
• Open Mic
• Faculty Commentator: Vincent Singleton, Assistant Professor, School of Communication, Loyola University Chicago

4:50 - 5:00 Closing Remarks, Future Directions, Ways to Stay Involved

*Indicates Panel Moderator and Speaker

Thank you to our sponsors and supporters of the 2025 Symposium:

Flagship sponsor:

• School of Communication, Loyola University Chicago

Lunchtime panel sponsor:

• Center for Business Law and the Business Law Clinic, Loyola University Chicago

Virtual content support:

• TechArena.ai

*Indicates Panel Moderator and Speaker. Speaker details online at luc.edu/Access25. Virtual link provided to registrants.