Welcome to Leadership Luminaries Lounge™ Podcastwith Kerry L. Bass & Peggy O'NealDuring Part 2 of the conversation between Kerry, Peggy, and guests Dr. Arun Rai and Ed Chavis the four emphasized the Opportunities for AI’s impacts on Humanity and business. They talk about AI’s potential impact on creativity and future opportunities, as well as opportunities in healthcare, education, and climate. How to leverage AI to augment human capabilities in various domains, with a focus on ethics and responsibility.Our Luminary Guests Today:Dr. Arun RaiArun Rai is Regents’ Professor of the University System of Georgia, holds the Howard S. Starks Distinguished Chair, and is the director of the Center for Digital Innovation at the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. His research focuses on the design and deployment of AI andcomplementary digital technologies to create value and mitigate risks in business, education, and society. He is a Fellow of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) and a Distinguished Fellow of the INFORMS Information Systems Society (ISS). He was conferred Impact Awards from the AIS and INFORMS ISS, the LEO Award from the conferred AIS for Lifetime Exceptional Achievement, and the AACSB Influential Leader Award.Contact with Dr. Arun at:https://arunrai.net;arunrai@gsu.edu Edward ChavisEdward Chavis has over 20 years leading analytics and digital transformation projects across multiple domains including: Financial Services, Transportation and Federal Agencies. He’s has been a hands-onconsulting technologist, strategist and data scientist for major corporations including AT&T, Target, American Express, Custom’s and Border Protection (CBP), Fannie Mae and The Federal Reserve.Additionally, he’s led multiple AI/ML and data analytic practices in his career where he introduced new technologies and expanded the customer base. Dibdobai currently works and advises CIO, CTO’ s and CAO’s on cloud strategies, change management, AI/ML and mission driven reporting to add bottom line value for their organizations. He has a B.S. in Mathematics from Morehouse College, a M.S. in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University, a M.S. in Quantitative and Computational Finance from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Certificate in Strategic Planning from Georgetown University.Contact Ed at:www.dibdobai.comstrategy@dibdobai.comContact at:Kerry:linkedin.com/in/kerrylbassmakingitreality.comPeggy:linkedin.com/in/peggyonealhttps://www.peggy-oneal.com/#ai #leadership #artificialintelligence #leadershipconversations
Navigating AI Risks and Opportunities with Dr. Arun Rai and Ed Chavis | Episode 7 – Part 2 of 2
by Kerry Bass | Mar 26, 2025 | Leadership Luminaries
