Northern Michigan University alumnus Bob Stefanski will present "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Jobs." He is co-founder and managing director of eLab Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Ann Arbor that invests in technology startup companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence development. His talk is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, in Reynolds Recital Hall. It is free and open to the public.
Stefanski and NMU Business School Dean Carol Johnson will discuss the impact of rapid advances in artificial intelligence, including the disruptive changes it is likely to cause in the workplace and how it will influence the future jobs of today's college students.
Prior to becoming a venture capitalist, Stefanski was co-founder and executive vice president of TIBCO Software, a Silicon Valley based software company that provides intelligent infrastructure software to many of the world's leading business, government and nonprofit organizations.
Stefanski is a 1984 NMU graduate with a degree in Computational Mathematics. He also holds a master’s degree in Computer, Information and Control Engineering and a Law degree, both from the University of Michigan.
For more information about the event, contact the College of Business Dean's Office at 227-2947.