AI and Associations

Event Details

Join us on Oct 26, 2023, at 12 PM for an online discussion about what's next in "AI and Associations." This event is a significant milestone in fostering a deeper understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) within the association sector, exploring ethical considerations, assessing industry impacts, and charting a course for the future.

Key Takeaways

Navigating the ethical challenges to AI's expansion: Balance between AI's promise and the ethical considerations
AI-Driven Organizational Changes: privacy and data security in AI implementations
Future Strategies: Ways to remains agile, ethical, and profitable in the future AI-driven world

Speakers

Cindy Morris

Chief Advancement Officer at American Society on Aging

Delegate Dr. Chao Wu

Maryland House of Delegates at The Maryland General Assembly

Dr. James Brusseau

Philosophy Professor at Pace University

Dr. John Shufeldt

CEO of Tribalhealth

Eric Schmidt

CEO of Glue Up

Cindy Morris is the Chief Advancement Officer at the American Society on Aging, the largest multi-disciplinary association in aging in America. She has served the nonprofit industry for over 15 years both in leadership as the Chief Operating Officer of i-tri, an empowerment program for middle-school age girls and through The Benson Agency, her consulting agency focusing on capacity building methodologies and strategies. The Benson Agency has served over 50 nonprofits ranging from grassroot start-ups to large national organizations with multi-million-dollar budgets. Cindy has taught at Stony Brook University's College of Business and lectures often throughout the region on capacity building and the nonprofit industry. Cindy holds Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from George Washington University, and sits on the Executive Council of AARP New York and the Jewish Advisory Board for Suffolk County.

An emergency physician by avocation and entrepreneur at heart, Dr. John Shufeldt has founded several companies, including Nextcare Urgent Care, MeMD, acquired by Walmart, and Xcellerant Ventures. He founded Tribal Health in 2015 after witnessing the vast healthcare disparities in Indian Country and grew the company into the leader in Indigenous healthcare management and staffing. Most recently he launched Tribal Behavioral Health to address mental health and substance misuse in Tribal Nations. Today he runs both companies, continues to practice emergency medicine and consults with hospital groups, national urgent care chains, and other healthcare entities.

John has served as the Health Law Editor and on the Advisory Board for the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine and was the Editor in Chief of Urgent Care Alert and ED Legal Bulletin. John also served as the Medical Director for the Phoenix Police “SWAT” Special Assignment Unit. He is the past-President of the Board of the Men’s Anti-violence Network, is a Founding Member of Urgent Care Association Foundation Board and served on the Drake University Board of Trustees, the Board of Colleen’s Dream and the Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law Alumni Board.

John earned his MD from the University of Health Sciences and the Chicago Medical School. He completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Christ Hospital and Medical Center, where he spent his final year as Chief Resident. He earned his Juris Doctorate from ASU and is admitted to the State Bar in Arizona, the Federal District Court and Supreme Court of the United States. John was an adjunct professor at the ASU, W.P. Carey School of Business where he taught Health Law and Ethics to MBA and Health Sector Management students. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law where he teaches Alternative Dispute Resolution and a seminar on Health Law Entrepreneurism, as well as courses for Mayo Clinic Medical Students.

CEO of Glue Up, an all-in-one cloud-based CRM engagement platform for event and membership management, is the leading platform in emerging and developing markets and North America.

As CEO of Glue Up, Eric L. Schmidt is focused on delivering cloud solutions that transform the way professional communities enable and enrich relationships. Glue Up has offices in 14 countries and clients in over 70. Eric’s focus is to continue building the best product for Glue Up’s clients and expanding the company’s presence in emerging and developing markets around the world. Over the last 18 years, Eric has founded and incubated several companies from the ground up; including China Entrepreneurs which was the top community organization for more than 50,000 entrepreneurs, hosting more than 100 conferences annually.

Eric was an elected member of American Chamber of Commerce in China's Board of Governors for three years (2017, 2018 & 2019) and is recognized as an authority on digital transformation and business in emerging markets. He has been featured in media such as The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Baron’s, BBC, CCTV, China Daily, and numerous other outlets.

Eric once traced Marco Polo’s route from Beijing, China to Venice, Italy, 100 days by bicycle – he was appreciatively sponsored by Nike and Philips. He also previously lived in China (17 years) and Guatemala.