Monday, September 29, 2025
10:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. (PT)
For topical questions to our speakers, please find their contact information within the respective panels’ Speaker Bios and Contact Info slide decks.
Fall 2025 BTLJ Symposium Speaker Bio and Contact Info
| Time (PT) | Panel |
Speakers & Moderators |
| 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. |
Panel 1: “Where We Live, Work, Play, and Learn”: Generative AI and Environmental Policy 1.00 General CLE Credit The climate crisis, environmental disasters, and the “slow violence” of harms like long-term pollution have disproportionately affected low-income communities of color. Amidst the worsening climate crisis, this panel explores the environmental consequences of the generative AI boom, from rapid increases in energy consumption to the strain that data centers place on municipal water systems. We will discuss best practices for developing AI-related environmental guardrails and how policy solutions can effectively center the needs of marginalized populations. |
Speakers Adam Husik, K&L Gates Alyssa Moir, K&L Gates Roberto Verdecchia, University of Florence Moderator Dan Farber, CLEE, UC Berkeley Law |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Panel 2: Labor Justice and AI Regulation 1.00 General CLE Credit From unemployment and worker displacement to heightened workplace surveillance, the list of concerns raised by AI use in the workplace is long. Beginning with a broad look at the economic landscape, this panel will compare state, federal, and international regulatory frameworks on AI and their implications for workers’ rights; consider the pitfalls of automated decision-making; and explore how organized labor has sought to address AI-related risks. Ultimately, this panel will interrogate tensions at the intersection of AI and economic justice, asking what is still needed to protect workers, safeguard their rights, ensure racial equity, and reduce algorithmic harm. |
Speakers Bradford J. Kelley, Littler Mendelson Vinhcent Le, TechEquity Diana Reddy, UC Berkeley Law Alice Wang, Littler Mendelson Moderator Colleen Chien, BCLT, UC Berkeley Law |
| 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch Served (for student in-person viewing room) |
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| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. |
Panel 3: From Surveillance to Sentencing: Regulating AI in the Criminal Legal System 1.00 Elimination of Bias CLE Credit Amidst pushes for criminal justice and surveillance reform, the burgeoning use of AI in the criminal legal system, from investigations to policing, raises a host of ethical, legal, and regulatory challenges. This panel will explore the intersection of AI and criminal justice, delving into emerging technologies’ impact on civil liberties, racial bias, and the need for transparent, accountable oversight. |
Speakers Juliana DeVries, Law Office of Julianna DeVries, Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, UC Berkeley Law Rayid Ghani, Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University Ngozi Okidegbe, Boston University School of Law Nicole Ozer, UC Law San Francisco Moderator Andrea Roth, BCLT, UC Berkeley Law |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. |
Panel 4: Medical AI and Racial Bias: Ensuring Just Outcomes in Healthcare 1.00 General CLE Credit How does bias in large language models affect health outcomes in marginalized populations? Is there such a thing as “acceptable risk” when it comes to AI use in medicine? Tackling these and other pressing questions, this panel will explore racial disparities in “medical AI”; address the challenges of using large language models in a clinical setting; and examine efforts to ensure the just, reliable, and effective provision of healthcare amidst increased pressures to integrate AI-based tools. |
Speakers Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD, Stanford Jenna Lester, MD, UCSF Tofunmi Omiye, Health Policy, Stanford Joan C. Williams, UCLawSF Moderator Osagie K. Obasogie, BCLT, UC Berkeley Law |