Wednesday May 20, 2026

13th Annual NJBDA Symposium

Building Accessible & Sustainable AI Ecosystems:
People, Data, Ethics, & Infrastructure

Host: Rowan University

201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028

Creating a long-term, balanced AI environment that aligns human, technological, and ethical dimensions. Collaboration among academia, government, and industry so that AI innovation remains inclusive, responsible, and environmentally conscious.

Event highlights:

• Academic research sessions with presentations
• Industry panel on AI impacts across sectors
• Hands-on student workshop
• Workforce development panel on advanced technologies
• Poster presentations
• Networking
• Exhibit opportunities

Strategic themes:

• People: Invest in human capital. Build AI literacy, retrain existing workers, and create diverse talent pipelines.
• Data: Promote access to quality, representative, and responsibly governed data. Further provide frameworks that govern secure access to data and the supporting systems and networks.
• Ethics: Integrate fairness, transparency, and accountability into every stage of AI design and deployment.
• Infrastructure: Build equitable and energy-efficient computing and connectivity resources that enable broad participation.
• Sustainability: Balance environmental and social responsibility with technological progress.

Expected outcomes:

• Cross-sector partnerships linking education, research, and commercialization.
• Ethical and environmental standards embedded into AI lifecycle design.
• Shared data and compute infrastructure accessible to researchers and communities.
• A model for continuous, responsible AI development that benefits both industry and society.