Joint public hearing on the future of AI innovation in Pennsylvania

Senate Majority Policy Committee and House Republican Policy Committee

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 9 a.m.

Astrobotic Technology, 1016 N Lincoln Ave., Pittsburgh, PA


Agenda

9:00 a.m.         Welcome and Opening Remarks

Senator David G. Argall, Chair
Senate Majority Policy Committee

Representative David H. Rowe, Chair
House Republican Policy Committee

Senator Tracy Pennycuick

9:10 a.m.         Panel One

Shandong Wu, Ph.D., Professor
Director, Intelligent Computing for Clinical Imaging (ICCI) Lab
Director, Pittsburgh Center for AI Innovation in Medical Imaging (CAIIMI)

Hooman H. Rashidi, MD, MS, FCAP – Testimony
Endowed Professor & Associate Dean of AI
Executive Vice Chair of Computational Pathology & Informatics, UPMC
Executive Director, CPACE (Computational Pathology & Ai Center of Excellence)

Joanna Doven, Executive Director
AI Strike Team

9:45 a.m.         Panel Two

Dr. Andrew Horchler, Chief Research Officer – Testimony
Astrobotic

Christopher Martin, Senior Director – Testimony
 AI Hub, BNY  

Dr. Bruno Abreu, Deputy Scientific Director – Testimony
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

10:20 a.m.       Panel Three

Matt Smith, Chief Growth Officer
Allegheny Conference of Community Development

 Ken Zapinski, Director of Research & Public Policy – Testimony
 Pittsburgh Works Together

11:00 a.m.       Closing Remarks and Adjournment

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