East Bay Leadership Series | Camille Crittenden & Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

As artificial intelligence reshapes industries, workforce demands, and community life, the East Bay Leadership series continues in March with a timely conversation examining the societal implications of this technology in the East Bay and beyond

We are excited to welcome Camille Crittendon, Executive Director of the CITRIS and the Banatao Institute and co-founder of the CITRIS Tech Policy Initiative and EDGE in Tech at UC, for a keynote address followed by a Q&A moderated by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan.

Crittendon brings deep expertise at the intersection of technology, governance, and equity. She currently serves on the UC AI Council and has previously chaired the California Blockchain Working Group and co-chaired the University of California’s Presidential Working Group on Artificial Intelligence Student Experience subcommittee.

Her perspective will be complemented by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan’s legislative leadership on this technology, adding a practical policy lens to the discussion. As Chair of the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, she is helping California lead the way on regulating artificial intelligence tools to ensure user protection without stifling innovation.

Together, our speakers will explore how to advance innovation that is ethical and human-centered, the governing frameworks needed to protect the public, the role civic and economic institutions play in helping communities adapt, and the workforce strategies necessary to prepare for an AI economy.

Join us as we explore how to harness this technology in ways that strengthens and protects the East Bay.