Join us for a lively discussion exploring AI's impact on the job market. Experts will uncover challenges, opportunities, and the lighter side of the AI revolution. Discover insights on job-seeking, strategies for staying competitive, and the changing labor landscape. From future scenarios to economic strategies, we'll cover it all. Whether you're wary of the 'AI-pocalypse' or excited about an AI-driven future, this chat will prepare you to thrive in the evolving job market. Moderator: Eric Hess, Executive Director of Hacker Dojo Panelists: 1. Natalia Bielczyk, Ontology of Value Natalia Bielczyk, PhD Natalia Bielczyk, PhD, is a versatile professional with a background in Computational Neuroscience. She serves as a Career & Business Strategist, empowering individuals and teams to navigate AI-driven landscapes. With a diverse educational background, including multiple MS degrees and a PhD, she's also a solopreneur, speaker, author, and podcaster. Natalia is the founder of Stichting Solaris, aiding early career researchers in transitioning to industry roles. Her multifaceted endeavors include writing books, running a YouTube channel, and creating educational content while documenting her personal journey on her website and Substack blog. 2. Tatyana Isa, KitSF Tatyana Isa, an accomplished entrepreneur, has over 13 years of diverse experience in education, sales, marketing, fundraising, and startups. Based in San Francisco, she bridges talent and opportunity, particularly empowering Machine Learning engineers and Data Scientists in the competitive Bay Area job market. Her journey spans from heading a premier language school in Ukraine, aiding thousands of students in exam preparation and university enrollment, to founding initiatives like TRINITY Education Group, KITSF, and UATEG. Tatyana's work extends internationally, collaborating with prestigious organizations and receiving grants, including the O-1 talent visa in the United States. Notably, she established KitSF, a program recruiting elite talents for pivotal roles in Machine Learning and Data Science. Additionally, her non-profit, UATEG, focuses on empowering Ukrainians globally through education and cultural exchange. Tatyana welcomes connections for discussions on talent development and technological innovation through email or LinkedIn. 3. Alexander Coward, Decentralized Internet Technologies, Inc. Dr. Alexander Coward is the Founder and CEO of Decentralized Internet Technologies, a company focused on making the decentralized internet easy to use and available for everyone. Their launch product, Enso, allows users to collaborate on documents in real-time, share files, all while keeping full custody of their data and user data never getting stored on a central server. Before founding Decentralized, Alexander Coward was an academic mathematician working at the interface between topology, geometry and theoretical computer science. Despite being mostly focused on Decentralized, he works on EDeeU Education, a Public Benefit Corporation whose mission is to make the full richness of university life available to everyone, throughout their lives, and is CTO of Fair Observer, a non-profit news organization bringing together perspectives from around the world. 4. Atal Agarwal, Immigrant First Atal Agarwal is a seasoned product manager, and Ironman athlete, as he delves into Generative AI's role in the future of human civilization. Atal has 5+ years of product management expertise with companies including Businessolver, eHealth, and Castlight, coupled with building a successful COVID-19 Test Finder that aided 10M+ people and supported Google & Apple Search. Atal is a 2x Founder at Immigrant First and MoreSolar and invests in AI-focused healthcare startups. 6. Vidal Graupera, Interview Igniter Vidal Graupera leads InterviewIgniter, an AI-driven initiative aiding job seekers in the SF Bay Area. With extensive engineering leadership experience at LinkedIn, Uber, Autodesk, and WalmartLabs, he's a tech entrepreneur and an author. Armed with engineering degrees from Carnegie Mellon and USC, plus an MBA from Santa Clara University, Vidal's multifaceted background as a former US Navy Reserve Officer fuels his commitment to creating opportunities for success. He's a respected content creator in engineering management, hosting the Managers Club podcast and authoring books on engineering leadership and time management.