Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 12:30–5:00 p.m. ET
Online and at NYU Silver, 1 Washington Square North
The C+M Center and the NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research co-hosted the second annual Mini-Conference on AI and Poverty. This year’s program, From Algorithms to Action, focused on AI research addressing poverty and the social determinants of health.
Keynote speakers Jennifer Sparrow of New York University and Julien Teitler of Columbia University were joined by featured presenter Bruce Y. Lee of the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. The half-day program examined AI applications to unmet needs, access to care, and the conditions that shape health.