
Var Shankar
Executive Director ,
Responsible AI Institute
United States
Var Shankar is Director of Policy at the Responsible AI Institute. An attorney by background, Var helps organizations govern, use, and procure AI systems in alignment with best practices, authoritative frameworks and global AI laws. Var's team at the Responsible AI Institute delivers the Institute's assessments and roadmaps for organizations, AI vendors and AI systems. Var is a Co-Instructor, along with Google's Alexis Cook, of Kaggle's AI Ethics course. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Var previously practiced law at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
Sessions
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06-Dec-2023Room 1A08How will AI transform drug discovery and what challenges we need to account for?
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06-Dec-2023Room 1A10AI-powered World: key considerations around AI policy before it is in full force