Leave No Group Behind: Building a Human-Centered, Digitally Enabled Future

Vilas Dhar is President and Trustee of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, a 21st century philanthropy advancing artificial intelligence (AI) and data solutions to create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable future for all. A leading voice on equity in a tech-enabled world, Vilas champions a new social compact for the digital age that prioritizes individuals and communities in the development of new products, inspires economic and social opportunity, and empowers the most vulnerable. Vilas serves as a Trustee of the Christensen Fund, Co-Chair of the Global AI Action Alliance at the World Economic Forum, Advisor to MIT SOLVE, a Director of the New England International Donors, and has served as a Senior Fellow of the Berggruen Institute. Vilas holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law, a Master’s in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and dual Bachelor's degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Illinois.

Julia joined Scale AI in 2021 to build out the company’s first international market in the UK. Scale AI’s mission is to accelerate the development of AI applications, from data preparation to model deployment. Its technology powers everything from the five largest tech companies in the world and General Motors’s autopilot, to the U.S. Air Force's AI platform. Prior to this, Julia served as Head of External Affairs at artificial intelligence company, Afiniti. Based out of New York, she was responsible for global business development and sales enablement. Julia began her career as an Associate at Floreat Group, a boutique investment company based in London, in their Merchant Banking division. Julia holds a First Class Honours degree in History from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and a PGDip in Global Business from Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. Julia is also the co-founder of The Anti-Slavery Collective, an independent collective whose mission is to raise awareness for human trafficking as a global epidemic.