Events
As a businessman, engineer, and philanthropist, Robert F. Smith has been invited to speak on a wide range of issues.
At the 2021 Virtual Black Business Matters Expo hosted by AFRO News, Robert F. Smith and Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper kicked off their discussion by talking about how students and young people today can utilize technological literacy to pursue careers in business.
At the conclusion of the 2019 World Economic Forum “Realizing the Data Economy,” an audience member asks about what implications the Fourth Industrial Revolution has on small, poor economies. How will they be part of this growth inclusion? Robert F. Smith and the panelists present their thoughts.
Today, most people trust their employers with their personal data but not companies or the government. Robert F. Smith, Dr. Joanna Bryson and Brian Duperreault of AIG discuss this predicament and how to establish trust at the 2019 World Economic Forum “Realizing the Data Economy.”
At the 2019 World Economic Forum “Realizing the Data Economy,” Robert F. Smith and panelist Dr. Joanna Bryson discuss the importance and practicability of artificial intelligence (AI) software. AI, Bryson states, has been and can continue to be used in the initial stages of the hiring process to help extinguish prejudice or racial bias.
Before introducing the panelists of the 2019 World Economic Forum panel “Realizing the Data Economy” in Davos, Robert F. Smith speaks about the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its implications of the data economy and data security.
During the Epic Day of Code event, Robert F. Smith answers questions from students on his internship experience with Bell Laboratories. Smith discusses educational opportunities, and how he learned about hard work, resilience and “the joy of figuring things out” at his life-changing internship at Bell Laboratories.