Roles and Responsibilities in an AI Project Team

"Roles and Responsibilities in an AI Project Team," presented by Prof. Ben Ettlinger at Touro GST. This workshop explores how effective AI teams operate by examining the people, processes, and technologies that drive modern AI initiatives, along with the critical considerations shaping AI’s future direction.

What You'll Learn:

• The essential roles within an AI project team and how they collaborate
• Core processes that guide AI project planning, development, and deployment
• Key technologies that power today’s AI systems and workflows
• Critical factors to consider when building or managing AI-driven projects
• How AI’s direction is evolving—and what it means for future teams and careers

Prof. Ben Ettlinger has nearly four decades of IT experience in publishing, insurance, re-insurance, and the utility industry. His extensive background includes project management, applications development, data design, architecture, systems analysis, and solving business problems with IT solutions. He has particularly focused on commercial operations, risk management, business services, internal auditing, and human resources in the utility sector. Ben is the founder and former president of the New York Erwin Data Modeling User Group (NYEMUG), the largest Erwin user group worldwide. In his recent roles, he successfully established and managed the Data Analytics practice at the New York Power Authority (NYPA), overseeing a data science community of practice aimed at spreading knowledge and usage of data analytics across the organization. Additionally, Ben tracked and investigated emerging technologies, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, AI, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, and natural language processing, to identify their potential applications in both commercial and utility operations at NYPA.