AI 101: Understanding Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life
September 22 •11:15 am
Dr. Rudrajit Banerjee
Dr. Rudrajit Banerjee is an Assistant Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics and Engineering at Centenary College. He is a theoretical and mathematical physicist, and his research focuses on the properties of quantum fields in the early universe. Prior to joining Centenary College, Dr. Banerjee was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. He earned his doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh, and his master and bachelor degrees from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Dr. Rachel Johnson
Dr. Rachel Johnson is Assistant Professor of Education and English and Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Centenary College of Louisiana, where she collaborates with both students and educators to help create meaningful learning experiences. She teaches courses in strategic communication, professional writing and rhetoric, educational technology, literature, and cultural studies. She is interested in how emerging technologies shape the ways people create, communicate, and evaluate information. Her approach emphasizes understanding new technologies in context, including how expectations for their use are negotiated across different disciplines, purposes, and communities.
Dr. Denise Robb
Dr. Denise Robb is an Assistant Professor of Business and Management in the Frost School of Business at Centenary College of Louisiana, where she teaches management, leadership, and general business courses. Her research explores artificial intelligence in organizations and higher education, including the role of AI and social robots in learning and organizational decision-making. In her teaching, she incorporates AI into experiential learning while emphasizing critical evaluation, responsible use, and the opportunities and limitations of emerging technologies.
AI in Business
October 12 • 6 pm
David Shebay
David Shebay is the Managing Partner and the Chief Product Officer of CFGI’s Global Managed Services practice, where he leads the firm’s delivery of modern finance through AI, automation, and integrated systems. He partners with CFOs, founders, and investors to build scalable, data-driven finance functions that improve efficiency, accelerate reporting, and deliver real-time, impactful decision-based insights.
David brings 25+ years of experience across accounting, finance, and transformation. Prior to CFGI, he spent 20 years at PwC, 10 as a partner, where he advised public and private companies on finance transformation, system implementations, and process optimization, helping organizations streamline close and reporting, strengthen controls, and leverage technology to scale. Prior to PwC, he was a Controller / CFO for 6 years at high tech private equity backed portfolio companies.
He has an MBA from the University of Texas and double major (Finance / Business Management) from Georgetown University and is the incoming chairman of the Ronald McDonald House Houston. He and his wife have 3 children, two in college and one a senior in high school. A licensed pilot, he enjoys traveling around the south and overseas.
AI and Your Health Care
November • Time TBA
Dr. Jason Hill
He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science both obtained from Louisiana Tech University. He also holds a Masters of Medical Management from Tulane University. He obtained his M.D. at Louisiana State University Medical Center New Orleans and completed his Internal Medicine/Pediatrics residency at the University of Texas at Houston. He is board certified in Internal Medicine as well as Clinical Informatics.
Dr. Hill has served as one of the Associate Chief Medical Information Officer’s (ACMIO) at Ochsner Health, where he led system-wide projects involving transitions of care, artificial intelligence, decision support analytics, voice recognition, predictive analytics and patient access/throughput. He has also occupied the role of Innovation Officer, where he co-founded the AI center of excellence and works frequently with innovation team, known as iO (innovation Ochsner) at Ochsner Health. He has transitioned to the role of System Vice Chair of Hospital Medicine and Innovation, where he operates at the edge of operations and innovation, driving adoption and scale of new technologies across the Hospital Medicine service line.
Dr. Hill is a frequent speaker at conferences on topics such as healthcare innovation, digital transformation, artificial intelligence and clinical informatics.