spotlights & events
bspa hosts a range of annual events aimed at fostering networking within the behavioral science and policy communities. Spotlight workshops bring policymakers, practitioners and scientists together to brainstorm various research ‘best-practices’ and topic areas
2024 Behavioral Science & Policy Association
Online Conference MAY 2-3, 2024 (11-5 EST)
Theme: Technology & Society
- How Behavioral Science Can Inform AI Regulation (Ronnie Chatterji, Elizabeth Kelly, Kris Hammond, Paula Goldman)
- Algorithms: The Next Frontier for Choice Architecture (Sendhil Mullainathan)
- Better Government in the Digital Age (Jennifer Pahlka & Wendy De La Rosa)
- Behavioral Science, Technology, and Policy Making (Beth Blauer, Nicholas Chesterley, Irene González, Laura Smart)
- Behavioral Science and Design (Lindsay Moore, Piyush Tantia, Ruth Schmidt, Ravi Gurumurthy)
- Book Panel: How Technology Shapes Society (Dolly Chugh, Jean Twenge, Sander van der Linden, Simon Johnson)
- Topic-focused Sessions (Tatiana Homonoff, Jeannie Annan, Elke Weber, Adam Waytz, Keith Chen, David Yeager)
- Lightning Talks (Financial Well-Being; Environment; Global Health; Management; Justice & Ethics; Education)
- BSPA Publication Awards (Hal Hershfield)
CONFERENCE CHAIRS: Anuj Shah (University of Chicago), Michael Hallsworth & Carolina Toth (BIT).
Spotlight Workshops
Our Spotlight workshops bring policymakers, practitioners and scientists together to brainstorm various research ‘best-practices’ and topic areas in a local setting. Topics such as energy, pre-K education, health and financial decision making can drive the agenda; alternatively, these working groups can coalesce around local government priorities in order to facilitate actionable insights being put into practice on a state or municipal level.
Event Highlights
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Jason Furman
Keynote Address
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Ambassador Samantha Power & Dr. Aaron Chatterji
In Conversation
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Authors Shaping New Perspectives
Keynotes: Adam Benforado (Unfair: The New Science Of Criminal Injustice)
Jim Manzi (Uncontrolled)
Sarah Newcomb (Loaded)
Dilip Soman (The Last Mile)
Moderator: Daniel Pink
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