Stephanie Verkoeyen (PhD) is the Special Advisor, Generative AI at McMaster University where she has been at the forefront of raising awareness and responding to its implications for higher education at McMaster. She plays a key role in advancing the university's strategic efforts to harness the transformative potential of generative AI. Stephanie has extensive experience facilitating interdisciplinary conversations, creating practical resources around Generative AI, and produces and hosts the podcast AI Dialogues.
Sessions in which Stephanie Verkoeyen participates
Friday 16 May, 2025
Generative AI is often framed as a time-saver—but for senior leaders in higher education, the real opportunity lies in asking a deeper question: Can AI help us do our work better? This session explores the shift from viewing GenAI as a tool for operational efficiency to engaging with it as a catalyst for strategic thinking, institutional alignment, and thoughtful leadership. Through a series of reflective prompts and grounded examples, we’ll examines how AI adoption intersects with exi...