Agenda
MAY 2 & 3
With the common goal of exploring ways to collaborate to serve the public interest, our speakers will discuss how behavioral insights can enhance private and public-sector practice, helping bridge the divide between behavioral scientists and practitioners.
Talk Formats
Authors Shaping New Perspectives
Challenge your assumptions on how the behavioral sciences can be applied across multiple contexts as you hear from pre-eminent researchers and experts discussing their original publications.
Keynotes
Interact with our community thought leaders as they present the behavioral science findings most relevant to private and public sector practitioners aiming to promote the application of rigorous behavioral science research to societal issues.
Lightning Talks
How is behavioral science being implemented in practice? Engage with academics and behavioral science practitioners as they highlight cutting edge behavioral science insights.
Panel Discussions
Join us as we explore a 'hot button' topic and convene a cross disciplinary, engrossing panel including speakers from leading behavioral policy organizations, universities, think tanks and nonprofits.
Industry Awards
Join us as we announce the 2024 winners of the Behavioral Policy Publication Award and the New Investigator Award to those whose work has advanced the rigorous application and development of behavioral/social science to policy and practice in public, private and nonprofit sectors.
The Speakers
FEATURED EXPERTS
2024 bspa conference chair
Anuj Shah
Associate Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business
2024 bspa conference co-chairs
Michael Hallsworth
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Managing Director, Americas, Behavioral Insights Team
keynote - fireside chat - better government in the digital age
Jennifer Pahlka
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Author, Recoding America
Senior Fellow, Niskanen Center and Federation of American Scientists
Wendy De La Rosa
Moderator
Assistant Professor at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
keynote - algorithms: the next frontier for choice architecture
Sendhil Mullainathan
Roman Family University Professor of Computation and Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago
panel discussion: how can behavioral science inform AI regulation
Paula Goldman
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Chief Ethical and Humane Use Officer, Salesforce
Kristian Hammond
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Professor of Computer Science, Northwestern University
Director, Center for Advancing Safety of Machine Intelligence (CASMI)
Elizabeth Kelly
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Director for the U.S. AI Safety Institute
Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji
Moderator
Professor, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
panel discussion: behavioral science, technology, and policy making
Irene González
Director of Data and Behavioral Science at Ceibal
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Nicholas Chesterley
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Senior Director, Financial Sector Policy Branch, Department of Finance Canada
Laura Smart
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Interim Director of Behavioural Science, Competition and Markets Authority, Behavioural Hub
Beth Blauer
Moderator
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Associate Vice Provost, Public Sector Innovation, Johns Hopkins University
book panel: how technology shapes society
Jean Twenge
“Generations”
Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
Sander van der Linden
“Foolproof”
Professor of Social Psychology in Society, University of Cambridge
Simon Johnson
“Power and Progress”
Professor, Global Economics and Management, MIT
Dolly Chugh
Moderator
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Social Psychologist and Management Professor at the New York University Stern School of Business
panel discussion: behavioral science & design
Lindsay Moore
Customer Experience Strategist
US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Piyush Tantia
Chief Innovation Officer, ideas42
Ruth Schmidt
Associate Professor, Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech
Ravi Gurumurthy
Moderator
CEO, Nesta
topic focused panels - most relevant current findings
Tatiana Homonoff
Poverty & Financial Wellbeing
Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at New York University
David Yeager
Education
Associate Professor, Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Jeannie Annan
Global Health
International Rescue Committee’s Chief Research and Innovation Officer
Adam Waytz
Organizations & Management
Morris and Alice Kaplan Chair in Ethics and Decision Management at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Elke Weber
Environment & Sustainability
Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment and
Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
Keith Chen
Ethics & Justice
Professor of Behavioral Economics at the UCLA Anderson School of Management
bspa team
Craig Fox
Harold Williams Professor of Management, Area Chair, Behavioral Decision Making, Professor of Psychology and Medicine, UCLA
Sim Sitkin
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Michael W. Krzyzewski University Professor, Professor of Management and Public Policy, Director, Behavioral Science & Policy Center, Duke University
...and many more lightning round speakers - see Agenda for details
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"I found the BSPA conference incredibly useful for connecting academic researchers with practitioners. Presenting at the conference led to a meeting with a financial industry professional, which has turned into one of my most fruitful collaborations. I believe that both of us view the venue and the format as instrumental in facilitating this important relationship."
- Dr. Alex Imas
Carnegie Mellon University
Who are we?
Behavioral Science in Policy & Application is a global community of leading scholars, practitioners and policymakers promoting the thoughtful application of behavioral science to policy and practice.
We facilitate unconventional behavioral solutions that address society’s most pressing challenges.
The research is powerful
From enhancing retirement saving, to promoting energy conservation, to reducing opioid prescription by doctors, behavioral science insights have generated proven results.
We focus on impact
BSPA is a leading organization dedicated to bridging the gap between behavioral research and practical application. We provide intellectual triage across healthcare, financial decision making, energy & environment, justice, education and labor domains, through events, publications and advisory services.
We deliver curated thought leadership
BSPA is at the center of a network of applied behavioral science organizations promoting the application of social science to public and private sector issues. Our advisory board members are giants in the field and include: Paul Brest, David Brooks, John Seely Brown, Adam Grant, Daniel Kahneman, Denise Rousseau, Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler.