Presented by the USI Social Work Department and the NASW Indiana Chapter. The annual spring conference is more than just an opportunity to earn CE hours – it is designed for alumni, practitioners, students, and others to meet or reconnect with former classmates and colleagues.
Announcing 2026 Keynote:
Hank Cecil is owner of Starship Care, LLC and is a Quality Practice Advisor at Wellcare Health Plans. He is a Therapist, Quality Director, HIPAA Compliance Officer, Information Technology at Four Rivers Behavioral Health.
He holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Kentucky, along with degrees in Information Technology and Cybersecurity Management from Murray State University and Health Informatics from Northern Kentucky University.
Hank currently serves as Chair of the Kentucky Board of Social Work and leads the Social Work Licensure Compact as its Chair.
"Navigating the Ethical Frontier - Maintaining Trust in an AI World"
Artificial intelligence now influences critical decisions impacting billions, raising not just technical questions but profound ethical ones about whether and how these systems should be built. This keynote addresses five pillars of ethical AI, focusing on transparency, explainability, informed consent, privacy, and equity to prevent bias and discrimination. Through case studies in child welfare and predictive policing, and by examining regulatory frameworks, it offers strategies for embedding ethics from design to deployment. Ultimately, success will belong to those who create AI that fosters trust and advances justice, rather than merely speed or power.
“AI is like a teenager: brilliant but don’t leave unsupervised over the weekend”
-Maximilian Vogel
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