Dr. Setor Zilevu

Speaking

Keynotes and Chats

A running archive of keynotes, panels, fire-side chats, and lectures on human-centered AI, research, design, and the future of technology. For booking inquiries, contact: setor@choixlabs.com

Own the Loop: How Researchers and Designers Win with AI Evals
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Talk2026

Own the Loop: How Researchers and Designers Win with AI Evals

AI is everywhere, but the teams winning aren't just moving fast; they're measuring well. As model capabilities commoditize, design is the new moat. AI evals can no longer remain just an engineering problem. This talk highlighted the strategic blueprint for designers and researchers to own the loop, and become the architects of how we evaluate AI against real human needs.

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New Paradigms for AI Implementation
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Fireside Chat2026

New Paradigms for AI Implementation

A conversation on shifting from AI experimentation to sustainable, human-centered implementation, what it takes to build AI systems that create lasting value for people and organizations.

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EmTech Caribbean
AI in Healthcare: How Technology Can Dismantle Systems of Inequality
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Panel2026

AI in Healthcare: How Technology Can Dismantle Systems of Inequality

Black History Month keynote with Athena Health on how thoughtfully designed AI can close, rather than widen, gaps in access, outcomes, and trust across the healthcare system.

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ATHENA HEALTH
The Power of Human Intelligence in Healthcare Innovation
Panel2025

The Power of Human Intelligence in Healthcare Innovation

On building health-tech that works for the people it was meant to help, drawn from years designing AI rehab systems for stroke survivors and high-risk populations.

The Human Debt of AI
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The Human Debt of AI

The trade-offs of outsourcing human cognition to machines trained on patterns rather than principles, and a blueprint for AI that amplifies human intellect.

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Elevate Festival
Beyond the Hype: Human-Centered AI for Africa's Future
Panel2025

Beyond the Hype: Human-Centered AI for Africa's Future

A panel on responsible AI governance, workforce policy, and human-centered design for AI across the African continent.

AfroCon · Columbia Business School
Demystifying AI
Panel2024

Demystifying AI

On AI's role in augmenting human creativity and connection, the importance of confronting bias, and why builders should focus on real-world problems first.

Global Innovation Forum, London
Designing Artificial Intelligence with Humanity in Mind
Panel2024

Designing Artificial Intelligence with Humanity in Mind

How human-centric methodologies integrate into AI development, covering transparency, scalability, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

STHLM Conference
Technology Paradox Unveiled: How UX and AI Will Reshape our Future
Panel2024

Technology Paradox Unveiled: How UX and AI Will Reshape our Future

The Ship of Theseus, reimagined for digital experience: when AI optimizes every part of a product, what remains of the original design intent?

DDX Dubai
Human Intelligence Reimagined: The Next Frontier in Societal Technology
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Panel2023

Human Intelligence Reimagined: The Next Frontier in Societal Technology

How the Z Methodology integrates human and computational intelligence to reveal and augment tacit human knowledge across healthcare, education, and retail.

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Design Matters
UX Meets AI
Talk2023

UX Meets AI

An introduction to the Z-Methodology, a framework for understanding the mental models of humans in the context of AI systems.

UXCon Vienna
The Human Side of AI: How to Research, Design, and Build AI Systems
Panel2023

The Human Side of AI: How to Research, Design, and Build AI Systems

On combining UX and AI to create better assistive technologies, including a reinvention of stroke rehabilitation that brings hospital-quality therapy home.

DDX Munich
Elevating the Human Voice at the Intersection of UX and UXR
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Talk2022

Elevating the Human Voice at the Intersection of UX and UXR

Whether you are a part of a team designing an internal process, application, or product, achieving informed human-centric solutions is key to successful problem-solving. Walk through two perspectives on building a participatory design approach from prototype to testing and roll-out.

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MIT Technology Review
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