AIIP '25
Building a Better Future with AI: Ethics, Empowerment & Everyday Practice
T’Vedt Lazenby is a Systems & AI Engineer, as well as the Founder of Tech Teens Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to bridging the digital divide and empowering underrepresented youth through coding, cybersecurity, AI, & tech education.
Based in Atlanta, she has a background in systems administration, automation, and technical project coordination, with experience supporting enterprise-level environments and deploying scalable solutions.
Through Tech Teens, T’Vedt has built partnerships with schools, libraries, and community organizations to help teens explore technology through hands-on workshops and creative learning experiences.
Her mission is to prepare the next generation of innovators for the future of work while ensuring access, representation, and opportunity in tech for all.
This talk explores how AI isn’t just changing the way we work - it’s redefining what it means to build responsibly. In this session, T’Vedt Lazenby, Systems & AI Agentic Engineer and Founder of Tech Teens Inc., explores how professionals can use AI ethically while driving real-world impact. Drawing from hands-on experience developing AI-driven workflows in ServiceNow and creating accessible tech programs for youth, T’Vedt breaks down how to approach AI with purpose, inclusion, and practical application in mind.
Attendees will gain a grounded view of how to integrate AI tools into their work responsibly, inspire innovation in their teams, and build technology that empowers people rather than replaces them.
