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NYU Tech Duels

April 11, 2025 — NYU Kimmel Center, NYC

Two exciting debates at the intersection of AI and Cybersecurity

Debate 1: AI and the Future of Jobs

Will AI-driven automation lead to significant job displacement, or can it create new opportunities by enhancing productivity and allowing workers to focus on more creative and strategic tasks?

Team Innovation

  • Marua Bekossynova
  • Rishika Tulsyan
  • Vansh Bharat Wadhwa

Team Job Loss

  • Ziming Wang
  • Vedant Jain

Debate 2: Cybersecurity, Privacy & Surveillance

Should governments impose stricter regulations on data-driven innovation to protect privacy, even at the cost of technological advancement?

Team Pro-Stricter Regulations

  • Temuulen Erdenebayar
  • Zilola Kurbonova
  • Kirsten Co

Team Anti-Stricter Regulations

  • Shraddha Meshram
  • Simran Makwane
  • Komal Niraula

Judges

Phil Calcado

Phil Calcado

Founder and CEO, Outropy

Melanie Stavenow

Melanie Stavenow

Intelligence Analyst, National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance

Bhavana Singh

Bhavana Singh

Strategic Advisor

Moderator

Moderator

Tariq Khan

Clinical Associate Professor, Marketing & Leadership, NYU

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Our debates bring together the leading minds of the industry and the newest up-and-comers to learn from each other, generate better ideas, and become more confident.

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Tech Duels features passionate participants debating technical topics in various formats, including one-on-one and team battles, competing for prizes and recognition. All debaters undergo training from our seasoned coach to refine their arguments, while judges and moderators are trained for effective evaluation and scoring.

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The debate will consist of 5 rounds. In the first round, the debaters will present their opening positions. In the second round, the debaters will offer their rebuttals. The third round will have each judge pose one question that is directed to both sides, ensuring impartiality. In the fourth round, select audience members will have the opportunity to do the same following similar guidelines. The final round is the closing statements.

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Outcome

Judges are tasked to choose the winning & runner-up teams while the audience will determine the Most Valuable Debater (MVD) via live voting. The MVD is audience selected, so that individual can be on the winning team or from the runner-ups. Prizes will be awarded to participants.

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Tech Duels provides an engaging platform for spirited discourse on critical technological advancements. Participants present their arguments before experts, accelerating audience learning. Through honing communication skills, Tech Duels fosters a collaborative environment, aiming to bridge the diversity gap and inspire individuals from all backgrounds to engage with and speak about technology.

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