1:00p Artificial Intelligence: Renaissance or Revolution? 2:30p Crypto Chronicles: Novelty to Mania

Name: 1:00p Artificial Intelligence: Renaissance or Revolution? 2:30p Crypto Chronicles: Novelty to Mania
Start: 2026-01-12T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-12T15:30:00-05:00
Location: Charleston Atlantic Presbytery 4701 Park Place West, North Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina 29405

Schedule

Mon Jan 12 2026 at 01:00 pm to 03:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Charleston Atlantic Presbytery 4701 Park Place West, North Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina 29405 | North Charleston, SC

JANUARY 12
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Chris Starr
Solution Architect for AI Governance, Rocket Mortgage
"Artificial Intelligence: The Next Renaissance or the Last Revolution?"
Chris Starr will explore how artificial intelligence today is reshaping knowledge, creativity, and power, then ask whether AI opens a new age of exponential progress or ends the human experience as we know it.
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Social and Light Refreshments
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Calvin Blackwell
Professor, College of Charleston
"Crypto Chronicles: From Novelty to Mania"
Calvin Blackwell will delve into the origins of digital currency, tracing its evolution from an obscure concept to an international mania. He’ll demystify the technology underpinning cryptocurrency and examine its dual role as both an investment and a medium of exchange.