Associate Dean Daryl Lim to present on AI for inclusive innovation in Central Pennsylvania

CARLISLE, Pa.—Professor Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and associate dean for research and strategic partnerships, will deliver the presentation “Leveraging AI to Advance Diversity and Inclusion in Central Pennsylvania’s Innovation Ecosystem” to the Diversity & Inclusion Professionals of Central Pennsylvania on November 21, 2025. His remarks will examine how artificial intelligence (AI) can drive equitable economic growth across the region.

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Lim will draw on his teaching and scholarship in AI governance and innovation policy to outline how artificial intelligence can broaden participation in the innovation economy, strengthen regional workforce pathways, and support responsible adoption of emerging technologies. He will discuss strategies for expanding STEM access across rural and underserved communities, empowering workers and students through AI-enabled learning tools, and building governance frameworks that ensure transparency, fairness, and public trust.

His remarks will integrate insights from federal initiatives, including the House Bipartisan Task Force Report on Artificial Intelligence, and place them in conversation with local needs and opportunities.

Daryl Lim is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law at Penn State Dickinson Law. He is also the Associate Dean for Research & Strategic Partnerships and Founding Director of the Intellectual Property (IP) Law and Innovation Initiative. At the university level, he is a co-hire at the Institute of Computational and Data Sciences and an affiliate at the Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence.

Professor Lim is an award-winning author, observer, and commentator on national and global trends in IP and competition policy and how they influence and are influenced by law, technology, economics, and politics. He helps policymakers, attorneys, corporate counsel, scholars, and the public understand the world around them. He is a founding member of the Global IP Alliance and its local chapters in Pennsylvania and Illinois. In addition, he serves as Co-Chair of the University Education Committee in the US IP Alliance.

In December 2022, the American Law Institute elected Professor Lim to its membership based on demonstrated excellence and outstanding professional achievement. In 2023, the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission recognized him as “a leading expert in antitrust law and economics” and the IAM Strategy 300, a guide to the industry pioneers with “exceptional skill sets, as well as profound insights into the development, creation, and management of IP value,” named him to its World’s Leading IP Strategists 2023 list. In 2024, he was appointed to the consultative group advising the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence. In 2025, he received the IP Professor of the Year Award at the Global Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence & Technology Conclave & Awards.