AI for Development (AI4D) 2024

Agenda

7:30 - 8:30 AM

Sunrise Paddle Board Location: San Sebastian Beach

9:00 - 9:30 AM

Registration and Welcome Coffee Location: Red Room

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Opening Remarks Location: Town Hall Venue

10:00 - 11:45 AM

Plenary Session Location: Town Hall Venue

Keynote Speaker 1: Beena Amranth, Deloitte - Trustworthy AI
Keynote Speaker 2: Alex Nawar, OpenAI - AI and Social Impact
Keynote Speaker 3: Andre Heller, Director, Signpost/IRC - Unlocking Community Knowledge
Keynote Speaker 4: [Google Representative] - [Topic TBA]
Q&A Session

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Networking Break Location: Red Room

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lightning Talks Location: Town Hall Venue Speakers: Wayan Vota, Ipfri, Sonata, DT Global

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Outside Lunch

2:00 - 2:45 PM

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 1:
Speaker: Eric Keys, Development, Democracy, and Innovation Bureau Topic: Ensuring Accountability and Transparency in AI-driven Development Projects
Breakout Session 2:
Speaker: Enton Dimni, IDG Topic: Democracy-Oriented Indicators for AI National Strategies
Breakout Session 3:
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Isbell, GIZ, Advisor Digital Transformation Topic: Implementing Responsible AI Assessments: A Novel Methodology for Ethical AI in International Development
Breakout Session 4:
Speaker: Sarah Abdelatif, Propel Topic: AI-enabled Organizational and Programmatic Learning for Continuous Adaptive Management, Reflection, and Learning

2:45 - 3:00 PM

Networking Break Location: Red Room

3:00 - 3:45 PM

Breakout Sessions Continued

Breakout Session 5:
Speaker: Thomas Byrnes, Norwegian Refugee Council Topic: Artificial Intelligence in Crisis Response: Improving Cash Assistance Efficiency and Accountability
Breakout Session 6:
Speakers: Josh Mandell (IBM) & Andrew Kaiser (Kaizen) Topic: AI for Better KM and Decision-Making in Ethiopia
Breakout Session 7:
Speaker: Stella Luk, GiveDirectly Topic: Precision Aid: Using AI/ML to Target Poverty in Crisis Settings
Breakout Session 8:
Speaker: Emily Springer, Top 100 Women in AI Ethics™ 2024 Topic: Inclusive, Ethical, Feminist AI: From Theory to Practice in GRIT’s Aunt Zuzi Chatbot

3:45 - 4:00 PM

Networking Break Location: Red Room

4:00 - 4:45 PM

Final Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 9:
Speaker: Church World Services Topic: Humanizing AI: Leveraging DEV Perspectives in the Rapid Evolution of LLMs
Breakout Session 10:
Speaker: UNICEF Topic: Developing Ethical, Open-Source GenAI for Accessible Information: Empowering Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Breakout Session 11:
Speaker: Fabinc Topic: AI in Education: Empowering Youth Voices
Breakout Session 12:
Speaker: SimPrints Topic: AI for Delivering Vaccines at the Last Mile

5:00 - 6:30 PM

Evening Session Rooftop Cocktails and Networking Closing Remarks