AI for Development (AI4D) 2024
Barcelona, October 28, 2024
Norrsken Social Hub, Barcelona
7:30AM - 8:30AM
Sunrise Paddle Board
Location: SEA YOU Paddle Surf School
9:00 – 9:45AM
Registration and Welcome Coffee
Location: Red Room
9:45– 10:00 AM
Opening Remarks
Speaker: Lindsey Moore, CEO & Founder of DevelopMetrics Location: Town Hall Venue
10:00 – 11:10AM
Morning Sessions
Plenary Session
Location: Town Hall Venue
Presentation 1: Javier Ideami, CEO Ideami [A journey through the opportunities and limitations of current AI and generative AI technologies]
Presentation 2: Emily Springer, Independent consult, Top 100 Women in AI Ethics™ 2024 [Inclusive, Ethical, Feminist AI: From Theory to Practice in GRIT’s Aunt Zuzi Chatbot]
Presentation 3: Nasim Motalebi, Artificial Intelligence Lead, World Food Programme [Harnessing AI for Humanitarian Aid]
11:15AM - 11:45AM Networking Break
11:45AM - 12:15PM
Development Evidence Platform Launch
Speaker: Lindsey Moore, CEO & Founder of DevelopMetrics
Location: Town Hall Venue
12:15PM - 13:00PM
Lightning Talks
Speaker: Wayan Vota, Ipfri, Geneva Mining, Konektaid [Open plenary]
Location: Town Hall Venue
13:00PM - 14:00PM Lunch
14:00 PM - 14:45 PM
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 1:
Speaker: Eric Keys, Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, USAID
Topic: Ensuring Accountability and Transparency in AI-driven Development Projects through Best Practices in Metadata and Documentation
Location: Earthshot
Moderator: Allegra
Breakout Session 2:
Speaker: Enton Dimni, Monitoring and Evaluation Expert, IDG
Topic: Democracy-oriented indicators for AI National Strategies
Location: Speakeasy
Moderator: Lindsey
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
Location: Red Room
Moderator: Jack
Breakout Session 4:
Speaker: Sarah Abdelatif, Co-founder, Propel
Topic: AI-enabled Organizational and Programmatic Learning for Continuous Adaptive Management, Reflection, and Learning
Location: Marenostrum
Moderator: Francis
14:45PM - 15:00PM Networking Break, Red Room
15:00 PM - 15:45 PM
Breakout Sessions Continued
Breakout Session 5:
Speaker: Thomas Byrnes, Humanitarian and Social Protection Consultant Market Impact, Norwegian Refugee Council
Topic: Artificial Intelligence in Crisis Response: Improving Cash Assistance Efficiency and Accountability
Location: Speakeasy
Moderator: Allegra
Breakout Session 6:
Speaker: Josh Mandell (IBM), Andrew Kaiser (Kaizen)
Topic: AI for Better KM and Decision-Making in Ethiopia
Location: Earthshot
Moderator: Lindsey
Breakout Session 7:
Speaker: Stella Luk, Regional Director, GiveDirectly
Topic: Precision Aid: Using AI/ML to Target Poverty in Crisis Settings
Location: Marenostrum
Moderator: Francis
Breakout Session 8:
Speaker: Suzy Madigan, Responsible AI Lead, CARE International and The Machine Race
Topic: AI and the Global South: Practical actions to increase meaningful inclusion across the AI lifecycle and AI governance.
Location: Red Room
Moderator: Jack
15:45PM - 16:00PM Networking Break, Red Room
16.00PM - 16:45PM
Final Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 9:
Speaker: Jess Curtin , Rebecca Turczynowicz, Dt Global
Topic: AI-Powered Evidence Mapping: Transforming DT Global’s Approach to Learning and Impact
Location: Earthshot
Moderator: Jack
Breakout Session 10:
Speaker: Ivan Dotu, Isabelle Tingzon, Utku Can Ozturk, UNICEF
Topic: Ethics and Biases in Giga's AI work
Location: Red Room
Moderator: Lindsey
Breakout Session 11:
Speaker: María José Ogando Portela, Chief Operating Officer, Fab Inc and AI-for-Education.org
Topic: CDPK: a benchmark to assess the pedagogical knowledge of LLMs
Location: Marenostrum
Moderator: Francis
Breakout Session 12:
Speaker: Toby Norman CEO , SimPrints
Topic: AI for delivering vaccines at the last mile
Location: Speakeasy
Moderator: Allegra
17:00PM – 18:30PM Rooftop Cocktails and Networking, Rooftop terrace