AI for Development (AI4D) 2024
Barcelona, October 28, 2024
Norrsken Social Hub, Barcelona
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
Welcome Address: Lindsey Moore, CEO, DevelopMetrics
Overview of Conference Objectives
10:00 – 11:45 AM
Morning Sessions
Plenary Session
Location: Town Hall Venue
Keynote Speaker 1: Beena Ammanath, Executive Director, Deloitte AI Institute [Trustworthy AI]
Keynote Speaker 2: Alex Nawar, Social Impact Partnerships Lead, 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
Afternoon Sessions
Lightning Talks
Location: Town Hall Venue
Speakers: Wayan Vota, Digital Development Leader, USAID
Location: Town Hall Venue
Speakers: Eliot Jones-Garcia, IFPRI
Location: Town Hall Venue
Speakers: Jess Curtin, Vice President, Learning and Innovation, DT Global
Location: Town Hall Venue
Speakers: Katherine (Kat) Hayes, Learning Business Development and Operations Manager, Sonata
1:00 – 2:00 PM Outside Lunch
1:45PM - 2:45PM
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 1:
Speaker: Eric Keys, Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, USAID
Topic: Ensuring Accountability and Transparency in AI-driven Development Projects
Breakout Session 2:
Speaker: Enton Dimni, Monitoring and Evaluation Expert, IDG
Topic: Democracy-Oriented Indicators for AI National Strategies
Breakout Session 3:
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Isbell, Advisor, Digital Transformation, GIZ
Topic: Implementing Responsible AI Assessments: A Novel Methodology for Ethical AI in International Development
Breakout Session 4:
Speaker: Sarah Abdelatif, Co-founder, 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, Humanitarian and Social Protection Consultant, Norwegian Refugee Council
Topic: Artificial Intelligence in Crisis Response: Improving Cash Assistance Efficiency and Accountability
Breakout Session 6:
Speaker: Josh Mandell, Lead for Global Development, IBM Services USAID
Topic: AI for Better KM and Decision-Making in Ethiopia
Breakout Session 7:
Speaker: Stella Luk, Regional Director, 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