Annual Public Meeting - Responsible AI for development: Innovation, risks and rewards

 
November 20, 2024 | 9:00 ET - 10:00 am ET
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Hybrid event

IDRC Head Office  
45 O'Connor Street, 5th Floor, Room 505 
Ottawa, ON K1P 5E1 

Join us in-person or online on Wednesday, November 20, for our Annual Public Meeting, with the theme Responsible AI for development: Innovation, risks and rewards.

By cultivating partnerships with innovators and researchers in the Global South, along with like-minded public and private funders around the world, IDRC is a global leader in support of responsible artificial intelligence (AI) for development. This year’s Annual Public Meeting will provide an overview of IDRC’s AI-related programming and explore IDRC-funded innovations that are already making an impact.

Opening remarks will be provided by IDRC Chairperson Dorothy Nyambi and IDRC President Julie Delahanty.

A panel discussion will then explore the rich landscape of AI development in the Global South, weigh the potential risks and rewards related to AI and provide insights into the important role policy plays in ensuring this disruptive technology can serve humanity rather than harm it.

The panel will feature:   

  • Laurent Elder: team leader, Artificial Intelligence for Development (AI4D), Education and Science program, IDRC  
  • Sathy Rajasekharan: IDRC research partner and co-executive director at Jacaranda (PROMPTS project)  
  • Valérie Traoré: IDRC research partner and founder and CEO of Niyel

This event is free, but seats are limited. Please register to secure your spot. Simultaneous interpretation to English and French will be available, and a dedicated period will be reserved at the end of the meeting to answer questions from the public.

This event will be photographed and recorded, and the recording will be posted on the IDRC website after the meeting.