Agenda
7:30AM - 8:30AM
Sunrise Paddle Board
Location: SEA YOU Paddle Surf School
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Registration and Welcome Coffee
Location: Red Room
9:45AM - 10:00AM
Opening Remarks
Speaker: Lindsey Moore, CEO & Founder of DevelopMetrics
Location: Town Hall Venue
10:00AM - 11:10AM
Morning Sessions
Plenary Session
Location: Town Hall Venue
- Presentation 1: Javier Ideami, CEO Ideami – The Realities of Generative AI: Hype vs. Impact
- Presentation 2: Emmanuel Lubanzadio, OpenAI – Scaling Impact: OpenAI Tools at Work in Global Development
- Presentation 3: Nasim Motalebi, Artificial Intelligence Lead, World Food Programme
11:15AM - 11:45AM
Networking Break
Location: General Networking Area
11:45AM - 1:00PM
Panel: AI, Geopolitics, and the Digital Divide
Location: Town Hall Venue
- Moderator: Aparna Bhushan
- Private Sector: Tech/startup representative involved in international deployment
- IGO/Multilateral Org: UN, World Bank, or OECD professional
- Academic/Civil Society: Researcher or ethicist on AI & societal impacts
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Lunch
2:00PM - 2:45PM
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
- Breakout Session 1:Speaker: Thomas Byrnes, MarketImpact Topic: NRC Sudan AI-Enhanced Cash Tool project Location: Earthshot
- Breakout Session 2:Speaker: Janina Peter, Bridging Gaps, UNHCR Topic: Co-Creating with AI: Scaling Refugee-Led Innovation for Real-World Impact Location: Speakeasy
- Breakout Session 3:Speaker: Lucy Hall, Save the Children UK, Humanitarian Leadership Academy Topic: 2,000 Voices: What Humanitarian AI Survey Results Mean for Our Sector Location: Red Room
2:45PM - 3:00PM
Networking Break
Location: Red Room
3:00PM - 3:45PM
Breakout Sessions Continued
- Breakout Session 4:Speaker: Lucy Mills, Ready Sport Global, IOC Topic: AI in Sport for Social Impact Location: Speakeasy
- Breakout Session 5:Speakers: Ruth Orbach (GSMA Foundation), Grace Higdon (Revolution Impact), Linda Raftree (MERL Tech Initiative) Topic: AI at Foundations and Fund Managers – A Snapshot and Two Tools Location: Earthshot
- Breakout Session 6:Speaker: Robin Nowok, Specialist Data for Development, GIZ Data Lab Topic: Negotiation Intelligence – A Live Demo of Negotiate Location: Red Room
3:45PM - 4:00PM
Networking Break
Location: Red Room
4:00PM - 4:45PM
Final Breakout Sessions
- Breakout Session 7:Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD Location: Earthshot
- Breakout Session 8:Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD Location: Red Room
- Breakout Session 9:Speaker: Mara Puacz, Tech To The Rescue Topic: What do social impact organisations really need in the AI revolution? Location: Speakeasy
5:00PM - 6:30PM
Rooftop Cocktails and Networking
Location: Rooftop Terrace