AI for Development and Impact (AI4D) 2026

September 16, 2026

Norrsken Social Hub, Barcelona

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Speakers

Nasim Motalebi

Nasim Motalebi

Ph.D. AI Lead at United Nations World Food Programme

Kent Freeze

Kent Freeze

Program Officer, Gates Foundation

Emmanuel Lubanzadio

Emmanuel Lubanzadio

OpenAI Africa Lead

Robin Nowok

Robin Nowok

Specialist Data for Development, GIZ Data Lab

Elia Gandolfi

Elia Gandolfi

Data and AI for Social Impact, The Agency Fund

Sasha Tanghe

Sasha Tanghe

Partnerships Lead, The Agency Fund

Alicia Morrison

Alicia Morrison

Senior Director for Technology for Development, Mercy Corps

Kristen Cordell

Kristen Cordell

Senior Director, Policy, Grand Challenges Canada

Chris Hoffman

Chris Hoffman

Founder & CEO, Humanity Link

Catherine Vogel

Catherine Vogel

Coordination Lead, GIZ Data Lab

Erik van Ingen

Erik van Ingen

Digital Agriculture and Innovation Specialist, FAO

Linxi Wang

Linxi Wang

Development Policy Expert and Data Quality Coordinator, World Bank ImpactAI

David McNair

David McNair

Executive Director for Global Policy, ONE Campaign

Attaullah Abbasi

Attaullah Abbasi

Senior Policy Associate - AI, J-PAL Global

Grace Lyn Higdon

Grace Lyn Higdon

Co-Founder, Revolution Impact

Yemesrach Workie

Yemesrach Workie

Executive Director, International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)

Ruben Lozano

Ruben Lozano

Lead Product Manager, Ai2

Emily Janoch

Emily Janoch

Associate Vice President for Evidence and Learning, CARE

Sasha Dichter

Sasha Dichter

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, 60 Decibels

Steffen Tengesdal

Steffen Tengesdal

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, BAO Systems

Tsito Raharison

Tsito Raharison

Head of Investment, SIGNATURE Agri Investments

Rikin Gandhi

Rikin Gandhi

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Digital Green

Audrey Lorvo

Audrey Lorvo

Policy Associate - AI, J-PAL Global

The Thanh Nguyen

The Thanh Nguyen

Policy Director, NORAD

Marte Lid

Marte Lid

Change Manager for AI and Digitalization in Norad

Elina Scheja

Elina Scheja

Chief Economist at Sida

Robbie Phillips

Robbie Phillips

Senior Technology Advisor - at FCDO

Phil Outram

Phil Outram

Tech and Innovation Adviser - FCDO

Sebastian Mhatre

Sebastian Mhatre

Senior Digital Development Adviser at FCDO

Jenny Prosser

Jenny Prosser

Principal Consultant at DT Global

Olivier Mills

Olivier Mills

Founder of Baobab Tech and WASH AI

Lindsey Moore

Lindsey Moore

CEO & Founder of DevelopMetrics

Ruth Orbach

Ruth Orbach

Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, GSMA

develop metrics

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