The world is both eager and anxious to predict the economic and social effects of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and automation. While concerns of job loss in the Global North dominate much of the conversation, what will these technologies mean for the future of low- and middle-income countries? The traditional path to development has centered on urban industrialization and access to markets, where wealth creation led to a virtuous cycle of access to higher-quality education and healthcare. Leaders across sectors will explore where we are today, what’s ahead, and how to navigate this rapidly changing landscape.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM, Thursday, April 12, 2018 BSTLocation:
Rhodes Trust Lecture Theatre
Speakers
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ModeratorProfessor of Economic Policy, Blavatnik School of GovernmentStefan Dercon is Professor of Economic Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government and the Economics Department, and a Fellow of Jesus College. He is also Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies. Between 2011 and 2017, he was Chief Economist of the Department of International…
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SpeakerExecutive Director, Partnership on AITerah Lyons is the founding Executive Director of the Partnership on AI, a multistakeholder nonprofit initiative focused on advancing the benefits and addressing the challenges of machine intelligence founded by Amazon, Apple, DeepMind, Facebook, Google, IMB, and Microsoft. She is a former Policy…
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SpeakerChief Executive Officer, Wikimedia FoundationI am the CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia. I spent a decade as the CEO of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, a social enterprise building African solutions to tackle the global crisis of youth unemployment. Previously, I served as Chief Operating…
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SpeakerDirector, Development Policy and Finance, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationGargee Ghosh leads the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s international policy team as Director of Development Policy & Finance. The team develops and funds innovative ideas to make finance more effective in solving the problems of extreme poverty around the world. The team also oversees Gates…