- A Young Future: Opportunities for the Youth and Progress for the Commonwealth
- Emerging with Technology: The Commonwealth in the AI Revolution
- Narratives of the future
The Commonwealth: Advancing towards future with Emerging Technologies & AI
Friday, September 11th 2020 (11:30 AM – 6:00 PM BST)
Saturday, September 12th 2020 (8:30 AM – 6:00 PM BST)
Mix of keynote speeches, addresses and panel discussions will focus on 3 themes
Conference Speakers
RT Hon Patricia Scotland QC
Secretary General of the Commonwealth
RT Hon Sir John Key
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
Hon. Carmelo Abela
Minister within Office of the Prime Minister, Malta Hon Kyriacos Kokkinos Deputy Minister to the
Hon Kyriacos Kokkinos
Deputy Minister to the President, Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Cyprus
Mark Phillips
Prime Minister of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Hon Mohamed Maleeh Jamal
Minister of Communication, Science and Technology, Maldives
Jordan Zed
Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence & Director-General, ISED
Nandcoomar Bodha
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade
Justin Flitter
Chief AI Officer, NewZealand.AI
David Gomez
Director, Ramphal Institute
Oniel Cross
Principal at Deloitte Consulting LLP
Prof. Nelishia Pillay
AI National Head, South Africa
Shelley Zalis
CEO, the Female Quotient
Joseph Cox
Assistant Secretary General of CARICOM
Dr Allison Gardner
Co-founder, Women Leading in AI
Arunima Sen
Outreach Officer, UNDP
Cllr Mete Coban MBE
Chief Executive, My Life My Say
Ria Persad
Founder and CEO, StatWeather
Ezequiel Vedana da Rosa
Founder and CEO, Piipee
Mark Minevich
Digital Cognitive Strategist | Artificial Intelligence Expert
Natasha Birnbaum
Senior Vice President of Global Strategy, Mogul
Nitendra Rajput
Vice President and Head of AI Garage Mastercard
Nero Ughwajabo
Former Special Advisor to UK Prime Minister Theresa May
Bhanu Prakash
World's Fastest Human Calculator | Head, Exploring Infinities
Monique Morrow
Senior Distinguished Architect Emerging Technologies, Syniverse
Siamak Sam Loni
Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Youth
Swati Agarwal
Programme and Research Manager, Global Policy Insights
Fuatai Purcell
Acting Secretary-General, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Dr Bitange Ndemo
Chairman, Blockchain & Artificial Intelligence taskforce, Kenya
Nishtha Satyam
Deputy Country Representative, UN Women in India, Bhutan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka
Darren Jones
MP, UK, Chair, House of Commons, Business Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
Samantha Cohen CVO
Chief Executive, Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council
Mandy Sanghera
Philanthropist, global campainer on AI for social good and Tedx speaker UK
Dr Joanna Newman
Secretary General of Association of Commonwealth Universities
Kartik Sawhney
Co-founder Project StemAccess, Queen’s Young Leaders Award 2016
Kakembo Galabuzi Brian
Founder and Executive Director, WEYE Clean Energy Company
Dr Pankaj Mittal
Secretary General of Indian Association of Universities
Dr Anne Therese Gallagher AO
Director-General, The Commonwealth Foundation
Victoria-alonsoperez
World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, invented Chipsafer
Mohamed Shareef
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology, Maldives
Shahana Joshi
Programme and Research Manager, Global Policy Insights
Dr Victoria Chisala
Acting Director of the Policy and Strategy Department, African Development Bank
Ivana Bartoletti
Tech Director Deloitte UK & Author, An Artificial Revolution: On Power, Politics and AI
Madelle Kangha
Founder of the Jumpstart Group, Jumpstart Africa
Adirupa Sengupta
Group Chief Executive, Common Purpose Charitable Trust
Dalith Steiger
Co-founder, Swiss Cognitive
Uday Nagaraju
Co-founder and Executive President, Global Policy Insights
Saniye Gülser Corat
Former Director of Gender Equality, UNESCO Headquarters
Victoria Bolin
Project Manager, Women in AI
Shoko Noda
UNDP Resident Representative in India
Stephen Anurag P
Founder, Yes We Can, Youth Organization for SDGs, India
Bhanu Ghantasala
Founder and CEO, Green Hats Innovation Labs, UK
Dr Avik Sarkar
Former Head, Data Analytics Cell, NITI Aayog, India
Kamela Palma
Former Diplomat at Government of Belize
Neha Dewan
Consultant, UNESCO Cluster Office for South Asia
Mirra Sondhi
Global Head of Technology Risk, Schroders
Richard Bourne
Trustee, Ramphal Institute
Elena Sinel
Founder & CEO, Teens in AI
Kamela Palma
Head of Engagement, My Life My Say
Aseem Kumar
Head, Asia Pacific Resource Centre(APRC), UN Global Compact Network India
Jonathon Cummings
Vice President Americas (North and South) Region, Global Policy Insights
Faranisese Ratu
Founder and President, Youths Against Corruption, Fiji