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Role of AI and Emerging Technologies in Achieving Reduced Inequality
Abhishek Gupta Abhishek Gupta is the Founder of Montreal AI Ethics Institute and a Machine Learning Engineer at Microsoft where he serves on the CSE AI Ethics review board. Allison Cohen Allison Cohen is the Project manager of AI for Humanity at Montreal AI Ethics Institute and former AI Strategy Consultant, Deloitte Canada.

Role of AI and Emerging Technologies in Achieving Zero Hunger
Mr. Felix Brooks-Church Felix is the Co-founder & CEO at Sanku – a nonprofit social enterprise that enables small-scale maize millers to cost-effectively improve their flourwith lifesaving nutrients, serving the hardest to reach populations in Africa.

The role of AI & Emerging Technologies in achieving SDG 8 : Decent Work and Economic Growth
Dr. Robert Seamans Dr. Robert Seamans (PhD, UC Berkeley) is the formerSenior Economist for technology and innovation on President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers and an Associate Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Role of AI and Emerging Technologies in Achieving Quality Education
Alain Goudey Alain GOUDEY is Chief Digital Officer and Full Professor of Marketing at NEOMA BS. He is also Founding Partner of AtooMedia, a sound communication and musical design agency, and its subsidiary, Mediavea, a retail space sound manager.

Role of AI and Emerging Technologies in Achieving Zero Hunger
Prof. Howard Li Ernest Mwebaze is the head of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AIR) research lab at the School of Computing & IT, Makerere University - a lab that leverages computational techniques in Artificial Intelligence to address local problems in developing countries.

The role of AI & Emerging Technologies in achieving Decent Work and Economic Growth
Alex Pentland Alex Pentland is a pioneering computational scientist and Toshiba Professor at MIT, known for foundational work in wearable tech, biometrics, big data, and “social physics,” and for leading the Human Dynamics Lab and Media Lab entrepreneurship initiatives. He co-founded Media Lab Asia, helped launch numerous startups, and is among the world’s [...]

Role of AI and Emerging Technologies in Achieving Quality Education
Tamas Haidegger Tamas is the director of the Óbuda University Research and Innovation Center (EKIK), and technical lead of medical robotics research at the Antal Bejczy Center for Intelligent Robotics. His main field of research is on medical technologies.

Role of AI in Data governance and Ethics
Ivana Bartoletti Ivana Bartoletti is the Global Chief Privacy and AI Governance Officer at Wipro, specializing in data protection and responsible AI governance. She founded Women Leading in AI to promote diversity in technology, has authored works including An Artificial Revolution, and was recognized as “Privacy Leader of the Year” in London in 2022.







